I would like to nominate my build into the contest. 1982 Street Tracker that started it's life from a XS650 Special.
Here is a link to some photos I took of it this morning in my work parking lot. I rode today
http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/teamkandy77/media/XS650/rightsidefront_zps7b87283d.jpg.html
A little background. I got this bike from my dad. He had cut the back loop off and added the xr tracker seat. I stripped it down installed the Mikes 750 kit. New timing chain and guide. Pamco ignition complete rewire. Built the battery box, new seat post cleaned up all the grind marks and filled with welds regrind
Welded and filled the whole where the back loop was cut off. New fork seals, cam seals. Gutted a MAC 2 into 1 exhaust muffler and split a glass pack and installed in the muffler. Cut a stainless exhaust tip and made my own reverse cone muffler not loud but louder than stock.
I soda blasted all the motor. Sand blasted the frame wheels case covers valve and tappet covers, tripple trees, calipers shifter foot rest, etc. Painted my tail section and tank. I custom mixed the Yellow and it has gold pearl and a hint of rainbow pearl.
I have a friend who does powder coating for a living so I took all my stuff to get powdered and he helped me do most of it. My daughter laced the rear wheel spokes from a 18" standard and I did the front 64 spoke
original to the bike.
What I did have someone do was I had OldSkool carbs
work over my carbs. I also had the Shinko 705 tires mounted and balanced by a local shop.
I still need to polish my motor and upgrade brake lines and rotor. I am going to simplify the handle bar controls and get a digital speedo and LED tail light. I need to take the time and fill in the Yamaha letters in the cases. Those nasty rear shocks have to go
. So I have some more to do but I don't think I will every say I am done with it.