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BRUNO THE BOBBER

Ted — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:17:14 +0000

This Yamaha XS650, meticulously constructed by a talented builder in his small shop in Kirkland, WA, is a great example to the art of motorcycle customization. Roger, the mastermind behind this incredible build, shares, “Another XS650 I built in my little shop in Kirkland, WA. A friend suggested the name for this one, and I […]

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How to lace a wheel from scratch.

Ted — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:38:57 +0000

How to lace a wheel from scratch / adding a 21″ rear to your xs650. When you look at many bikes, you may notice not many people are leaving their wheels chrome anymore. However, lots of guys haven’t tackled the job of learning how to build wheels, so they just paint the hub, the spokes […]

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75 Aussie Chop

Ted — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 03:03:04 +0000

Lindsay foster – My chop build started as 4 boxes of parts, a frame n engine. The idea straight away was to build a 70s styled skinny chopper. I bought a factory metalworks hardtail, welded that on n started to mock the bike up. I wanted to run a 21 up front, so made an […]

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taffys bobber

Ted — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:35:32 +0000

Chris – Hi this is my xs bobber just finished. Im down under in west Australia .bought the bike from over east turned out to be a heap.Anyway stripped it ,fitted an ardcore rear end.4 inch shortened wideglide front end single down tube. did everything myself including paint. made electric box,batt box footrests made kicker. […]

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Jason barratt XS650 bobber

Ted — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 02:41:56 +0000

Jason barratt – So this in my xs650 that i built for the australian ‘chopped rod and custom show’ 2015. The frame is an xs1 front with a tc bros hardtail 2 inch stretch rear. The engine is out of my daily xs650 cafe racer running a pamco ignition, sparks alternator and 32mm mikuni carbs. […]

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Ramdeen Motie 1977xs 650

Ted — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 00:51:30 +0000

Ramdeen Motie – My xs 650 has gone through a rebore to over size with a rod and bearing change, it has rumbled through 150k miles. I have installed an RD350 charging system with lucas 12 v coils, and have also installed a foot clutch which is used mostly at traffic lights, but the starter is […]

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The Pothole Dodger

Ted — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 03:21:11 +0000

Jed prentiss- This is the second coming of my bike “Orange Happiness” posted here last year. The Pothole Dodger came about after a few thousand miles on the sprung Rich Phillips solo seat. I opted for a custom fiberglass seat pan and yoga pad upolstered seat to save my backside. For the front end, I […]

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Johns xs650

Ted — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 01:38:31 +0000

It’s a 1981, with a 250 mm tire, and a built jack shaft to run this size tire. The frame is raked 8 degrees and molded. The paint is house of color…. base coat cinder red with candy apple tangerine on top. All the aluminum is polished. The front rotors are drilled. The air cleaners […]

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Gal – 78 650 SE

Ted — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 05:44:11 +0000

Gal – I purchased this bike in 1978, sold it to a buddy that left it outside for 10 years & then bought it back. It was such a rat by then I didn’t feel bad changing it up a bit. I had more fun doing this bike over than both my wife’s & my […]

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1972 xs650 Rat Bike

Ted — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:56:59 +0000

Nat Dub – Bike is loud and fun. Weathered hard tail with lots of personality. Piston tail light, beer opener on the motor, kick start made from a ratchet and kick peg is a impact socket. Bar clamp handle bars. Front brake only as the rear wheel is also a front wheel converted.

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Nicks xs650 bobber

Ted — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 01:41:34 +0000

1978 xs650 built by myself and my father in law. Powder coated frame, rims and hubs relaced with polished stainless steel spokes, with new bearings and brakes. Lowered and shaved front forks. Peanut gas tank, front fender is now the rear fender. All brackets, pegs, brake pivot, linkage etc all made in shop. New custom […]

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650 Lump into a Cinderella

Ted — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 01:10:08 +0000

The Cinderella Lump Phil Little Racing – About four years ago I bought two low mileage late model Specials. One I turned into a mule for my Craig Vetter X75 Hurricane BSA/Triumph look-a-like kit and called it the Storm. The other sat neglected and I called it the Lump because it looked so forlorn. My […]

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Brothers build.

Ted — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 01:07:15 +0000

Paul kneller – Me and my big bro built this during last winter. Not much sun here in the UK anyway. Engine pretty standard but totally rebuilt. All paint work done by big bro lee. Cheers bro. Wheels are polished Suzuki bandit. Front forks Kawasaki.

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83 xs650 – Brian Ray

Ted — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 01:42:25 +0000

Tc Bros weld on hardtail – PMA charging kit house of colors paint this bike is clean!!!

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ST Customs – The Mystique

Ted — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:29:10 +0000

This bike is using an ’86 Yamaha SRX frame that has been thoroughly modified and turned into a hard tail in order to accomidate the XS650 motor It’s a low slung city ripper with a dash of ex-racer appeal Everything on the bike has been replaced with new parts and the engine received a new […]

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Arjan van Veghel

Ted — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:42:28 +0000

Arjan van Veghel out of Holland – After having build a XS750 café racer it was time to build something else. I Bought a ’75 XS650 and broke my heelbone while staring the damn thing. While still in a plaster cast I grinded the whole bike in two! Project started: Made a sort of paralever rear suspension, […]

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This xs

Ted — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 05:07:05 +0000

Forrest Miller – I have been looking at bikes, Choppers and what not, for a long time and ever since my first dirt bike I was hooked on two wheels. I went awhile without one and it killed me inside so I worked my butt off and got my buddy Gary build me up a […]

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RM customs XS650

Ted — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 04:52:15 +0000

RM customs XS650 ramon – XS650 build in progress. I bought this bike from a junk shop. It was just laying there waiting for someone to take care of it. Wider back rim with mono shock mod to back end.

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Swedish -71 chopper

Ted — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:40:27 +0000

It’s a 1971 xs rebuild to a clean chopper. The rearwheel is a xs original and the frontwheel is a 21 inch with spoolhub. I have no clue where the fork come from. The gastank is an old mopedgastank, the seat is homemade and also the sissy. The paint classic black and goldleaf. The exhaust is […]

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First project. 1978 Brat style

Ted — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:01:14 +0000

Scott Weiss – A friend drove up to the house on a bike I didn’t recognize. He told me it was an XS650. I remembered those bikes but I didn’t think they where as cool as his street tracker. That started a web search and a realization that the build culture around these bikes is […]

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81 xs 650 dialed

Ted — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 02:07:46 +0000

Mark – It has taken over a year to get her dialed. It seems the last and longest challenge was my electrical. But we rewired the system placed a PAMCO system in it and went all out on the high cranking lithium battery. She is running hard now. Paint by Brian at Graffiti Garage In […]

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garage built death machine

Ted — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 02:01:00 +0000

Chris dvorchak – Got a 78 xs650 hardtail project about half started stripped it all down rewired it with a fuse block from blue collar pirate and and second hand pma. Rebuilt the carbs with jets for the velocity stacks and cut off pipes just to get it running around the block at least. After […]

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The jeff’s ride – BCK 11

Ted — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 02:43:53 +0000

A low drag 650 as per request. Lowest possible and ridable. Took a while to sort the rear shock problem and have this bike running with less than half an inch gap between rear tyre and the body. For the other parts of the bike, no big revolution. Just took time to check for the […]

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Holme Valley Customs – XS650

Ted — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 02:26:19 +0000

Tom – I started out with a stock 1980 bike, which was blowing a bit of smoke so I changed the piston rings and that sorted it out. Then I chopped the frame and welded on a TC Bro’s hardtail, it took me 12 months from cutting the frame to getting the bike back on […]

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Iron Alley’s Vintage Racer

Ted — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 04:45:04 +0000

Like a bullet cutting thru the wind Johan – I’m Jo and I own a small shop in South Florida named Iron Alley Fabrication specializing in metal work and vintage motorcycles. And like anybody who does this for a living never had the time to build Myself something really cool. Until last year. I have […]

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ST Customs – The Orange Crate

Ted — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 04:14:44 +0000

This is a pretty interesting bike… It is a 1980 XS650 Special that has been re-built into a retro scrambler The bike was completely dismantled and a lot of modifications were done. Then everything got sand blasted & powder coated for a super durable finish. The engine is a very low mileage unit that has […]

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The lowdown on The TC Bros. 2

Ted — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:44:45 +0000

The lowdown on The TC Bros. part 2 Here’s a quick video interview with the TC Bro. Check it out.. And, Here is a phone call interview I had with Tyler a few years ago. Click here to find some nice pics of XS650’s built by the TC Bros for you to drool over. enjoy.

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Marga’s Yamaha xs

Ted — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:18:13 +0000

Marga Giezen – This bike is made for my girl Marga, and has a lot of special made things, the tattoo she has on her leg is on top of the gas tank,the MG logo on the tank,that’s because she has the same initials. On top of the batterybox a 3D Salamander,she loves these beasts, […]

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XS 650 german brat bob T.Teske

Ted — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:10:17 +0000

Teske – The rear frame was shortened and lowered with an integrated flat box for the electric wiring. So that the frame triangle is free of wires, The swingarm, side numberplate and Fender are all self-made. I also installed a Sporty tank, The fork-bridge and the fork covers are CNC milled and turned. , I am a cnc turner by […]

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Andy’s ’72 Bobber

Ted — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 23:58:57 +0000

Got here a ’72 XS650 with a TC Bros weld on hard tail, TCB forward controls, TCB electrics can, TCB lane splitter bars, Lowbrow GT grips, stock hand controls, stock drivetrain, Biltwell seat, Sporty tank and other stuff that I’m sure I’m forgetting I’m forgetting. Next on the list is Hugh’s Handbuilt solid riser bushings […]

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Labor Debut

Ted — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:11:30 +0000

John – I built this bike in 2 weeks. Originally traded it for my 77 Gs1000 I nailed together in a week and rode for 2 years. Met a guy that fell in love and traded me a bone stock 77 special it sat in the garage for 3 years and then mid August I […]

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Miss XS from France

Ted — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:04:59 +0000

vince from France – Time, lots of time, a little money … ideas, ideas of friends… very good evening… the joys and galleys… the biker life. Miss little xs was born in 1975 … I put it together over a year ago … just before hearing a dirty engine noise … Bearing crankshaft death. So […]

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1981 XS650 Kick Only.

Ted — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:31:30 +0000

I started looking for a project bike when it began getting somewhat warm here in Wisconsin (above 40 F). I had an image in mind of what I was going for but I’m sure all of you know, a project is never as easy as it seems. So many setbacks such as breaking my collarbone […]

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The Doctor’s Medicine

Ted — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 00:03:25 +0000

We had a local professor (PHD…hence the whole “doctor thing) contact us about his ailing old XS650 he had collecting dust in his garage. He wanted it all made right but he also wanted a bit of the “not off the shelf” appeal. So we had our marching orders and got busy. This bike is […]

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Xs1010 cafe racer

Ted — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 03:03:53 +0000

John Goodenough – Halco Tuning Monster – Always knew it was something special with the halco tuning badge. Decided to build a cafe racer, so for the first time ( in my hands ) the motor came out. Careful measurements tell us 95mm stroke and 87.5 pistons. The motor was done in Johannesburg by a guy who would […]

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troys xs650

Ted — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:10:53 +0000

71 xs 650 .. Im not finnished but im riding it and enjoying the whole look ..more to follow soon when its cleaned up but.. what do u think..any advice?

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xschopper adult wonderhorse!

Ted — Sun, 13 Sep 2015 04:06:56 +0000

xsoregon – sold project 53 ford tractor at a great profit, so I bought a xs chopper!

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The Yellow Zonker

Ted — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 23:18:51 +0000

This bike is a 1979 Yamaha XS650 Standard…or at least it was. When we got the bike it was in horrid condition and needed a lot of work. The engine was tore down and re-built with new pistons, rings, gaskets & seals. Everything else was media blasted before getting a satin black powder coat finish. A LOT of […]

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79 xs650 300mm tire set up

Ted — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:04:40 +0000

Mime gola – 79 xs650 my latest project 300 ml tire set up jackeshaft set up motor fully rebuild custome frame and paint with airbrushing.

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Cap Xs650

Ted — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:47:35 +0000

Cap – Xs 650, cafe style. Built over the winter in New Hampshire.

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Rustyride

Ted — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:43:58 +0000

Brian davison – Built three years ago out of parts I had left over from previous builds .i ride. It as much as poss and as you can see it’s very low maintenance.

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Namazu the Earthquake Fish

Ted — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:16:07 +0000

Starting at the front are forks from an XV820? It was the chain drive Virago. With them came the dual brakes and an electronic tach. Braided stainless brake lines help to firm up the grip. Headlight bucket is from a midnight Virago750. I found the front fender in the woods out back of Nick’s Cycle […]

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81 XS650 Special

Ted — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:14:51 +0000

Kirkland – My buddies and I started out with a bone stock 81 650 Special, which was our first ground up build. The beginning idea was just to slap on a hardtail and keep the front stock, but that quickly deteriorated as did my bank account. The tail is from TC Bros, as are the […]

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Dave’s first xs650 project

Ted — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:07:21 +0000

John david scott – I found this bike from a friend who didn’t even know what kind of bike it was. it had been buried in the shed for 32 years.he bought it new in 1981 and put ten thousand miles on it and stuck it in the barn. he gave it to me and […]

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Hardly David’s Son

Ted — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:42:27 +0000

Mark Newton – 3 years of casually chipping away at this bad boy and I finally can say she’s a solid runner. TC Bros hard tail, Ebay sporty mid tunnel tank, Avon rubber front and back, random Harley headlight, Built and wrapped the pipes from a TC Bros pipe kit, Front Street Cycles T-bars, Chinese […]

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The Brothers’ Build

Ted — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:23:55 +0000

Brett “BrettMan” Williams – My brother and I built this over the last couple months. We used it as an excuse to drink a ton of beer and smoke cigarettes in my garage with our shop dog “Twister.” We had been wanting to build a motorcycle together ever since he moved to town a year […]

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Metalflake Caferacer

Ted — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 00:08:21 +0000

Here is a unique café racer of course based on a Yamaha XS 650! Recently built and overhauled submitted by one of our readers. Features: – Custom race saddle by Miller upholstery. – Custom Paint (metalflake) – 27 cm Hagöns behind; front shortened with 8 cm – Stainless steel exhaust – K & N Air […]

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1974 resto chop

Ted — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:51:59 +0000

Al – 1974 xs 650 bought as forgotten storage chop, purchased freshened up, pma, pamco and some fabricated stuff, 74 D1 frame , 21 and 18′ wheels 72, 308 motor, Gordon Scott Pipes, of course nothing better. Cop shop bars, vintage leather seat (original). Ardcore rear fender. Ardcore style removable foot pegs, for motor access. […]

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1982 heritage ” The Chronic”

Ted — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 02:04:54 +0000

I even told them i would work for free Jaap from the Netherlands – It started with a dream where i would learn how to build bikes and eventually start my own bikeshop here in the Netherlands. I work as a cook for a few years, but that started to annoy the hell outta me. So […]

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83 xs 650. the scallywag

Ted — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:31:23 +0000

Brent Keighley – My buddy was getting rid of it for a jap trap. I told him ill take it. It was an ugly green and big goofy chrome fenders. In the process of sanding it back to bare I realized I loved the way it looked. So I clear coated it and couldn’t b […]

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Fero

Ted — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:27:46 +0000

Fero-

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my 73 xs650 bobber

Ted — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:27:14 +0000

Mark Winget – Just got my bobber finished up. It has a tc bros hardtail, built well bars and the forks are off a sportster. 82 trees with 76 legs& breaks. flake paint job with the rising sun done in lace. Took me about a year and a half to finish up do to lack […]

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Get The XS650 Shop Manual…

Ted — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:18:46 +0000

I’ve had the vintage Yamaha XS650 shop manual compressed into a PDF on my hard drive for a while.. Just never got around to uploading it to the site.. until today… There is tons of great info to help you properly maintaining your ride and some cool vintage Yamaha XS 650 advertisements.. Click here to go to […]

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Craig’s ’79 and ’81

Ted — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:04:41 +0000

’79 xs basket case Craig – Started as a ’79 basket case, motor was painted black by previous owner. I tore the motor apart, stripped all the paint and polished it. I sent the crank and cam to Hugh to get it rephased, then I reassembled it. I stripped the frame, welded on a Visual […]

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Cheap Trick

Ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 04:58:15 +0000

Mike Black – I picked up a basketcase in August of 2014. I spent the Oregon winter in my unheated garage and built what you see here. Engine had a holed piston, so the entire engine has been rebuilt. New pistons, rings, cam and rocker arms. Everything else was cleaned and reused or replaced with […]

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My First Hard Tail

Ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 04:36:52 +0000

Tracey – This is my third XS650, but my first hard tail. Bought it mostly complete, but it still needs a few finishing touches to be on the road.

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Dave’s first xs650 project

Ted — Sat, 27 Jun 2015 01:58:44 +0000

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Spuds 81 Bratstyle Build

Ted — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:36:31 +0000

Ryan – Hey all, This is my first xs650 build. I love the bratsyle builds, but I also love Frisco style choppers. So, I thought i’d combine the two, and make something cool. Well, what ‘I’ think is cool at least. Ive had the bike for a couple of years now, but seriously got into […]

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Jason’s Money Pit

Ted — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 22:58:13 +0000

This bike started out as a 1981 XS 650. There have been too many customizations to list here. The frame is powder coated, front and rear wheels are 19″ aftermarket and anodized, springer seat, custom brass rear fender, weld on hard tail, one off custom stainless exhaust with brass inserts, external oil filter, polished velocity […]

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Chris’s XS Rat

Ted — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:56:37 +0000

Found a motor and a frame with forks attached buried behind a buddy’s barn. Can’t afford to build a Harley, took 3 years, machined a bunch of my own parts I needed, found the rest at junkyards. Rebuilt the motor over the winter. Special thanks to Mike’s XS 650 for having parts I could not […]

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Völser Custom’s XS650 Sid

Ted — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:57:01 +0000

Marcel – It wasn’t that I had bit off more than I could chew, I just had to chew a lot longer than I’d planned. Other than a few bolt on mods on my other bike I had never really wielded a spanner or taken a motorbike apart, but after getting into motorbikes a few […]

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old school

Ted — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 04:21:11 +0000

Wayne – my build took total of 5 years to hand make or find the parts I wanted. The handle bars were maid by a friend in a machine shop from a pattern I made.. I hand cut out my forward controls linkage with a torch and grinder.. made the air cleaners.. made motor mounts […]

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XS 650 Heritage EZ.83 Rebuilt

Ted — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 03:55:22 +0000

Boneshaker – Hello one day I had the idea for a XS 650 according to my ideas to build and this is the result. XS 650 Heritage EZ.83 Rebuilt Modified rear frame for single seat, Swingarm lengthened 60mm Spoked front with dual-mode drum brake of a Suzuki, Submitted footrests Fischer Type: FS 05 Side indicator rechtz type: PM […]

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75 bobber

Ted — Wed, 27 May 2015 02:42:38 +0000

Scott nye – hello yamaha junkies, i am one too, but i am no bike builder, so i had one built. Done byG&L choppers, colo springs. what do you guys think?

