Joel Mekolites: Bratty xs650 makeover
I decided to cut it up and see what I could make out of it. Write about your XS650.: Well I got my xs650 set up the way I thought I wanted it. After stepping back and looking at it she looked like a stock triumph in my opinion. I wasn’t too happy with it [...]
wicked vizion
Im just a lucky man The bike started life as a 1983 yamaha xs650 special. I cut off all of the parts except the front half of the frame. I built a new back half on to the existing frame and then modified the existing neck to fit the 41mm wide glide HD front end. [...]
Metalhead’s brat to be (the ol’ ladies bike)
Write about your XS650.: I picked this bike up, 100% stock, but in boxes, in return for doing a hardtail on a guy’s frame. coming along nicely, so far. I’ve seen alot of bratstyle bikes using new tubes for the seat rails, but halfway thru doing the frame, I got the idea to re-use the [...]
83 XS650 chop, bob, rat, whatever FOR SALE
Hows it goin? This is my 83 heritage special…Mono shock set up all one of a kind custom built for the bike……. Custom made drag pipes with heat wrap…… The seat is just a piece of steel i wrapped in leather….. handle bars from Four Aces Cycles….. put a small bates style headlight and [...]
650 wide tire update
650 wide tire update Write about your XS650.:I am down to final assembly my next update will be with full paint. To date the frame has been powder coated and assembled,front end,engine. There is also a removable seat that goes in behind mine over the fender for when my sexy wife wants to ride to.
xs650 chopper with a dropseat
The bike was given to me by my sister after the death of her husband. I had originally painted it for him as his budget did not allow for a Harley. He knew that I had not much interest in HD’s (basically; seen one seen them all) and had built several alternatives over the years [...]
Dropseat Air-ride XS Chopper
Soon Enough The Only Part Left! Year: 1979 Describe Your XS650: Ok, I’m not sure if the bike got submitted last time I tried, so here it is again. This bike started out as a simple project, I was going to build some bars for it, then change the tail section a little. Then I [...]
