a ride in the snow

gordonscott · 01-14-2010, 12:26 PM

Got the old girl out today, changed out sidecar wheel to an xs 16"mag (thanks Roy) so now have three matching wheels

jayel · 01-14-2010, 12:42 PM

nice work gordon, isn't it amazing how well a sidecar rig works in the snow?

pumps · 01-14-2010, 12:55 PM

I think that has to be one of the best if not THE best looking non stock XSs I have ever seen. Those pictures just grab me! Good job. Give us some information on that fork set up . Seems like I have seen it somewhere before. Are those like earles forks?

twinsarehot · 01-14-2010, 01:06 PM

wow, that thing is legendary.

bigpup · 01-14-2010, 01:13 PM

awesome, some finished pics looks good man!

Barb · 01-14-2010, 01:31 PM

Isn't that the front end you built? Wow, but that came out nice!! I can't show those shots to my outfit---she'd go on strike and refuse to leave the shed!

Beautiful. Just plain beautiful! Now I know why it snows! (Backdrop for a nice XS outfit!!)

Barb

650Skull · 01-14-2010, 01:46 PM

Man you have made a beautiful set up Gordon. Congratulations

Dam shame about the lost thread with your progress on this project. I am i bit dirty when i think about all that has been lost

pumps · 01-14-2010, 02:59 PM

650Skull- We did lose a lot but we can get more. We have most of the people. I still have all the pictures from my thread on my photobucket account. I'll bet Gordon has his somewhere too. I'm just glad we are all together again!

650Skull · 01-14-2010, 03:31 PM

Yea hugs all round

ryan79 · 01-14-2010, 10:27 PM

great stuff, I seen one of your bikes at rice-o-rama a couple years back.your a talented guy. your pipes are the best deal going in my opinion.keep on keepin on dude. no rice-o-rama last year though.maybe get to see this one this year. or does it only come out in snow.

Gordon · 01-15-2010, 08:15 AM

Pump's, Skull, if we all start with the warm fuzzie's, doe's that mean your gonna want to hold my hand in the shower? It's is sad that we lost allot of good stuff over there,but I am confident we will get allot back, esp. with you guy's around.

crash · 01-15-2010, 08:22 AM

nice ride

torque · 01-15-2010, 10:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfXDL0czMfM Finnish XS2 Icetracker.

Allegro40 · 01-16-2010, 11:28 AM

Hey Scott
you finally finished her! looks really good

XSLeo · 01-16-2010, 07:44 PM

Very good job with the forks, very cool.

jay760 · 01-16-2010, 08:47 PM

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=39096

How about this for riding in the snow

gordonscott · 01-17-2010, 02:12 PM

Hi Everyone, Thanks a bunch for the compliments guys, XSLeo, Allegro40, Crash, twinsarehot, Bigpup, ALL of you. The secret is to find people who know more then you and copy them

Jayel, Yes it is amazing how good they go in the snow but I still need to find the right tires, maybe studed knobbies for next season

Pumps and Barb, That is the front end I was building and is just a "leading link" design, used rail buggy shocks on it and they work great! Amazing how easy it turns now

Up hill taking a left turn can be done with one hand on bars, even with passenger in chair! Barb and Jayel can tell testify thats the most effort usually needed on the bars to turn. Yes Skull hugs all around my friend

Torque, I could not get the grin off my face when watching that vid

thanks for posting it! Same to Jay, ski at 100mph! those guys are crazy

Ryan, did we meet at rice o rama? I was not there this past yaer because of a mixup they had on date and location

I will see you this year I'm sure

royfisk · 01-17-2010, 03:18 PM

Had the xsl bike out yesterday, put on a couple of miles in the january thaw, now will take remainder of winter to wash off the road salt. Never thought about the water out there. I wonder what those ski guys do when the tow vehical stops????

crash · 01-19-2010, 09:16 AM

damn ,would love to try the behind the car ski race

gordonscott · 02-02-2010, 04:26 PM

Hey everyone

Been real busy at work because cold is causing problems with equipment so have not had any free time. Not stopping me from getting my daily ride in though

I'm very well known in my home town this year as "that crazy guy"

Ride to work everyday on bike regardless of weather or temp. Here is a picture of temp as I left for work today, 12.6deg

Hope you all are getting some bike time in be it working on them or riding

Hope all is well with everyone too. p.s. any other crazy "Rounders" here? http://www.yearroundriders.com/index.htm

01-14-2010, 12:26 PM	#1
gordonscott XS650 Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 142	a ride in the snow Got the old girl out today, changed out sidecar wheel to an xs 16"mag (thanks Roy) so now have three matching wheels

01-14-2010, 12:42 PM	#2
jayel #9 Guru 74 TX650A Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: southeastern Iowa Posts: 180	Re: a ride in the snow nice work gordon, isn't it amazing how well a sidecar rig works in the snow?
	where are we going and why are we in this hand basket? I'm allergic to hard work and pain

01-14-2010, 12:55 PM	#3
pumps XS650 Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 384	Re: a ride in the snow I think that has to be one of the best if not THE best looking non stock XSs I have ever seen. Those pictures just grab me! Good job. Give us some information on that fork set up . Seems like I have seen it somewhere before. Are those like earles forks?
	On an XS you won't pass yourself everyday. Currently wrenching and riding on a 1977 D XS650- "Patience" Patience project pics: http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q148/pumps32/XS650/xs%20repairs/

01-14-2010, 01:06 PM	#4
twinsarehot "new post" button fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: smallstate Posts: 154	Re: a ride in the snow wow, that thing is legendary.
	youth is wasted on the young.

