chopper

Righto, so this is my first build, !980 xs frame/forks and a 75 motor. building a swing arm chopper and the hardtail has been done and perfected so I am chasing something a little different. so if you like follow the build and throw comments and all that my way!!1

So i just got my speedo and the cable i put it on and the cable only spins when the wheel is going backwards? any clues or ideas?

Hello Group, My name's Steve Stephenson. I live in Dallas Texas. I've been collecting parts for a few years now. I started this build a few weeks ago. I decided to document my progress here. I have a Elswick hard tail and a four inch under DNA front end. After all the cutting and grinding...

Hello everyone. Just spent the last hour or so looking over all the info here and I gotta say that this site is AWESOME! I just recently purchased a 81 xs650 special that I am planning on hardtailing and other things and I am glad I found this site. Any advice for a newb starting his...

1977 xs650 project "23" I just picked up my first ever xs650 yesterday, and I'm chomping at the bit to get going on it. It was a project bike that another guy started but wasn't able to continue. I can't take any credit for the current work that was done, and from the look/sound he did it...

Time Lapse of XS650 Tear Down and Rebuild Been following this forum for a while now. This is a time lapse video of my tear down. Not 100% sure which direction the build will end up going, but look for a follow up video soon. https://vimeo.com/98342244 Comments, questions, suggestions, are...

Anyone know if G&L choppers is still operating? I tried to email them and call the number on their website, but it's all disconnected. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Cody

Well I have had a lot of questions about my build. Well I figured I would lay it out there lol. Stated with a stock 1975 engine. Stripped it down and had the whole engine sand blasted. Kick only (all internal starter parts have been removed) 277 rephased 700cc JE pistons from Hoos. PMA swap...

I built an XS650 bobber/chopper thing a few years back. Ups, downs, turnarounds... Got a swamp creature looking bike and a rigid frame off the local Craigslist and spent a winter and a spring piecing it all together. Came out as I intended more or less, but as the project progressed, so did my...

Hey all, in my search for my own xs650 I've come across this bike locally. I'm told the owner would let it go since he doesn't ride it and it's been a while since he built it. One thing I'm not a fan of (in this case) is the extended swing arm. I think I'd have to put a stock one back on...

I am in the process of getting my bike together and everything is back in place after a complete teardown this winter but it won't kick over and start. '79 engine. Running a PMA, Pamco electronic ignition, and stock spring advance. Mikuni vm34 jetted by 650central. 180 MJ, 25 PJ, and...

mikes xs says they have a 21 inch 36 hole rim for stock 36 hole rim but they don't! :wtf: anyone have any ideas of a good rim to use?

Fellers I had these RAMHORN handlebars on my BSA A10 back in 1977. The bike disappeared. I have been on the look out for any sign of it for, let's see, 36-37 years, nuttin' (could it have been the one-armed man?). Then a couple of weeks ago the bars turned up on eBay. I bought them, and they...

To start I received a free 1975 front end from a friend. It was pretty ratty but I was going to be polishing the upper tree, painting the lower, Shaving and polishing lowers, and also buying extended fork tubes. Next I found myself a set of fork tubes on ebay that were 8 over and 34mm and for...

Just some pictures I made of my xs650 hardtail chopper. The last one is how it used to look.

I just picked up a set of 81 mags for my bobber build. I have a Voodoo Vintage Hard tail installed and TC Bros Forward controls on the way. I had originally wanted to go with the Heritage spoke wheels I have but I like the idea of a rear disc and think the stock mags look great powder coated. I...

Fellers If you remember the Spider Bobber project that took up a good deal of the Smallest Workshop in the World I can tell you the engine is now stripped and rebuilt, new clutch, hydraulic clutch, about to order a Hugh's PMA, Boyer ignition, and helicoil one of the right hand side casing...

Hey guys I'm looks for a few opinions from the guys who really know the XS motor and what the regular weak points are to focus on. I really don't know much about it, when it last ran, the mileage, or general condition. This is a ground up build that some of you might have already seen on the...

Was looking into ideas for a rear speedo drive. I am running a 6-8 over 34mm front end that is shaved and polished with a 1983 HS 64 spoke 19" front wheel. I do not want to clutter the front with cables. I know this thread covered some info but acebars never posted more on his findings and I...

Going to use this thread as a photo dump basically. If you want to follow my build I post all these on instagram. My tag is daveXcore. My plans for me bike: King/Queen seat Coffin Tank Raked neck to 35 degrees to run a 6"-8" extended 34mm Front End with shaved and polished lowers. David Bird...