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Martin 80′ XS 650 Old Gray

Ted — Tue, 19 May 2015 23:21:14 +0000

Martin – this engine is totally on new on built ,cutting frame shortened fork swing arm extends ground clearance 2 inch ,itself the steering wheel and exhaust bending and welding,the fuel tank from a Harley mustang 16 liter after cutting and halvere content 8 liter after 6 months work ride this Old Gray still as […]

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The Champ

Ted — Tue, 12 May 2015 00:23:48 +0000

Kelley Runion – This is a little hotrod XS650 that was put together over 2 years with the help of my 3 sons and some good buddies. Not a whole lot of part numbers on this bike. Its been a labor of love and a learning experience for sure. Building a bike in your 2 […]

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XS650 FRISCO CHOPPER

Ted — Mon, 04 May 2015 02:08:16 +0000

Hello i am luuk from holland and this was my first build bike and did the most of it at home. I didn’t sketch for how i gonna build the bike. Started whit a naked frame and tried to make it my own bike with the things i like the most. And this frico style chopper comes […]

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79 Homegrown

Ted — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:22:24 +0000

Shellshock – built this in a little over 9 months. Love the lines and it’s fast as hell. Started life as a half-ass cafe. Stripped it down and installed A TC Bros hardtail. Motor has been rebuilt from the Pistons up. Free flowing Mikuni 34s and Pandemonium pipes give it just the tone and throttle […]

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Dahms XS Digger

Ted — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:35:19 +0000

Tony – 78 xs650 motor bored to 750 8 over narrow springer powder coated invader wheels paint done by close friend Josh Miller went for 70s digger show bike hope you enjoy

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Nuova vita Xs 650 1981

Ted — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 22:32:45 +0000

Antonio – A year of work around in my garage, completely renewed, new look, matt black, steel mufflers, tires Avon, BEAUTIFUL HELLO. The pilot is my daughter. Un anno di lavoro tutto nel mio garage, rimessa completamente a nuovo, nuovo look, colore nero opaco, marmitte in acciaio, copertoni Avon, BELLISSIMA CIAO. Il pilota è mia […]

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“Teufelszeug”

Ted — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 23:17:12 +0000

The krautster – 1983 XS with TC Bros hardtail, Gas Tank from German moped, 8″ Triumph drum brake, self made battery box, seat, paint job and brass stuff. German TÜV approved, show winner

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81 xs 650 rat bobber

Ted — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:34:50 +0000

Paul Ewens – This was an 1981 xs special. Been moving it around the shop for the 10 years one day my daughter wanted a project with dad so we did a little research stripped it down cut off the back got a bunch a parts from TC Bros hard tail forward controls fender cables […]

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XS650 Fast & Flow

Ted — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:16:01 +0000

Hayln – With this build I was shooting for something along the lines of low, aggressive and fast looking. From the frame up almost everything is custom built by me. Frame, handlebars, pegs, front brake relocation, tail light mount, headlight mount, engine mounts, exhaust, key cylinder etc. Everything on this bike that isn’t raw steel […]

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1972 xs650 bobber

Ted — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:03:38 +0000

Miguel cortez – hard tail convertion pma magneto kick only custom piant job by me fun little bobber to ride over all.

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Harey Davison

Ted — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:18:48 +0000

I got this old heap from a friend of mine who stripped the motor down to fix some oil leaks. He never put it back together and moved out of state to leave her for dead for a year. We worked out a deal and slapped her on a trailer and the madness began. Its […]

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Devil Girls

Ted — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:02:16 +0000

Justin – From Townsville Queensland Australia, A few years in the making, having never built a bike before. I picked up a trailer load of frames and engines, forks wheels and parts from a friend and then searched the net for ideas. 2 deg rake, 2.5 inches of stretch lowers it nicely. Top end rebuild, […]

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The Classic

Ted — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 06:10:57 +0000

Jake – Most the stuff was t.c bros or mikes wanted to keep it classy but mean one of the many I do from start to finish but could Not sell this one I liked it to much. Mint green w u th the white stripe to keep it clean and Scott’s pipes for a fresh […]

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Kiel Nahs XS650

Ted — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:45:44 +0000

Robbie Miller – To start off the bike was given a fully customized frame to lower it to just 3 inches off the ground and a 5in extension in the rear. Then powdercoated GT Sport Silver. As for the motor; she got the full rebuild to factory specs. Meticulously cleaned and polished to give it […]

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73 slick Betty Bobber

Ted — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:09:03 +0000

Trent spann – Actually just got this sweet lil’ thing in a trade for a 83 Chevy k5 blazer. I’ve always wanted a blazer but a earlier model with the fully removable top. So I went for it and I’m so happy I did. I wouldn’t trade this bike for nothing. Runs great and rides […]

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Hell Mutt

Ted — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:20:16 +0000

Juan – 83 special .I put this together last summer. It took a while but worth it. This thing is awesome to ride.s xs650..

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Uk bobber

Ted — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:18:59 +0000

Built by me and my big Bruv. Engine fully rebuilt thanks to mikes xs in the USA. Plus exhaust from pandamonium choppers again in the USA. ( where would we be without you guys ). Front forks kawasaki zzr. Wheels are polished bandit. I’ll let the pictures say the rest.

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Jerry Luke – 1981 XS650

Ted — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 00:32:50 +0000

Jerry Luke – Been working on the bike on and off for the last two years some more wiring and she will be done. TC brothers Hard tail & forward controls, Harley springier front end with a free floating brake caliper system. Jack Daniels approved.

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Back From The Grave

Ted — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:04:48 +0000

Ross Jackson – So the bike is a 1977 xs650 that was brought over from the USA in packed shipping container, it was a total basket case none runner but solid. I stumbled across your site when looking for bobber ideas, it was then that I totally fell for the little Jap twin and decided […]

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83 Bobber bdeltorre

Ted — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:33:25 +0000

Brian – One weekend while searching on craigslist i found a diamond in the rough….. an 83 Heritage special hiding under a front deck of a home north of Pittsburgh. I brushed the snow off of it and made the man an offer. It didnt run due to a bad charging system (typical xs650 problems). Once […]

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72 XS short chop

Ted — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:11:50 +0000

Ian Chave – Here’s my 1972 XS650. I was looking for a good first bike and spend a few months browsing Craigslist, I finally came across a stock ’72 XS for $1,000 and jumped on the opportunity. I bought it about mid November and played around in the snow a bit before deciding to strip […]

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1983 xs650 chopper

Ted — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 03:29:52 +0000

Ronnie – This took 4 months. My buddy Cody ,who did all the fab work, works at a shop and they would let us use all the scrap metal and tools we wanted, but after setup and cleanup that allowed us about 30 minutes a session, an hour if they stayed late. While he welded […]

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Charlene

Ted — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:42:29 +0000

Travis Fahlsing – This is my 1980 XS cafe/tracker hybrid. 750 kit, pods, oopen mufflers, tracker bars, progressive springs and emulators, three discs and monza rear springs. Neck and swingarm bearings upgraded and fresh wheel bearings. Shaved off the center stand, rear pegs and numerous bbrackets. H4 headlight and led signals tucked in tight. Rebuilt […]

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1982 xs650 Boston Bobbah

Ted — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 23:58:40 +0000

Tigman – Custom hardtail bobbah. 4″ rear stretch with a 4-1/2″ ground clearance. Custom wiring box, new battery clean mass tittle. A lot of parts powder coated and some spray painted. South of Boston. Tanks for lookin.

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Swap Meet & Garage Sale Build

Ted — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 03:47:24 +0000

Dave – I got the bug a year or so to do a xs650 bobber, so I picked up a motor and frame. Motor turned out to be junk, but as luck would have it my neighbor had a good one that hasn’t been sitting there for years! TC brothers provided the tank and battery […]

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1977 xs650 bobber

Ted — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 03:34:53 +0000

Beto – Foot clutch suicide shifter. Rebuilt original engine, went to and back from Cali to Arizona, no problem (except my kidneys and @$$)…still a work in progress getting ideas on paint… Thanks for looking.

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The Lil Rascal

Ted — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 03:33:59 +0000

ROGER – This bike was built using a 1981 XS650 Special as a starting point. The frame has been completely re-worked and given a new tail section with an R1 mono-shock set-up. Extensive fabrication work has been done and then it all got media blasted and powder coated in satin black. The engine has been […]

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1983 xs 650 bobber

Ted — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 03:27:30 +0000

Joe Bendistis – This is my 1983 xs 650 bobber .. I’ve been working on it for the last year .. I kept it that old school ratty look , I have so much fun on it and get compliments everywhere I go on it.. Ill never get rid of it ! I have two […]

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Sportchop

Ted — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:32:34 +0000

JD -After finishing my Sidecar rig Tracker Build Featured here a year or so ago. I began on this one. 976 XS650 hardtail chopper with GSXR 600 front end conversion. This thing was hacked on pretty bad when I got it and It was a perfect candidate for a Hardtail. I had Jon and the crew @ […]

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back from the grave

Ted — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:02:05 +0000

Adam – I picked this bike up about a month ago, in sad shape. It looks like it may have been a nice bike when originally built, however it passed through the hands of some not so talented people. Luckily the bike was running, however was no where near safe to ride. I’m a car […]

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5 years in the making

Ted — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:00:46 +0000

Boris Vera – Fully rebuilt from the ground up, heads have been decked, cylinders bored out 3 sizes up, hughs pma, sparks cap battery delete, dna springer front end, hard tailed, 21″ front rim. I’m sure I’m leaving a ton of things out. But I would like to give a special thanks to Chad with lucky […]

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Dans XS650

Ted — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:04:51 +0000

Daniel Wojahn – Built this hardtail a couple of years ago out of a hodge podge of parts. The only things I purchased were the forward controls & the hardtail kit from TCBrothers. The carbs are off a snomobile. The front clip is CB750. Pipes & tank are harley. Electronics box is an ammo can. […]

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Pygmys XS

Ted — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:32:43 +0000

Xsive – This is another xs built by myself for a mate in South Australia some inspiration for the design of this one came from the martin bros bike ? on this site .. all 1 off hand fabrication done in my back shed ,most in stainless steel far to many hrs in this one […]

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The Rouge

Ted — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:29:54 +0000

ROGER – This is a 1982 Yamaha XS650 Special that has been completely re-built – The original bike was stripped down to the bare frame and modifications were done . Then it all got media blasted and powder coated satin black. The bike has lots of custom made parts as well as many new parts including: • Modified […]

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Springer Chopper

Ted — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:41:36 +0000

Karl – 81 xs650, expect build to take 6 months but built over two years (baby & job take up a lot of time!) 21″ front wheel, 6over springer, alien tank with hidden mounts, handmade seat, harley 16″ rear wheel and break, harley mids modified. Changed to electronic timing, kick only…

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LEADER OF THE PACK

Ted — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 03:40:48 +0000

DAN BELCHER – 1975 XS650 6″ OVER HARDTAIL 680CC 277* REPHASE built by me (Dan Belcher) I rebuilt the eng,I did a 3 ang valve job, I rephased the crank, and painted the bike has a joe wiseguy 2 into 1 intake a mikuni vm36 carb, custom 2 into 1 exhaust. A custom seat did by […]

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RB CUSTOMS Bad Penny

Ted — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:31:39 +0000

Karl – Bad Penny was built by my my good friend Russ at RB CUSTOMS for me.

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xs-ive force

Ted — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 02:22:49 +0000

Nic McKinney – This little rocket is a riot to run. I tore the engine down, rephased it, installed a pamco ignition, and replaced the stock charging system with hughes pma. I installed tc bros weld on hard tail. Built two 21 inch wheels with stock hubs. Threw the coils and fuse par in a pair […]

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He who cannot be named

Ted — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 01:34:35 +0000

Kevin – Here’s a ’78 XS650 cafe thing I just finished. As usual it started with an ugly, non running donor bike. I’ve never built a cafe before and I wanted to do one with a mean and dirty look, like it wants to kill something. A mix of race bike, rat, and a little chopper […]

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81 xs650 chopper

Ted — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:14:15 +0000

Mark Emr – This XS650 was the first bike I really dug into pretty hard. I have made a seat or swapped some bars on a few bikes but nothing like building this one. The bike started as a nice dark blue special II that I bought off a lady on craigslist. I rode it around […]

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xs650 drop seat

Ted — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 01:26:11 +0000

John – my xs650 drop seat — right hand shift , single carb.

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sour puss xs650

Ted — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:40:30 +0000

Benny Jett – It’s a 79 xs650 hard tailed with performance carbs. Running it with just a rear brake. Has the deep wall spoked wheels with the inch lager rear brake. Handle bars from jump street customs. 3in dropped front suspension using Hugh hand built parts. Running ni battery with all new electronics All the […]

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lil Green Monster

Ted — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:39:39 +0000

Curt Black – When I picked up this bike it was all apart in boxes. Bits and pieces everywhere, the only thing that was done properly was the welded up TC.Bros hard tail. Any how grabbed it in Oct. finished in May. (With the help of my granddaughter Livi) who named it “The lil Green […]

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Speed Racing XS650

Ted — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 01:05:36 +0000

Eric – This bike was built to ride fast and hard. It’s got ample ground clearance for hopping curbs, slim profile, and a rephased fire breathing beast of a motor fed by two Dellorto 36mm carbs, squished with JE high comp slugs, fired by pamco. The brains behind it all is a street-able (kinda) Megacycles […]

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Fndirtygreaser’s 78′ XS6FILTHY

Ted — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 04:15:23 +0000

Fndirtygreaser’s 78′ XS6FILTHY – Trouble Loves Me Manny – Picked up the bike pretty much as a roller a few years back. Didn’t know anything about the xs650. Had to find someone to adjust my carbs to get it going. After having things fall apart or stop working I decided to dive into the xs650 […]

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77 XS / Triumphchop

Ted — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:26:40 +0000

77 XS in a 70 Triumph frame with a welded on hardtail. Had fun biulding it. now it’s time to let it go.

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Beast of Burden

Ted — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:04:03 +0000

Nick – I started this build in the bowels of my basement, basically pointed it down my storm doors and heaved. Worked on it for about a year and got it completely torn apart, which was nice and all until I realized it took me a whole year to do the easy part. I walked […]

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Aaron 1980 XS650

Ted — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:13:34 +0000

Aaron – So i bought this bike from a fella in Austin TX. originally it was red. But the desire to customize it took over almost immediately. I haven’t gone too crazy though. I really wanted to just change the look enough to feel like it’s mine. I had a lot of fun playing with […]

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Standard restored 650C

Ted — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 04:34:04 +0000

Jacksdad – I imported this bike from Ohio 3 years ago, it had been stood for exactly 20 years, I had it running within 24 hours! Since then I’ve totally restored it, new piston rings, fitted a Hughs PMA kit, electronic ignition, a High lift cam kit from Heiden Tuning, 2″ stainless – exhaust downpipes, […]

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rusty

Ted — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 02:15:31 +0000

Martin – had this a while now , call her rusty made most of the custom parts bars seat pipes etc rides great and goes like stink just rode a 160 trip and she never missed a beat.

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Jed’s Orange Happiness

Ted — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 04:31:53 +0000

Jed Prentiss – I stumbled upon this site a couple of years ago just before Christmas and I knew I had found my new winter project. 2 months later with $800 in hand, I drove to NH and purchased this 1979 XS in rough, but running condition. The next 8 months were spent compiling parts […]

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Buy a T-shirt – Win a headlamp

Ted — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:11:02 +0000

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1979 XS wicked greasy

Ted — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 04:03:51 +0000

I bought a 74 xs/tx from a guy in CT he said he had another bike without paperwork i could have for 200.00 that’s what I built this bike from. I wanted a bike that I didn’t have to worry about scratching or getting dirty so I built it beat up. All the wires are […]

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The Curse 75 xs650

Ted — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:31:23 +0000

I acquired this bike in pristine condition this was one of those bikes a guy would see and think that’s a clean survivor I seen it and thought that would make a nice chop. I’ve built a few bikes working my skill up to build the bike I had in my head. I decided to […]

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Brit Style Bobber

Ted — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:44:28 +0000

John – This XS650 started out as a 1981 Special, it took me over two years to complete and I finished it last summer. I had in mind a post war, British style, vintage custom bike, and (although it didn’t necessarily transfer into the finished bike!) took inspiration from Falcon motorcyles, Atom Bomb Customs, Shinya […]

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Fred’s, Oh For Flake Sake

Ted — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:46:46 +0000

Fred Steeves – It was a 50 dollar dumpster bound rat when I got it. That was to be a budget build of about 750 dollars. Did a small amount of work to the engine. Honed cylinders and new rings is all it needed. Replaced the old points and weak charging system with a Pamco electronic […]

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72 rat

Ted — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:23:24 +0000

Uncle G – I bought the 72 at a yard sale had an old KX 250 kicking around married the two of them and came up with this..

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Pete bailey chops and bobbers

Ted — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:21:58 +0000

Pete bailey – I have built five xs650s from the ground up, its my weakness,, the last one is a brat style bobber, it has a cut down frame, but retains the suspension, kick only with a PMA…complete rebuild on the engine, cost me an arm and a leg..geared up on both sprockets, so keeps the […]

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Race Bobber

Ted — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 22:45:30 +0000

Georg – This is my first XS 650 and I want to customize this bike very cool. I spend one an half years work on it and a lot of money. But the bike drives really good and make lot´s of fun. The Keihin CR´s on it run perfekt and give´s a better punch to the […]

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Jeremy shaw – 1980 xs650 bobber

Ted — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:51:37 +0000

Jeremy shaw – Took 7 months to build, it’s my first build ever, finished today , put 30 miles on it, best feeling ever, tons of one off parts, stock engine for now but this winter going with a 700 kit and rephrase,plus hp carbs, every part on the bike that I did not make is […]

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Old No. 7

Ted — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:46:52 +0000

Chaos – This bile was a build my pops and I took on a few years back. It was a chanhe of pace for both of us, and a damn good time. The whole build took place in a 15×10 shed in the dead of winter. Many days of subzero temps and A whole lotta Jack […]

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XS650 TRIKE

Ted — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 02:11:09 +0000

Duane – I named this Sweet Chariot. I finished this on the 4th of July. Home made springer and rear end. It has a homemade rear end, the spider gears are out of a 80 Mazda. Homemade springer front, modified stock 650 rear rims to.

