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So i finally found time to work on my tank! My good buddy George from Precision Power (best engine builder ive ever met) helped me with welding my flush mount aircraft filler cap. i worked out the dents and with a little filler finish the prep on my tank. these pics are of the tank with black...
lol thats my buddy jumping in the pic hes also working on his xs at my shop. the pictures dont do the bike justice yet in person the bike looks great and any one who has an xs that comes to the shop loves the front end and they all want the same look on theres. when i paint the tank and seat...
Calsxs2 this pics for you this is where im currently at with the bike and this is what it looks like with the old seat and new seat i still need to modify the rear frame to get the new seat to fit and look good. The rear tire is bigger than the front tire you could go with a smaller tire and...
Here is the tank. im gonna go with glossblack and flat black i have the badges for them plus im adding a aircraft grade gas cap due to complications of gas cap pin removal. The guy i bought it from jb welded both petcocks so i ground off both petcocks and like i said earlier a gas cap pin was...
I know i was gonna catch hell but i have a vision and i have to go with it or ill regret it i will end up with a okay bike or a badass one of a kind i appreciate the feed back how do i follow your build. Im gonna have some cool stuff later on making aclear clutch cover and external gas level...
So i purchases a cafe seat from "hellboy" of ebay its great quality and badass looking. I will adress the mounting later still working on the wiring from the front end swap
I decided i Wanted more Rubber on the ground and a mag wheel so i found a 1978 rear mag wheel and threw the biggest tire that would fit my swing arm and i had some cheap piggy back shocks that i threw on i need to get beefier ones but they will be Black and aluminum piggy backs. But the cheep...
So the first thing in my opinion to go to fit my taste was the front end. luckily i traded a non running four wheeler for a semi complete front end off a 2002 Honda Cbr 954. I always love the look of bigger forks rotors and gold race calpiers. i originally wanted gold forks but this is what...
Here is what im starting with a 1972 Yamaha xs650 xs2 i purchased it for $1600 running im not sure what my bike will fall under when complete but i hope its badass. i can already envision it complete. every single piece on this bike will be new modified custom buit and painted or powdercoated...