new bike pics!!

[Dimentia]

Well Got the wife's bike finally built and painted. Gave it to her on Mothers Day. It is a 1980 Yamaha 650xs. Put a hardtail on it painted it Marble Candy Apple Red with Tribal flames. Now I have to teach her how to ride then it is off to the safety course

 

[LDO]

That thing is sweet.

Kinda makes me want to build something for the wife to ride around on!

Nice work and great Mother's Day gift (IMO)!:2thumbs:

 

[BBChopper]

Nice job!!!!!! :2thumbs:

 

[Dimentia]

thanks guys. You can pick these little 650's up for around $500 all day. Very simple to build and parts are cheap. I am going to build me one but rake the hell out of it and put a 7 inch rise and a fat tire on the rear and just old school the shit out of it just to barhop around town with the wife.

Go to 650Rider.com and look at some of the pics of what people have done to these little bikes they are kick ass!!

 

[Chris04Masitff]

sweet scoot

 

[shovelcowboy]

Perfect!!! And the perfect Mother's day gift! She looks Damn Fine on it! Ya did good! Great Job! :2thumbs:

If the bike only cost $500, how much ya got into it with all your mods and paint (if I might ask)?

Shovelcowboy

 

[Old Hippy]

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One sweet ride.....I bet you got more than a kiss for that gift..!!!!!

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[K9Anniv]

thanks guys. You can pick these little 650's up for around $500 all day. Very simple to build and parts are cheap. I am going to build me one but rake the hell out of it and put a 7 inch rise and a fat tire on the rear and just old school the shit out of it just to barhop around town with the wife.

Go to 650Rider.com and look at some of the pics of what people have done to these little bikes they are kick ass!!

Nice Job, D.....did you twist that wicked looking sissy bar yourself?

 

[Dimentia]

I put around $500 in it. Bought used tanks and fenders and all other parts. Buddy of mine had paint left over so we just paiinted a layer of silver down then put the red down and took saran wrap and pressed it on the wet paint to give it the marble look then anothe layer of red then the tribal flames.

There is a website called Mikesxs and all he deals with is Yamaha 650's parts and they are new and cheap! The only major thing I had to do to this bike is replace the piston rings and a head gasket

 

[Dimentia]

Nice Job, D.....did you twist that wicked looking sissy bar yourself


Nope I bought a 5 foot stick at the local fence company here. They twist them for you and the 5 foot stick only cost $20. They build wrought iron fences

 

[Biker Babe]

Awesome!:2thumbs:

 

[jimizee028]

great job,i am sure she was very pleased with you.....great present....

 

[BIGDOG677]

Love it bad ass!!

 

[V]

Good job

 

[bdmridgeback]

Cool Bike!!!! I love those oldies!!!

Here are a few xs650's off another site because that link above requires you to be a member. Here is a taste of what is out there:

 

[alhall88]

 

[jre]

That ride came out great!

Thanks for the pics, and of all of them, yours is the one I like best!

 

[BorgerBigDog]

Really nice bike what a present:2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:

 

[Dimentia]

If anyone is interested in building one of these I can give you pointers and where to get parts cheap. They are really simple to build and they are a good starter bike since they are light. My wife is only 4'10 and around 100lbs and she can literally man handle this bike. Plus the little perks you get for building her one will pay off dearly!!! :2thumbs:

 

[BorgerBigDog]

Dimentia that bike has had me looking i will be bugging you in the near future i hope.About how much does those weigh?