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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...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-XS-650-1971-BARN-FIND-LOOK-/320773183040?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4aaf925640 now this could be chopped, looks like TX500 frame, early XS front wheel/brake, 75 or earlier 650 E-start engine, at only $750 buy it now price, we all know any...

I doubt anybody here would notice, but the good old XS650 no longer exists. How so? They were all chopped to death by guys enamored with the Teutels and tattoos and being a bad-as$ outlaw. XS650s were relatively cheap and anybody with a chainsaw--I'm not making this up--could hack and whack...

Been lurking a while and decided to start my build thread. This is my first build I'm starting out with a running 79 XS650 special and extra front frame loop and engine (from a build a buddy started but never finished). Nothing too hardcore this time around just a basic chop. I picked up a...

So my roomate Ben called a guy about an XS. The fellow said it wasnt charging and the stator was probably caput. Ben asked if he had anything else kicking around and he had his sons raked and hardtailed 71 xs! How much? $600. hmmmm So a couple days later I borrow a trailer from the guy who...

My husband recently finished building two xs650s. One for himself (the green one) and the yellow one belongs to a friend. Just thought I'd share some pics on here. He is super creative and it shows in these bikes. Enjoy!

1. 40 Deg Rake. 2. 21" Front rim with standard tyre size. 3. 18" Rear rim with standard/200mm tyre size. 4. 4" Ground Clearance 5. Engine mounts in stock position. 6. 0 deg Adjustment in triple trees 7. Hidden axle plates Stock offset distance Need to transfer this into...

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I am starting to uncover alot of problems from buying this hardtailed frame and motor. I have had the wheels rebuilt and the fronts now a 21 and the rear came as a 16 so i put the big old repro firestone on it. Put my new sprockets on front and rear and found out that the rear wheel with both...

Hey guys, My neighbor has a 1981 xs650 that I am buying from him in a couple weeks. It has the wire wheels, I think its a 16" in the back but i'm not 100% for sure on that. Well I am planning on sending it to Tc Bros are Kansas Kustoms to have them turn it into a hard tail. The one thing I dont...

i completed my hardtail chopper and i sem to have an issue of the chain hitting the fake oil tank from time to time going down the road. i picked up a monster craftsman clamp on chain tensioner sproket and i hope this will do the trick. i mounted the tensioner up and i think my chain is too long...

Hey guys, I bought this bike and the guy told me it was a complete xs1 front end that it came with. The rest of the bike is 75' im pretty sure. Anyway, i have been having some trouble getting my front wheel to sit in the center of the forks. I dont know if this is how its meant to be cause i...

hey, soo i was wondering if i should really go that far lol get that fat tyre :P or not? the tire 350$ and offset around 300$, and fender 100$. was wondering what ya guys think? ive seen bike the other day with fat tire :) was damn great!!!! is it worth it? be honest with me :) i can take it...

Team, Unfortunately, I do not have pictures- If I did, this question wouldnt exist !!! I have a 6" flat fender on my bike. It ends near the TOP of my rear wheel. I want to mount a taillight to the top of the fender facing backwards.. I want it to be flat & a few inches wide. Not...

So I pulled out the trusty multimeter and had a look at my ultimate coil to see if it was the reason I'm getting no spark. The first test was across the primaries setting at x1 and I have a closed circuit. The same reading I would get if I touched both probes together. If I set the...

Does this bike belong to someone on here? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-XS-Custom-Yamaha-XS650-Bobber-Motorcycle-/290598889699?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item43a90b28e3 14 hours left to go and it looks like it's getting pretty good money. If a guy could make/modify his own frames, it...

Bike runs great under acceleration but when going in a 30mph zone I have to keep on the gas cause the bike kinda lurches or hops. But will stop if I pull the clutch in. Kinda like hitting the brakes every few seconds. Doesn't seem like a correct engine brake. Should add that the bike idles...

buying brand new parts to avoid hassles when it's time to fire up the new build only to find that one of them aint workin :banghead: Yeah this is gonna be another brand new pamco with no spark thread. Fresh Battery 12.5 volts + straight to coil and off to pamco red wire - to frame and...

So the basket case is coming together but I'm pretty sure I just hit another small roadblock--I think the intake/carb holders I have are for a smaller carb than the one I have. The engine is a 78 or 79, but the carbs I have are from a xs650 d... BS38s from all I can tell. I know the intakes are...