01-14-2010, 01:13 PM	#5
bigpup XS650 Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 135	Re: a ride in the snow awesome, some finished pics looks good man!

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01-14-2010, 01:31 PM	#6
Barb XS650 Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: N.W. Washington State, USA Posts: 76	Re: a ride in the snow Isn't that the front end you built? Wow, but that came out nice!! I can't show those shots to my outfit---she'd go on strike and refuse to leave the shed! Beautiful. Just plain beautiful! Now I know why it snows! (Backdrop for a nice XS outfit!!) Barb
	Barb Two XS650's, a Triumph, a BMW, four BSAs, and a partridge in a pear tree....

01-14-2010, 01:46 PM	#7
650Skull XS650 Junkie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: FNQ Australia Posts: 510	Re: a ride in the snow Man you have made a beautiful set up Gordon. Congratulations Dam shame about the lost thread with your progress on this project. I am i bit dirty when i think about all that has been lost
	To old to die young

01-14-2010, 02:59 PM	#8
pumps XS650 Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 384	Re: a ride in the snow 650Skull- We did lose a lot but we can get more. We have most of the people. I still have all the pictures from my thread on my photobucket account. I'll bet Gordon has his somewhere too. I'm just glad we are all together again!
	On an XS you won't pass yourself everyday. Currently wrenching and riding on a 1977 D XS650- "Patience" Patience project pics: http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q148/pumps32/XS650/xs%20repairs/

01-14-2010, 03:31 PM	#9
650Skull XS650 Junkie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: FNQ Australia Posts: 510	Re: a ride in the snow Yea hugs all round
	To old to die young

01-14-2010, 10:27 PM	#10
ryan79 XS650 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: rhode island Posts: 14	Re: a ride in the snow great stuff, I seen one of your bikes at rice-o-rama a couple years back.your a talented guy. your pipes are the best deal going in my opinion.keep on keepin on dude. no rice-o-rama last year though.maybe get to see this one this year. or does it only come out in snow.

01-15-2010, 08:15 AM	#11
Gordon XS650 Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Waterford Ct. Posts: 331	Re: a ride in the snow Pump's, Skull, if we all start with the warm fuzzie's, doe's that mean your gonna want to hold my hand in the shower? It's is sad that we lost allot of good stuff over there,but I am confident we will get allot back, esp. with you guy's around.
	'80 G MODEL

01-15-2010, 08:22 AM	#12
crash XS650 Junkie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: prince george Va. Posts: 637	Re: a ride in the snow nice ride

01-15-2010, 10:28 PM	#13
torque XS650 New Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 4	Re: a ride in the snow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfXDL0czMfM Finnish XS2 Icetracker.
	Last edited by torque; 01-15-2010 at 10:40 PM.

01-16-2010, 11:28 AM	#14
Allegro40 XS650 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: St More Posts: 92	Re: a ride in the snow Hey Scott you finally finished her! looks really good

01-16-2010, 07:44 PM	#15
XSLeo XS650 Junkie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lebanon NY Posts: 821	Re: a ride in the snow Very good job with the forks, very cool.
	75 XS650B with a few mods, Dual disc brakes up front, Disc on rear, Pamcopete Ignition with the green coil, Radio Shack rectifier and Chrysler regulator, LED tail/brake and turnsignals

01-16-2010, 08:47 PM	#16
jay760 XS650 Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: mandurah,Western Australia Posts: 335	Re: a ride in the snow http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=39096 How about this for riding in the snow

01-17-2010, 02:12 PM	#17
gordonscott XS650 Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 142	Re: a ride in the snow Hi Everyone, Thanks a bunch for the compliments guys, XSLeo, Allegro40, Crash, twinsarehot, Bigpup, ALL of you. The secret is to find people who know more then you and copy them Jayel, Yes it is amazing how good they go in the snow but I still need to find the right tires, maybe studed knobbies for next season Pumps and Barb, That is the front end I was building and is just a "leading link" design, used rail buggy shocks on it and they work great! Amazing how easy it turns now Up hill taking a left turn can be done with one hand on bars, even with passenger in chair! Barb and Jayel can tell testify thats the most effort usually needed on the bars to turn. Yes Skull hugs all around my friend Torque, I could not get the grin off my face when watching that vid thanks for posting it! Same to Jay, ski at 100mph! those guys are crazy Ryan, did we meet at rice o rama? I was not there this past yaer because of a mixup they had on date and location I will see you this year I'm sure

01-17-2010, 03:18 PM	#18
royfisk build and rebuild get bet Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: winchester, new hampshire Posts: 86	Re: a ride in the snow Had the xsl bike out yesterday, put on a couple of miles in the january thaw, now will take remainder of winter to wash off the road salt. Never thought about the water out there. I wonder what those ski guys do when the tow vehical stops????
	650 yamaha once bit addicted for life.

01-19-2010, 09:16 AM	#19
crash XS650 Junkie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: prince george Va. Posts: 637	Re: a ride in the snow damn ,would love to try the behind the car ski race

02-02-2010, 04:26 PM	#20
gordonscott XS650 Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 142	Re: a ride in the snow Hey everyone Been real busy at work because cold is causing problems with equipment so have not had any free time. Not stopping me from getting my daily ride in though I'm very well known in my home town this year as "that crazy guy" Ride to work everyday on bike regardless of weather or temp. Here is a picture of temp as I left for work today, 12.6deg Hope you all are getting some bike time in be it working on them or riding Hope all is well with everyone too. p.s. any other crazy "Rounders" here? http://www.yearroundriders.com/index.htm

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