Bein' in your 60's has it's benefits. Anymore.... slow's the only speed I have.. 
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Build Thread - Wide Tire Custom
- Thread starter 79josh81
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- build jockey shift wide tire
79josh81
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Lol!
79josh81
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Well here it is all put together (short of having no petcock because I couldn’t find my damn fuel resistant thread tape 
). I’m hoping to get it shined up nice and get some better photos. I’m really happy with it. Hope you guys like it.
). I’m hoping to get it shined up nice and get some better photos. I’m really happy with it. Hope you guys like it.
79josh81
XS650 Addict
Well done!!
.....now go clean up that mess...
Lookin' forward to some outside pics... and maybe a video?
.....now go clean up that mess...
Lookin' forward to some outside pics... and maybe a video?
79josh81
XS650 Addict
Thanks. Yeah, my shop is a disaster. Lol Yeah I’ll get some more with a video once I get the petcock in. 
79josh81
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Thanks man! I’m really hoping to see if it can get nominated for the 2020 calendar this year. I think with the tank shifter, foot clutch, 200mm tire, and jackshaft, it’s definitely different than most XS builds I’ve seen.
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79josh81
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79josh81
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Here’s some outside pics too. The blue pearl with flakes is kind of cool because the bike changes colors depending on how bright the light is and what angle your looking at it from.
Sounds good! And it sure is pretty. You’ve gotta get somebody to shoot a video of you riding that beastie!
I need to see all of that working together, the foot clutch, the jockey shift , while trying to hang onto those mile high handlebars! All of that would leave me lying on the road going “ where’d my bike go?”
Seriously though, I’d love to see your bike in action!
I need to see all of that working together, the foot clutch, the jockey shift , while trying to hang onto those mile high handlebars! All of that would leave me lying on the road going “ where’d my bike go?”
Seriously though, I’d love to see your bike in action!
79josh81
XS650 Addict
Sounds good! And it sure is pretty. You’ve gotta get somebody to shoot a video of you riding that beastie!
I need to see all of that working together, the foot clutch, the jockey shift , while trying to hang onto those mile high handlebars! All of that would leave me lying on the road going “ where’d my bike go?”
Seriously though, I’d love to see your bike in action!
Glad you like it man! I'll see what I can do with getting a video of me riding it. I'm not going to lie, the first few times I rode it I was like, "What kind of death trap, frankenstein monster did I create?" lol But after riding it for a while you get used to it. I look at it as some sort of an anti-theft device now. lol
