chopper

Hey guys, here are some photos of my soon to be new ride. Carbs are off at the mo while i give them another run through. So a little about the bike. I bought it from some weak tweaker in queensland. Off of ebay. Only had two photos of it and it was right when they had the massive flood so i...

Hey guys. I am almost at the finish line of building my little chopper. I bought this motor from a guy in Brisbane without seeing it. Was told it was rebuilt not to long ago. Was clearly not as soon as it turned up at my door. It kicked over so i thought i would cross my fingers and go ahead to...

I'm going to throw my freshly shaved and polished forks back together tomorrow with a set of Hugh's 3" lowering spacers. Anyone have a rough (or exact) estimate of how much fluid I need to 3 inches of drop? Thanks, Matt

does anyone have an idea on how the leds were installed

Anyone running a 21" front wheel with drum brake. How did you go about it? Is there an easy swap from say an old dirt bike? Whats the options? jefft

So i was browsing the Australian ebay and found this little Xs1 for sale. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Yamaha-1970-XS1-650-cafe-racer-bobber-cruiser-MAKE-OFFER-XS650-motorcycle-/290631193226?pt=AU_Motorcycles&hash=item43aaf8128a It has got the same front end as my bike that i am building...

Item #270850418192 the Fong Bros white chopper for sale on ebay. jefft

So I have a 1981 XS650. It has a Hugh's stator, pamco ignition, kick-start only and straight pipes with thoroughly made baffles. I am going to re-gear it with 18/30 to lower vibes on the freeway and then dyno test/ tune it. The problem I am having now is that about every third kick the...

We got 5 Nominations and I have posted the Viewing and voting thread in the XSOTM sub forum. Go take a look, place your vote for the best bike. Vote now or wait to see if more info and pictures of the nominated bikes get posted. Voting thread XSOM November Nomination thread (thread tools...

ok so i have been trying to find out what the story is for getting your bike registered here in Aus. The rta states that if you change the bikes structure then you need to get an engineering certificate before you go to get a blue slip and then to the RTA...

What perameters do my wheels need to meet to fit with no modifications? I'm looking to put a 21" up front and probably a 18 or 19" on the back. I know that some HD's have larger diameter axles, as opposed to the xs... Here's a couple rims I've found on eBay...any of these look alright to use...

So, the weather's getting decent again now in Florida, and I'm starting to work on my (endless) 80 chopper project again. It sat for weeks and weeks and weeks through the Florida humidity and heat. I open the petcocks to go ahead and let fuel flow down into the float bowls. I had also forgotten...

A Cultural Phenomenon: Love or hate 'em it seems everyone is fascinated by the new generation of pro-built choppers popularized by OCC's dysfunctional family. Since 2001 and OCC there's been an entirely new Chopper / Street Fighter / Cafe building industry created along with infinite...

HI, my name is Mark. im from N.Y. i just bought a 1981 XS650 (w/ title) a few days ago as a little project to get me thru the winter. Its hardtail chopper with 8! inches of stretch...! that seems a little bit too much for me but it runs (with a charged battery) but PO said it doesnt charge. but...

Been wondering round your forum for a few weeks now ...very interesting....found some good info...hope to give some imput.....Subz:):) here is my ride.....

I finally got a set of 15" apes from TC Bros, and I'm having the cables made on Monday. Does anybody here run 15's? I'm not sure how much longer I should go with the cables. TC Bros sells a set that are 5 inches over, it looks like I'll need more than that but I could be wrong. Just don't want...

The title says it all. I like the look of a sprung solo but that makes it kinda hard to share the bike with members of the opposit sex. Also I kinda notice that every single XS chopper or bobber has one and its kinda over done (like chopping a XS is to begin with) Thinking a big absurd King &...

So I got my grinder the other day and finally got to cutting my frame today to prep for a hardtail to be welded on. The pictures on Lowbrow Custom's site are of a different year frame or something, because it doesn't quite look like mine ('82 xs650). Here's some pictures: From...

Some of you may remember that I purchased 10-12 of these bikes in non running condition. Here's another one. A friend of a friend commissioned me to build him a bike. He lives in Colorado Springs and has not seen the bike in person yet. He'll be picking it up in a week. Everything was...

A few of you may have seen me on the 33 with this build,but thought I'd put it here too since this site seems to deal more directly with the XS650.. So far,here's the rundown on it: Here's the details: New parts: Fuck U 28 Ford style tail light( Hard to find glass lense,not the newer...