wes63bug
XS650 Enthusiast
My 72 build
Ok i posted on here a few times asking questions and trying to buy stuff, guess its time i introduce myself and show my build. Im Wes from albuquerque NM, this is my first bike im attempting to do so im sure ill do alot of mistakes and ask alot of questions, but thats how you learn. Im usually building old vw's but ive always wanted to do a old yamaha, just love the way they look and sound.
Picked up a 650 off craigslist, was an old guys who passed away had been sittin for a long time, was told it was a 76 so i thought it was. Lady wanted $500 for it but motor was froze and no title, so got it for $200. When i got home, took side cover off, sprayed some wd40 on shit and it kicked free, nice. Well after posting on here gggGary helped me out and turns out its a 72 xs2 and not a 76 afterall. Front forks are jacked, the tubes are stuck in bottoms, seals were bad and filled up with water of the years. Oh and yes i removed allen from bottom and used heat still wouldnt budge, po had extended tubes on it also, sissy bar, ect... the whole 70's look, ripped it all off. I have some 75 trees and forks on the way, a sportster tank, and hopefully some mags to get me going.
Going to hardtail it, maybe 5 stretch 2 inch drop, paint tank and fender orange, black out alot of motor parts. So anyways ill shut up now, ill post what pics i have, im sure you guys will give me shit for cutting my swing arm up just to see what stretch i would like, and an early tank i didnt know was early, oh well,
yes a broom handle for handle bars, i couldnt move it around with the hilly billy handlebars
cut some shit off
yes i cut tank
just figuring stretch and shit, like the old bike seat, lol, needed something to sit on
Fat guy on a little bike, lol, dont know if im going to pull this shit off
sporty tank
other shit is on the way, and will be on in the next few weeks hopefully, well thanks and dont rag on me too hard, lol lol
Ok i posted on here a few times asking questions and trying to buy stuff, guess its time i introduce myself and show my build. Im Wes from albuquerque NM, this is my first bike im attempting to do so im sure ill do alot of mistakes and ask alot of questions, but thats how you learn. Im usually building old vw's but ive always wanted to do a old yamaha, just love the way they look and sound.
Picked up a 650 off craigslist, was an old guys who passed away had been sittin for a long time, was told it was a 76 so i thought it was. Lady wanted $500 for it but motor was froze and no title, so got it for $200. When i got home, took side cover off, sprayed some wd40 on shit and it kicked free, nice. Well after posting on here gggGary helped me out and turns out its a 72 xs2 and not a 76 afterall. Front forks are jacked, the tubes are stuck in bottoms, seals were bad and filled up with water of the years. Oh and yes i removed allen from bottom and used heat still wouldnt budge, po had extended tubes on it also, sissy bar, ect... the whole 70's look, ripped it all off. I have some 75 trees and forks on the way, a sportster tank, and hopefully some mags to get me going.
Going to hardtail it, maybe 5 stretch 2 inch drop, paint tank and fender orange, black out alot of motor parts. So anyways ill shut up now, ill post what pics i have, im sure you guys will give me shit for cutting my swing arm up just to see what stretch i would like, and an early tank i didnt know was early, oh well,
yes a broom handle for handle bars, i couldnt move it around with the hilly billy handlebars
cut some shit off
yes i cut tank
just figuring stretch and shit, like the old bike seat, lol, needed something to sit on
Fat guy on a little bike, lol, dont know if im going to pull this shit off
sporty tank
other shit is on the way, and will be on in the next few weeks hopefully, well thanks and dont rag on me too hard, lol lol
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How's it going Wes, Ben here from Tucson. I just finished my XS650 chopper last winter, have another one I want to build, but have to get my '59 panel done first.
