XS Metisse

[MrBultaco]

Love 'em both ...I'll have a black one please with your forks and engine.

 

[Raymond]

Shall we form a queue? BTW, I've already got an engine . . .

 

[46th Georgia]

Next to my first buildView attachment 236534View attachment 236535View attachment 236536

You do realize that after seeing those, I'll have to sit here for a while and wait for the swelling to go down.

 

[toglhot]

I see a 71 Triumph twin leading shoe brake and conical hub on the black one. Bit hard to see, but the rear hub also looks like a conical hub?

 

[lewisjohn]

I see a 71 Triumph twin leading shoe brake and conical hub on the black one. Bit hard to see, but the rear hub also looks like a conical hub?

 

[toglhot]

I had a. 71 Triumph, polished both hubs and laced them a couple of Boranis I polished up with chrome plated spokes. By geez, best looking wheel I've ever seen. Because the hubs, particularly the rear hub, were so big and they were conical, super easy to keep polished.

 

[willis]

The black on really does it for me. I love a black and gold bike, but I am a little biased as I currently have 3 bikes with similar color schemes. The gold touches really pairs well with the subtle undertones on the frame plating.

 

[bosco659]

Awesome looking bikes. Both look great but if I had to choose one it would be the black one. Too pretty to ride! Nice work.

 

[46th Georgia]

The black on really does it for me. I love a black and gold bike, but I am a little biased as I currently have 3 bikes with similar color schemes. The gold touches really pairs well with the subtle undertones on the frame plating.

Reminds me of the John Player Special Lotus. One of my favorite color combinations too.

 

[lewisjohn]

Exhaust guard finished, got until the end of the month to finish the bike, both bikes entered into a Classic bike show in Brecon ,mid wales on the 1st April.

 

[Adamc]

Exhaust guard finished, got until the end of the month to finish the bike, both bikes entered into a Classic bike show in Brecon ,mid wales on the 1st April.View attachment 238332View attachment 238333

Wonderful @lewisjohn
look forward to seeing them at the show.
Ads.

 

[lewisjohn]

I took both Metisse’s to a local bike festival last weekend, they were both really well recieved, the black bike won an award , Best in Show (British), the grey bike according to one of the judges would have won overall best in show ,but they didn’t have a best in show class.

 

[Raymond]

Thoroughly well-deserved! A brace of lovelies.

Just me but I'd have to giggle when they gave the grey bike Best in Show (British).

 

[46th Georgia]

I took both Metisse’s to a local bike festival last weekend, they were both really well recieved, the black bike won an award , Best in Show (British), the grey bike according to one of the judges would have won overall best in show ,but they didn’t have a best in show class. View attachment 246447View attachment 246448View attachment 246449

Two of the prettiest XS650's in the world!

 

[Paul Chip Chapman]

WOW
Very pretty!!!
Are you putting a XS650 motor in it? If so this will be very cool.

Hi I have XS power plant in my rickman Metisse this is a perfect unbelievable combination of power and handling words can not express how good it is

 

[Raymond]

Hi I have XS power plant in my rickman Metisse this is a perfect unbelievable combination of power and handling words can not express how good it is

We need to see photos of this.

Uhm, before I forget, warm welcome to the forum, @Paul Chip Chapman. But this is one people want to see. Cheers, Raymond

 

[Paul Chip Chapman]

I picked up my brand new Rickman Metisse frame this morning, the quality of the brazing and nickel plating is amazing. Engine is rebuilt waiting to go in, I’m in the middle of rewiring a friends 840,once that’s done my build will begin.View attachment 180538View attachment 180539

What amazing combination XS 650 and Metisse frame. Exceptional handling and perfect power plant every corner is a lottery win

 

[Paul Chip Chapman]

Please tell us where you purchased the frame. Not many XS owners that would spring for
the cost of one of those but I would. Very nice.

Wasp motorcycles,Salisbury, UK

 

[Paul Chip Chapman]

Neat frame and all but I wonder why they didn`t brace the swingarm in any way?

The Metisse framed. Xs handles amazing perfect power to weight ratio

 

[Dunc]

I just put in an order for a Road Race frame to build a road bike.