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  1. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Man he would love that!!! And I’d frame it!
  2. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Last night and this morning most of the electrical was removed from the motorcycle. Then my son got to cut the back half of the frame off. We then slid our hardtail on, set the gas tank on and put the rear wheel on the lift to get an idea of what it will look like. We are hoping to get it all...
  3. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Minor update: Yesterday, I caught a sale at Lowbrow and picked up a new throttle assembly and grips for $27.78 (shipped)!
  4. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    You are exactly right! Right before I took this photo, he said, “I’m 10 and these are taller than me!”
  5. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    No kidding. The summer flew by. Both of my boys didn’t want it to end Luckily we got a lot of bicycle riding, swimming, regular fishing and bowfishing in. Our motorcycle took a back seat for awhile but it is slowly becoming our primary focus again.
  6. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    My son loves our new handlebars! So before bed we ran out to the garage so he could put them on really quick. After he got out of the shower he asked my wife and I if he could skip school tomorrow so him and I could stay up late and work on the motorcycle. It took everything in me to not say...
  7. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Some more parts came in today. We got our handlebars, two fender mounts, a fender strut kit and some bungs to mount the gas tank (all from TC Bros). Also in the photo is our new 4.75” fender from Lowbrow that came in a few weeks ago.
  8. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Surprisingly the saddle bags and fairing were two of the items that sold first. A local guy bought the fairing and the saddle bags went to Michigan if I remember correctly.
  9. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    I rode a 1940s Police Edition Indian sometime during my senior year of high school. I bought my first Harley (a Sportster) from the owner of the Indian and I was shocked when he let me take it for a ride. Everything was setup so that the right had was free and you were able to shoot and ride at...
  10. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Thanks for your comment. I was eating breakfast when I was reading your comment. In fact, I actually almost spit my food out from laughter when I read about the other places you left skid marks!
  11. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    I honestly hope there isn’t too much skidding. Reading your comment made me think of some of the crazy stuff my friends and I used to do on our bicycles growing up.
  12. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Thanks for your comment and yes, I understand what a front brake does and it’s importance. I also know there are guys that have been running without a front brake for decades. Nevertheless, this bike we are building will be ridden. Not only in and around town but actually ridden to wherever...
  13. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    I'm actually amazed at how well this project is going (even from a financial standpoint). Also, I'm a little OCD about this project so I've kept a list of parts needed and parts purchased on an Excel Spreadsheet. Including our initial purchase of the bike, here is a breakdown of what we've spent...
  14. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Well, I've got another update. My son and I have been selling our old parts pretty quick. Mainly to folks all over the U.S. and two friendly folks in Canada. So tonight we made another purchase from TC Bros. Our motor is still sitting in the frame on our lift but we plan on working on it this...
  15. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    My wife and I have talked about gettting him something small after we are done with this build. Today my son was talking about us building a drift trike for him to slide around the neighborhood.
  16. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Very true! Well, luckily for me I have a son that likes things besides video games. He is so excited every time we work on it. He said the other day that he can’t wait for it to be done so I can do a huge burnout on it. That way our neighbors will figure out why we have been making so much noise...
  17. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Our 1” stretch hardtail and new kickstand from Jumpstreet Customs arrived today!
  18. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Its a disc brake mag wheel and thanks for the words of advice. This is my first xs build so my son and I are doing our best to plan things out ahead of time before we hit any problems. Our goal is to have a cool bike for me to ride around on while having fun building it together. And yes, we...
  19. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    Today, my son and I ordered some parts from Jumpstreet Customs. 1) a 1” stretch hardtail 2) a kickstand replacement 3) a set of black powder coated mags Check out Jason’s products at: http://www.jumpstreetcustom.com/
  20. army85harley

    XS Build - A Father and Son Project

    I spent some time working on the xs650 tonight. I got the back half completely disassembled and started working on the wiring up front. If anyone needs anything, just let me know.
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