Author: Ted

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...