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Interesting motorcycles, not XS650
- Thread starter Kevin Werner
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Clean Triumph chopper from last summers CVMG A & W bike nite. Fella' bought it in rough shape after 30+ years in the back of a garage. Stripped and did a great job rebuilding and painting it himself. one cool combo foot shift hand shift he fabbed up for it.
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Makes me suspect Photoshop or AI image wizardry. Or maybe someone with a 3D printer hsd too much time and poor impulse control?
Modifying a cam belt SportClassic would be outrageously expensive for anyone that isn't an extremely skilled Machines. And of no practical benefit at all.
Of course these things can be done, but very few have the skills and resources. That said, I once saw an article where a guy had converted a BMW to bevel drive desmo heads. I believe it was an R90/6 or 90S.
A very nice customized SS!
One thing that caught my eye was the brake discs. Those OEM discs, nice looking as they are, weigh a ton....
Or more precisely, over 1800 g each. Alternative cast iron or stainless discs can weigh as little as 12-1300 g each, so it is possible to get rid of 1 kg/ 2lbs 3 oz of unsprung weight. Which should be noticeable on bumpy roads.
Great exhaust
Check out the stand-off at all rpm!
As a former Z1 owner, that had the hairs on the back of me neck tingling
Double metering means it's rich and not easily tuned out. I bet it's flat at low-mid rpm.
Carbon fiber rotors for the street. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2026/march/ducati-superleggera-v4-centenario/
Interesting Jogged my memory. I recall reading in a bike mag years ago about a fella' that adapted a set of Ducati cyl heads onto a Sportster cafe` bike.
I guess you could put carbon discs on your XS650, should you feel so inclined
Ducati 6 bolt pattern fits, as I am sure you already know...https://braketech.com/axis-cmc-rotors/
Another stink wheeler with a difference......
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