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The bike was finished in 2012, The man who built it is Ken and his shop is called "Back Alley Speed" In Detroit, MI. It has a Yamaha XS650 motor that was a ground up overhaul. Everything new, it has 21 miles on it and I put them on. It ran a little rich because

Eric Waterfall Interviews Tono of MOTOSHOP TONOUCHI. After posting Numa's xs-half-fairing, Eric shot me an e-mail to say that he speaks Japanese and would be willing to help out with some translating. He was able to get in contact with Tono of MOTOSHOP TONOUCHI to get the scoop on this sick XS650 CHOPPER. If you

This is my 1977 xs650 chopper, I found it last summer parked beside the road for $800 with 10,000 original kilometres on it. Had been sitting for 10 years and it Started up and I drove it home. This past winter I chopped it, I used a David bird hardtail, motor is stock, bateryless

Max - I always wanted to do an XS based bike, I found a pristine '83 xs650 in the Bronx, pulled the motor and rear hub and eBayed the rest of the bike. I wanted to build the bike from scratch and everything besides the tank was handmade or found at the salvage store down

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I recently finished redoing this bike that i built into a chopper a few years ago. It's a 72 XS2. I had the bike for sale off and on over the years, and never got rid of it. It sat in the corner of my place until a couple months ago when i decided

This is one of the latest XS creations that I’ve rolled out of my shop. It started as a stock neck and back bone and then took in a mind of its own. The frame was built here in house and it is a zero stretch frame with a single down tube up front.

The owner of this parallel-twin Yamaha XS 650 was thrilled to have his bike featured. But then the doubts began.

From Jakarta to Bavaria, great custom motorcycles know no borders. Our weekly round-up includes a Yamaha XS650 chopper, a custom BMW R80RT, and a modern Suzuki GSX-R1000 with retro looks. We end things off with a 1974 Ducati 750SS that belonged to one of rock 'n' roll's most prolific photographers. Yamaha XS650 by Batakastem Workshop This cheeky Yamaha XS650 chopper comes from Abraham Simatupang and his team at Batakastem Workshop, based just southwest of Jakarta in Indonesia. It's a little more colorful and a lot more irreverent than your average Yamaha XS650 chopper—but that's what happens when your client cites

When you've been part of a scene long enough, you begin to appreciate more the people that power it and

I bought this bike as a project. Have done quite a bit to it besides internal motors. Most of hardware on here is from TC Bros or I have made myself. Next is Paint and powdercoat with some White Walls. While I have the motor out I am going to rebuild the top end with

Just bought from my friend's xs650. I've just sold my sporster harley 1200 to get this. I love the kick start and the machine sounds. And it runs so fast. I like it. Submitted by Fir Cin

Stefan - I build a new xs650 ground up chopper. last Winter. Fabbed the frame & Front end. Pipes. Bars. Sissy. Controls ext. Chopped the tank. And did the paint job. A complete build. With lots of hours in the garage. Have a Look at the Pictures I attached. 2013/11/stefans-narrow-xs-chop/

Another Dope Chopper From The Netherlands! Year : 1980 "Hey I am ab (lazdude) from holland. Here are some pics of my bike that i build last year. Almost everything you see on this bike is handmade (springer frontend, hardtailframe, tank, steering, saddle, manifold with big SU carb and so on). Hope you like it.

Bought the bike as a tired US spec Special that was a non runner. It was a solid low mileage bike but way too stock for me. I stripped the bike down and got it running for a season and tried a few different bar and suspension setups. In the end I went with wide

Very nice 1981 Yamaha XS650 Custom Chopper. The frame was custom modified (by me) and has been stretched 6 inches. The engine is stock (rebuilt in 2001 and has been riden less than a 1000 miles since the rebuild). It has a Boyer Bransden Electronic Ignition and Mikuni Round Slide Carbs. Other features include: Chrome

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'79 xs basket case Craig - Started as a '79 basket case, motor was painted black by previous owner. I tore the motor apart, stripped all the paint and polished it. I sent the crank and cam to Hugh to get it rephased, then I reassembled it. I stripped the frame, welded on a Visual

Bought the bike as a tired US spec Special that was a non runner. It was a solid low mileage bike but way too stock for me. I stripped the bike down and got it running for a season and tried a few different bar and suspension setups. In the end I went with wide

Jon - This was a shop project here at Hotshoe Cycle Works. Its a '75 XS650B, last registered in 1981, it had been locked up in the back shed and repeatedly raped for parts over the last 30+ years, -No more though, the bike got a new dress and a second chance..... I designed and

Here is an 80 model, tc bros hardtail. +4 legs on lowers. I've shaved and polished. I've made the seat, bars, sissy bar, exhaust, pegs, and everything elseit will need to run. The tank is from a Honda atc 90 and was originally a joke, but now i've narrowed it 5 inches and plan to

They say that perfect is the enemy of good. But when it comes to high-end custom motorcycles, shouldn't perfection be the goal? Having never built a custom motorcycle in this style before, that's the standard that Purpose Built Moto set for themselves with this Yamaha XS650 chopper. Delays with parts and other builds meant this project took the Australian workshop more than 18 months to complete. The silver lining was that this extensive time frame meant they could pore over every detail in the pursuit of perfection. “There are plenty of Yamaha XS650 chopper builds out there,” says the workshop's

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From Jakarta to Bavaria, great custom motorcycles know no borders. Our weekly round-up includes a Yamaha XS650 chopper, a custom BMW R80RT, and a modern Suzuki GSX-R1000 with retro looks. We end things off with a 1974 Ducati 750SS that belonged to one of rock 'n' roll's most prolific photographers. Yamaha XS650 by Batakastem Workshop This cheeky Yamaha XS650 chopper comes from Abraham Simatupang and his team at Batakastem Workshop, based just southwest of Jakarta in Indonesia. It's a little more colorful and a lot more irreverent than your average Yamaha XS650 chopper—but that's what happens when your client cites

Classified Moto is the side project of Virginia-based John Ryland who, like me, works in an ad agency during the day. “I've always been into vehicles, but never paid much attention to motorcycles until a few years ago,” he says. “My buddy left me his bike when he was out of town. I got my license and fell in love. I started modding bikes about a year and a half ago, and I can't stop!” This Yamaha XS650 custom is one of Ryland’s creations; he already has a handful of bikes under his belt. He’s under no illusions about the