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XS650 chopped & Raked Lots of pics!
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Explorer352
XS650 Enthusiast
Holy $hit! Thats badasss!
Its not my style of bike, but wow!
Its not my style of bike, but wow!
The Yamaha cover you see in the above pics was the last thing to be modified on this bike, but ironically one of the first things i had to have on the bike when drawing it up. Hans from Holland had a sweet cafe bike where he had a see through clutch cover. I went ahead and kicked it up a notch by adding UV LEDS, and UV reactive oil dye to the mix.
The same dye is used in the gas tank, along with another UV light to light up the gas gauge. The whole bike is wired to a keyless entry system, so you can turn the bike on and off, as well as independently operate any of the lights via remote. I also added green LEDs to the tail and headlight to give it a eerie glow when parked at night...
I stared by machining out the cover, then machined a ring that would house the LEDs and glass.
After that i made a trim ring and tested it out. The splotch in the middle is the reactive dye.
Once the clutch spins and slings the dye around, it gives it a crazy afterburner effect, its pretty crazy... check out the video for a peek...
The same dye is used in the gas tank, along with another UV light to light up the gas gauge. The whole bike is wired to a keyless entry system, so you can turn the bike on and off, as well as independently operate any of the lights via remote. I also added green LEDs to the tail and headlight to give it a eerie glow when parked at night...
I stared by machining out the cover, then machined a ring that would house the LEDs and glass.
After that i made a trim ring and tested it out. The splotch in the middle is the reactive dye.
Once the clutch spins and slings the dye around, it gives it a crazy afterburner effect, its pretty crazy... check out the video for a peek...
PetesPonies
XS650 Addict
Largest thing I can powdercoat is a wheel, but I heat to 425 degrees F. Are you able to get your much larger over that hot?
Thanks bill. Atomic, i just have a small mill. need a lathe 
Pete, The oven gets to 425 in 17 minutes with the current ambient temps. I went cheap on the insulation just to keep it under budget, so 425 is about my limit without destroying my insulation. I plan on upgrading to rockwool insulation so i can go over 600* for ceramic coating pipes, eventually.
Pete, The oven gets to 425 in 17 minutes with the current ambient temps. I went cheap on the insulation just to keep it under budget, so 425 is about my limit without destroying my insulation. I plan on upgrading to rockwool insulation so i can go over 600* for ceramic coating pipes, eventually.
Blacksmithbilly
Destockitizer
Impressive fab work Justin.....
hand made stuff rules!
hand made stuff rules!
hooktool
XS650 Junkie
Awesome work and detail. The dye is in the motor oil? That is so cool. And is it actually glass, or Lexan?
Thanks for catching us up.
John
The dye is in the motor oil? That is so cool. And is it actually glass, or Lexan? Thanks for catching us up.
John
KentMoney
XS650 Addict
wow, this build is one for the history books.
I wanna do something similar to your clutch window for my ATU cover... gotta love spinny things!
I wanna do something similar to your clutch window for my ATU cover... gotta love spinny things!
sexybluelady
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I would like some more info on that tank, just about the led set up on it. please
KentMoney
XS650 Addict
what else is there to know? It's a UV (ultraviolet) LED light. He welded a tunnel into the tank going from the left side to the tank-tunnel so that all wiring could be hidden.
Thanks bill. Atomic, i just have a small mill. need a lathe
Sorry I guess I meant to say, what is the name of the milling tool you are using.
thanks
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sexybluelady
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well I would like to know as far as the welded tunnel is it welded inside of the tank horizontally and the wires go through there, or run underneath it. I'm a very visual learner and pictures as far as step by step do wonders for me. For some reason it's not clicking for me, hence the reason why I asked a question about it.
KentMoney
XS650 Addict
I did not mean to sound snappy, sorry if it came off like that.
the wires go through the left 'lobe' of the tank, not underneath.
imagine a straw size tunnel that traverses the left lobe of the tank, going from the outside (where the LED sits) to the inside of the tank tunnel.
here is my crudely drawn diagram; it shows the tank looking at it from the front. the little purple thing is where the LED sits, and you can see the wires running into the tank tunnel.
the wires go through the left 'lobe' of the tank, not underneath.
imagine a straw size tunnel that traverses the left lobe of the tank, going from the outside (where the LED sits) to the inside of the tank tunnel.
here is my crudely drawn diagram; it shows the tank looking at it from the front. the little purple thing is where the LED sits, and you can see the wires running into the tank tunnel.
KentMoney
XS650 Addict
90* ?????! I can't even imagine how you would have done that. How did you weld the 90 angle when it was in the tank??
AussieHard
AussieHardTail
I would imagine it is a 90* bend…. (curve rather than join)
This is an awesome build……Where are the final pics with tank on?????? I wanna see!
Capt_Zoom
Raider Rider/xs newbie
Holy Crap man...that is frick'in cool. Love the Revited look on the fender, cowl, chin scoop. What did you use to make those?
