OTB Fab’s scrap parts XS.
Idea spawned from scrap The whole bike happened on accident. We had been looking for an XS for a few months. Everyone wanted way too much money for a busted bike. So after I was ready to give up, there she was. Leaving on the side of a warehouse. 1980 Special II. No headlight, no [...]
BRAT on a budget
Well i bought the bike for 200 bucks and it was in rough shape so heres what i had to do. I cut rear section of frame off and had my friends at Twisted Choppers make me new seat rails and shock mounts. I then used 85 honda rebel shocks to slam it 2 inches. [...]
VISUAL IMPACT BRAT BUILD
BRAT XS650 Mike from Visual Impact – The bike started out as a build for me but along the way things changed and the bike became a customer build. I painted the tank for it a few months prior to even knowing I would end up building the bike. He wanted the tank to be [...]
Tidy Whitey
I drove three hours to see a “decent” bike only to find the PO’s had gutted the wiring trying to fix the TCI, had left it outdoors for likely 5 years resulting in lots of rust, had removed the carbs and exhaust which explains the seized engine, and had read far too many web sites [...]
“The Bandit” – by: Vintage Customs
After my first XS650, “Norma Jean” I decided to deviate from the standard hardtail, fake oil-tank look and go with something that was simple and clean while still keeping the rear shocks.
first one’s not even done
Write about your XS650.: I haven’t even finished with the first one and I started number 2. Going in a crazy direction cuz why not.
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 [...]
