2020 XS650 Calendar VOTE HERE!

Which XS650s would you like to see in the 2020 XS650 Calendar?

  • Mailman

    Votes: 84 61.8%
  • rehar

    Votes: 66 48.5%
  • Jim

    Votes: 40 29.4%
  • MrBultaco

    Votes: 49 36.0%
  • halfmile

    Votes: 65 47.8%
  • phil1rowe4

    Votes: 45 33.1%
  • canuck1969

    Votes: 40 29.4%
  • Wolds

    Votes: 38 27.9%
  • 79josh81

    Votes: 33 24.3%
  • Grimmith

    Votes: 6 4.4%
  • motormike

    Votes: 26 19.1%
  • Raymondo

    Votes: 40 29.4%
  • ThatXS650Guy

    Votes: 38 27.9%
  • Lakeview

    Votes: 30 22.1%
  • YamadudeXS650C

    Votes: 55 40.4%
  • tzimmerm

    Votes: 38 27.9%
  • Cafefill "Special Two"

    Votes: 27 19.9%
  • Xsevive

    Votes: 60 44.1%
  • Lunarnighthawk

    Votes: 11 8.1%
  • eric92

    Votes: 31 22.8%
  • Cafefill

    Votes: 37 27.2%
  • xjwmx

    Votes: 9 6.6%
  • the-oz-slider

    Votes: 27 19.9%
  • Anders JB

    Votes: 59 43.4%
  • Dune19670

    Votes: 32 23.5%
  • dj_elite

    Votes: 24 17.6%

  • Total voters
    136
  • Poll closed .
All, fantastic. I knew it was going to be tough to vote darnit!!!
A tribute to all who wade/venture down the road of owning/creating/building and/or maintaining a great machine!
Thanks for putting together the calendar folks, I'll be making sure I get one this year!!!
 
Me, too !
They are a fixture in my workshop areas.

Me too! And the previous year’s calendar gets cut up for framing and becomes garage art!
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Here’s a video that shows some of the detail a little more close up (I suggest watching it in full screen mode...sorry in advance for the video not being in wide screen).
 
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Here are some more pictures of my '77. This was a complete nut and bolt restoration, and every piece of aluminun was wet sanded with progressive grits, then polished to a mirror bright finish. The motor was rebuilt with 3rd oversize pistons, and the head was mildly ported. Suspension upgrades include Race Tech emulators and springs, Tarozzi fork brace, and a good set of Progressive Suspension shocks.
The bike has won trophies at several local shows, but that doesn't stop me from riding it regularly. It loves the twisties, and I do too on this bike. This is the best handling XS of all I have owned and ridden.
Thanks for nominating it for the calender.View attachment 150370 View attachment 150369 View attachment 150367 View attachment 150368

Stunning Cafefill! You’ve got my vote!

Daniel.
 
I wish there was more chopper style bikes in the calendar voting process right now. Even though I pretty much have the only chopper here and may potentially not win a spot on the calendar, I wish at least other chopper style bikes were in the running that could win a month so there's something on there representing the artistry of a chopper build. I love restos, trackers, cafe builds....etc. but having a calendar that covers and shows ALL of the different styles of love we have for these bikes would really be cool. A calendar with new school choppers, old school restorations, trackers, cafe's, bobbers, scrambler style bikes all on the same calendar....now that would be an XS650 calendar that every one of us could relate to somewhere throughout it and appreciate it.

Maybe in the future we could do calendar voting with "style catagories" of these types of builds. Like 3 calendar months devoted to resto's, 3 months devoted to cafe's/tracker's, 3 months devoted to chopper's, and 3 months devoted to bobber's/brat's. Then once we have the 3 highest voted bikes in each catagory, we could stagger the styles throughout the calendar year and you'd literally have a new style for every month when you flip your calendar. Just a thought that I think would really show the versatility of these bikes and the artistry of everyone's different build styles.
 
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I wish there was more chopper style bikes in the calendar voting process right now. Even though I pretty much have the only chopper here and may potentially not win a spot on the calendar, I wish at least other chopper style bikes were in the running that could win a month so there's something on there representing the artistry of a chopper build. I love restos, trackers, cafe builds....etc. but having a calendar that covers and shows ALL of the different styles of love we have for these bikes would really be cool. A calendar with new school choppers, old school restorations, trackers, cafe's, bobbers, scrambler style bikes all on the same calendar....now that would be an XS650 calendar that every one of us could relate to somewhere throughout it and appreciate it.

Maybe in the future we could do calendar voting with "style catagories" of these types of builds. Like 3 calendar months devoted to resto's, 3 months devoted to cafe's/tracker's, 3 months devoted to chopper's, and 3 months devoted to bobber's/brat's. Then once we have the 3 highest voted bikes in each catagory, we could stagger the styles throughout the calendar year and you'd literally have a new style for every month when you flip your calendar. Just a thought that I think would really show the versatility of these bikes and the artistry of everyone's different build styles.

I don't think this is a bad idea either, it would make the calendar a bit more competitive, but also give everyone a little taste of everything on the menu.

Josh, if its of any importance, your craftsmanship got my vote! Great build, awesome paint job, and super cool chain set up.
 
Josh, for what it’s worth, I voted for your bike too. I appreciated all the hand craftsmanship you did. I also divided up my votes to all of the categories you mentioned. The calendar has been different from year to year. If you go back and look at some of the earlier ones you’ll see a lot of custom work in there.
I think variety makes a more interesting calendar.
 
I, too voted for you man. XS650chopper.com and all the XS’s in “The Horse” is what led me to fall in love with these bikes. I started with a basket case chopper that I almost finished. I have come to appreciate the beauty of these bikes in their stock form, but xs choppers will always be intrinsic to my passion. There are TONS of XS Choppers out there, but MANY of them are POORLY done garbage. It ISN’T easy to build one “right”. Yours in my opinion is very well done. You got proportions right, great aesthetic, and fat tire XS choppers are NOT common. Great build man.
 
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