jasonslackisrad
XS650 Enthusiast
Hey Everyone. I am pleased to start my official build thread.
The object of my build is simplicity. Inspired by a few bikes i've seen around the net and my general aesthetic I am stripping it down to essentials, modernizing where I can and keeping it clean.
Heres how she started. 83 Heritage special, 9xxx miles. Good runner and my first bike. But i've been building cars for like 16 years so I can't leve well enough alone. Here it is, the Dad special.
Trip home
With my other toy. 97 e36 M3 Sedan. 189K and turbo'd
And here's how the bike sat last night.
And since I can't help myself I installed my suspension. 2" lower up front (Thanks Hughs Handbuilt spacers), installed rebel shocks in the rear (for the time being)
I have 18"/19" high shouldered wheels to ditch the billion spoked HS wheels. and a bunch of odds and ends.
Hopefully tonight I can clean the piss out of it and start cutting more useless stuff off the frame
The game plan is to
get it done by spring. I'm building it with a couple friends, here is his harley. (pics by me - so I will not be using only cellphone pics for this build)
The object of my build is simplicity. Inspired by a few bikes i've seen around the net and my general aesthetic I am stripping it down to essentials, modernizing where I can and keeping it clean.
Heres how she started. 83 Heritage special, 9xxx miles. Good runner and my first bike. But i've been building cars for like 16 years so I can't leve well enough alone. Here it is, the Dad special.
Trip home
With my other toy. 97 e36 M3 Sedan. 189K and turbo'd
And here's how the bike sat last night.
And since I can't help myself I installed my suspension. 2" lower up front (Thanks Hughs Handbuilt spacers), installed rebel shocks in the rear (for the time being)
I have 18"/19" high shouldered wheels to ditch the billion spoked HS wheels. and a bunch of odds and ends.
Hopefully tonight I can clean the piss out of it and start cutting more useless stuff off the frame
The game plan is to
get it done by spring. I'm building it with a couple friends, here is his harley. (pics by me - so I will not be using only cellphone pics for this build)