Ebay XS 2 chop build.

[Davep]

For the past few years I've been building a chop and it seems that 99% of it has come from Ebay.
It started with an Uncle Bunt plunger frame that had an XS motor in it, allegedly owned by one of the Outlaws MC in the Midlands, UK.
The motor had been cut out of the frame, so no engine mounts were left, and the owner of the frame wouldn't sell the motor.
I thought I'd post a bit of a thread as some might like to see it.

 

[Davep]

No idea where the early pictures are but this is just sat together, everything is loose and there are no guts in the engine.

 

[Davep]

The plunger springs had no real strength and everything felt floppy, so I designed some solid struts to take the original wheel mount and also the original springs so it kept the plunger look but was now rigid.

 

[Davep]

First picture has the bike with XJ550 wheels fitted, but for a 70's chop they were just too modern.
I looked at loads of wheels and then remembered Kawasaki CSR650 wheels had great looking rims.
Found this rear, and then a matching front wheel a few weeks later.
Rear wheel was rebuilt with new stainless spokes and the offset moved 10mm to the drive side to get the rim centred on the bike.

 

[jpdevol]

I look forward to more of your quite nostalgic build!

 

[mick71b]

Love the intake setup.

 

[Wingedwheel]

Reminds me of an Amen Savior frame. Bouncy AF in the rear.

 

[Davep]

Mocked up front end. 35mm XS forks that are 5" over. Slab yokes with some plain aluminium risers and genuine 70's Z bars from the good ol' US of A.
Everything from Ebay.

 

[Davep]

Mocking up the bottom yoke so brake fluid can run through it.

 

[Davep]

Inlet and exit for the fluid.

 

[cra-z1]

Reminds me of an Amen Savior frame. Bouncy AF in the rear.

Never had any issues with my Amen frame back in the day. Not sure how that plunger frame compares to the Amen. But then I probably only weighed 125 lbs at the time

 

[Davep]

This frame doesn’t move. All the guts of the plunger have been replaced with solid machined struts. Looks like a plunger but that’s as far as it goes. It’s rigid.