Spider John
XS650 Enthusiast
Yeah, been thinking about painting it darker, maybe kind of a titanium color. Maybe two metallic colors?
Need to come up with some kind of side covers. Thinking about something vaguely reminiscent of number plates, only not.
MX xs650, now that's interesting!
Are there any "vintage" MX classes such a creation could compete in? Like a dirt bike version of BOTT...
Ave arachnid,
that's my favorite build style, elegance plus economy.
But.
Bikes need fenders.
Or don't it ever rain where you live?
Us old Brit bikers reckon there's only three times you can ride;
After the rain has stopped but the roads are still wet.
While it's raining.
While the roads are dry but it'll start raining while you are out.
Looking Good! How's the brakes on the front?
I kept the long forks because I liked the way it handles, even though I wasn't crazy about the looks at first. The forward offset of the front axle lowers the trail so you don't notice the rake.Never saw this build before. Really nice. Looks like you kept the long forks? How does it handle?
Really like the monoshock as well; do you remember what bike it was from, and did you have to do any mods to it?
And last... the mono has the potential for allowing almost as much travel as you want; but it looks limited by the rear fender?