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M.I.L.F. revisited

Ted — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:29:19 +0000

Bryon – Well it’s been a while but the MILF is back with a few changes. After loosing 1st gear and finding out The first year bikes are a breed all their own. (for the most part). I followed some advice from the boys over T.C. Choppers and got a newer engine. Thanks to the […]

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David Roberts – 1983 XS650

Ted — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:31:38 +0000

David Roberts – I built this one in my shop, Broken Sprocket Garage. It is the first custom bike build I have done. I learned many skills along the way, from basic MIG welding to pipe bending to being patient with the build process. Inspiration for this build came from the many old machines I work […]

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Root Scoot “Ol’ Slick”

Ted — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:34:22 +0000

Root – I’m no pro, just a regular dude who wanted to build a bike so I figured it out. I picked up this 82′ Special when my brother in Idaho spotted it for me after my SoCal search proved that the XS is Cali Gold. I loaded her up into my truck and headed home […]

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Rad’s 77 third time out

Ted — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:55:45 +0000

Rad – Bought it awhile back ,decided to change everything . Lowbrow mirror mount , Biltwell ,kung fu grips. Chopped the fender. Speed holes in battery box. Lane splitter handle bars are cool ,but will probably go to flat bars. Changing the color is happening this winter when we can take it completely down. Making new […]

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1981 xs650 torque puddle

Ted — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 06:42:59 +0000

Big Case – I was given this 650 by a dear friend. I’ve been working on it for a year and a half so far. I love this web site. Thanks to all of you xs nation. I got a lot of ideas here . Here is my version of what a xs should look like. Its […]

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brothel creeper

Ted — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:52:42 +0000

Gareth – GARETH RUDDY & MURRAY KUSTOMS Hand made billet foot controls with brass trim. SU carburator with custom manifolds. Boyer Bransden electronic ignition. Additional Info One-off frame with modified wassell tank, one-off handlebars with internal throttle and white vintage style grips. Suicide gear change with foot clutch. Dummy oil tank containing battery and electrics. Modified […]

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79 XS Kult Klassic

Ted — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:54:17 +0000

Ian Pare – Kult Klassics – This bike started out as a parts bike that had come with another complete XS a while back. Everything on this bike was made in house here at Kult Klassics in British Columbia. I always liked the old bmx loop style frames, and after looking at a couple […]

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Binkos-Bobber

Ted — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:56:32 +0000

Rick – 1977 xs 650,,,,bought it stock ,,,,basket case,,,,started cutting away,,,refabbin,,,ended up with a pile of metal in the dumpster,,,and this ride was born…upgraded ign,,,,mikuni single carb,,,,,kept it bare bones as possible,,koker tire,,,bike is in Rock Tavern Ny,,,its light and fast….

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Mark’s 1980 XS650

Ted — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 03:37:17 +0000

Mark- I bought it as a running bike (pic with red tank) with the wrong tank, & sidepanels held on with zip ties, it was orignally a US Custom model & rode it like that for a while, the engine sounded ok but it started smoking badly, so I took it off the road for a […]

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julian first hot rod

Ted — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:35:59 +0000

Julian – My first garage project has an 03 gsxr 1000 front forks and suspension. And 08 gsxr1000 wheels tires and brakes hardtail conversion came from tc bros website along with the fuel tank kick stand throttle and brake kit foot pegs. No front brakes wired to the front handle the rear I mean home […]

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ricco – “81” xs 650 bobber

Ted — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:34:30 +0000

ricco – That’s my first project – France.

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Buy a T-shirt – Win a Fender

Ted — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:31:20 +0000

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1977 rugged bobber

Ted — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 03:42:24 +0000

Jose Mendez – A friend and I took on a 77 project. Bike was in pieces in a barn. We picked it up for a fair price. Quickly jumped on wiring and wanted to hear it run. Once we got it running it was right to tearing it apart. We sent out a bunch of […]

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79 Chop round two!

Ted — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:13:46 +0000

Pedro – 1979 XS650, found this one in a barn, only had 800 miles on it. Brought her home and took it down the frame and cut the tail section off with a 4″ grinder with cut off wheel. Ordered a TC Brothers hard tail welded that on, chopped the stock pipes and wrapped them. […]

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Nate’s ’83 XS650 Heritage Special

Ted — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:42:30 +0000

3DogNate – I horse traded a buddy a paint job and some cash for the donor bike which had been broken down for a cafe racer build. I was not really thrilled with the direction that the previous owner was headed in with it. So I got out the angle grinder and went to work… I […]

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basement boogie

Ted — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:11:07 +0000

Laz – My buddy Roland bought this bike about 5 years ago. We chopped it in half, tossed a tc Bros. hardtail on it. Then it sat until about 2 months ago. Then we got the itch to finish it. So we stripped the harley project of all the necessary parts to finish the xs650. […]

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X-yes

Ted — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:33:01 +0000

Kevin Jakubczak – Life for me started out as a fairly clean stock blue 1974 xs650. The previous owner had laid it down at one point with his wife on the back of the bike, so he decided it would probably be best to sell it. Luck would have it, I found it listed in the […]

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Brent’s 71 XS650 Bob

Ted — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 22:49:03 +0000

Brent – The build started our talking to a co-worker about starting the search for bike to bob/chop. He had mentioned he’s dad use to run a motorcycle repair shop back in the 70’s/80’s and said there were still a few bikes left sitting in the garage. Went to go take a look and found […]

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79 xs hillclimber

Ted — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 03:17:59 +0000

Got the bike about a year ago for choppin a guys bike, payment was the stock bike.Finished her 3 days ago. A lot of fab time: cut, bungwelded and lowered seat pan frame 1.5″, shaved the pokeys, whipwheeled the paint off everything, bent and brazed the rear sissy to accomidate the tilting tail liggt, did […]

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Gary’s 1980 Orange Sunshine

Ted — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 01:36:58 +0000

Gary – Chopped it up. Slapped a Monstercraftsman “brat” kit on. Made some stuff. Painted some stuff. Left some stuff to rust. Ride the hell out of it.

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Meagan

Ted — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:45:51 +0000

Warren Wall – This is my 79 xs650. She was a farm bike in a previous life. When I got her the engine, and most of the bike, was coated in hayseed and what I assume was cow shit from the smell. But with some fresh oil and a points adjustment she fired up. I […]

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stoker’s 81 rat!

Ted — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:33:42 +0000

Stoked – This was a junked up rat that started off in the right direction but lost steam and was neglected after previous owner lost interest after his chick. Typical haha. Was a heads up trade for my ratted out 54 (4 door buick). Stripped it down rewired whole thing! New charging system Hughes of […]

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“Simple Bare Necessities”

Ted — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:29:01 +0000

Ed Hennebury – 1983 XS650 Heritage Special. Re-phased motor, PMA, no battery, kick only, suicide clutch, jockey shift, all fabrication, i.e, handlebars, seat, rear fender extension, front fender, clutch linkage, pegs, paint job, etc, etc done by owner.

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The 83 Idle Hands Brat

Ted — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:28:16 +0000

Nate K – It all started when I traded some guitar gear for this 83 XS650 in the beginning of 2014. It had been sitting outside near a shed at a friends place for around a year. It was a project that never was finished and left to sit. I traded without doing much investigation […]

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650 XS 447 – loic

Ted — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 02:31:00 +0000

Straight out of France – loic – A lot of work for a pure delight! loic – Beaucoup de boulot pour un pur régal !

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Norton Featherbed XS650 Cafe Racer

Ted — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 02:29:38 +0000

Jeremy Bramall – This bike was a basket case 1978 XS650 brought to us by a customer. I talked him into letting us build him a Norton Featherbed style frame. We decided to use all of the brakes, and geometry from a YZF-R6. This thing handles like a super light and nimble R6. It is raring to […]

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GP Flyer

Ted — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 22:53:00 +0000

Greg Petschauer – GP Flyer – This is my first bike build. My goal was to make a clean simple bike that would be fun to ride. I started with a ragged out 81′ I got for $500 bucks. The frame is from Ardcore Choppers. I completely rebuilt the motor with a HughsHandbuilt rephased crank and cam. […]

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Spencer – 1975 XS650 Bobber

Ted — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 02:51:55 +0000

Spencer – Well this is my first build. I found the XS650 in a barn and bought it from the guy for $500. I cut the rear end off and welded a TC Bros. hard tail on. Lots of copper and brass. Internal clutch and throttle. Had to fab most everything in the spare room of […]

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XS 650 Rocket Boy Garage

Ted — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 23:58:09 +0000

Giuliano Benassuti – XS650 1973 Rocket Boy Garage re building in 2012

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Rollie – 82 XS650

Ted — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 23:21:13 +0000

Rollie – This is my first motorcycle build. Bought a stock 1982 XS650 off craiglist. Did a big ass burnout and tore the bike down and began cutting it up. All the fab/paint work was done by myself and my buddy at Corrupt Customs helped me with the assembly while I’m overseas. Frame is Tan […]

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Denver survivor long chop.

Ted — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 03:55:20 +0000

Thomas Minor – Denver survivor long chop – survivor bike i found last summer and has since gone through complete resurrection. Well I got the bike this past winter and have been resurrecting with the help of some friends. When I got the bike you could tell someone took the time back in the day […]

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South African 1010cc cafe racer

Ted — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 02:36:06 +0000

John Goodenough – Hi, Motor was built back in the early ’90s by Tony Hall and Graham Diederiks, a South African builder who would fly to England with cranks in his hand luggage! Every mod possible ( I think ) has been done to this bike. Maiden ride in about 2 weeks since rebuild..

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George 1982Yamaha chopper

Ted — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 01:08:46 +0000

George loera – I built this bike around my motor had it bored out to 750 CC looking to sell this bike cause I bought another one.

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75 xs650- Cafetracker thing

Ted — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:58:15 +0000

Pickles – I did a little write-up about my 75 xs650 a while back and had some trouble figuring out what direction I wanted to go. Problem solved. Custom exhaust, powdercoating, xscharge charging system, new dirt-bike bars, grips, lever, lots of hand-burnished goodness, nitrogen rear suspension, rebuilt front suspension, tachometer eliminated, new smaller speedometer, rebuilt […]

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A Bomber xs

Ted — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:54:33 +0000

Andreas Gustafsson – Bought this -72 xs this spring. When i get it was sportster tank, 14 rear wheel and 17 front wheel. What i have done is that i change the wheels cb 500, black painted with avon mkII tires. I also use the fork from cb 500. Whats left is the rear fender, fit […]

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Rich Goddard – first XS650 project

Ted — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:06:55 +0000

Rich Goddard – 1979 XS650. Welded on hardtail. Powdercoated frame. Bobbed fender, tank, bars, 2inch lowered front forks. Rattle can primer paint job. Complete wiring and hidden electronics.

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Mid Life Crisis – 2

Ted — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 03:39:38 +0000

John – I sent in some pics about 2 years ago and you put them up on your site, thank you, well the project “the mid life crisis ” has been done for little while now and I would be very thankful If you posted the finish product. A little about the bike– its a 77 with an 80 motor, made the bars […]

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Arnold Inc. (Update 2)

Ted — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:43:30 +0000

Ray – The XS is pretty much finished. Bike runs and rides great. This is the first bike I’ve built and it’s been an awesome experience for me, definitely hooked. 2012/04/arnold-inc-update/ 2011/07/arnold-inc/

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THE TENGKORAKSIA XS 650 1979

Ted — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 03:37:05 +0000

My name Kartiko and the my custom is called “The Tengkoraksia”. I’m from Jember, East Java, Indonesia. Yamaha engine xs650 – this machine is my dream. My dream And finally realized by building motor custom by using xs650. The Process of building it is almost 2 years, which began in 2010 by collecting spare part […]

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1981 XS 650 Go for the Gold

Ted — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 22:04:51 +0000

Mark Fountain – I bought my 1981 XS 650 from a friend who started the build and lost interest. I picked it up on the coldest day of the year and had to push it home. We started on it right away. Carbs, Wire Wheels, Handle Bars, Headlight, Paint… Big shout out to Matt he […]

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Marty’s 81′ XS650 “Twist it N Shift it”

Ted — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 22:03:52 +0000

Marty Piccone – This is my 1981 XS650. I rebuilt the entire bike. Extended the swing arm 4″. Hand made the rear fender, seat pan and laid the leather. Dropped the top of the frMe 2″. Redesigned the seat area to sit as low as possible while still having room for my hand made battery […]

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rudeboy chopperccycle

Ted — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:20:15 +0000

Rudeboy – Beauty served by simplicity.. Hello, greetings from indonesia.. I always dreamed about having a yamaha xs650, and thank god, i got it from the junk yard.. I restored it and having a model like indian larry, i like to make it simple and easy to ride..

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1980 xs650 Special

Ted — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:45:59 +0000

Josh Bradley – I don’t know what to say, I built this wretch out of a bike a dude pulled from a ditch and I originally purchased it for $100 because I convinced the guy that it wasn’t worth more than that. Clear title and everything. I regret nothing.

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The rebirth of slick — Cool like that

Ted — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:27:10 +0000

Born from a bike bought in boxes. This build is the latest to roll out of my shop, JumpStreet Customs. I guess I’ll start with the front and work my way back. Up front is a 23″ wheel built by Larry (rip) from GarageCo, Shaved fork lowers, custom spec VC fork covers, Lucas light flipped the […]

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Duffs XS650

Ted — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 02:50:26 +0000

I am duff from Belgium, here is my story… I’m a 39 year old guy from Belgium and since very young obsessed with motorcycles. How old do you have to be to ride a motorcycle? I didn’t know at the time, so my brother and me were only 4 or 5 years old when we […]

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Nicky’s muc-off build

Ted — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:06:55 +0000

Nicky – Still not finished but here’s my muc-off xs650 – Inspired by the fong bros. I started building, playing around and modifying bikes from age of 17. My first bike was a Honda Zoomer that I literally could not look at whilst being stock. I started changing some small bits like wing mirrors, indicators, nuts and […]

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Brandon – 1980 xs650

Ted — Fri, 23 May 2014 05:08:48 +0000

Built this bike in 06 has 750 kit 36mm carbs, high lift cam upgraded clutch this bike is a blast Thanks for looking….

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Rules xs650

Ted — Tue, 20 May 2014 22:05:47 +0000

Roel – I built my bike in 3 winters. It was the first time that i build a bike. I really liked building and working on it in my garage, I made a lot of the parts by myself, the frame, engine struts, fender, handlebars, exhaust, gas tank, little gas tank and front-end are all hand build […]

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Angel Solis

Ted — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:24:42 +0000

79 HOLY BRAT – Bought this bike half chopped, I did some frame mods including floating seat many many other things. Hope you guys like it.

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1979 XS650 Family Plan

Ted — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:24:19 +0000

Jeremy – Hello all. When I was 16 my father built me a chopper to tool around on. I rode it quite a bit, never too far from home though. Then it got passed around by my brothers for awhile before coming back to me. Several years ago I resurrected it with the help from […]

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John Ashley – Black Cherry

Ted — Wed, 14 May 2014 23:25:16 +0000

Bought this bike as a non runner, with a fried wiring harness. But, the engine wasn’t froze up, so there was hope. Stripped it totally down. Chopped off anything unnecessary, including most of the middle to rear section. Stretched the swing arm 3 inches, and fabbed up a way to use to softail shocks I […]

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Josh thornton – JT’s yamabob

Ted — Tue, 13 May 2014 22:38:53 +0000

This is a 1976 xs650 that my dad and I bought a few years back. We started going to swap meets and buying ALOT of things we thought we might need. We started cutting it up and trying to come up with differant ideas of how we wanted this bike to end up looking, but […]

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Backyard Engineerings

Ted — Thu, 08 May 2014 22:47:51 +0000

“Outside the Box” Per-Erik Kristiansen- I’ve been building bikes since I bought my first Yamaha Drag Star XVS 650 back in 1998. The last 3 years my son and I have been building a couple of bikes each winter, and we call ourselves Backyard Engineering. I picked up the ’81 Heritage Special in December 2013, brought […]

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Leadfist 1979 Yamaha XS

Ted — Fri, 02 May 2014 23:26:58 +0000

Kyle – This is a ’79 xs650 that I built a few years back. I custom built the goose-neck frame. The tail section is 1″ under stock. The springer front end is a D&D, shortened, with a 21″ spoolie and an Avon Speedmaster tire. Wassel gas tank painted by Kevin of Speed and Noise. Custom […]

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Gangsta cycles – Lil’Slut

Ted — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:22:06 +0000

Jürgen from Germany – One day my 20-year old son Patrick Asks: Hey dad, if I get my motorcycle license, can I ride one of your chops? No son, if you want to ride my bikes, we first build up a bike together – that way you will learn to respect bikes! Silence… A few days later he was asking again and […]

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Joel Braxmeyers xs

Ted — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:02:42 +0000

Joel – The bike is a 198o xs650 handbuilt by Brett ohland owner of 2 Eight Customs, with Candle apple lace paint over a black base hand pinstripping. It was built in 2 months roughly with a 2,000-3,000 budget. The Engine was powder coated black and rebuilt to stock specs, 2″ inch stretch on the frame, […]

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Tony O’Brien xs

Ted — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:55:45 +0000

So the project was inspired by a lot of pics on your site, and others. Being 4th 650 project I have taken on and looking to something a bit more on the “bobber” side of things. This bike was acquired for $75. Here in Minnesota the key is having a good title and known motor. […]

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Dale Reincarnated!

