My budget Rice Bobber...
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hell no brother... completely disagree with that Joe.. the XS650 is a classic bike and twin motor... they have a CULT like following (myself being one) this motor is super easy to work on and crazy reliable... i would rather this motor in a bobber twin build than say a Tiger 650 triumph motor (if my dad reads this he will KILL ME) but the aftermarket world for the XS yamaha's has EXPLODED in the past 3 years... some great stuff out there for that sucker... but as always just my opinion
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hell no brother... completely disagree with that Joe.. the XS650 is a classic bike and twin motor... they have a CULT like following (myself being one) this motor is super easy to work on and crazy reliable... i would rather this motor in a bobber twin build than say a Tiger 650 triumph motor (if my dad reads this he will KILL ME) but the aftermarket world for the XS yamaha's has EXPLODED in the past 3 years... some great stuff out there for that sucker... but as always just my opinion
i was better off getting rid of it for a harley though
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Thanks guys. I was really influenced by Brian Adam's bikes. He's a local builder here in AZ who used to work for Paul Yaffe. He builds some really cool, lane splitter style bikes and I wanted to catch that style with the Yamaha. Narrow, fast and devoid of any unnecessary items.
I need to figure out how I'll make the foot clutch, make a headlight mount and make another set of bars still. Got some work left but the core of the bike is there.
I need to figure out how I'll make the foot clutch, make a headlight mount and make another set of bars still. Got some work left but the core of the bike is there.