WTF is it with chopper riders??!!

Some great builder bikes at the show too...

Built by BCM Moto



Built by Pangea Speed



Built by Speed Metal


Built by Wretched Hive

My recently finished Yamaha XS650. 23" rims front and back, David Bird looped hard tail 6" stretch 3" drop, hand hammered seat, home made gas tank, home made leafer front fork, and rephrased motor. It's a real hoot to ride.

Very nice job! You should be proud of that scoot.

Count me in too! Great job!!!

your bike is sick as fuck! i love that thing dude. keep on keepin on!

Thanks for the replies folks. I am pretty proud of this one.

As you should be. How does it ride?

Ride is a little choppy. You feel the choppiness in your hands. I need to shorten the links from the leaf spring to the axle rockers to get some more travel out of the front end. But the leaf spring on the seat is great for soaking up the bumps.

I love your bike, and all the creativity that went into it. Really nice work!

but I must say, though, that I wouldda shaved the Yamaha logo off the engine cover. It would be the final straw to keep those folks guessing as to what it really is! :eek1

(I went outta my way to shave any company logos offa my lastest monstrosity. I don't want any affiliations.)

You have some serious skill ! Leave the Yamaha on the engine show off what you' ve done

Minor kink to work out, looks like it would be a hoot to ride. Again, well done.

Thanks again everybody. Anyone interested here is a link to the full build.

http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23725

Ditto !! great work !!

It's a sad, sad day.



I have divested myself of my XS choppers....

Whoa buddy :huh


What happened Jazz ?

:eek1

I love it and am a die hard XS/TX650 guy. I built one into a street tracker beater and it was FUN!

It is the work of a Craftsman! I am curious to know if JJ considered building a fuel tank for the bike that looks like the skin of the sidecar. That would have completed this project. I'm sure it would be no easy task, but it would have looked even cooler.