Newbie from the Netherlands

Goodmorning all,

Just registered myself after purchasing a XS650 last Saturday. I'm Jesse and living in the Netherlands. My hobbies are my '64 dragrace beetle, kiteboarding and since a few week motorcycles . I'm taking lessons at the moment and hope to have my first exam next month.

As a friend of mine has a XS650 cafe racer and saw some cool ones on the internet I wanted to buy one too. I searched the internet the last months and found one in my price range and picked it up last Saturday.

This is it.





I found out it is a 4G7 type. Yesterday I started stripping the bike, the electrics were a real mess. I will start a project topic to keep you guys updated.

The goal is to build a Classified Moto styled bike like below.

Hi Jesse Welcome to the site.
Good looking bike to start with.
And a great vison too, to take your new bike.
Pics are always welcome here for sure.
here is some good reading for ya: CV Carbs - one of the best how-to manuals ive found for the original carbs http://www.amckayltd.com/carbguide.pdf "this was provided by Grizld1, 5twins and Pamcopete"
Here is videos for ya too: Cam Chain Tensioner Adjustment-Video valve adjustment video"these was provided by littlebill"
I hope you enjoy XS as much as we do and good luck with your build, Ed

Good to see that the XS flame keeps on burning in the Netherlands. Good luck for this project!

Thanks for the kind words guys!