bobber

Guess it's time to quit being a creeper and just lurking around this site. Names Ryan from Tucson. I was in the market for a bobber and quickly found myself attached to the xs650. After looking for one to buy, I decided I would rather build something than buy one. I ended up horse trading my 49...

Well after about 8 months and few late nights my xs is finally complete had my first ride on it yesterday gonna take bit of getting use to I'm used to riding sports bikes but its def a great experience.this bike was already hard tailed when I got it it just needed a bit of tidying up.i stripped...

Tryin to find someone who does hand tooled leather solo seats. Any suggestions?

So I picked up this frame up last March sight unseen with a complete parts bike and spare motor and mag wheels and some misc. The frame had title and got it all for $650 had a family member pick it up and trailer it back to CO when they came to visit. And then it all started xs fever took over...

Picked up this 78 special for a fair price. She has a rather seemingly dark history with a ground off and restamped Vin, 81 motor, false year on title, and not to mention I bought it out of a pole barn in the middle of nowhere from someone who knew a few too many mob stories. I know I know its...

hi, I posted the other day about getting a new 75 xs650 I just got a battery for it and charged it, turn the key and tried the lights and everything but nothing comes on at all, cleaned up the grounds bike has been sitting since 91 in dry garage, theres one wire inbeween the coil like a 4 or 6...

Hi, my name is Jeremie and I have two job: bodyman and welder. I build several show car in the past and I always wanted a motorcycle. After lot of research i found out that 75% of the bike I was looking at were XS650 so I found one in MINT condition for 200$! My plan is to do it hardtail with...

hi, I have a 75 xs 650 and looking for some info on them, hasn't been on road since 91 I hooked up jumper cables and no lights came on, the battery is completely dead im guessing? (buying new battery tomorrow) just figured id ask if that's why light didn't come on or could it be a fuse bike is...

After months of obsessing over bobbers on the internet, I purchased a 1980 XS650 SG in February 2011. I have been working off and on over the past 4 years to build my own bobber with my own hands. As everyone knows, working, family, and home ownership really cut into time for the build. I have...

Got this xs about 6 months didn't have much wrong with just needed a little tlc so I stripped it completely and am just putting it back together the way I want it to look.i started with the frame got it blasted and coated black same colour as it was but looks a lot smarter now then stripped the...

Hey Guys, This has probably been covered before but I am not having luck finding the info I am after. I am running a David Bird hard tail with a front 19" mag in the back with original rear disk. I would like to hang the caliper straight down as shown on the picture, this will leave the brake...

Help!! I have been reading that you can put on a harley springer front end on my 79 xs650 and I was wondering if anyone has done this before or if they have any experience doing this. Any info is much appreciated. Thanks Matt

Hello from Oklahoma. Me and a friend have been working on this bike for about a year now.

Thanks to my dad (who taught me how to use my head and hands), this site and the great people here, I was able to put this bike back together. I bought it with a motor that had a holed piston an had been run with no oil pump! Frame had no title so I sourced a titled cut frame and hardtailed...

Hey guys, here is a project I started 3 years ago and which stay stucked for many reasons, but which is now on its track. The built started for a friend who wanted something "different", including an Old School engine with a Hot look and a relook that includes modern shape, bringing in...

well it's that time again, started the new build,; hardtailed nothing extra badass bike lol it's getting the 680 cc 277 rephase eng I built last year ( unless I build a bigger one ) this may be the last one I build for myself, so it'll be the best sofar.also rebuilding the not a triumph...

Hey everyone I saw an older build featured on xs650choppers (link to photo below) where the guy says he used a triple tree from an xv750. He shaved the tabs off and looks really cool. Someone in the comments asked if he used this different triple tree because it's wider ( he was running 5.0x16...

A few years ago myself and my dad went out and spent 1200 on a good engine and already hardtailed frame and a box of parts, sweat, blood and tears and now we have something I'm proud to call a product of our labor. If you have any questions just let me know, I'm glad to share. This forum has...

Ok, im looking for my first xs650. There is a local guy that has a massive amount of jap bikes and mopeds in various states of disrepair. He has what he called a "1982?" Xs650 in an xs400 frame. The post says none of the bikes run. I have no idea yet how complete, or not the bike is. I hope to...

Hey mates, Learning lots on here! Thought I'd throw up a few pics of my bike built by Sean McLeannan (Sean's Non-Stock Customs) with a little of my own handywork thrown into the mix (eventually). Super talented builder and hell of a nice guy! Started life as a 81 XS650.. now... not so much ;)...