hello from the netherlands

[rene53catalina]

hey there , i am new here , i am rene and i am from the netherlands
a while ago i bought a 79 xs650 , already hardtailed and with a overhauled engine
i am going to build it a bit old style classic look , not a metalflake bomb.

this is her

first thing i did was make a seat from an old tractor seat

i want to use one of these tanks , not sure which one yet

this is gonna be the headlight , i might have to change it a bit becouse it is an old bicycle light with really small bulbs

my other bike is a sportster , i just finished it ( kind of )
this is how it was when i bought it

and this is how it is now with flakes and the lot

to be continued

 

[Dieselchanic]

Welcome here. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

[XSGLENN]

Should come out cool, I followed the sportster build on chop cult. Can't wait to see the end results.

 

[rene53catalina]

thanks , i can`t wait to see what i come up with myself

yeah , i am also on the chopcult forum , my guess is it`s a small group worldwide

 

[rene53catalina]

i found a reaaaaly cool taillight for my bike , another part for the shelf

 

[Paulrxs650]

Hi and Welcome! Whereabouts in the Netherlands are you?

 

[rene53catalina]

thanks , i live in a small town called vlagtwedde it is in the north of this enormous country

 

[Paulrxs650]

Ah yes, I know that town. I go to Assen two or three times per year and stay in Witterzomer mostly. I did stay in Vlagtwedde a couple of years ago when watching the Moto GP

 

[rene53catalina]

funny you know vlagtwedde , after all it`s just a little shithole , i have never been to assen to the races , it is not my thing , but it is a big event over here and people go completely crazy

 

[Paulrxs650]

Yeah. Small world It's a nice little place I thought! Yeah it's a good time at Assen

 

[rene53catalina]

yeah , it is a nice little place , and also a nice part of the country to cruise around on the bike

 

[vr3506]

In the middle of nowhere

 

[rene53catalina]

yeah , nice and quiet

 

[Paulrxs650]

That's what I like

 

[vr3506]

Was in that area last sunday, almost felt asleep

 

[rene53catalina]

not on your bike i hope??

 

[rene53catalina]

just bought another one on an online auction , nice and cheap i am happy

 

[rene53catalina]

and now it begins to look laie a decent bike

 

[nj1639]

Looks good. Clip on handlebars for the extended tubes?

 

[rene53catalina]

nono , i`m gonna use different legs , these are way to long , the thing handles like a tank
maybe i can shorten them ,