Recent content by EWAN

Looks great Tron! I would agree, it's probably not that hard for someone that can use a sewing machine and has some experience with thinking in terms of patterns and sewing. I've now sold my bike to a happy danish fellow musician, great to see the bike move on to another passionate guy. I've...

Tron- looks great!!! Steve mcqueen all the way :) And thanks again for the answers and advices

Just talked to a local sportster mechanic and even he voted against it :) So i'll be stickin to my trusted japanese companion. Thanks for the insights and advices!

@Tron Aha cool! Got any pics?

@burns Ha ha i hear you :) Sometimes you just need to hear some input from outside

He doesnt like them you mean?

Well the market for the XS is more for enthusiasts than the average biker i'd say. I bought my XS, pretty worn down and distressed for around 2000 USD. Depends on the exchange rate of course but 15 000 Swedish Kronors. Might be able to sell it for 3-3500 USD to the right buyer. On the other...

Thanks so much for both your answers! The snobbery I don't really care about to be honest, I mostly ride alone - and personally a cool bike is a cool bike you know. The cost of having the bike though, is an important issue for sure. Living in Sweden it's likely to be even more expensive than in...

yeah, i sure will. Luckily for me i suppose, he's gone through a lot of trouble to get it in good shape mechanically. New ignition and electrics, new bearings and gaskets. I'll certainly have a look.. and then we'll see. Just wanted to check here with my fellow xs'ers to see if anyone had any...

Well according to him, my xs looks just like what he wants a bike to look like. He bought his Harley thinking it'd be ready to drive and encountered a few problems which meant he's had to go over everything - so having done that now, he says he's kinda fed up with the bike. In a way I can...

Yeah, i guess that's sort of what makes me hesitate a bit. it's a beatiful enginge and can be a really cool bike, but there are so many stories one hears about harley owners wrenching the bike for 3 days and riding it one day..

Ok, thanks for the advice! Maybe i'll be man enough to ride a woman's bike :)

Yeah of course you're right, maybe i chose the wrong word. I mean it has that status of being the bike you know. Anyways, i wondering if anybody has any experience with the pre evo enginge and if there's anything to beware of. Cheers, ewan

This is my XS btw. Just about done with it after about a years worth of slowly rebuilding and restyling it. The sportster has had an enginge overhaul - although the owner says it's leaking oil due to a gasket he missed putting on...

Hi everyone, I've been offered to swap my xs650 for a 1000XLS harley(1981). I know i'm kinda swearing in church here, but i wanted to check if anyone here has any advice on the matter. I'm really happy with my XS but a Harley still has that mythic thing about it i guess. Intriguing somehow...