XS650 Scrambler

[Norwegian XS]

I would like to see pictures of XS650 scrambler builds

I really like the looks of classic scramblers.
I have seen photos of a XS 650 Metisse build, really loved the looks of it.

A frame like this whit an XS650 engine

 

[xsjohn]

Those were some of the most beautiful motorcycles ever made.....I think.......Often thought of a big Maco frame.....and an xs engine.....?.....Triumph scramblers were fun to slide up and down the beach on at Datona till tha all came to an end.......xsjohn

 

[inxs]

- frederic fleury

- dirt trackers

 

[650Skull]

Found these on the net

 

[crash]

Nice sweet little bikes there.

 

[Barb]

Hi Guys,

I love my XS's, really I do---but a Triumph TR6 in a Metisse frame? It simply can't be beat! Single carb, tuned for low-end grunt...and a TR6 engine is lighter than even our XS engines.....

Wow. Just looking at it, I think I just had a hot flash......

I'd love to see an XS set-up in a real Metisse rolling frame, with maybe a single-carb kit, slightly lowered compression, no electric starter, capacitor ignition to get rid of a battery.....oh, yeah. It could work great!

 

[inxs]

- rickman still make frame kits, starting from 1250 pounds...but not by the original brothers

- wasp make good frames too

- metisse frames are still being made but expensive

- havent seen an XS650 single carb manifold come up for sale in ages...still see them in sidecross rigs

 

[Norwegian XS]

I do like the Rickman site

 

[jay760]

The rickman frames were a bit confusing up until a few years ago, there were 2 companys building the frames both saying they had the rites from the rickman brothers to do so, then there was a break up in one of the companys and there seems to be only the one in Stroud left.

 

[jay760]

http://www.metisse-motorcycles.com/ourheritage.htm


http://www.rickman-motorcycles.com/about-rickman-motorcycles.php

2 companys saying the same thing

 

[jay760]

the xs650 rickman motorcycles make, unfortunately the pictures have come out pretty small as they were only small pictures on the web site

 

[jay760]

Inxs how do you do that just putting a word down and it's a link, I've just put down virtually the the same links as you without realising but mine look crap please tell the secret, mind even if you did I probably still couldn't do it

 

[inxs]

- try this