oldschoolxs
XS650 Member
yes I reference a Hall & Oates song in my title . . . no, I am not gay!
Cool story behind my build. I bought the bike in Colorado. It was in a barn for awhile. At the time I was working for a custom bike shop and had built a chopper using all the tools in the shop. My goal on this one was to build it using only hand tools in my garage. Mainly, angle grinder and small welder. I stripped the bike down to bare frame and removed all the extra shit off it and had it powdercoated. Then began to build it back up the way I wanted it. I am (obviously) a Gravel Crew (japanese builder) fan! Their bikes are bare bones and clean as a whistle.
Got the bike into a roller with everything mounted. All that was left was wiring it. Then, I decided to sell it to purchase a '49 Plymouth. I always regretted not finishing it. Fast forward 2 years. The dude who bought it had taken his time wiring it and lost the title in the mean time. Called me to get a duplicate title. I told him if he ever thought about selling I might be interested. He called me back a few days later with a price. Turned out to be too much for me to swing. But, the bike was calling me!
I finally got the price to where I could swing it and bought it back. I have had it for about 3 months. I bought it back in the same exact condition I sold it in only it was wired . . . and rather nicely too! I finished off a few small things and painted it (my trade). I am still working on a charging bug but I did ride it trouble free for about a month prior to charging issues. Once the charging issue is resolved she will probably be for sale.
I know it is nothing ground breaking but that was not my goal. Hope you all dig it!
thanks for looking,
Josh
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Cool story behind my build. I bought the bike in Colorado. It was in a barn for awhile. At the time I was working for a custom bike shop and had built a chopper using all the tools in the shop. My goal on this one was to build it using only hand tools in my garage. Mainly, angle grinder and small welder. I stripped the bike down to bare frame and removed all the extra shit off it and had it powdercoated. Then began to build it back up the way I wanted it. I am (obviously) a Gravel Crew (japanese builder) fan! Their bikes are bare bones and clean as a whistle.
Got the bike into a roller with everything mounted. All that was left was wiring it. Then, I decided to sell it to purchase a '49 Plymouth. I always regretted not finishing it. Fast forward 2 years. The dude who bought it had taken his time wiring it and lost the title in the mean time. Called me to get a duplicate title. I told him if he ever thought about selling I might be interested. He called me back a few days later with a price. Turned out to be too much for me to swing. But, the bike was calling me!
I finally got the price to where I could swing it and bought it back. I have had it for about 3 months. I bought it back in the same exact condition I sold it in only it was wired . . . and rather nicely too! I finished off a few small things and painted it (my trade). I am still working on a charging bug but I did ride it trouble free for about a month prior to charging issues. Once the charging issue is resolved she will probably be for sale.
I know it is nothing ground breaking but that was not my goal. Hope you all dig it!
thanks for looking,
Josh
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Finished:
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