Irish_prick
master of the cut'n wheel
I did a build thread on the ACO bobber
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13813
And my XS2 "Caferod" is my daily rider i got it for $200 not run'n. after my ol sporty brokedown on me the last time(bout 2years ago and i still havnt fixed it). i cleaned the carbs and rode the XS in it's crusty "happy motoring" stock look(big rack, stock seat and bars) to a friends house where we drank ALOT of PBR and whiskey. Then we started knocking the stock turn signel off with a rubber hammer and cutting everthing else off that i didnt think i need'd with a cutoff wheel. My dude bill had a old zuki 80cc dirt bike that had a tide up motor i gave him 25bucks for it .then i took the seat and bars off the mini bike. i cut the brace out of the bars flip'd them over and bungey corded the seat on the ratty look'n beast.
Then a few months go by and i head a issue with the charge'n system so i cleaned it up alittle and add a few things
I started by get'n the seat mounted i used a old belt and some of the stock seat latching parts
then i started make'n some pipes and some struts
some where i got a set of the 80's heavy spoke weels so i put the back on i had to make spacer for the front so it came around later i got one of hugh's pmas and a accel super coil and ran all knew wire'n.
then i made the Cafe panel it started out as an old trump 650 rear fender i just cut and mod'd then made it fit flush with the frame in the back
and matched it the best i could with a mix of a few diffrent rattle cans.
i made some emblems from some 24oz PBR cans and this is wat i came up with for under $900
oh and i took it to a local bike show bout a week after i got it done and took 2nd in the Jap class. the winner of the class also got best of show!
http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13813
And my XS2 "Caferod" is my daily rider i got it for $200 not run'n. after my ol sporty brokedown on me the last time(bout 2years ago and i still havnt fixed it). i cleaned the carbs and rode the XS in it's crusty "happy motoring" stock look(big rack, stock seat and bars) to a friends house where we drank ALOT of PBR and whiskey. Then we started knocking the stock turn signel off with a rubber hammer and cutting everthing else off that i didnt think i need'd with a cutoff wheel. My dude bill had a old zuki 80cc dirt bike that had a tide up motor i gave him 25bucks for it .then i took the seat and bars off the mini bike. i cut the brace out of the bars flip'd them over and bungey corded the seat on the ratty look'n beast.
Then a few months go by and i head a issue with the charge'n system so i cleaned it up alittle and add a few things
I started by get'n the seat mounted i used a old belt and some of the stock seat latching parts
then i started make'n some pipes and some struts
some where i got a set of the 80's heavy spoke weels so i put the back on i had to make spacer for the front so it came around later i got one of hugh's pmas and a accel super coil and ran all knew wire'n.
then i made the Cafe panel it started out as an old trump 650 rear fender i just cut and mod'd then made it fit flush with the frame in the back
and matched it the best i could with a mix of a few diffrent rattle cans.
i made some emblems from some 24oz PBR cans and this is wat i came up with for under $900
oh and i took it to a local bike show bout a week after i got it done and took 2nd in the Jap class. the winner of the class also got best of show!
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