Ted — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:53:09 +0000

Liam – If you frequent this site and remember an article from awhile back, a beautiful XS by the name of “Dale” graced the fine pages of this website. I had the opportunity to buy it off of the very talented builder Jordan Epp as my first chopper project and had the chance to take […]

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Black and Blue XS650

Ted — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:34:50 +0000

Jeff Smith – Actually bought this bike in the cold of the North Winter here in Minnesota as something different than I usually do. I have restored a few bikes including two Honda CL77 305 Scramblers, a 1973 Harley Davidson X90, etc etc but have never did anything a bit “different” and custom. I have always […]

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2 eight customs handmade xs 650

Ted — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:46:19 +0000

Brett Ohland – I pieced together a 1976 xs 650, i wanted to do a 50s style with 70s paint. The frame i made my own hardtail with a 2″ stretch. Rear fender and oil tank i made out of 18gauge sheet metal, retunneled an original wassell tank, xs1 drum front hub laced to a […]

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Keith Munshower

Ted — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:42:43 +0000

This is my 1976 Yamaha XS650. Like many others this started out as a purchase from someone with good intentions that fell horribly short. When I got the bike it did not run but worse then that the engine and frame was painted with “truck bed liner” paint. After hours of elbow grease, help and guidance […]

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1978 XS-Minnesota Special

Ted — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:18:48 +0000

This bike sat for 20erso years. I learned to do almost everything on it. Opened it up last winter and replaced the cam chain guides, did a valve job, all new seals and 1st oversized pistons! STOCK AIR FILTERS I love XS650’s

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The pocket chop

Ted — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:55:27 +0000

Mr Greazz – Hi guy, greetings from France. First thing sorry for my bad english! I built my first xs last year, maybe you remember it? The Little twin – That I posted here.. So this is my second XS650, I picked it up over a year ago in very bad condition. With basically Only the engine salvageable! I had to […]

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John Trotter

Ted — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:56:31 +0000

This bike started out as a free to me low mileage 1978 special. I started by getting it running and soon tore it down to install a Tc Bros hardtail. I wanted to use as much of the original bike as I could, remember “cheap”! lol! I did all the work on this bike from […]

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BUM BOB

Ted — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:47:14 +0000

Casey – Got my 77xs 650 100% stock, did an ignition, timing, and carb tune up, and rejetted. A bearded buddy of mine and I stripped the bike, installed a Visual Impact brat kit (sick), put in the fuel sight on my alien tank, slapped some paint on it. We also rewired the entire bike from […]

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Minty Fresh and not so Clean.

Ted — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:21:56 +0000

Jarrett Ward – This XS comes from a time period long forgotten or at least a time period most wish to forget. That period is known as the 70’s. 1976 to be exact. Not much good coming from that time, after all it was the year of the first Son of Sam attacks and Fidel Castro […]

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78 xs

Ted — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:13:23 +0000

Rich – Frame cut and contured to fit modern seat. Lowered alot. All electronics under seat and kick start only. No blinkers. HD hard bags. Great to ride. Am forever in love with the 650’s.

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long awaited results

Ted — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 00:12:27 +0000

Eric Henninger – At the age of 16 I dreamed of turning my ’73 650 yamaha into the bike in this pic. 39 years and countless bikes of all sizes and brands I finally got there… ’78 motor, TC bros hardtail. 80’s aluminum rims with new tires, TC Bros. forward controls and control rods, neck bearings, brake […]

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My First Build, EVER.

Ted — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:55:05 +0000

Rowland Marshall – So I had been holding out for a Harley since I was 14. I had come close a few times but something always got in the way, so finally my buddy said I could ride his XS650 if we got it running. I started doing some homework and fell in love with what some […]

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Twisted Samurai

Ted — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:31:58 +0000

Dewey Fragie – This is the bike that I’ve dreamed about since 1974 and I finally got to build it! When I retired I needed a project, so I found a 1982 xs650 heritage special and built what you see in my garage. had a blast building it and now i’m having a blast riding it […]

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Bobber your life

Ted — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:43:17 +0000

In spring 2013 I started my XS 650 Bobber project not imaging how great the result will look like. Having seen the Brat Kit Style (and some other parts like gas tank) from Monstercraftsman this was the only way to modify the frame and to get (do not ask me how) the technical approval from […]

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Ben and Kev’s XSelent Adventure!

Ted — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:10:42 +0000

Ben and Kev’s XSelent Adventure! Kevin – Here’s our ’78 XS my friend Ben and I built for the Greasy Dozen contest last year, sponsored by Bear of Old Bike Barn. We got a bunch of free stuff from Lowbrow Customs, Biltwell, Speed Dealer Customs, TC Bros Choppers, Lowside, Wrench, Showclass magazines, and Old Bike Barn. We […]

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Michel’s cafe/tracker

Ted — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:16:42 +0000

I needed an engine and wheels to use in my frame build project for school. I lives next door to XS650 specialist Jerry van der Heiden of Heiden tuning so I gave him a visit. He had an imported XS for sale without Dutch licence plates. I did nothing to the yamaha xs650 engine or other parts, just […]

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Territory Blue

Ted — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:08:49 +0000

Pete Grice – It’s taken 18 months from start to finish. Two of us started separate builds at the same time in the capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory. My build started as a 1975 650-B that was still running but in a pretty sad state. Along with the usual ignition and alternator replacements, lots of […]

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Little Black Dress

Ted — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:44:40 +0000

The Limey – There are many, many XS650′s on the web that various people have bobbed, chopped, bratted, cafe’d and generally modified in a myriad of ways. So, trying to make a simple brat on a relatively low budget that stands out is getting a lot harder to do. The customer we built this one […]

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Desiree

Ted — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:12:03 +0000

Lucien clusman – Hi I present you desiree (almost 1 years work )Xs 650 1979

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“Brobber” No a brat, not a bobber..

Ted — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:10:09 +0000

Jeff mink – This is my ’75 Standard that I built.. This was the first motorcycle that I have ever done and I am pleased with the outcome of this project… I added 3″ to the wheel base by moving the swing arm pivot. The tank is the stock unit that I chopped down, I just […]

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The Barron

Ted — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:09:37 +0000

Roger – This bike was a 1979 Yamaha XS650. It has been completely re-built. There was a lot of modification done to the standard fame and then everything got media blasted and powder coated high gloss black.The head stock has been fitted with tapered bearings and bronze bushings were installed in the swing arm to give it a […]

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My homemade xs

Ted — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:29:41 +0000

Sjoerd – hello everybody , I just want to show my homemade bike to everybody, it was a 83 special. The paint job I did myself just like the welding and anything else. It was a nice project to do this past winter. I was inspired by the bratstyle, but i tried to give it my own twist. Thank […]

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Woody II ’73 XS

Ted — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:42:54 +0000

Wizard – xs650chopper.com has been on my favorites, for research and inspiration, since the moment I got my greasy hands on the xs. Thank you for being there. Sometime around the first of the year 1972 my dad’s ridin’ buddy Jerry’s wife come rolling into the driveway in their ’65 Suburban with Jerry , bear-huggin’ a […]

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Cool Ray’s XS650

Ted — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:55:36 +0000

Ray Tanner – I started building this bike a couple years ago and just wrapped it up. It’s a Yamaha XS650 (1980) and has a TC Bros hard tail, Wassell repop tank from Cleveland Cycle works with a custom paint job from me. The frame is powdercoated, the seat and forward controls were hand built by […]

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The Black Widow By ST CUSTOMS

Ted — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:47:02 +0000

Roger – This IS A VERY UNIQUE BIKE…TO SAY THE LEAST THIS 1980 STANDARD “G” MODEL WAS COMPLETELY DISMANTLED AND CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS WERE DONE…THEN EVERYTHING GOT SAND BLASTED & POWDER COATED. MOST EVERYTHING ON THE BIKE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS BUT THOSE ORIGINAL PARTS THAT WERE UP TO PAR WERE RETAINED. THE LIST OF NEW PARTS […]

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Tight Squeeze

Ted — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:04:39 +0000

Jamie – The bike is called Tight Squeeze, I’ve had it for four years. It’s a G&L hardtail section, four inch stretch. Paint was done by Garnet Brhule in Orillia Ontaro. The seat was upholstered by Erdody custom seats, he does awesome work. Have to thank Gary Sawatzky for letting me use his welder and […]

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Tangerine Dream

Ted — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:03:44 +0000

John – In the past I have built cars and dragsters. I bought this bike from a friend for a very low price….it had been sitting in a garage for 5 years. When I started working on it I found there was still gas in the tank, it turned to varnish. I cleaned the tank and carbs […]

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Brat built In Britain by a Zimbabwean

Ted — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:11:55 +0000

Japanese brat built In Britain by a Zimbabwean Hey! I got my first learner bike 2 years ago and got my full licence about 8 months ago. I always wanted an XS650 and found one on Ebay 2 1/2 months ago (1981 Custom). My first build is now complete. All work was complete by myself apart […]

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Ramy’s XS 650 Bobber

Ted — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:07:54 +0000

Ramy- XS650 build in progress. I bought this bike from a junk shop. It was just laying there waiting for someone to take care of it. Wider back rim with mono shock mod to back end. Ramon martin

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74 street tracker

Ted — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:51:42 +0000

Quinn – I bought three non running basket case xs650’s for $1050 ( a 72, 74 and 79). I had owned and ridden bikes for years but never did any of the the work myself – these bikes changed all of that. The 74′ motor was shot but the 79 still kicked over. The problem was the […]

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Jay Arnsperger xs

Ted — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:17:51 +0000

Jay – I bought this bike about 2 years ago, Wasn’t running and in poor stock condition but only had 7000 miles on it. I got it running in a couple of hours. From there I dismantled the whole bike but didn’t have do anything internally to the engine except all new gaskets and seals. I welded […]

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The Rusty Dog

Ted — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:29:44 +0000

Russell S. Zadlock – Started out as a motor i picked up from a guy my dad worked with, from there a buddy of mine Ryan Benson (MCW RACING) built the frame complete. Being it is a frame he built full we wanted to make it pop so I laid a deep red heavy matalic […]

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Cetar membahana XS 650 1979

Ted — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 01:40:03 +0000

Hi – My name’s Agung from South of Jakarta, Indonesia. This is mine XS 650 1979. In 2012 I start to Build it and now it is finish, maybe 98% finish – almost. All it is hand made by me. I wanna say thanks to my friend Bongkrek Pesolima, The Master of XS 650 from […]

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Ben’s new build, “The 23”

Ted — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 03:08:17 +0000

Ben – My new build is centered around 23″ rims. This was inspired by the ‘Board tracker update‘ post on this site. I loved the look of two 23″ rims and a leafer front fork. So I started the search for rims and began gathering little bits and pieces for my build. I started the bike […]

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81 Undone daily

Ted — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:09:02 +0000

Vinny – Searched this one out in the depths of North Dakota. My folks delivered it to me in Montana late fall. Rolled it stock for a few weeks, majority of the build happened in my small ass laundry room and back porch. Have a little shop space for this winter so I’ll mount my seven […]

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81′ Dropseat – Pain In The A

Ted — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 03:05:11 +0000

Adrian – So here is the bane of my existence and the love of my life. I got it already in non stock shape. I rode freestyle bmx bikes for about 15 years and I wanted to pay my respects with this build. Pretty much everything except for the bars was an attempt to make […]

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The spark that starts the fire.

Ted — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 03:01:00 +0000

James Tetzloff – This is a 1979 xs650. This is the bike that started my love for bikes. Broom stick handle bars, mini speedo, wrapped pipes are a few of the things that I have added recently. It may be over 30 years old but she runs great and fires up with in the first two […]

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Stefan’s – ground up

Ted — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:31:03 +0000

Stefan – I build a new xs650 ground up chopper. last Winter. Fabbed the frame & Front end. Pipes. Bars. Sissy. Controls ext. Chopped the tank. And did the paint job. A complete build. With lots of hours in the garage. Have a Look at the Pictures I attached. 2013/11/stefans-narrow-xs-chop/

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William Feil – xs650

Ted — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:15:46 +0000

William Feil – My Wife, Jess and I bought a bone stock 79 XS650SF ten months ago. We did all the work ourselves, except powder coating, in the garage on weekends and nights. We learned a lot, still are learning, and the ride was well worth the work. The details….The frame was modified with a Visual […]

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3 years, 5 stitches. 1980 first build..

Ted — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:58:22 +0000

Jason Lukach – Picked her up 3 years ago after spending almost 20 years rotting away in a barn. couldn’t be happier with the outcome for my first build.. Learned a lot along the way. Can’t wait for the next one..

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76′ XS650 Full Custom Rigid

Ted — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:53:33 +0000

Gary Elmore A.K.A. The Pavement Pirate – The Bike was built around a one off ARDCORE CHOPPERS rigid frame I had built from my dimensions. Frame was clear powder coated over chrome moly. Front forks are Maxium w/ altered 125mx 21″ wheel with blk. powder coated 1/2 brake hub. Rear hub is original also, Black powder […]

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THE NEED for SPEED! 1978 XS 650

Ted — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:49:39 +0000

This bike stated off as a stock 78′ Special , I felt the NEED for SPEED ! And felt that a Street / Tracker would be the way to go.. So, the bike was completely torn down . First thing was Cleaning up the frame ,removed all un necessary crap , then the welds were […]

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78xs650 junk yard dog no more

Ted — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 07:46:44 +0000

Rich McAninch – 78 xs650 4 ½” stretch, mono shock soft tail and 37 rack all tig welded. Sportster hand controls, internal throttle and wiring. Badlands lighting control module. Complete rebuilt motor top to bottom with 277 rephased crank and cam . 277 Degree Rephase Ignition System no more points, Permanent Magnet Alternator. Fifth gear in […]

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Stefan’s narrow xs chop.

Ted — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:04:31 +0000

72 Xs650. Early 70′ narrow front end. Chopped up. Raked. 3″ streched original frame. 21″ spool hub front. 16″ stock rear. Sizzy, Controls stainless steel. Stefan

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Jon Helm – 1977 XS Chopper

Ted — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:10:15 +0000

Here’s some pictures of my 1977 XS Chopper. I used a TC Bros Hardtail, Hugh’s Handbuilt PMA kit, Pamco ignition, Mike’s XS carbs, Pandemonium exhaust as well as a frisco style tank, hand controls and a lot of other misc parts from MPLS Cycle Supply. The image of this bike has been in my head […]

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Xs650 Tracker – Counter Balance Cycles

Ted — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:45:10 +0000

Worked with a customer on this bike who became a friend. Started with a 78 xs 650 that I had been planning on building. He wanted his first bike and I wanted to build another. So we got started talking about what he wanted and what kind of style and colors he wanted. He wanted […]

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78 XS650 Sand Dragster Bobber

Ted — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:31:14 +0000

Noel Smith – I’m a photographer at the Dirt 300 and wanted to Race and thought anyone can go out and get a dirt bike to race But I wanted something different so I bought a crashed 78 XS650 Bobbed it (2″ longer than stock)got a peanut tank, a kawi kick stand that was 4″to long […]

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81 Xs650…..StreetSweeper!!!!

Ted — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:24:22 +0000

Naters – Hey fellas, Wanted to share a couple pictures of my XS I built with the help of a few friends in Portland Oregon! I Bought the bike from a guy off craigslist for 800 bucks!…The bike had a burnt valve but would still start up and run, guess it was a tough sumbitch! With […]

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ol#23

Ted — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 22:53:32 +0000

Mark Pruitt – So the journey began as pieces and parts that were laying around the shop. The engine had sat under the welding table for 5 yrs with out plugs in it. A complete tear down was the only insurance that there was no metal in it. The original plan was to put this engine […]

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New Hampton xs650

Ted — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:24:59 +0000

Rick Bettencourt New Hampton, New Hampshire – This is my 1975 XS 650. It was given to me by my employer as a holiday bonus last year. It was a bone stock barn find when I got, but as you can see, that didn’t last long. I have done all the work myself with a little […]

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The Phat Tracker By ST CUSTOMS

Ted — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:44:50 +0000

Roger – This was a build done for a customer who had picked up a couple bikes from us for his teenage boys, and after doing all the test riding on those bikes he just had to have one for himself so he commissioned The Phat Tracker. Because of some legs issues he had to have […]

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John XS 650 Cafe Conversion

Ted — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:32:35 +0000

John Fitzpatrick – 1979 XS650 Special – I bought it with the intention of doing a very nice show bike quality bobber. Something like many of your best builds on here, but the bike was in such incredible original condition I could not stand the thought of cutting it up. The original “Special” look was […]

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Pidgin Cycles XS1

Ted — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:52:42 +0000

João Afonso – Hello XS650 Lovers!! My name is João and i’m from Portugal, a small country but with big things…. This is my first XS built. Its a 1971 XS 1F. The bike was done at Estrondo Choppers, a great friend of mine, best known for Titan. The ideia of this bike, was getting a simple bike, […]

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Moving on….xs650

Ted — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 01:11:35 +0000

Paul Wilson – Hey guys, I am hoping to post my bike here for sale. I posted my bike here years ago when I started building it and now….5 years later, or so….I am moving on with it. I loved this bike and still do so without further ado, let me give the list of what […]

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Classic Hard Tail

Ted — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 23:48:06 +0000

I have been riding motorcycles for the past 7 years; however, I had never built a motorcycle before. I am a welder by trade, and have had years of mechanical experience…so I decided to start the search for a XS650 to build off of. After over a year of searching, I found the perfect donor bike. […]

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Scotty’s first build

Ted — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:55 +0000

Scotty – I Picked up an untitled roller with a 78 motor late last year in sacramento CA. The frame was already hard tailed with a TC bros section. I cleaned up the frame where needed to make sure it was road ready and made a few modifications for the seat, tank, fender mounts and switches. […]

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andrews 77 xs650 rat bike

Ted — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:17:24 +0000

Shes long, low,and loud , 2 wheels and a motor not much else..

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Transformed

Ted — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:16:12 +0000

André – I bought the motor at the end of 2009 it is a XS650SH from 1981. After two years in a damp shed was the day to start the transformation. Everything was corroded aluminum and metal and had to be sandblasted and polished. Most things on the bike I made from old materials metal and aluminium […]

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Niggel`s XS Hardtail

Ted — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:19:53 +0000

U.S.Custom Bikes Udo Sacher – OK ,The bike is a 81 Xs with an weld-on hardtail. It has a XT-500 front and rear wheels with stainlees steel spokes – Pirelli Tire. All the parts are handmade from our shop U.S.Custom Bikes in Germany, Handlebar, fender, oiltank or Electric Tank with all parts ,Batt, ignition, brake, ignition switch,coils etc. The […]

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WIN A Fender!

