Chet Ironhorse
XS650 Enthusiast
Now that this project is wrapping up I figured I could start a build thread. I have ton's of photos so this may take a while to tell the story..... This all started over 4 years ago when I picked up 2 XS650's. One a complete 1983 Heritage Special, the other a hardtail 1979 Special. I gave the Heritage Special to my Dad as he bought a 1978 brand new and had always talked about them while I was growing up.
The day I picked them up, January 2017
The 1979 was basically just an engine thrown in a hardtail frame, no mounts for anything... knowing I did not want a hardtail I traded that frame for a stock 1979 Special Frame.
After I first swapped the parts over to the stock frame.
Then I started making it my own...
Made a headlight mount....
I wanted to stick with the large 7'' light, but this pushed things out too far... so I made a different one...
Made a few brackets for the rear lights and mounting for the inner fender...
The day I picked them up, January 2017
The 1979 was basically just an engine thrown in a hardtail frame, no mounts for anything... knowing I did not want a hardtail I traded that frame for a stock 1979 Special Frame.
After I first swapped the parts over to the stock frame.
Then I started making it my own...
Made a headlight mount....
I wanted to stick with the large 7'' light, but this pushed things out too far... so I made a different one...
Made a few brackets for the rear lights and mounting for the inner fender...
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