Author: Ted

John Ashley – Black Cherry

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....

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Josh thornton – JT’s yamabob

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...

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Backyard Engineerings

 “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,...

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Leadfist 1979 Yamaha XS

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...

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