Hi Guys,
As the thread says I'm new here, and from the UK. Looking forward to taking part in this forum and seeing what you guys are building/doing with your XS's.
Just acquired an XS 650 - well, 270 degree rephased 750cc Street Scrambler styled bike tbh - bought from a pal in Australia (engine was built by Daryl Hutcheon in Melbourne). Had it about a month now, awaiting UK registration. The Jap Bonnie is a bike I've wanted for quite some time, being great to bobber/chop etc. When my pal was selling his I just had to ship it over here. I'm currently fitting a 7" LED headlight to it and have designed billet mount brackets that a pal of mine is currently machining up for me. Also having the seat recovered in chocolate nubuck leather and am having some new 2 into 2 304 stainless hi-rise reverse mega zorsts built to add to the scrambler look.
Other bikes? I also have a KTM 1290 R Superduke (to keep me young when out on a fast blast with the lads), a 1340 EVO Harley softail that I've customised, painted in metallic olive green with gold pearl wavey US flags and 'weathered' army stars etc. and a ground up custom built bike styled on Indian Larry's bike Grease Monkey, powered by a fairly rare 84" S&S shovelhead motor. The missus passed her bike test a couple of years back and has a Honda 500 Rebel that I've customised for her, painted it in a matte metallic olive green colur, shod it in knobbly Bates Baja's. She loves it.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and to say Hi.
As the thread says I'm new here, and from the UK. Looking forward to taking part in this forum and seeing what you guys are building/doing with your XS's.
Just acquired an XS 650 - well, 270 degree rephased 750cc Street Scrambler styled bike tbh - bought from a pal in Australia (engine was built by Daryl Hutcheon in Melbourne). Had it about a month now, awaiting UK registration. The Jap Bonnie is a bike I've wanted for quite some time, being great to bobber/chop etc. When my pal was selling his I just had to ship it over here. I'm currently fitting a 7" LED headlight to it and have designed billet mount brackets that a pal of mine is currently machining up for me. Also having the seat recovered in chocolate nubuck leather and am having some new 2 into 2 304 stainless hi-rise reverse mega zorsts built to add to the scrambler look.
Other bikes? I also have a KTM 1290 R Superduke (to keep me young when out on a fast blast with the lads), a 1340 EVO Harley softail that I've customised, painted in metallic olive green with gold pearl wavey US flags and 'weathered' army stars etc. and a ground up custom built bike styled on Indian Larry's bike Grease Monkey, powered by a fairly rare 84" S&S shovelhead motor. The missus passed her bike test a couple of years back and has a Honda 500 Rebel that I've customised for her, painted it in a matte metallic olive green colur, shod it in knobbly Bates Baja's. She loves it.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and to say Hi.
Guess I'll be the first to mention it... we love pics here. 
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Cheers Jim 
