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Ugly bikes!!!!!!
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Airwolfie
XS650 Guru
burns
OWG
but, the wonders of cosmetic surgery cannot be denied. take a look at this Virago built to mimic a Vincent for Billie Joel: http://www.autoevolution.com/news/billy-joel-rides-a-custom-yamaha-virago-photo-gallery-55179.html
Saw that vira/cent elsewhere this morning (IMHO) that engine is still F'n ugly.
The new indian engine however..............
Not so bad, haven't seen the other side though.
Oh here it is
It's a bit overstyled but nice lines anyways.
The new indian engine however..............
Not so bad, haven't seen the other side though.
Oh here it is
It's a bit overstyled but nice lines anyways.
DIRTY DOG
XS650 Guru
looks like a old h/d flat head, would look great in a chopper
burns
OWG
Saw that vira/cent elsewhere this morning (IMHO) that engine is still F'n ugly.
The now indian engine however
Not so bad, haven't seen the other side though.
Oh here it is
overall it's overstyled but nice lines anyways.
Well, ya gotta admit the builder knocked a lot of the ugly off the rest of the bike.
The Indian mill is a show-piece of course.
DIRTY DOG
XS650 Guru
where can I get one? ( if i had the the cash$$$$$$)haha
weaselbeak
XS650 Junkie
I will post pics of my trike project in a couple days. I'm running in circles with too much to do for a couple days.
Put up a picture to help us understand what you mean.
I don't think the xs looks very good in the various variations people try to weld it into, and it doesn't help if it's someone's first project. The main problem is it's too small and the best you're going to get is cuteness. I've seen the same things done to old Triumphs with good success and I think I have to attribute it to the attractiveness of the motor. The motor looks interesting enough to sit there in a world of space by itself, when the xs motor doesn't. But the xs motor looks fine in the stock bike.
You know the xs is second or third choice of most of those doing the modifications, and when it is you can't hide that. It may show up as trashing the bike ala Fong Bros, to further save money, or as just running out of money pursuing what might have been a decent idea.
You know the xs is second or third choice of most of those doing the modifications, and when it is you can't hide that. It may show up as trashing the bike ala Fong Bros, to further save money, or as just running out of money pursuing what might have been a decent idea.
jdizon
XS650 Guru
I'm thinking those "triumph" motors were made by BSA.......
And they just HAVE to have the finned exhaust nuts to be "right"
And once you say BSA you have to add Gold Star.
jdizon
XS650 Guru
Oops BSA. Love the look of the little a50 and a65. Beautiful engines.
I'm thinking those "triumph" motors were made by BSA.......
And they just HAVE to have the finned exhaust nuts to be "right"
And once you say BSA you have to add Gold Star.
This has been on my wishlist for a couple hundred years:
http://www.sportscargallery.com/Ima...yal Enfield 750 Interceptor right front 2.JPG
And this:
http://www.sportscargallery.com/Ima...yal Enfield 750 Interceptor right front 2.JPG
And this:
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FB71
Expert Turd Polisher
LOVE both of those! I'd be down for an early Suzuki RE5 too!
Sub xs650
XS650 Addict
Dose that bike got a rotary engine
Yeah, Wankel stuff. Long ago I came across a junkyard with a dozen-and-a-half Mazda RX2 wankels, ready to go. Did some measurements, and figured I could shoehorn one into a harley frame. That would have been 140 hp worth of ugly...
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Oil drinking, gas sucking, ugly.TwoManyXS1Bs said:
burns
OWG
I had an RX7 that I really liked. It got 18mpg highway. You could get about that same mileage and twice the power by dropping a 302 Ford in it.
If I was Jay Leno and had all the odd bikes in the world I guess an RE5 would be one of them, but as something I would actually ride? Well, not so much. They really didn't do anything particularly well and very few folks would put them on their "bet dressed" list.
If I was Jay Leno and had all the odd bikes in the world I guess an RE5 would be one of them, but as something I would actually ride? Well, not so much. They really didn't do anything particularly well and very few folks would put them on their "bet dressed" list.
LeadfootLambert
XS650 New Member
I'm fortunate enough to own several bikes, I have everything from a 13 street glide to a Bourget chopper a 75 sportster and many in between but I have a love for the older bikes, no matter where they were made, I had always hated the Virago's until I just saw the black one a couple pages back, WOW! That's cool! I may just have to add one of those to the stable. Here's a pic of my sportster, it's the first bike I built my way, some people like it, most hate it, I love it, it's raw and nasty, never needs to be washed, it feels like a machine, always needs tinkering but that's half the fun!
