XS Metisse

[Kevin Werner]

Drool...

 

[toglhot]

How do you adjust the drive chain?

 

[Jim]

How do you adjust the drive chain?

Swingarm is adjustable.

 

[lewisjohn]

Metisse number two well under way,

 

[MrBultaco]

Love the black...beautiful wheels too.

 

[lewisjohn]

My second XS Metisse is finally out in the sun, quite a bit of work left so no calender for me this year.

 

[gruff54]

Niiice! Sharp looking bike. I like the gray one, but really like the black one.

Mike

 

[MrBultaco]

Love the black and chrome + a smidgen of gold...well done (again!)

 

[bosco659]

I’m liking the look of the black one

 

[TX650D]

Both are beautiful bikes. Very well done.

 

[lewisjohn]

i’m fitting a 2-1 intake manifold and fitting a Mikuni VM34 carb, all the manifolds on the market seem to be offset due to the single frame tube on the standard frame. I decided to make my own.The flanges are the same hole centres as the exhaust flanges so I used a pair of those. I used a 180 degree bend with a 150 mm centre and bored out the single carb mount on my Bridgeport using a vernier boring head. The mounting tube was then brazed into the bend.

 

[lewisjohn]

2-1 intake manifold , it’s going to be powder coated satin black along with the clutch and alternator covers. Electrics are also on my to do list.

 

[lewisjohn]

Bike is coming along nicely now, I’ve had the covers etc powder coated,ignition to set up ,fill with oil, and then the exhausts. They are going to be copies of my first build. I’ve entered both bikes in a classic bike show in Brecon on the first of April,so I have a sort of deadline. I was approached by a photographer after showing the first bike in the Kickback Custom show in Gloucester last September, a bike magazine editor friend of his asked if I’d be interested in having the bike featured in his magazine. Static and riding shots and a write up.
Once the

weather changes for the better with us I’ll organise it.

 

[willis]

Did they mention which magazine? Bike looks amazing !!!

 

[MrBultaco]

Beautiful work lewisjohn, I'm glad you're getting the recognition for your XS650/750 builds.

 

[Sparkyduc]

In the UK the frame kit including tank and bodywork is approximately £2200.

I looked on their website and they didn’t list a XS650 frame available, was it special order?

 

[lewisjohn]

I looked on their website and they didn’t list a XS650 frame available, was it special order?

All the frames are built to order, The XS frame is a popular option.

 

[arcticXS]

If Norwegian legislation would allow, a Ricman frame with a large- ish alloy fuel tank and Rickman CR style seat would have been extremely tempting....

 

[lewisjohn]

Nearly there now,almost ready to come off the bench, just the exhaust to finish and a few fiddly electrics.

 

[lewisjohn]

Next to my first build