PonyRide
XS650 Member
Alright, I've been slacking on this for a while now and figured I should get to starting this build thread. I picked up a '78 xs650 a few months back for $400 bucks with title. The PO had kind of started to tear it apart. Didn't get very far. Basically took some parts off and cut off a portion of the seat loop. Bike wasn't running but he told me it ran fine before starting to tear into it. Motor tuns when kicked with a good amount of resistance and appears to be clean inside. However the clutch cable and shift lever had been removed and the bike was in neutral. We'll see what troubles I run into there. So far I have been shaving the frame and have swapped the front end to a "74 dt250 for the 21" front wheel and narrower forks. Shaved the front forks and have many new parts to be installed. All Balls tapered swap, yada yada. Just got the email back today from Irish Rich of Shamrock Fabrication(i.e. The Harbortown Bobber) to make the hartail for me! Gotta get back to my real job so I will upload pictures at a later time. Plan is to have it running and ready by next summer.