XS 650 Chopper Rei in progress
Greetings from Costa Rica this is my XS 650, 1981 I build, frame, battery box, Chain Tensioner, Electronics / Fake Oil Tank and seat. Read More
The backyard project
Gary D – Started out with a much neglected 79 XS. Took off all the bits that are really needed, stretched the swing arm and mounted a Honda front fender to the swing arm. Left only the controls that make it go down the road on the handle bars. Put all the other electric in the battery box. Read More
Hater Cycles model Kombat
XS1/2 build
Jason – Almost finished with a little XS1/2 build, just a few finishing touches to go. The build started with a seized barn find XS2 and an unfinished XS1 chopped up horribly and unfinished (frame and motor only). Pulled the XS2 engine out for boring and started on the frame and tin. My plan was to build a unique bike that’s design was more of a late 40′s-50′s look than 60′s-70′s, and ultimately a bike that well, looked old and a bit rough around the edges. Read More
Vintage Customs – The Drifter XS
The Drifter XS
Jay – I’m very proud of this build. I’ve been building XS650′s for a few years now out of my small shop; Vintage Customs, in central Florida. My first bike was a XS650, “Norma Jean” (posted on xs650chopper a while back) and I’ve been building them primarily ever since (Norma Jean, The Bandit, Copper Devil and many others that never made it out here). Over the past year I’ve really been into the bikes coming out of Japan, the usual guys, Gravel Crew and the like.. Ive been looking through blogs and studying pictures from past Yokohama shows looking to build something a little different than the usual bobbers we’re all used to. Read More
Rockfords building choppers
Cory – well this all starts at a small shop on the west side of Rockford, were many things are built by hand, not only motorcycles but sculptures, heavy equipment even down to hand made jewelry.
More shrek no more
Tables – As promised here is an update of the rebuild of Shrek. To recap – Originally I wanted to build a Bobber but as things panned out I ended up buying a ‘survivor’ chopper, so that is what I worked with. I didn’t want to cut the frame so I had to revise my plans and work with the stretch, rake and long forks that came with Shrek when I bought it. Today I have been laying down a bit moe 2 pak Jet Black over a few bits and pieces. I am not far from being finished now, I need to paint the tins, make up my front brake line and start on the final assembly as everything is just loosely in place at the moment. Read More