Ted — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 23:41:03 +0000

WIN A nice new steel fender from Lowbrow! Lowbrow Customs is a long-time supporter of xs650chopper. They have kindly offered their new/classic fender for a giveaway! Just share this photo on your Facebook and Like the Lowbrow & xs650chopper Facebook pages (if you haven’t already!) to be entered. If your profile is set to private just comment and share under […]

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The Transformer

Ted — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:22:07 +0000

Imagine its 2043 and you live at the planet Cyberton. There is a war between Autobots and Deceptions. Involved in this war you have to chose between your caferacer or your scrambler. Not easy if you like them both ! Our solution is The Transformer. Which simply means you can change your bike,in the style you prefer. The Transformer gives […]

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77 Frisco chop

Ted — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:46:36 +0000

Well it seems that this bike is again building itself….. She seems to be fond of the 70’s crisco style. Managed to swap my old front end with a friend for the vintage skinny springer that is 6 over. Once installed I realized it would not allow me to turn with the coffin tank, since […]

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1981 XS650 Bobber/Streetfighter

Ted — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:33:48 +0000

Justin Juencke – I bought this 1981 XS650 about 7 months ago. The rigid frame conversion had already been done. When I got it home I went through all of the wiring and converted it to an electronic ignition. Then I took for a couple rides and noticed that the fuel tank had started to leak. […]

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Jimmy Dirtnap’s Re-Phased 750

Ted — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:29:19 +0000

Jimmy – By 1867, just 18 years after opening, the cemetery was just about full. An average of 1100 burials had taken place each year, or about 21 every week. By the mid 1860s the problems of bodies close to the surface, open graves and seeping water saw a growing agitation for its closure. Neighbouring businesses complained of […]

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“Ophelia”

Ted — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:35:12 +0000

“Ophelia”~ She may not be to pretty, but she’s a hell of a ride! William – This is a 1979 XS650 affectionately known as “Ophelia.” She has a TC Brothers hard tail kit, a stripped bare frame and tank. The tank, chain tensioner and sprung seat from Monstercraftman. The headlight and bars are unknown and used […]

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812 bobber

Ted — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 01:33:11 +0000

Layn Hamilton – Hey there well I completed another bike. you may remember the METAMORPHISIZED 81 CHOPPER (ANGEL CHASER). Well here is the 812 Bobber. I just sold. Many new parts many hand made parts including the brat styled conversion I made myself. I hand tooled the leather myself and I made pretty much everything […]

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Jack’s Pegasus 650 Speedwing

Ted — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:15:55 +0000

Jack Gilbert – This is my customized 1976 XS650C. I bought the bike last summer as a derelict with no front end. It was a rusty heap but I knew it had great potential. I used a TC Brothers weld-on hard tail to transform the frame and a lot of parts from Mike’s XS to build […]

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Hayden’s XS 650

Ted — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:14:51 +0000

Jason Hayden – I picked this 1979 XS650 up a couple of years ago coming back from a beach vacation. Decided to take the back roads home and saw it in a front yard with a for sale sign. I don’t Think I’ve of could gotten any luckier. Now I’m working on another one and decided […]

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Fallen Warrior

Ted — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:23:23 +0000

Jonas – Almost 2 years ago at the funeral of one of the best friends and a fellow marine I made a promise. I told myself and other people that in his honor I would do something new every year. I was never really into motorcycles,but my fallen brother was. Bikes motorcycles, if it had two […]

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Perm-a-grin

Ted — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:04:48 +0000

Scott – Just like a lot of you, I just wanted to try one for myself. Picking up a clunker that was last registered in 1987, this 1979 was was gonna get a makeover. To be honest, most everything on it is bought and bolt on so I wouldn’t call myself a builder by any […]

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Winterborn 78XS650SE

Ted — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:50:23 +0000

Andrew Atkinson – Got the bike in fall of 2012 all stock and got to work. Visual impact brat kit, pamcopete ignition, hugh’s handbuilt pma,Gorden Scott custom exhaust and the rest of parts from tc brothers.

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Just because it was there.

Ted — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:50:52 +0000

Ross – Well I’ve always wanted a bobber and was going to build a Sporty into one like the Sucker Punch…. Then like a dream … This showed up at my local bike shop one day (The guy owed some money to the mechanics I’m guessing, didn’t ask and didn’t care). It was exactly what I was looking […]

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XS 650 CUSTIYEM

Ted — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:12:47 +0000

Hello i’m Alvino from Indonesia i have a little garage and working for yamaha xs 650. My garage name is “Double H Chopper”, i really love with XS650 since i was teenager. And this is my customer bike, he gave the nickname “custiyem” for this bike. Begins from the desire to have oldschool XS650, so […]

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my dearest peeve

Ted — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 04:10:05 +0000

ulf rickard harrysson – My xs650se us-custom 1980, transformed into …? too much blood, sweat and tears to get rid of this bittersweet bike. i’ll keep it forever!

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Blues Grinder

Ted — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:47:01 +0000

Roger coleman – I’ve owned this bike since 1996. Its a1978xs650E.I found xs650 chopper ayear ago.I got tired of it bracking down and decided with inspiration from this site to rebuild redo as much as I could. This is my 1st build,the motor went to performance cycle,bored out newpistons,rings,seals,pamco ingition,Sparks PMA 3 phase(its so powerfull it […]

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Golden Brown

Ted — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:22:26 +0000

Peet – I bought this bike for about 2 years. It was black powder coated and not my thing. So i bought a old 19 inch spoolhub frontwheel with a speedmaster on it and shaved the fork.Put a Wassel peanut on placed Moondiscs in the rear wheel. Made my self handlebars with internal throtle, exhausts, sissybar, […]

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My Contribution (El-Chingon)

Ted — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:41:42 +0000

Robert – Here is my contribution for the love of the XS. This is my first bike ever. I have never owned one. I thought one day ” I want to build a bike”. This is what came of that. It rides great! I just did 93mph. Almost a TON! All she would do. […]

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Xs650 cafe tracker

Ted — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:21:51 +0000

Steve Baugrud- This started out as a 1981 xs650 special that I picked up for $150. Complete tear down was done and engine was rebuilt. Jugs, cases, and all engine parts were vapor blasted then several parts were powder coated. Forks were lowered and rebuilt. Tracker style exhaust is a gordon Scott engineering one- off. Tank […]

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72′ Skinny Chop

Ted — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:07:19 +0000

Andrew Clarke – The chop ive built started out as a 72′ engine, a 72′ frame, and a beer bucket of random nuts and bolts. This was the first bike ive built from just a frame and motor. At the time, all i cared about was finding a motor that wasn’t seized, and a frame with […]

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Black Betty

Ted — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 23:48:29 +0000

Kitt herron – This motorcycle took me about a year to build. It was my first build and certainly wont be the last! Great bike runs well and is currently on eBay from 7/2/2013 to 7/9/2013. Got alot of parts from TC Bros and some off eBay. The bike is definitely a head turner and has […]

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Yann xs

Ted — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:09:35 +0000

Yann – I bought it first to prepare a bike for coll rides and the brief was quiet clear. I had some inspirations around but you were the only reliable source to find XS tuned. I was working in World Superbike Championship for a factory Team and I found most parts around the world according to my travels […]

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The Limey Strawberry Shortcake

Ted — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 21:17:33 +0000

The Limey – You see, there’s another shop in town (‘town’ refers to Austin, TX) that specializes in old Triumphs… so one day I said “The XS650 is the best Triumph ever made” and then this happened. The plan was to prove what I had said in a moment of XS pride and build a very light, […]

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TH1RTE3N MOTOS

Ted — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:53:52 +0000

My name is david sharp from the uk – I have recently set up TH1RTE3N MOTOS specialising in the one off modification of mainly xs650 into café racers and trackers. I hope you like the sample picture I have sent. The 1977 xs650 kenny roberts rep flattracker totally road legal and with a twist – you can […]

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Jeremy’s XS BOBBER

Ted — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:23:57 +0000

I bought this bike six months ago. it had a TC Bros hard tail on it. everything was in boxes but from what I could tell it was all there. I got to it, finished welding the frame put a sporty tank on it but I didn’t like how it looked so I got alien […]

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Jlr developments monkey xs650

Ted — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 22:59:59 +0000

Well my names Jay ransome from suffolk england, im 19 years old. If it the bike needs a part i made it, if it didnt its thrown away, the bikes does everything a motorcycle should, it handles suprisingling well, sounds perfect and looks unique – every aspect of the bike is detailed, from the trick tank mounts […]

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MCW’s FADE TO BLACK bike

Ted — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:47:36 +0000

Ryan – The bike is built with MCW’s usual style they are known for. It is painted 3 shades of black- flat, matte, gloss. Every part on the bike is fresh and new, and either painted or powder coated. Top end is fresh and is ready to ride. It is as bare-bones as a bike gets. […]

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Nick xs650

Ted — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 03:34:06 +0000

Nick – I’d been wanting to build an XS and have been lurking around xs650chopper.com for for a couple years. Luckily a close friend of mine actually bought one and began to cut it up. Once I found out he had started the project I told him if he ever wanted to sell it that I would buy it. […]

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Larry’s nickel plated XS650

Ted — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:05:29 +0000

Got this ’75 XS650B as a non-runner for cheap. This is my first attempt at a rebuild of a motorcycle, though I have worked on lots of cars. The good thing is that it must have been stored indoors because none of the bolts were frozen with rust, but the bad thing is when I […]

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Swedish Dan’s ’81 brat

Ted — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:05:21 +0000

Daniel Jordy – Hey guys, finally got my thumb out and posted the pictures of the finished build up here. First off, thanks for an amazing site. Some of you might recognize this build as i posted some pictures of the progress in january this year, when the build was on hold due to me living […]

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Lemons

Ted — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:20:03 +0000

1980 650 motor, about a 9 month project. My goal was to have a bike that looked good and would perform in tip-top condition. The new carbs, throttle, clutch, cables, seals, gaskets, brakes, battery, rebuilt forks, sprockets, filters, etc really make this bike bulletproof. the motor was strong when i bought it but it leaked badly. […]

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Golden Spike xs650

Ted — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:18:17 +0000

Engine, year and make, model, modifications: 1980 XS650 stock engine (rejetted BS34 carbs) Frame: Shaved stock front loop, with a custom (zero stretch) rear section by me. Stock rake. Fork: CB750K forks (shaved) and lowered 2” Chassis mods: Removed upper engine mount tube, and OEM neck gussets. Replaced with custom upper engine mount and custom (smaller) neck gussets. Handbuilt […]

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mid life crisis

Ted — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:44:38 +0000

This started as a bare frame given to me by my best friend, its a 79 with a Pandemonium Hard Tail. Then i added a battary box headlight mount font and rear Brembo brake kits and Yamama exhaust. Added a leafspring seat mount with my seat pan, made the bars, drilled the rims, and […]

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77′ Resto/Mod

Ted — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:59:27 +0000

1977 resto/mod daily rider. took 2″ off top of seat foam and reused seat cover, 1.5″ out of center stand, 10.5″ rear shocks honda copies, chromed front fork lowers, aftermarket os front brake rotor, cocktail shakers current, still have headlight to mount (will get rid of ears), and new tail light that will be side […]

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lefthandcycles XS650 Acid King

Ted — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:46:38 +0000

Climate is changing-no massproduction-global warming- one of a kind-acid rain-less is less-sea level rise-changement- a new era dawns …. Ladies and gentleman may we present …the acid king ! The LHC#1 is a XS 650 built in 1978. We tried to create a 2013 bike with an industrial appereance. The tank was kept rusty and treated with […]

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Ophelia

Ted — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:47:36 +0000

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Buy a T-shirt – Win a HELMET

Ted — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:21 +0000

WIN A NEW BILTWELL GRINGO HELMET from lowbrow! We still have L – XL shirts in stock so we are doing yet another contest. Buy a T-shirt to automatically be entered to win one NEW BILTWELL GRINGO FULL FACE DOT-APPROVED HELMET.. BILTWELLS DOT approved skid lid ditches trendy gizmos to create a stripped-down “high speed” HELMET. Features include a seamless injection-molded […]

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Bob ’til you drop

Ted — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:06:00 +0000

Laurens – Hi there, here’s one from the Land of the Dutch. About a year or so ago I picked up the plan to build me a hard tailed XS. When looking for a cheap donor bike I came across this kick only ’79er. Basically it already looked mostly the way you see it here and was […]

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Scotty Chop – Frankenstein 77 XS650

Ted — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:45:54 +0000

My build started as a motor that I bought online from a guy in Minnesota who had the motor sitting on the side of his house. He shipped it to me in CA and that’s when it all began. With no prior experience working on these bikes, I took my time and did some research […]

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fibreglass sidecar xs650

Ted — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:18:18 +0000

Rich – Short story, in the late 50’s/ early 60’s my dad had a business making a fibreglass sidecar of his own design called a Clarendon and after a 25year search I found one !! This was duly restored to as near as original spec as possible but what to attach it too? I decided to […]

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Monster TrackFighter kit

Ted — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:04:25 +0000

Wanted to get some exposure on this kit to see what people think. Here are some details: -Built in the u.s.a. -Replaces stock ugly rear section -cut three places on frame and installs in under an hour -Kit is fixture built and comes ready to install -relocates shocks for more aggressive stance -holds the “Pill” […]

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’81 Bobber Project

Ted — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:56:53 +0000

Todd – Bought in Dec. 2012. Project was already started. Hard tail was welded on, and new wheels, tires, and DNA springer all came with it. Using a 36mm Mikuni carb, with homemade intake. Has several other homemade parts to keep the cost down. Todd Vietmeier

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1980 Ode To a Bratstyle

Ted — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:42:02 +0000

Tala – This is my first Yamaha XS650 build, I bought it in stock form, barely running trucked it home, cleaned the carbs (BS34s) changed the oil to some really thick diesel weight and rode it over to the Alberta registries to make it legal. Next step was tear down and cut off the rear end. […]

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Help Hughs handbuilt

Ted — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:43:03 +0000

HHB had a massive flood in his shop and lost inventory and his office. Here’s a link with lots of pictures where you can check out the carnage. If you’d like to support Hugh you can donate http://www.gofundme.com/Hughs-HandBuilt-Support And Jon from monstercraftsman is selling T-shirts – All proceeds will go to Hughs. Anybody who has had their feet […]

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“M.I.L.F.” Motorcycle I Loved Fabricating

Ted — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:06:50 +0000

My name is Bryon and this is my first build. She’s a 1970 XS1. The moment I saw that front hub on another bike I was hooked. I had a blast building this bike and it’s far from done, hell who knows if they are ever done right? It’s pretty much stock other than the […]

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72/79 Cafe

Ted — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:12:34 +0000

Ted H – Made a cafe out of 2 bikes I had laying around used 72 tank and neck-title and the 79 engine. Used the 79 tank for a bump-stop and sewed a seat cool cafe.

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Pegasus 650 Speedwing

Ted — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:10:01 +0000

Jack – I built this custom tribute bike after a visit to the Barber Motorsports Museum, in Leeds, AL. It was there that I saw and photographed several vintage British bikes and decided that I could build a clone using a XS650. I used a derelict 1976 XS650C that was missing its front end. The bike […]

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PDX Strip Down

Ted — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:33:57 +0000

Danny D – This little ’79 Tracker/Bobber/? was a very fun but frustrating build. The build started with a very good running, very stock looking XS. One night of drinking and ignition issues and ended up taking the bike home in pieces in the back of a Subaru Wagon. I through it in a rubbermaid shed […]

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Travis – First bobber build

Ted — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:15:55 +0000

Travis – I’ve always wanted a bobber. Been working in the metal industry for a few years now and decided it was the perfect time to build one. Got a stock 73′ xs. Chopped it and welded on a hard tail. Laser cut custom gussets for the frame. Tc bros forward pegs. Then hand made a […]

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KANDY BRANDY BOBB

Ted — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:56:45 +0000

Rodney J. A. – THIS WOULD BE MY SECOND BUILD OF A XS650 AND TRULY ENJOY BUILDING THESE BIKES. IT’S A 1980 XS 650 STOCK MOTOR (REBUILT) WITH A CUSTOM 2 TO 1 INTAKE, CUSTOM BUILT FRAME, HEI IGNITION, BRAND NEW TIRES ON HONDA MAG WHEELS, MIKUNI CARB WITH HOMEMADE VELOCITY STACK, HAND BUILT DUAL EXHAUST […]

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Frank Verboski – XS 650 Bobber

Ted — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:34:38 +0000

Frank – XS 650 we did for a customer. Has weld on hardtail, custom fitted Springer front end, sportster 19″ front wheel, sportster fuel tank, custom built skeleton hand licence plate holder, custom scratch built exhaust, bike is completely powdercoated (no paint at all) TCI box mounted inside tool box on side, custom rear fender strut, custom […]

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Tevan’s 1972 XS2 Resto-Mod Cafe

Ted — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:18:56 +0000

Hugh of HHB – Tevan Morgan came to Hugh’s HandBuilt when we were just a lowly shop working out of my 300Sq Ft basement. He was young, motivated and wanted to work. Luckily I needed some help as well, as the shop was a total wreck, so I handed him a broom! Wait what?? You heard me right, […]

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79′ xs650 the “Midori Bomb”

Ted — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:18:59 +0000

Jesse forbes – The Midori Bomb (green in Japanese)… 8 years ago an idea came to mind while having a conversation with a fellow Airmen 6,000 miles away from home in a desert know as QATAR. We shared a passion for wrench spinning and spent long days in the hot desert (140 degrees on the flightline) of […]

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Rick’s xs650 Hot Rod Chopper

Ted — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:28:15 +0000

Rick Nelson – So it all started a little over a year ago when I came across a dirt cheap xs650 on craigslist. The bike was completely dissassembled and in boxes but the price was right and I had no intention of using most of the stock parts anyway. The bike spent the next year under […]

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The “Funk Smuggler”

Ted — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:12:45 +0000

Born In Japan / Chopped in America Jay Hetfield – I picked up this bike from a local Craigslist ad. It was a frame (no title) and a box of parts…like 8 boxes, yea the engine was completely torn down. But for 100 bucks I didnt really care. Flash forward a few months and this is […]

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The Goldfish

Ted — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:21:24 +0000

“The Goldfish” Yamaha XS650 built by the DoZer out of the Ukrainian. My name is Dozer, my workshop is in Kiev, Ukraine. I have long dreamed of a motorcycle with an XS650 engine. This engine, wheels, and some parts, I bought in America. The Frame, handlebars, “oil tank”, were all produced in my workshop, The gas tank is from a java, […]

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XS650 CAFE BUILD

Ted — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:09:17 +0000

Mike – 1983 XS650 build in progress.Front end R6 forks with four leading shoe drum brakes.Wider back rim with mono shock mod to back end.Foot pegs brake and gear levers from Ducati. Motor still to be bored to 750 and rephased.

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Hippie Big Bang Theory

Ted — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:23:41 +0000

Vehvis – This build started as I had a little extra time during summer (no I didn´t, that was a lie). I figured I´d finally build that big bang motor I had been planning for years. I had this chopper XS which some of you might remember the hippie-xs-from-finland and I was just gonna throw the big banger […]

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PATS 650

Ted — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:46:07 +0000

PATS – The one thing I wish I had on this bike is studded tires for winter riding.

