Hi from East Yorkshire, UK

Davep

Davep

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Hi everybody, I'm Dave. Been an XS 650 fan for as long as I can remember really and have owned one for about 7 years now, along with some other bikes. Currently got one bike that I've just rebuilt which is a 1977 D model that originally came to the UK from San Diego.
I've also got a 1972 XS 2 that's been a chop for years and is in need of some serious love and attention.

Hope to get to know some like minded people. :thumbsup:
 
Davep said:
Hi everybody, I'm Dave. Been an XS 650 fan for as long as I can remember really and have owned one for about 7 years now, along with some other bikes. Currently got one bike that I've just rebuilt which is a 1977 D model that originally came to the UK from San Diego.
I've also got a 1972 XS 2 that's been a chop for years and is in need of some serious love and attention.

Hope to get to know some like minded people. :thumbsup:
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Hi Dave, I'm from North Notts (Ollerton) I am in the process of converting a XS650G US import into a King Kenny Roberts replica.

As you will see the standard of our American cousins builds is very high and some amazing designs there must be something in the water over the pond.

Leslie
 
Hello Dave, greetings from Suffolk.

One of mine also came from stateside.
Good swimmers these 650s.
 
Greeting from the great state of Arizona. Spent a couple years in Suffolk way back when...made runs to Norwich, London and Cambridge often...Lovely country.
 
Hello Dave from Ontario Canada good to have you with us. Like yourself Im new to the crew and new to bike building. Im origanaly from Birkenhead/Liverpool area but have folks in Leeds. Im currently working on a 1971 1b (just got her fired yesterday!) as well as a couple of smaller bikes for my grandsons. My first bike was a 72 and that one Ill never forget, it was the bike that fueled the next 35 years of bike fever. So welcome aboard pal, you will find as i did this is a great site and these folks really know there xs's!! Mike
 
G,day Dave.. Welcome aboard the good ship XS addiction lol.. Im sure you will get as much out of the site as we all have and do, I cant even begin to tell how much help it has been to me in resources, advice and knowing there are others who have been there and done that and are willing to help.. Oh and I cant say I have been to England personally but a long long way back my ancestors resided there and in wales before the big cruise ship holiday they called banishment to the penal colony of Australia!! hehe.. Enjoy your stay bro..

..Chris aka Robbo ..
 
Robbo said:
G,day Dave.. Welcome aboard the good ship XS addiction lol.. Im sure you will get as much out of the site as we all have and do, I cant even begin to tell how much help it has been to me in resources, advice and knowing there are others who have been there and done that and are willing to help.. Oh and I cant say I have been to England personally but a long long way back my ancestors resided there and in wales before the big cruise ship holiday they called banishment to the penal colony of Australia!! hehe.. Enjoy your stay bro..

..Chris aka Robbo ..
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Robbo G Day mate, I could,nt agree with you more this forum is a must if you own or are rebuilding a XS650.

Hope everything is getting back to normal after the floods I,ve got clan in OZ Perth never met them they moved over in the 50s from Manchester.

Leslie


Leslie
 
Thanks for the welcome everybody, am still exploring the site but have already seen some nice bikes in the pics. Had some nice news about mine today too, I'm having it set up on a dyno after I rebuilt the motor and it's running well and kicking out 48bhp at the back wheel and they think there's more bhp hiding inside, get it back in 3 days so fingers crossed. :D
 
Davep said:
Hi everybody, I'm Dave. Been an XS 650 fan for as long as I can remember really and have owned one for about 7 years now, along with some other bikes. Currently got one bike that I've just rebuilt which is a 1977 D model that originally came to the UK from San Diego.
I've also got a 1972 XS 2 that's been a chop for years and is in need of some serious love and attention.

Hope to get to know some like minded people. :thumbsup:
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Alright buddy, I'm from Humberside. Trying to get my hands on a XS650 myself to have a go at a bobber chop :bike:
Good luck :thumbsup:
 
Hello also a newbie. I have been riding bikes for 20 yrs not and a root beer 1974 xs650 was my first bike. And now I've decided to bob and hard tail a xs. So I found a few donor bikes for short money and a tcbros hard tailed frame from craigslist and I'm on my way w very little tools and even less money I'm gonna give it a shot.
Ragu from maine.
 
Hello Ragu
I would love to have a go at it but, I can't even hang a picture on a wall. I am not a DIY man at all. Saying that, I never wanted to be, I do however want to have a go at my own bob chop. My friends and family would piss if I told them I was gonna have a go. I see it like this though......if you have the tools, the garage, you're able to read and watch videos, the time, you aren't as thick as pig shit, have some help from friends and family, a brain, it will and can happen
 
Snoogal said:
Hello Ragu
I would love to have a go at it but, I can't even hang a picture on a wall. I am not a DIY man at all. Saying that, I never wanted to be, I do however want to have a go at my own bob chop. My friends and family would piss if I told them I was gonna have a go. I see it like this though......if you have the tools, the garage, you're able to read and watch videos, the time, you aren't as thick as pig shit, have some help from friends and family, a brain, it will and can happen
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YES IT DOES!!!

From this................

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To THIS!!!!!!

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AND I have NEVER done anything mechanical in my life! AND I don't have many tools!! I borrowed some off people at work and friends, and some I decided to buy.

Took me a lot longer than any normal mechanically minded person, but I know this bike inside and out, literaly!

SO, SO, so worth doing, when you get to this stage, it feels GOOD!!:thumbsup:
 
Thanks Snoogal!

Been almost a year now, I do a little every now and then when I can do some on it.

Money spent? WAY too much already! I had a budget of £1500 and I went over it ages ago! But then again, I had a LOT missing in my boxes of goodies(seller said it was a complete bike, yeah right, complete my arse!!) Still need to get tires and exhaust and footpegs made, then I HOPE I will have spent all I need to!!

Build thread here......

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26888

And engine rebuild here......

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30786
 
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