Recent content by FFBeefy

Haha cheers guys, yeah the seat was taken off straight away, that was an effort made by the previous owner!! Got my heart set on springers but, could always save them for the other bike, we shall see. Beefy.

Ok so I bought two xs 650's a while back which were both in rough shape with the intention of building at least one bobber here they are... http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25425 So the plan was to either buy a weld on hardtail or get a frame custom made, but then a complete...

Thanks for the info mate, Haven't had a chance to do anything on the bikes recently due to work commitments, I did manage to source a Hardtail frame so I'm proper ready to get stuck in. Few more weeks and I should get a break from work long enough to have a play!! Beefy.

Ahh ok, I thought that was what you meant but thought you may have seen my previous post saying I was a Fireman for the London fire brigade and it had something to do with that! Haha I'm from south east London, forest hill to be precise, now live in Sidcup in Kent although its basically still...

Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of the re-listed bike. It was a cool project and the other bike I had was standard with spoked wheels, and was running but unfortunately I was snowed under with work, college and my wedding, and eventually I had to move them on. Gutted!! I bought two...

Hey guys, Yeah that project is long gone, I bought it and another standard xs650 which was running and planned to use the running bike as a donor to get the cafe built. I only really ended up sprayig some of the parts to protect them from the elements and then, Unfortunately, a change in...

Jdizon, I'm following both your builds on here, great work dude keep it up. I'm looking forward to seeing them finished. Good to see I'm not the only one who draws pictures of what they want their ride to look like! Beefy.

Hey guys, Been away for a few days for my older brothers stag do! Heavy weekend and still recovering!! Loaded the bores with some WD40 before I left and been out rocking it today. Still no movement but will be patient. Going to start stripping it down tomorrow. My plans at the moment are...

Hi All, I had been looking for a project for a fair few months, I guy local to me was selling an XS650 so I went to take a look at it. Its a yellow 1979 XS650 chop/brat. Was running when last used and then layed up and left to the elements, it still turns over on the kick, seems to have good...

Hey pumps, we should definitely do a t shirt swap although I warn you the LFB t shirts are a bit boring :wink2:

I am a Fireman for the London Fire Brigade, have been for the last seven or so years and love it.:thumbsup:

Its steel tubing, not sure what type or wall thickness but it is quite heavy. The seat unit is also metal. On the look out for some spoked wheels over here, the wheels on it are from a yamaha diversion and for some reason the front looks way too small compared to the rear even though it's...

Yeah mate was off the bay, I kept pestering the guy to send me some better pics and more info but he never did, so I just went for it and was pleasently suprised when I eventually bought it. Not sure what I am going to do about registering it, I presume the options are get a frame witha V5...

Thanks for all the welcomes guys, Re the Frame; It was custom made by a company here in the UK, not sure who, when or how as the guy I bought the bike from didnt have a clue, but the welds looked neat and strong so I bought it without realising what it was. Getting it registered (getting a...

Cheers for the welcome. Yeah not a lot of actual XS650 here but the heart is!! My main problem seems to be part sourcing in the UK, there doesnt seem to be a lot of spares floating about round these parts. I want to see if the engine will run and I am trying to figure out the basics I...