Hi, I'm Tom, 16, picked up this '82 XS650 last October, been working on it little by little, the progress is starting to show...
The day I picked it up, next to my 06 ZX6R...
Started tearing it apart, not keeping alot of the stock parts.
Decided to go with the Ardcore Hardtail, 4" stretch, 2" drop. I think it's the best looking hardtail, and the quality was amazing, fit perfect, welds looked great.
Took the bike to school and TIG welded it all together, took awhile to get started, everyone wanted to look at it.
Took it back home, cleaned up the welds, started to grind everything smooth, ground off any brackets I wouldn't need.
Ended up going through 2 different gas tanks, still not sure how I feel about this one, but I mocked the wheels and forks to see how it looked, shaped out a seat pan too. Ordered some TC Bros Drag bars, need some risers for them.
Will add more soon.
The day I picked it up, next to my 06 ZX6R...
Started tearing it apart, not keeping alot of the stock parts.
Decided to go with the Ardcore Hardtail, 4" stretch, 2" drop. I think it's the best looking hardtail, and the quality was amazing, fit perfect, welds looked great.
Took the bike to school and TIG welded it all together, took awhile to get started, everyone wanted to look at it.
Took it back home, cleaned up the welds, started to grind everything smooth, ground off any brackets I wouldn't need.
Ended up going through 2 different gas tanks, still not sure how I feel about this one, but I mocked the wheels and forks to see how it looked, shaped out a seat pan too. Ordered some TC Bros Drag bars, need some risers for them.
Will add more soon.