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Sargent Ts Green Machine

Ted — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:59:07 +0000

Ken – This was a build I did in the winter of 11-12 and was a gift to my brother whom had served 22 years in the military. I co-worsted family and friends to help fund the build and as a way to say thank you for your time of service. Tom is the brother who got […]

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Homebuilt Budget XS650 Update

Ted — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:48:29 +0000

Griz – My first post was back in February 2012/02/homebuilt-budget-xs650 so I figured it was time for an update. While she wasn’t done by Spring, and isn’t done yet, she’s a few steps away from her maiden voyage. There just isn’t enough time to get the work done that we want to get done. My Dad and […]

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TC Bros. “Holey Roller”

Ted — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:18:33 +0000

Here is the latest xs650 by the TC Bros. The bike’s name is “Holey Roller” for obvious reasons. There are a shit-ton of speed holes drilled throughout the bike including a couple of large holes through the side of the gas tank. Check it out.. Q – How long did it take to build? Tim – […]

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Nates 83 Heritage

Ted — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:56:50 +0000

Nate – Here it is finally! Lot’s of time in the garage and more beers than I care to mention. Powder coat frame,wheels, shaved legs, all new bearings, monster craftsman risers, Pandamonium pipes, Tc Bros hardtail,wiring harness, bat box, controls, tank (a sporty, of course).These guys are great and helped a lot. All fab done by […]

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1982 XS 650 Brass Master

Ted — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:20:51 +0000

Arthur – This is my first attempt at building a bike. Came across this 1982 heritage special and decided to take a sawzall to it. All of the work on the bike has been dome by me except the paint on the tank, frame and fenders, rest of the parts are powder coated. Hard tail is made […]

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CAPONE

Ted — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:55:22 +0000

Matt – The “CAPONE” project started roughly a year ago after browsing the xs650 site. I immediately hit up Jon Ard from Ardcore Choppers for a hardtail and some fab work. I originally wanted just a badass low budget bobber to ride to work, but after stumbling on Angry Monkey Motorcyles. They specialize in bare bones […]

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Left Hand Cycles LHC # 3

Ted — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:02:32 +0000

Richard and Lex – We bought this yamaha XS650se in bad condition, the motorcycle didn’t run for several years. So after a full tear down, the engine was given a full overhaull. The exhaust,seat and electric are LHC made. We wanted to create a motorcycle that is simplistic and raw!! No mirrors,flaslights or other stuff just Kick and […]

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LOST IMMIGRANT

Ted — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:33:39 +0000

Victor – This was my first build and I could not be happier with it. It’s a 1978 XS650 that I purchased in Laredo, TX. I started working out of my shed and later worked out of the Cycle Shop in San Benito, TX, with Wayne and Seth Ruhe (big thanks to Wayne, Seth, Possum, Mr. […]

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The brat is done

Ted — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:27:59 +0000

Dan – my first build. 1977 xs 650. It took 10 months and was nothing but fun!!!! Just took my time and it all worked out. I rewired it myself. lowered the seat via VISUAL IMPACT. 16 inch rear tire 18 front. Designed and built the battery box. It will come in handy whenever you […]

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eds xs650 “angela”

Ted — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:19:03 +0000

Ed – This is my XS650 which I named Angela. The motor is a swap meet find and most of everything else came from spare parts. The neck and backbone are from a Triumph and the rest of the frame was fabricated with a TC Brothers 6″ stretch hardtail. Forks are from a Jap bike, so […]

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1980 XS650 “White Noise”

Ted — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:52:10 +0000

Two Wheel Mafia Custom Cycles – I bought this project off craigslist for $1,500. I was a stock running Yamaha 1980 XS650. Over the next 5 months of weekend, the boys (Alex, Joe, Russ George and Tom) and I disassembled, redesigned, rebuilt and fabricated her into this clean white retro beauty. We just entered her in […]

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Busch Brothers – Far East XS650

Ted — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:21:58 +0000

Danny – I was hoping for better sun, but Lanceman was after a Japanese vibe with the pics, kind of misty Mount Fuji stuff, and I trust his eye. Think he did good 🙂 The bike details, a 1979 XS650 SF. Started chopping it on Christmas Eve, 2009 in Seattle. (Almost) finished it in fallof 2012 […]

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The rising by JTbrothers

Ted — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:24:16 +0000

The text is written by the photographer – Silke Baens: The story of the Yamaha XS begins with the Triumph (more on that later). Joris saw an unfinished project for sale on internet. The owner also had a Yamaha XS for sale. The brothers never intended to use a Yamaha XS as the base for a motorcycle […]

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Low, Down, & Shifty XS650

Ted — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:50:37 +0000

Kurt – She was a mess of a machine; 350 lbs of heroin chic executed in cro-moly tube and hand-formed aluminum sheet. Her tremendously overbuilt Yamaha® 650 parallel twin, now sporting 750cc of displacement and grossly optimistic cams, stood proud within her handcrafted perimeter frame. Dual Mikuni’s vaporized the dwindling petrol supplies as fed to them […]

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PROBLEM CHILD & jenOcide builds

Ted — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:09:17 +0000

Michael- these are the first two customs by LOLYPHE CUSTOM CHOPPERS out of Breckenridge, Colorado. we’ve fab’d most of our own parts such as bars, gussets, fender struts, sissy bars, coil covers, and cut anything off the frame that wasn’t needed. Any parts that we couldn’t fab were purchased from PANDEMONIUM, TC BROS, LOWBROW, MONSTERCRAFTSMAN AND […]

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Gene’s Springer rebuild

Ted — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:07:49 +0000

Eugene – This bike was published a while ago 2010/07/1975-xs650-old-school-rigid-frame but has undergone a completely new incarnation. The only thing not quite finished are the Gordon Scott drags…which are sitting on my bed waiting for me to come home from Afghanistan. I had the entire thing stripped down, and built from the ground up. It now has […]

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BADGE – 1980 650 custom

Ted — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:01:51 +0000

John – Here are some updated photos of my bike. I’ve been working part time at SPECIAL EFFECTS MOTORCYCLE in Burlington. Canada. Everything on this bike has been custom built or modified. Started with two donor 650s, a aftermarket Harley frame, split gas tanks and a flat trailer fender. (not used) Springer is a DNA brand, heavily modified. […]

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My “Big Daddy”

Ted — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:51:34 +0000

Sugiarto – This is my fourth project bike after Mbah Semar. My doughter sometimes help me to give some input and opinions for this bike. At home my doughter allways call me big daddy, so i named the bike”big Daddy”. I made lots of parts, like springer, seat, exhousts, handle bars, and others. For electricity i used […]

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Just another amature bobber build!

Ted — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:58:18 +0000

My name is Larry Kitchens, I’m a steel fabricator at Howser Steel Inc. in Portland OR. Being a fabricator and motorcycle enthusiast, Ive been repairing, fabricating/customizing parts for myself and friends as well as riding motorcycles most of my life. So I decided to build one of my own, searching Craig’s List I was able to obtain […]

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Counterbalance Cycles Brat Build

Ted — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:57:36 +0000

Weston – After building a few of these bikes, as most of you know, you seem to end up collecting a multitude of parts that end up laying around the garage. This bike has a frame that was bought as a rusted out barn leaner… stripped down and shaved. Then i used some of the other […]

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Clean ‘n Lean 1980-XS650

Ted — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:33:25 +0000

Aaron – This bike was a barn find that started on the second kick with fresh fuel believe it or not. I could tell right then it wanted a second chance at life. Modified TC Bros hard-tail to streamline the seat, new rubber, lots of electrical work to make it clean, Gordon Scott exhaust, etc, etc.. […]

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Wargasser Style Xs650

Ted — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:36:51 +0000

Sherm – I Purchased this bike 2.5 years ago for $550. It needed alot of work and was missing a bunch of parts. I wanted to make this bike super short and super skinny so we decided to make our own hardtail section to achieve those specs. Alot of the parts for this bike were purchased […]

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Sore Loser StreetTracker

Ted — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:51:01 +0000

Adam – This is a 83 XS I found on eBay. I wanted a Street Tracker with a 2-up seat. I stripped the bike down. Swapped gas tanks from a earlier XS from friends at Hellbilly Cycles, who also rebuilt my frontend using Hughs Handbuilt XS frontend lowering kit, tuned the Mikunis and added some Vee […]

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Buy a T-shirt – Win a XS650 PMA Kit

Ted — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:53:57 +0000

Win a Complete XS650 PMA Kit – We still have some XS650 Chopper shirts in stock so we are doing yet another contest. [highlight]Buy a T-shirt to automatically be entered to win one of XS Charge’s Complete PMA kits. [/highlight] What is a PMA kit? Well one of the very few weak point of these bikes is the original […]

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Charlie lamb – 1979 xs650

Ted — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:10:37 +0000

My name is Charlie I live in a wisconsin, build bikes and yes i do ride the shit outta them. Im 21 years old and money is basically the only thing that limits me but i work with what i have! Let me know if my 1979 xs650 turns you on, i know it does to […]

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Max Miille – XS650

Ted — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:20:45 +0000

Max – I saw an xs650 chopper at the skatepark and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I went home and found this website and started my addiction. Turns out my Dad gave an xs650 to his friend when I was born 20 years ago and was just sitting outside the past 10 years. Him […]

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1976 XS650

Ted — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:06:55 +0000

Ric – This is my 76 XS650. Matching numbers and mostly stock. I’ve done everything I can to resist cutting this one up but a little powder coating to make her look good never hurts. Thought you might post her just to remind people these bikes looked pretty sweet back in the day. Ric Rudler

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81′ XS 650SE, Bobber

Ted — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 07:03:02 +0000

In short bought as a part exchange to shift a bike no longer desired with the aim of converting it to a “Bobber” though retaining the Ethos of both the original Yamaha concept and a Bobber, hence softail. This has taken 8 months to complete though bought as a runner with very low mileage. This […]

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RAW Customs 1979 XS650..Black Ice

Ted — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:48:46 +0000

Ross – I started with a 1979 Yamaha xs650 special that I picked up for $200. After install the new brushes for the alternator correctly ( not shorting out against the cover) the bike started up and ran good. After that I completely tore the bike apart and started building it back up. Started with extending […]

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Csaba Sági 1980 Yamaha XS 650 SE

Ted — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 02:48:12 +0000

Csaba Sági – 1980 Yamaha XS 650 SE – ENGINES Rebuild a many YEARS has this been under reconstruction.PAINT, polishing, KRÓMOZÁS.ÚJ ROLLER, BEARINGS … LOVE it … I LOVE this site..

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STOUT 33 by Chappell Customs

Ted — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:29:35 +0000

Chris – This project started as a 1982 XS650 Heritage Special, basically the only thing retained was the frame neck and front lower half of the frame, along with the engine of-course. This is a one off frame designed and built by us requiring hours of rolling and bending tubing to decide on the final look of […]

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A little Salt Flat influenced

Ted — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:30:38 +0000

– Finished! Hello, My name is Mike McFadden and I live in Owensboro, KY and work out of my shop beside my home going by the name of M&M Customs below is the info on the “Salt Shaker” build. I finally finished up the XS650, as you can see here. The bike came to me from a […]

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Virgin Mary – The FONG BROS

Ted — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:44:46 +0000

Denis – This bike is as pure as the driven snow. It’s factory fresh and still looks like the day it was made. Rarely do you see such a concours example of an unchopped xs650. To look at this is like going back in a time machine and placing an order at the Yamaha dealer. If […]

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Maxwell’s XS650

Ted — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:34:54 +0000

Max – I always wanted to do an XS based bike, I found a pristine ’83 xs650 in the Bronx, pulled the motor and rear hub and eBayed the rest of the bike. I wanted to build the bike from scratch and everything besides the tank was handmade or found at the salvage store down […]

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Update to Bare Necessities

Ted — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:57:22 +0000

Joel mekolites – here is an update to the bare necessities bike. I painted it with black truck bed liner and candy gold over the bare metal. 2012/10/bare-necessities/

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The Holy xs650 – Leadfist ’79

Ted — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:53:24 +0000

Kyle – This is a 1979 xs650 that I had originally built for a good friend of mine… unfortunately, a situation arose that forced him to bail on it so I had to sell it (although it would have been a fun one to hold on to, I have limited space in my shop!) I picked the bike up […]

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Jesus Colina – 1975 XS650

Ted — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:28:53 +0000

Jesus – 1975 XS650 completely redone. Re-phased by hughhandbuilt with Hugh’s PMA. Has a pamco ignition, mikesxs PWK carburetors. All work done at home, took just over a year to finish. Very happy how it turned out. I was surprised how fast it ran. Thanks

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81 Yamaha 650 bobber

Ted — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:03:12 +0000

Wayne – This is a 81 Yamaha 650 that I try to make look 60 years old. Has a john deer sediment fuel bowl with an orange led light in it and skulls. A truck tier for a seat. Piano bench legs for handle grips with orange led lights in the glass balls. Silver spoons […]

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Bare Necessities

Ted — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:51:23 +0000

Joel – I bought this bike for $600 in boxes. It came with a boyer ignition and mikuni carbs. I didn’t know if it would run but decided to give it a shot. I slammed the front end 3”. I hard tailed and stretched the rear end 4”. I seen years ago joe wiseguy powder coated […]

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Buy a T-shirt – Win a Brat Kit

Ted — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:07:53 +0000

We’ve got a lot of XS650 Chopper shirts in stock so we are doing another contest. [highlight]Buy a T-shirt and you will be automatically entered to win one of Visual Impacts Pre-welded Brat kits. [/highlight]For more information on the Brat Kit see Visual Impact site. Check out some of these Bratstyle bikes to get an idea of what can be done with […]

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81 xs650 custom

Ted — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:37:48 +0000

Jeff – Its an 81 xs 650 rebuilt and tuned the carbs k&n cleanable filters has a polished front fork lots more to come needs to get wired needs headlight tail lights & turn signals a battery box and a starter. Jeff BENFER

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Little twin by “Greaser Garage” xs650

Ted — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:38 +0000

Greazz – First thing i’m French so sorry for my bad english. I buy this XS stock about one year ago with the engine rebuilt. All the parts atr home made by me, the frame, the tank, the oil tank (for electrical ), the rear fender with the seat, the handle bar, the fork cover, and […]

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XS650 DEATH TRAP

Ted — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:12:27 +0000

This bike has been posted on her by its prvious owner. I took on the bike by trading an Iron-Head chop I built a couple years ago. Now under my ownership the bike has gone through some changes… When I got it the pipes needed replacing, carbs gone through, transmission gone through, some top end […]

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Gettin’ Lucky!

Ted — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:43:58 +0000

Kent – Started back in late 2010 with a 1980 donor bike. Got that bike running, and tore it down. Frame is from Paughco/Mr. Lucky’s. Reused stock front and rear wheels, discs, calipers, forks, and triple tree. Rear fender is courtesy of 7 Metal West. Tank was a freebie from a buddy. I think it was […]

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Courtesy Motors Bodyshop

Ted — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:36:52 +0000

Here are some pics of my ‘79 XS650 Special. Found the bike 2.5 yrs ago on craigslist with 7700 miles on it, I picked it up for pretty cheap as something different from my 2 sportbikes. The original plan was to turn it into a hardtail bobber. It had sat in his garage for years and […]

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Update on the Salt Flat influenced 650

Ted — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:36:20 +0000

The Bike is almost finished and ready to roll. Need to finish up some paint work on a couple chips and start the test ride to see if I have found all the bugs. 2011/11/a-little-salt-flat-influenced-in-progress

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Old Soul Young Blood

Ted — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:16:11 +0000

Rick – This project started as a 1978 xs 650 found @ a thrift store on the side of the road for $400.00. She was immediately striped and cut in half as a Bobber Idea was our intentions from the get go. My bro and I started this project build on a budget as most builds due, […]

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THE PAGAN GOLD LANE SPLITTER

Ted — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:58:57 +0000

Mike from Visual Impact – Heres some of the info on the new bike. It is by far the funnest bike I have ridden in a while. I think a lot of that has to do with the Zombie performance bars Im running. It has 12 inch progressive shocks, a ballistic battery for when you feel to […]

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So very very nearly done.

Ted — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:25:07 +0000

Archie- Hi, been a while since I’ve been on here. Some may remember I was throwing all my toys out the pram in the last update and lost motivation for the bike. Got the motivation back and thus happened! Still not running right – needs the jetting sorting and a hi flow fuel tap on as you can crank […]

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Josh’e Random Dude Award

Ted — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:54:40 +0000

Slob Bobbers

Ted — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:22:48 +0000

Wyatt – Gday mate this is my first ozzy build shes all but finished as of now lol 2’drop in rear and 4’in front. Its 4′ stretch in the tail and i customised the neck with a 2’stretch and a couple degree de rake yes de rake something different and think it come up good. I […]

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orange – 2XS

Ted — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:39:07 +0000

Hi my name is steve aka xsive the orange bike called 2XS. It took 500 hrs and 60cases of (procrastination fluid) beer. To much to describe but most common questions asked is about the rear end, its suzuki gsxr. This whole bike was built after i bought a harley seat that looked comfortable and the […]

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FIL Chopper Build writeup – HHB

Ted — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:51:48 +0000

Hugh – My Father In Law got the bug to build a Chopper a while back, and being that I had just married his lovely daughter, I thought this might be a good bonding project for us. We sourced a decent 77′ donor bike with a title for $250, and promptly went to chopping on it. The […]

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Hardtail XS Chop

Ted — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:22:41 +0000

First XS built very exciting about it! Hardtail weld on from TC bros, with loads of slef made parts. André Dieterman

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Win some “GALAXY GRIPS”

Ted — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:39:07 +0000

Seven Sins Chopper is making super sparkle metal-flake grips called “GALAXY GRIPS” made from high quality durable rubber – ribbed for your gripping pleasure. They are available for both 7/8″ and 1″ handlebars. The Grips come with a solid dose of flake and look killer. If you pick up a T-shirt this week you are entered to win a nice […]

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Keith’s No-Excess 650

Ted — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:31:52 +0000

Here are a couple shots of Keith’s No-Excess 650, also a bit of the interview he had with Jesse O’brien from dead beat customs. “I’d rather feel like I’m doing 120mph when I’m actually doing 60mph than to be doing 120mph and feel like I’m on a leisurely cruise.”-Keith Hill Why an XS650? Price! Haha not only […]

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The Cleveland Steamer

Ted — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:14:32 +0000

Jherrid – Pretty standard chop here. 1981 frame and engine. I hail from Ohio so this dirty bird has plenty of TC Bros parts, frisco peanut tank, fender, battery box, electronics tank and hard-tail. Original rims re-laced with a XS1 drum hub up front. Cheng shins and Firestones. Pamco ignition and shaved, lowered front forks. West […]

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MCW’s BRASSY BUILD

Ted — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:52:53 +0000

The latest bike from MCW Racing. radiused back-bone, mustang tank, dna springer, seat by misfitskinny, and all the usual handwork by ryan at mcw. please check out MCW Racing on facebook. Great prices on your next build. MCW Racing ryan- owner/ fabricator

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BMXS

Ted — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:44:38 +0000

Joe Cupp – This is my first bike build and we started it in October of 2010. The bike is an 83 heritage special. My friend Chris Baun helped me trouble shoot the electrical and we got it running. The intention of this build was to teach myself how to trouble shoot, fabricate, rewire, tune and conquer any […]

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La Crescent High School Chopper Club XS #1

Ted — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:27:41 +0000

Scott Martin – This bike is being built by high school students, after school, in La Crescent, Minnesota. This is the first year the club has been in existence in La Crescent, so we’re keeping the build pretty basic, hard tail, PMA kit, homemade exhaust, homemade solo seat, and handlebars. We are planning on showing the […]

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New site – New T-shirt.

