Awesome!thanks for the info,super appreciate it!

The tires are Firestone Deluxe Champion from Cocker Tire. The rear is 5.00-16 and the front is 4.00-19. They are mounted on stock XS 650 rims which I bead blasted and powder coated V-Twin black. The set up rides great turns outstanding. The thick tires also soften the ride. Thanks for looking.

The rear is a TC Bros weld on hard tail. The neck is stock with weld in gussets and I shaved the forks and triple trees and rebuilt the forks. They are the stock length. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks Boon, I just completed a 1968 Ducati Scrambler resporation which is posted on Whiskey Tango Photography facebook. You might like it also. I am currently working on a 1977 Harley Shovelhead bobber which will probable have this blue on it also, I have alot of it left over.

Powder coat is done by electrically charging or static charging the metal and then spraying it with powder coat at a low PSI with powder coat gun. It’s actually pretty easy to do you just have to have an oven big enough to heat the item in. I used the powder coat for the same reason; I wanted it to be durable. I was going to paint or gold leaf over the top but was happy with the way it turned out so I left it.

The bike rides great. It actualy has a softer ride than my wife’s Harley Nightster which has rear shocks. It has all new bearings and newer sealed bearings in the neck which make it handle better. She turns fast and smooth. There is alot of TC Bros influence in the bike because alot of the parts came from them and they were nice enough to talk to me and answer my questions. Also this bike is all powder coat which I did and now enjoy doing. The pictures actualy dont do it justice. I have several Harley Davidsons (new and old) and an old Ducati however when its time to go on the sunday breakfast run, this is the bike that usual rolls out of the garage. Last year at Just Kickers Bike Festival (Davis OK, April 25th) there was only two of us on XS650 and everyone loved to see them and made note of all the hard work that went into building them. Awesome event to go to.

The oil filter is from 650 Central. It uses a fram filter you can buy locally. The modification consist of filling the old cover screw holes with JB Weld and drilling holes and tapping them to secure the filter adapter. The filter fits right on the old cover mounting surface. Simple modification and works great. I believe it also helps to keep the oil cooler because it is in the breeze.

No I made them, I used the TCBros pipe builder kit and it worked great. The tips I milled and drilled out of brass stock.

But I do like the bike! Great Job………….