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Let's See The XS's
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Goldy
XS650 Enthusiast
Might as well cast my 2 cents into the pile. My '75 XS...when I bought this bike it was four years old with just over 3500 miles on it...just like new. I have used it as a test bed for just about every customizing idea I ever had (hence the title 'Phoenix 8')...it has been chopped with a rigid frame and 10"over tubes, then girder forks, then back to bobber style. Eventually, after a bad accident I decided that so many people thought it was a Triumph when it was chopped that I would try to make it look a little more like one. In hindsight if I had known I would have the bike this long (32 years and counting) I would have left it stock.
WacoBrian
XS650 Junkie
my 78 xs650 and Bass' 82 xj650
Dogger
XS650 Addict
Might as well cast my 2 cents into the pile. My '75 XS...when I bought this bike it was four years old with just over 3500 miles on it...just like new. I have used it as a test bed for just about every customizing idea I ever had (hence the title 'Phoenix 8')...it has been chopped with a rigid frame and 10"over tubes, then girder forks, then back to bobber style. Eventually, after a bad accident I decided that so many people thought it was a Triumph when it was chopped that I would try to make it look a little more like one. In hindsight if I had known I would have the bike this long (32 years and counting) I would have left it stock.
I love reading stories about bikes that guys have kept for a long time, especially when they've made it work the way they want it to over the years.
Ghetto
Bob it!
Ummmmmmm
littlebill31
Smells of Raw Fuel
I like the woody VW bus.
Goldy
XS650 Enthusiast
da evil one
XS650 Addict
XS650_Bobber
Working in my project
Wow... That is low... If you try to drive this bike in my country you will see a lot of sparks on your mirror...
Very nice men... Look awesome...
da evil one
XS650 Addict
wont be that low...the trees are loose because ive got to put new bearings in it. ive got em but im waiting to put the motor in first. its gonna be about 4 inches frame height.
mrkil
XS650 Addict
The current state of my bike.
I just need to finish wiring, hook up the rear brake, spray the tank and work on some pipes for it.
I just need to finish wiring, hook up the rear brake, spray the tank and work on some pipes for it.
XS650_Bobber
Working in my project
Ok... keep posting... look very nice...
Hey everyone, been lurking for a while, but just joined. I have been in the xs650 garage for a few years though..
I have a few xs650s
1980 Special. My first, its had black skins, but the tank got dented and found it easier just to replace than to fix and paint. This bike has also had some accessories on it, but it's stock now.
1979 Special Bobber. That's all powder coat (metallic red and silver), duel front brakes, 750 kit, Mikuni 36s round sides, Pamco ignition, custom wiring with LEDs all around, plus a bunch of other tricks. My gf nick named her The Red Rocket, she's scary fast.
1978 Standard. Just finished this restore last spring. All the black parts are powder coated, spent almost twice on the paint job, then I did for the bike. Mostly stock except the euro bars, some electronics and usual upgrades in the suspension.
1972, doesn't look like from the picture, but she was too far gone for a restore. This one is in pieces across my garage and basement. I'm in the process of making her an old school rat chopper. Going all the way on this build, long gider forks, easy rider captain America style exhaust, suicide shift, battery-less... Kind of bike you need a neck tattoo and a criminal record to ride... haha
I have a few xs650s
1980 Special. My first, its had black skins, but the tank got dented and found it easier just to replace than to fix and paint. This bike has also had some accessories on it, but it's stock now.
1979 Special Bobber. That's all powder coat (metallic red and silver), duel front brakes, 750 kit, Mikuni 36s round sides, Pamco ignition, custom wiring with LEDs all around, plus a bunch of other tricks. My gf nick named her The Red Rocket, she's scary fast.
1978 Standard. Just finished this restore last spring. All the black parts are powder coated, spent almost twice on the paint job, then I did for the bike. Mostly stock except the euro bars, some electronics and usual upgrades in the suspension.
1972, doesn't look like from the picture, but she was too far gone for a restore. This one is in pieces across my garage and basement. I'm in the process of making her an old school rat chopper. Going all the way on this build, long gider forks, easy rider captain America style exhaust, suicide shift, battery-less... Kind of bike you need a neck tattoo and a criminal record to ride... haha
Grepper, love your bikes! I think it's way cool that you keep your really nice stock bikes AND make customs, too.
Question on the powdercoated bobber: are the pipes powdercoated, as well?
Am getting ready to have mine done.
anyway... my compliments on a sweet array.
Question on the powdercoated bobber: are the pipes powdercoated, as well?Am getting ready to have mine done.
anyway... my compliments on a sweet array.
Thanks, My schedule seems to be every two years, restore, custom, restore, custom. My kids keep asking me to sell them. My daughter wants me to buy her a horse.. Gezzz. I tell her that if one of my bikes get sick and I don't have the cash to fix it, I can just park it. If a horse gets sick we are eating only roman noodles for three month and we are duck taping your shoes back together.
Those are Gorden Scott chopper mile pipes on the bobber... You caught me, those have high temp paint. I thaught about getting them ceramic coated, right now I have them wrapped. For anyone getting those high pipes, I'd suggest wrapping them or getting a heat shield. I melted the top of my boots on them, burned my ankle wearing regular shoes.
Right now I'm fixing up my girlfriend's Honda cb650, after working on that bike I'd really like to restore an early cb750. I'd like to do a Cafe bike sometime or even try my hand a two-stoke Suzuki GT550.
Those are Gorden Scott chopper mile pipes on the bobber... You caught me, those have high temp paint. I thaught about getting them ceramic coated, right now I have them wrapped. For anyone getting those high pipes, I'd suggest wrapping them or getting a heat shield. I melted the top of my boots on them, burned my ankle wearing regular shoes.
Right now I'm fixing up my girlfriend's Honda cb650, after working on that bike I'd really like to restore an early cb750. I'd like to do a Cafe bike sometime or even try my hand a two-stoke Suzuki GT550.
bergoff
XS650 Addict
Nice bikes. You will love doing a gt550.
da evil one
XS650 Addict
i like that front fender. wheres it from? im gonna put one on my chop too. rains in georgia and i dont wanna be takin a bath for the sake of "cool".