Ted — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:40:24 +0000

New site So, as you can probably tell the new site design is finished. I incorporated a lot of things you guys have asked for in e-mails and comments. It was a hell of a lot more work than I anticipated. But, I’m definitely happy with how it turned out. I basically rebuilt the entire […]

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XS650 SideTracker

Ted — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:01:35 +0000

JD Bailey – This was a “winter project” turned two year build. The bike was bought as a runner. Well running with a bad tick turned out to have very low compression and had been run low on oil for a long time. After a full rebuild, and a couple of parts set backs. She runs great […]

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XS650 Chop/Bob 1977 Yamaha

Ted — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:35:23 +0000

1977 XS650, fresh top end. Gooseneck frame and everything else custom. Rusty. Frame, seat, battery box, chain tansioner, headlight mount, highpipes, floorboards and foot controls all made by me.Copper metalflake grips. Tomiselli throttle. Low seat height. 32 degree neck, plenty of ground and cornering clearence. Out-handles a lot of swingarm cruisers. 21 inch dirtbike wheel […]

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CYCLEBOMB #2 ROCKERBOXRACING

Ted — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:51:56 +0000

It all started out last year when I ran into an old friend that had just finished a fresh xs650. As soon as I saw it I immediately started looking for one for myself. Not too long after I came across this 1983xs completely stock with a (brand new rebuilt motor) <–haha Had a really […]

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Board-tracker by 14KustoMotorcycles

Ted — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:40:33 +0000

Edgar – Hi. . . Its Me Again Edgar from 14KustoMotorcycles, And this time I bring to all of you my first Board-tracker . . . The base is of course a yamaha XS 650 Mod. 78, and the frame is made by me. The front suspension is from a kawa 440 mod. 78 with a rake […]

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Mark Anderson – Veronica ’74

Ted — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:20:48 +0000

Mark – First attempt, mostly done with a hacksaw, a drill and some files. Lowered 2″ front and rear, relocated electronics and rewired, made the pipe extensions, battery box, dash, light mounts etc. Still not a finished product, the desired look seems to be a moving target, maybe flat track/brat style/Wrench Monkey hybrid type of thing. […]

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Chris’s Big rim XS build

Ted — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:30:35 +0000

Chris – I just finished my XS build that I started back in January. The build took longer than I wanted it too, but I was orgistrating the build from over an hour away at my dad and grandpas shops. I have built two previous XS bikes but wanted to do something different with this one. […]

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Grim Wizard Rephased XS650

Ted — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:02:26 +0000

The Grim Wizard. Its a 1979 XS650 ,I started out with a bone stock 78 xs650 rode it for a week before i tore it down deciding to change things with the help and guidance of my great friend Blu. We stuck it in a stock frame that had a tc bros hard tail,changed the […]

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What’s Up XS650chopper?

Ted — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:34:43 +0000

Hi XS650 Chopper, It’s been a few days since I’ve updated this site with new posts and I thought I’d let you guys know what’s going on. I’ve been rebuilding the backend of the website optimizing our database and rebuilding a number of things. I’ve also been working on a brand-new site design which will […]

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Lanesplitter XS

Ted — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:15:10 +0000

Tpearl – I had a few questions about my bike from a YouTube my friend made posted on this site, so I figured I’d send a little write up. I’ve got this bike all over the web, so apologies for those of you who are sick of it. I started with a pair of XS’s […]

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G’ASSHOLE

Ted — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:13:43 +0000

Jake – I picked up this 76′ xs at the beginning of January, was in real rough shape, but had already been converted to hardtail and chopped pretty good. I stripped it down to the frame, removed all the old paint and grime, and got rid of various brackets and smoothed up some spots. Repainted […]

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Gold Digger

Ted — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:18:10 +0000

Jerry – I just what to share a few pics of my 81 X.S, 650. We started with less than a frame and put this together in 2 months. We stretched the backbone front legs and swing arm 2″ each. The sissybar and fender are attached to the swingarm. I cut down an old sporkster […]

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slowly but surely

Ted — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:09:52 +0000

Broc – I bought the frame a 72. titled, off ebay and have been working very teidious on it ever since. 2inch drop in the front standard tc hardtail. i have the tank cant wait to post pics of that its weird crazy! sorry guys no pe-nut tank here. Broc Krantz

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Tracker done

Ted — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:46:06 +0000

Mark – I just finished up the tracker bike and thought I would share it with you guys. I have only ripped it around the hood, it seems pretty strong with the 750cc cylinder kit.

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XS650 Deam Build

Ted — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:30:48 +0000

Like a dream! Kevin – My XS650 dream Build got its breath from a winning ebay bid. After the winning bid on a 1977 XS650 Engine, A custom rigid frame with a 42 degree rake was built to hold it all together. It wasn’t a easy task either. Getting the chain stretched from the XS sprocket […]

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A Street tracker Yamaha xs650 flat track

Ted — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:24:16 +0000

This is my Yamaha xs650 street tracker project i built. I’m calling it “First Attempt” It just needs some finishing touches, and a Paint!

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evil twin

Ted — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:40:17 +0000

Ron – Well it’s a 1974 xs 650 kick only not sure what to tell you about the bike you can see for yourself its simple nothing to wild wanted an old school look plan to put a 2 under spinger on in the next week motor is stock.

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Coal Racer, XS650 bobber

Ted — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:15:08 +0000

My Twins

Ted — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:29:32 +0000

Rick M – Hi. These are my twins. They’re both ’77 D models. The one with stock paint will stay as original as I can manage, but I have big changes planned for the second one. I got it as a parts bike, but there wasn’t much wrong other than wiring problems so lucky me. […]

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xs 650 cromo

Ted — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:09:49 +0000

Fabian- Here are the picture of my XS650 project. It began with my friend who gave us the engines about a year. les dejo la foto de mi XS650 mi proyecto comenzo junto con otro amigo que nos regalaron los motores cerca de un año. Fabian Cabrera

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650 XS “little twin” JP

Ted — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:26:32 +0000

79 XS, my new love

Ted — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:48:29 +0000

Brian – Drove 350 miles to pick up this bike and it’s been so much fun building this bike. Still not done but I’m getting there, leave comments and let me know what you think. Brian Finn

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fight-or-flight

Ted — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:18:29 +0000

Duncan – All started last summer with a $200 moped. fixed it a little and sold it for $425. I then bought my first bike, a 1986 kawasaki 454 ltd. i chopped and bobbed it and flipped it for a quick 1500. I took that and a alot of rolled change and and alot of […]

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Chop or cafe?

Ted — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:46:40 +0000

I bought this xs off ebay as non runner, had it re-bored, rebuilt engine,fitted boysen ignition etc . I don’t do stock bikes,so should i chop it or go down the cafe racer route?

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The Plumber’s Bike

Ted — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:11:47 +0000

Andy – This is a ’72 with a TC Bros. hardtail welded on a smoothed frame. The front forks, trees, brakes, and 19″ wheel are from a TX550 and have Goodridge custom lines and a Mitsutomo rib tire. The rear wheel is a 16″ Harley rim on a stock XS hub with a Duro 5.10 […]

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650 Loaner Build

Ted — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:38:07 +0000

Josh – I saved this bike from the dumpster. The owner was about to throw it away so I graciously offered to haul it off for him. I started taking my time making it the way I wanted it, but my buddy needed a bike so it became a priority. I already had the frame […]

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Mike’s xs650

Ted — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:05:31 +0000

Nice and clean XS with a cream paint job. Custom exhaust ext. Word.

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Jack Daniels Bike

Ted — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:43:47 +0000

Jerry – O.k here she is with a new look. I installed an old AMF Harley Sportster tank, moved the seat back and installed a new style of seat spring, I moved the coil pack back and mounted it on the back bone between the carb. Filters so you can’t see it unless your looking […]

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1981 Yamaha xs 650 Video/Youtube

Ted — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:23:36 +0000

81 XS Midlife Crisis

Ted — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:30:48 +0000

Brad – I don’t know why I started this project. Maybe having my cousin Rob from Chappell Customs living so close I thought it would be crazy not to. I picked this 81 XS up for $1000, drove it home with having to shut off the petcock at stop lights to keep thet carbs from […]

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Black bomb

Ted — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:15:44 +0000

Andreas – This a 1971 xs that i start to built on 3 years ago. First I had another tank and rearfender, but i change my mind and replaced it with this tank and i´m think i´m gonna use ribbed chromed rearfender or at least short and chromed. It was also a lot of aluminium […]

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XS650 Bobber vid

Ted — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:02:11 +0000

Fare East inspired XS project update

Ted — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:52:25 +0000

Busch Brothers – Hey guys, been a while but this XS is still under way- Since the last post we have decided to run a DNA sringer, adapted to the XS neck by turning down the stem and converting to taper bearings. We also made the tank instead of running the TY175 tank- it would […]

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under a pine tree for 20 years

Ted — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:48:36 +0000

Frank – 1978 650 picked up for 100.00 as scrap this gem has been sitting in the same place ever since i was a kid. motor still rolled over had to cut the chain a beat the brakes off of it just to get out of the woods, it was leaning next to tree when […]

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MeXSican Blackbird

Ted — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:35:40 +0000

Sindre Skogmo – Hi,this started out as a 80 model. Bought it a few years ago unseen.I thought it was possible to put it back to near original,but the rear frame has had some modifications. So I then decided to do a Brat style thing. The elec was a mess to say the least,all of […]

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thumper will live again

Ted — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:23:33 +0000

Gooey – I built thumper 11 years ago , it was sold to as many as 5 people over the years & was left for dead , yesterday it came full circle back to me , with frozen carbs & a tank full of tar , but it will live again & better than before […]

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Rosendo Cantu – craigslist find

Ted — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:31:33 +0000

One sweet find on craigslist. Hydraulic foot clutch, suicide shifter, hardtailed rat XS.

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KISS

Ted — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:19:56 +0000

Björn Lindblom – Keep It Super Simple

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Arnold Inc. update

Ted — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:12:05 +0000

Ray – Just put the XS back into roller form. Decided to go a different route with the 650. I’m liking this look a lot better. Now it’s time to work on the motor.

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Chopper made in Austria

Ted — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:02:18 +0000

Andy´s Chopper May 1995 Golling Salzburg Austria

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XS650 Cafe vid

Ted — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:18 +0000

1972 Yamaha XS650 Bobber Exhaust vid

Ted — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:22:26 +0000

This is my 1972 Yamaha xs650 that I bought in pieces with a stock frame. The bike has been hardtailed, homemade exhaust, stock carbs, wassel tank, Ford Model A taillight, starter removed, kick start only. Basement built bike. Thanks for watching.

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Trobberstyle – 77 xs650

Ted — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:57:13 +0000

Kellan – I found this bike in a guys shop stuffed in the corner, neglected, rusty, crusty, and begging to be ridden. I payed way to much for it, but I was happy. This was my first bike project, and I’m completely hooked. I did all the work myself, from the seat, wheels, paint, and […]

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THAILAND XS650 CUSTOM UPDATE

Ted — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:47:57 +0000

SUPACHAI NANPAN – THAILAND XS650 CUSTOM UPDATE Flame : Steam Pipe front girder : SS400 Plate 6t (cut & Bend) Rear wheel : 16 in.( Hub by machine tool,Tire is SHINKO ) Front wheel : 21 in Everything is hand made by machine. Made of steel, brass and aluminum. SUPACHAI NANPAN – THAILAND XS650 CUSTOM […]

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83 heritage special

Ted — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:40:22 +0000

Jack – Its an 83 I picked up from an older guy that had at least ten of them from what I saw in his garage it only had 9000 miles on it. As of now the only mods I’ve done is a new set of TC Bros handle bars and billet aluminum handle bar […]

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SF CA. XS750

Ted — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:15:42 +0000

Jose – It took me about a year to build my xs750.Its time to move onto an other project. Its for sale on EBay – jose echeverria

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Joe Wilson – My fun bike

Ted — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:55:34 +0000

Joe – I wanted a bike I could knock around town in and have fun with .Built this for less than 800 bucks . I am going to keep doing more and more to it as I ride and enjoy my little Brat.

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xs650 rider vid

Ted — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:14:40 +0000

First but not last XS brat

Ted — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:46:43 +0000

Paul hocroft – 1975 original except for two into ones (when brought) stripped frame down to last nut and bolt, the swing arm was seized solid needed a hacksaw to remove. Now bronze bushes and tappered rollers bearings in headstock. Painted her myself, black with 4 coats two pack clear metalflake on frame. Tank and […]

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The Brat Tracker

Ted — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:59:14 +0000

We were lucky enought to find a complete but corroded ’73 TX650 for short money. The vision was Bratstyle meets Flat Track. So here goes: Mods: Got rid of all unnecessary electronics & relocated battery & coils Chopped rear of frame & added a drop seat kit from Visual Impact ( but not used as […]

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The Bishop XS – By Vintage Customs

Ted — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:49:12 +0000

By Vintage Customs Jay – I dont know what to say about this bike.. I had planned on having The Drifter through early March for Bike Week here in Daytona Beach FL, but I had a guy come down from MD and buy it. I couldn’t argue with that so I had two full months […]

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750cc tracker project

Ted — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:38:19 +0000

Mark – I built a bobber a couple summers ago and I thought I would like to try a tracker style of bike. It has the 750cc cylinder kit, 34vm Mikuni’s, braced swing-arm, home made fork brace, piggyback KYB shocks, Omars tail. Still waiting for the Hughes PMA kit and a bunch of stuff from […]

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BARNYARD FIND! – Xs650 Cafe racer

Ted — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:20:58 +0000

Ok so here is my 1982 650 Heritage Special... Took longer than expected but from what I see that is not unusual. I bought it off an 80 year old gentleman whom found this bike in a barn about 10 years ago. Bike only had 3400 original miles on it when I got it… Needless […]

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Yamaha Xs650 Cafe racer First Crank

Ted — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:23:02 +0000

48hr Cafe Build

Ted — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:05:27 +0000

Davethewrench – Here is a 1977 XS 650 that I put together for a friend in 48hrs including sleep and lot’s of beer drinking. He had this bike sitting around for about 4 years without the know how to put it together, so with my help we slapped it together and it run’s and ride’s […]

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2nd corpse bike

Ted — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:52:49 +0000

corpse – In progress. made the hardtail, bars, chopped the springer (was 8″ over stock when i got it) seat fake oil bag fender etc. everything but the tank itself. been taking longer then expected becuase Im tight for time. enjoy! any feed back would be great! http://napalmraid.blogspot.com

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xs650 GoKart

Ted — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:43:02 +0000

XS650 GoKart – Send in by Eric Murch!

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1983 Green Meany

Ted — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:40:58 +0000

Eric – Howdy, I love this site. Here are some pics of my 83 XS650, it’s the second one I’ve had. Bought this bike as a non running project, got it running the first day (although not well). The bike smoked badly on the left side and had all kinds of electrical issues. Ended […]

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XS650 bobber shakedown (reprise)

Ted — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:20:21 +0000

Follow-up video to the first video uploaded in Sept. 2011. Engine has been bored out to 750cc. Changed tank from a sportster tank to a Frisco tank. New paint on tank and fender. Seat pan upholstered. Pipes painted black with black heat insulation wrap.

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Too many visions, not enough bikes

Ted — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:11:18 +0000

Dog – I bought this ’75 650 from a guy who according to his wife, could only keep 3 bikes in the garage. Well, he had his sights on another bike and I had mine on this gem.

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The Blue Bommer (bobber)

Ted — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:53:10 +0000

Rodney – This was my first bike I ever built, started off with a 78 frame that was just layin around with a bunch of ratty old mx bikes behind a shop that I worked at.I had told the owner of the shop that I had wanted to build a hard tail bike, he had […]

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Frankenstein xs

Ted — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:39:11 +0000

Shane – This started life with me as a 73 basket for 300 bucks off craigslist. The po did the rake and stretch. Everything is powdercoated except the cases… Dupli-Color hi-temp there. I filed and sanded and polished the shit out of the top end and rebuilt the internals. The top end is 73. The […]

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under construction in hell paso texas

Ted — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:03:12 +0000

Trini – OK so i know its been awhile but “man time flys when you fall off the wagon”!! ha-ha nuff said anyways this is the updated version of the bike as you can see i stretched the neck gave it about 2 more inches of rake which in turn raised it a little higher […]

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Matt Verdell – First build

Ted — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:53:18 +0000

Matt – I bought this bike off a craigslist 6 months ago for $450. The first thing i did was drop the frame off at tc bros for a hardtail and neck gussets. I made the rear fender from a Harley Davidson heritage front fender. I pick up the aluminum wheels off craigslist for $75 […]

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John’s xs bobber

Ted — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:10:55 +0000

John – I picked up a bunch of boxes full of xs parts and a titled frame for $50. I got started putting it back together with a tc bros hardtail and after a couple months ended up with what you see. It’s kick only with the battery and electronics all fit in the fake […]

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THAILAND XS650 CUSTOM

Ted — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:22:30 +0000

SUPACHAI NANPAN – THAILAND XS650 CUSTOM – All parts handmade by me.

