electra_boogaloo
XS650 Enthusiast
Bought my first xs650 a few days ago and so far it's been a hateful bitch. It's been sitting for a few years and it doesn't want to wake up. The previous owner cafe-d it and i'm not feeling it at all. I'm going to attempt to get everything all happy happy and get the wheels spinning, collect some parts, and start down the long road of making a chopper. The bike isn't in "survivor" condition. it needs a lot of reworking and dressing up, so i don't feel bad about hacking off the ass. I'm starting this thread as a personal journal to post where i am and where i've been.
My immediate plans are:
- get brakes functioning front and rear
- get a new gas tank and clean the carbs
- flip bars/replace bars
- check in on the clutch
- ditch the shit mufflers
- figure out how to charge the weird ass gel battery.
- ride it.
My long-term plans are (in no particular order):
- PMA kit / capacitor
- Ardcore Ardtail Kit
- maybe put speed-holes in the wheels. maybe change them for spokes.
- new rear fender
- some sort of sissy bar.
- definitely new cooler bars.
That being said, here's a pic of the bike as I received it.
This is my starting point. It will be fun to see where i wind up with this project.
My immediate plans are:
- get brakes functioning front and rear
- get a new gas tank and clean the carbs
- flip bars/replace bars
- check in on the clutch
- ditch the shit mufflers
- figure out how to charge the weird ass gel battery.
- ride it.
My long-term plans are (in no particular order):
- PMA kit / capacitor
- Ardcore Ardtail Kit
- maybe put speed-holes in the wheels. maybe change them for spokes.
- new rear fender
- some sort of sissy bar.
- definitely new cooler bars.
That being said, here's a pic of the bike as I received it.
This is my starting point. It will be fun to see where i wind up with this project.