Dec 21 2009

xs 650 LEVEL-8

This bike was built by level 8 motorcycles Japan.

Dec 17 2009

Double Motor Works

It seems like Japan is in the middle of a chopper renaissance.  There are so many talented Japanese cycle builders cranking out killer rides. Its crazy. I caught up with Yoshio at Double Motor Works in Japan. He was cool enough to take a minute out of his busy schedule to give us a few [...]

Dec 14 2009

1972 xs650 brat bike is done

Well after about 16 months I have finished my brat bike build. I am really happy with the end results. I thought I would show you the finished product. I still have to tool the leather for the seat and mount the taillight. I hid all the electronics under the motor.

Dec 3 2009

77 XS650 chop cycle corpse

I picked this bike up from a friend few years ago for $600. it was stock and rusty as hell. I chopped the back end off and moved the shocks mounts forward a few inches in the frame, welded new shock mounts in and picked up some drop shocks to the bike would sit lower. [...]

Dec 1 2009

Baloney Sandwich

Bring your bike to Leadfist. No… this bike is not a bologna sandwich. it is a bike. and you cannot eat it… but bologna sandwiches are yummy, yes? this bike is a ’73 TX650 that i built with a friend. he was inspired by the Japanese brat-style bike builders, so he brought it to Leadfist [...]

Nov 18 2009

Updates on the green bike.

Write about your XS650.: Last year I finished my dream bike with only a few minor tweaks floating in the back of my mind.  So I finally got a smaller front brake on- older rotor off some Japanese dirt bike, as well as the twin pot caliper.  It actually stops about the same if not [...]

Nov 4 2009

Not Bratstyle- “Bertstyle” FOR SALE!

Write about your XS650.:  For starter i work at a local Japanese motorcycle shop, this is where i came across this bike, it was the original owner trading it in on something a bit newer, already having 2 xs650′s in the works the bike caught my eye.  I talked my boss into getting me a [...]

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