650Jarrett
XS650 builder
I just finished building this bike in April and have been having a blast riding it around every chance I get. I have about 5 bikes on the list to build yet, so I need to sell one or two to fund the next project. I currently have two XS 650 bobbers, and whichever sells first, I'm gonna keep the other. I'm sure I've put over 1000 miles on this bike since April so it's all sorted out and ready to sell. Things you need to know.......This bike is as bare bones as it gets. There are no bells, no whistles, no turn signals, no horn, no speedo, no tach. Just a headlight (low beam and high beam) and tail light (tail and brake). That's it. The electric start is one wire away from being hooked up, but this bike starts in a half kick anyway, so I never bothered. Even if it was hooked up I wouldn't use it anyway, something would just seem wrong about it to me. HOWEVER; if you want it hooked up, I'd take the 10-15 minutes to hook it up for you.
*the finer details of the fabrication........
The shifter is a vintage Hurst Indy shifter that was meant for an early Chevy 3 speed that I adapted to work with the Yamaha's shifter shaft. The pegs are Chevy 350 connecting rods, and the battery box is (was) a 50 cal, Army issue ammo can that I took 3 inches out of the middle of and welded back together. There is no bondo on the lid at all, and very little on the box itself. I pride myself on my metal work, so you'll see in person all the attention to detail that went into this bike. The frame is stock from the halfway point forward, and the rear is a one off (not a kit) hardtail with a 4" stretch. The rear fender is off an early 70's Honda front end, and the tail light is a reproduction "Sparta" style light with dual filament bulb. The paint is new, made to look old because I have a thing for patina and the character that it brings to a piece.
I took it to two shows thus far. The first show I took it to it placed first (people's choice) and second show it placed (ironically enough) second (also people's choice). You really have to see the bike in person to appreciate it, and you can do just that by calling Jarrett at six one zero 657-9632 , Please NO TEXTS!<br>
*the finer details of the fabrication........
The shifter is a vintage Hurst Indy shifter that was meant for an early Chevy 3 speed that I adapted to work with the Yamaha's shifter shaft. The pegs are Chevy 350 connecting rods, and the battery box is (was) a 50 cal, Army issue ammo can that I took 3 inches out of the middle of and welded back together. There is no bondo on the lid at all, and very little on the box itself. I pride myself on my metal work, so you'll see in person all the attention to detail that went into this bike. The frame is stock from the halfway point forward, and the rear is a one off (not a kit) hardtail with a 4" stretch. The rear fender is off an early 70's Honda front end, and the tail light is a reproduction "Sparta" style light with dual filament bulb. The paint is new, made to look old because I have a thing for patina and the character that it brings to a piece.
I took it to two shows thus far. The first show I took it to it placed first (people's choice) and second show it placed (ironically enough) second (also people's choice). You really have to see the bike in person to appreciate it, and you can do just that by calling Jarrett at six one zero 657-9632 , Please NO TEXTS!<br>
