Gyllenberg
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi all, made an intro go read it if you wish!
Finally made a tough decision and traded my halfdone -53 Pontiac chop for an XS chopper, Triumph frame, Triumph 750 engine and LOTS of stuff
Started by sorting through all stuff and riding the bike, it looked like this and was really not into my likings
First mod was an old z-bar off of an old moped that I found in a big pile of scrapmetal. It was crooked and had a nasty crack.
Shortened the grips, narrowed it and welded it nice and solid, then got started on a sissy instead of the ugly spiderweb brackets
Nature rocks, far out
Swapped that ugly modern fronttyre for a 3.00-18 Conti and played around with another tank, didnt like it
Got my new reartyre and all of a sudden the fender was too wide, cant have it that way..
Used some nice old russian exhausts to build new pipes on the bike since those on it were gay
But I wasnt entirely happy so I cut them apart and changed them a bit and wrapped them
Went to a car and bike show, got some nice critics and snapped a pic on the way home while stopping for coffe
Plans are to get rid of the ugly forwards somehow, fab a k&q seat, get the sissy done and plate it and then a new paint. Dont think it needs more or does it?
Finally made a tough decision and traded my halfdone -53 Pontiac chop for an XS chopper, Triumph frame, Triumph 750 engine and LOTS of stuff
Started by sorting through all stuff and riding the bike, it looked like this and was really not into my likings
First mod was an old z-bar off of an old moped that I found in a big pile of scrapmetal. It was crooked and had a nasty crack.
Shortened the grips, narrowed it and welded it nice and solid, then got started on a sissy instead of the ugly spiderweb brackets
Nature rocks, far out
Swapped that ugly modern fronttyre for a 3.00-18 Conti and played around with another tank, didnt like it
Got my new reartyre and all of a sudden the fender was too wide, cant have it that way..
Used some nice old russian exhausts to build new pipes on the bike since those on it were gay
But I wasnt entirely happy so I cut them apart and changed them a bit and wrapped them
Went to a car and bike show, got some nice critics and snapped a pic on the way home while stopping for coffe
Plans are to get rid of the ugly forwards somehow, fab a k&q seat, get the sissy done and plate it and then a new paint. Dont think it needs more or does it?