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Shrek reborn

Ted — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:38:00 +0000

Tables – Well it is done, Shrek has been reborn. Everyone on this site seems to become totally addicted to these bikes and I ‘ve gotta say I am no different….”My name is Tables and I am addicted”. There I said it, what a relief. After many, many late nights of not seeing my wife […]

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XS650 Final Assembly

Ted — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:40:52 +0000

David Bryan – This is my first motorcycle build and I learned a lot and probably did a lot of dumb shit. The bike’s not finished yet! Gotta paint it, finish cleaning up the wiring, and replace a few more things. Music – Ball and Biscuit by The White Stripes

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Joel Mekolites xs

Ted — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:31:41 +0000

First start up. 2011/12/another-brat 2009/12/1972-xs650-brat-bike-is-done

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Soggy XS650 – all sorted and ready for MOT

Ted — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:07:06 +0000

Soggy – Just changed the seat from the single to the bannana. looks much better

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Al’s Hardcore frame build

Ted — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:49:59 +0000

Al – This was my first frame, I bought it off of Jon pretty well done except for the motor and front end. When I got it (sorry Jon) it was anything else than what I had pictured. Not anyone’s fault but my own. So I took the oil bag and modified it , the […]

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2 years and going

Ted — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:12:47 +0000

Michael – Started off as a very stock and very unattractive 1978 650. Items changed- g&l choppers hardtail. Fully rebuilt motor by motomethod in Vancouver BC. Hand made sissy bar, hand made exhaust with cocktail shaker mufflers. Lovely ebay knockoff frisco mount wassell tank that leaked like a siv so had to fix some welds […]

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White Zombie XS 650

Ted — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:37:13 +0000

Richard – This is a 1981 XS 650 that I picked up for $700 bucks the head gasket bike had t was blown and the front brake was frozen. Took it home and started to strip it down and make a list of parts I was going to need from Mikes XS. Tore down the […]

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Black Cherry Bagger

Ted — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:19:19 +0000

Patrick – My love of XS’s all started when my uncle gave me a couple bikes and extra motor, this 79’ and an 81’ special (one of my upcoming builds). Both of these bikes have matching numbers (frame and engine). After viewing all of the ideas on the web (especially this site) I decided just […]

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John B – xs650

Ted — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:22:29 +0000

John B -This is a 1982 xs650 with lots of upgrades and additions such as PMA kit, oil cooler, chrome bolt kit for the engine, all new wiring, I added my bag under the seatand also installed LED lights on the bike. Some of these pics are before I added some of the parts listed […]

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XS650 VM34 Tuning

Ted — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:21:22 +0000

Runs much better when the timing is set correctly. Duh…

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My second ’81 XS650 chop

Ted — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:39:30 +0000

Bought this as a running bike two years ago. Trailered it home, rolled it up on the lift and started choppin’. My neighbor, Dan Dillon, is a real deal old biker. He helped alot even when it pissed me off. He raised the bar on this build for me, thanks Dan! Joe “Deacon” Cotten

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Holiday Customs Curvey-frame 2.0

Ted — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:07:54 +0000

Curvey-frame 2.0 Jared – I got the bike cheap and in pretty rough shape. I wanted to build another version of my XS 650 that I could sell being that I’ve had people offering to buy my bike and that aint happening. I wanted to change a few things though. The exhaust bell bottoms took […]

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Always changing

Ted — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:10:16 +0000

Jo Jo – Well. This is my bike with the tins painted with testers emeral green, now there powder coated and the frame is hammer-coat.4 over tubes, some times i put the stock tubes on,always trying to make it better its a 78 engine,almost always starts on the first kick .one of the best […]

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Riding Dirty

Ted — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:20:44 +0000

JJ – I had a few sports bikes in the past (95′ gxsr, 01′ TLR) and had been searching for another TLR for some time but couldn’t find the right one at the right price. After deciding that perhaps I should move on and look into a cafe I started searching around and talking to […]

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leadfist xs650 Vid

Ted — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:50:21 +0000

2010/07/the-new-71-leadfist-xs

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Thaddeaus getting started

Ted — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:23:51 +0000

Thaddeaus – Bought a bone stock runner last year. Stripped it down and rode it; this year plan to get more done. Made a axle mount light/plate bracket, temporary solo seat from an aluminum street sign and a gate hinge, and modified a throttle sleeve to accept an old Schwinn grip. Rebel shocks to lower […]

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xs project on the run

Ted — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:14:10 +0000

Billy the kid – I bought this bike and had my friend give me a rolling chassis for a cb550 trade swapped everything over , the only problem my bike has a problem prior to swap , it starts and runs for 10 minutes and shuts down , I put a used charging system and […]

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Maty’s XS650 bobber

Ted — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:49:36 +0000

Mat – Heres my XS almost finished building it , tc bros hardtail was put on by an engineer i know and the rest was sourced and installed by me. Its my first build and i think its come up great.

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I like it like this

Ted — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:21:19 +0000

Juan – It come with a 750 motor kit and two MIKUNI carbs… àndale!!! Here is my version of the 650 xs. The entire front of the bike has been modified to accommodate a fork vmax 1200. shock absorbers at the rear from a 1200 Harley Sportster. The engine is now in 750 cm3 + […]

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La Campamocha

Ted — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:13:09 +0000

I hope you like my campamocha (mantis). greetings and thanks . PP KORAJEZ

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MEAN TIKI US ARMY BOBBER

Ted — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:37:37 +0000

Jason – Hey, Here are few pics of my garage creation. It is an 82 XS 650 donated by my brother in-law. I tore it down, chopped it up, Got some help from Rich at G&L choppers ( a fellow US ARMY VET) with parts and a lot of advice. This is a Dirt Cheap […]

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XSive Force- finally running!

Ted — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:50:48 +0000

ChappellCustoms – Rebuilding engine

Ted — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:01:20 +0000

Rebuilding the old engine to be a show stopping work of art! Some steps had to be skipped to keep our secrets, oh and also because my camera kept running out of card space 🙂

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CU4TRO PUERKOS No 3

Ted — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:48:13 +0000

Xs 650 1971; first build of CU4TRO PUERKOS BOGOTA COLOMBIA.

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Fong Bros Speedster

Ted — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:33:49 +0000

Denis – It’s an 82 xs650 by the Fong Bros. Still trying to fine tune that same old design. Some items on it include: 16 inch wheels front and back with Shinko tires, foot clutch, hand shift, xs1 front brake,West Eagle seat, TC bros tail, Pamco ignition, LowBrow gas tank, custom handlebars. It has Mac […]

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softail xs

Ted — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:49:00 +0000

Chris – Hi ya, been collecting various xs parts for the last 15 years, finally last year started bolting things together. I made forward controls, fender rails and wheel spacers myself,wanted to powder coat frame but got laid off last week so it will be a rattle can special when weather gets warmer (this winter […]

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Future chopper (update)

Ted — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:57:50 +0000

Jeff – welll since last I posted i cut that perfectly good bike in half, stretched it four inches and dropped it two inches with a david bird hooped style hardtail, with a tubing bender me and my buddy brett built a new support beam for the motor support structure…..got rid of the lame exhaust […]

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Homebuilt budget XS650

Ted — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:54:18 +0000

Griz – I didn’t want to post any pics until she was done but your handlebar give-away convinced me otherwise. The work has progressed past this pic but it’s the only shot I have of her at the moment. ’78 XS650 Special with a hardtail from Lowbrow. Fender strut kit from Lowbrow. Bungs for fender […]

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Anthony – XS650 First time builder

Ted — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:22:50 +0000

72 XS 650 with a hard-tail frame and a homemade fender. Working on forward controls and finishing it up.

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Rootbeer Cafe

Ted — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:17:16 +0000

Jeff – My first try at a custom bike!!! Bought this thing not running for $100. Got it running then took the bike all apart and cleaned everything up. Powdercoated everything black. Re-laced the wheels which I learned from an article on this site. Lowered it. TCBros rear sets. 130 rear tire. Ebay tailpan. Stock […]

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Christopher’s Old School Chopper

Ted — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:56:00 +0000

Christopher – I just wanted to send in some updated pictures of my XS650 Chopper build in the hopes of winning a cool set of bars from LowBrow. I have been working on this bike for about 2 years now. I was hoping that I would have been finished by now but ended up moving […]

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The ever transforming build of Last Caress.

Ted — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:09:16 +0000

Jeff Kil – Well as many xs 650’s that have been built in the last 2 years this one started out as a basket case 77 destined to have the “bobber treatment”. This is not as easy as it seems for me, because every time I try to finish the bike something else changes and […]

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1st attempt at love (73 TX)

Ted — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:54:23 +0000

My friend (Jeff) and I are building this chop. It is my 1st build. We have used some Harley skins, with cut up pieces like the handle bars, exhaust pipes, as well as fabbed a few parts here and there. It has a Sportster seat, (MY old a.. can’t sit on those hard seats you […]

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marvins xs650 beauty

Ted — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:02:38 +0000

Marvin – I pick this bike about two years ago on craiglist for 450 I took the hold bike and re did it my way with the help of. Bill with out him I would never have done it.

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Steve’s budget build

Ted — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:57:15 +0000

Steve – This is my first build, 84 XS650. Bike was built on a budget (950$). I enjoy riding this more than my Harley. Its fun to beat the shit out of. The handlebars seem to make people scratch their head, they are so sweet.

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Holiday XS650 build vid

Ted — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:37:13 +0000

2011/01/curvey-frame-holiday-customs-76-xs-650/

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Ray’s dropseat

Ted — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:52:01 +0000

Ray – This is another Dave huntress frame. I went with a Detroit bros style build this time. stock front end that has been shaved and powder coated. the front wheel is a stock hub laced up to a 23, the rear is a 180-18. Hubs and rims where powder coated green. I went with […]

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Wargasser XS650 Project

Ted — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:33:26 +0000

Sherm – This a bike i bought two and half years ago its been an ongoing project. Some of the parts on here like the spool hub, gas cap, shaved legs, triple trees and rear hub a are from Wargasser Speed Shop. The tank is from lowbrow but the gas cap hole was capped and […]

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Beginner’s Luck – My first motorcycle.

Ted — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:47:36 +0000

Kent – Quick picture I snapped while I was at the local scrap yard getting some aluminum for my tail section. Almost getting there! As soon as the fairing is mounted I will move onto the seat. Will update.

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I would do terrible, terrible things for a free set of Friscos..

Ted — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:55:04 +0000

I just bought my XS650 very recently. I’ve been searching for a good starting point for close to two years now. It’s a 1980, and has just over 7000kms on it. Very clean! Ive began to dismantle and get my creative gears turning. I decided early on that I would most definitely be rocking a […]

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Justin’s XS

Ted — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:13:26 +0000

I’ve always loved XS650 bobbers, but always hated the geometry of the mass produced hardtails. That is why I called Elswick Cycles and had this one custom made. Its a 5″ stretch with a 4.25″ ride height and I think it ended up giving the bike a pretty wicked stance. The oil/electrics can was also […]

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Holy F@%kin XS

Ted — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:46:31 +0000

The bike started life as an 81′ XS650. A farmer bought it for his hired help who then learned a valuable lesson on drinking and riding. for the next 30 years it sat in a barn under a cover. a friend of mine who hunts that land calls and says he just has seen an […]

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PRO-STOCK Garage

Ted — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:19:25 +0000

650 XS Bobber made in France. www.prostockmoto.com

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jon smal – Dirty Rice

Ted — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:31:09 +0000

Jon – This was a shop project here at Hotshoe Cycle Works. Its a ’75 XS650B, last registered in 1981, it had been locked up in the back shed and repeatedly raped for parts over the last 30+ years, -No more though, the bike got a new dress and a second chance….. I designed and […]

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First Timer.

Ted — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:12:31 +0000

Brad – Traded a stalled V.W. project for a bike that had already been hacked on but it came complete and with a good title.Ive been admiring this site for a couple of years now and feel good about building my first bike. Started by calling Taylor at T.C.brothers to get their awesome hard tail,came […]

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Free handlebars – Contest sponsored by lowbrow

Ted — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:42:45 +0000

leave a comment or send in pic – win a set of handlebars Here’s another Contest sponsored by lowbrow with two chances to win a set of 7/8″ Keystones or 1 pair of 7/8″ Friscos handlebars. Two separate ways to enter. Two ways to win. All you have to do to enter is: 1. leave […]

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yamasaki, called “not quite right”

Ted — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:14:54 +0000

Jason goldsberry – Used the front end off a 78 kz650, the rest of a 79 xs650. I put on a visual impact brat kit, tc bros bars, mustang tank, and a few other bits from the kz. It’s a fun bike and fun to ride. Its my first build.

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The Money Pit…

Ted — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:05:24 +0000

Gary C. – The Money Pit…an ongoing project, was the name given to this bike by the previous owner who has ridden, broken, & repaired these machines for over 100,000 miles. Bike started as an ’83 Heritage Special with a storied past. Stock machine that went through the Minton Mods phase as well as several […]

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Yamaha XS 650 Bobber Brat Flat tracker

Ted — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:58:39 +0000

SDC-2

Ted — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:47:09 +0000

Dan – This is a 1980 XS650. When I bought it was a nice clean bike. TC brothers rigid, fake oil tank, brakeswivel, Fender is from Led Sled, Gas tank is a Cole Foster. I made the battery box. Seat was wrapped by Gary from Iron Horse Leather, Paint done by John from JJ Customs, […]

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Nick’s first 650.

Ted — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:32:47 +0000

Got a box of motorcycle. Built this bike with no knowledge of building motorcycles, and accidently got it right.

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chazz’s new toy

Ted — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:25:46 +0000

I got a new toy to play with, goin to change the styling in the near future,apes wider yokes and tank and seat for starters.

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StreetKORE Project: XS650 StreetCHOPPER

Ted — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:51:46 +0000

The StreetCHOPPER project kicked off about 6 months ago when a friend offered up a Big Twin Evo rigid frame. I always wanted to build a rigid with sport bike influences. A spare XS motor was waiting for a home in the corner of the shop. For giggles we set the motor in the frame […]

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MBAH SEMAR

Ted — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:09 +0000

Sugiarto- Indonesia. Thank you. I finally finished the motor, as well as the bike. I really like the pewayangan world, so I therefore give the bike the name “MBAH SEMAR”

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1975 XS650 Hardtail rigid

Ted — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:39:03 +0000

my third xs bobber

Ted — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:31:42 +0000

Pete – I bought the frame from Projex engineering, long and low…and biult the bike in my garage, took about three and a half months, from start to finnish. I rebored it to 770cc, wont do that again. I cant kick the f* over. I know that the compression is supposed to be the same […]

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WWII Military Theme XS650

Ted — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:09:10 +0000

Ed – The inspiration for this project came surprisingly from a Bloomingdales catalog with a vintage World War 2 motorcycle on the cover. Something about the look really appealed to me. After doing some research on the military motorcycles from that era & realistically evaluating my riding environment, I decided I wanted a modern interpretation […]

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Jack Daniels Bike

Ted — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:59:53 +0000

Jerry – Well here she is the Jack Daniels bike ready for the show. Hope you like her man is she fast. Jerry Luke 2011/11/1981-xs-650-jack-daniles

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1977 880ccm XS-Chopper “THE BONESHAKER”

Ted — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:41:18 +0000

Martin – This is a 1977 Yamaha XS with a 880ccm Engine Tuning Build by www.Boneshaker-Germany.com

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DO IT YOURSELF XS650 HARDTAIL KIT – The ARDTAIL!

Ted — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:23:31 +0000

Jon ardcorechoppers – Introducing the latest product from Ardcore Choppers for the garage builder. The ARDTAIL! After YEARS of getting requests for a DIY hardtail with the killer lines and quality we are known for here it is. We have listened to the issues the average home builder has with the installation of other kits […]

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81 Aussie bobber

Ted — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:29:48 +0000

Phil – Been building this thing for over a year now and just gotta find a good rear guard that complies with Australian laws (Not Short Bobber) though that’s what I want (sad aye ?) It was a basket case, totally although it was running, everything was painted flat black including the motor. A lot […]

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kentpmartin’s Xs650

Ted — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:12:09 +0000

ALf,s 79 xs650

Ted — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:21:41 +0000

My Texas sized 79. NEW: f n r tires, reg/rec, brakes and camshaft, cables, gel battery, taillight etc. Dig the custom 14″ risers. I am 4-10 on a good day with boots on and this is the lowest ride I could find. Now I need info on the PMA kits. I hear it is the […]

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XS Mint Design – Japan 2012..

Ted — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:41 +0000

st.Louis lunatic

Ted — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:52:18 +0000

78 650 Bando built frame 250rear tire 12 over narrow glide front end 21 front tire ultima foward controls Bando built jackshaft more. To follow

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xs 650 build by Derya

Ted — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:08:15 +0000

Yamiedave

Ted — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:59:30 +0000

Yamiedave – Bike nickname isXSedid it is a XS650 1972 frame with 4degree rack,the top of triple tree of a sr400 yamaha lower the front end 1″, standard fork fitted.the rear swing arm is extended2.5″(further modification to follow).the seat pan is lowered 5″ with 10″shockys fitted,forward mounted controls.all of my own designs, alot of thought […]

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Expresso racer xs665

Ted — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:39:58 +0000

Stéphane – This bike was made by me – This model is a 1979 XS650 3L1.

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Brian Winther’s XS

Ted — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:16:11 +0000

Brian – I bought the bike in April 2010 from a little old man that reminded me of the movie “The World’s Fastest Indian.” He is a great guy that lives everything related to two wheels. The bike was in extremely bad shape and had a bush growing out of the front tire. I grabbed […]

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xs650 Chopper 2 into 1 Amal manifold

Ted — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:43:28 +0000

GreensandFoundry – This is my straight mounted 1-2 manifold made to fit a standard xs cv carb,i made this because a number of people wanted it but personally i dont like the standard xs carbs so addapted it to fit a trusty old Amal MK1 930 Concentric. My range of xs parts is listed on […]

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LITTLE RED RIDING HO – MCW’s Racings latest bike

Ted — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:28:58 +0000

Ryan Benson – Just wanted to give a update of whats going on at MCW. Built this little bob in the past couple weeks. It’s got MCW’s hard-tail, bars, hi-pipes, mid-controls, and seat pan. Also she has got a DNA springer, 80spoke Harley wheels, DNA caliper, wassel tank and……. please just see the pics. For any […]

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Miny – Parts Bike

Ted — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:22:32 +0000

Write about your XS650.: 78′ xs 400 frame hard tailed by Merlins customs in Willis 79 xs engine from 300 dollar donor bike with 15k miles 81 CM 400 forks and front brake RD 400 wheels powder coated Sportster tank bobbed a Harley cop seat old boot seat and battery cover All brackets and motor […]

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