1980 XS650 on Mr. Lucky's Frame

Wife wanted yellow and black. I just threw this paint on so I can start the titling process with the IL DMV.

Kent

Where's the bike now? Any more progress?

Ditched the Sporty tank for a Lowbrow PNut tank. We had a baby at the end of October and I've made ZERO progress since.

Kent

Figured I'd catch this thread up a bit. I took a week of vacation and made the big push to get it put back together.
Shaved the forks down:




Cleaned up the engine a bit:




Droid 2 GPS/Speedometer:


Made a new electrics box to replace the boring TC Bros tube:


Painted frame and wheels with Eastwood Chassis Black:


And a bunch of other misc parts:




New tires mounted and onto a rolling chassis:




Electrics wired up with a PC-8 from Eastern Beaver and a USB port to run the Droid 2:




Tank and fender mocked up on the rolling chassis:


The fun of body work:


Primer:


Paint is Hot Rod Flatz Copper Pearl:








Kent

looking good

Glad to see you are back at it. I know new borns can take up alot of time. I was going to go the Paughco route until Larry Pierce at Garage Company Customs convinced me to let him tweak my stocker. Here's what happened:

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And beginning mock up:

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Pipes are wrapped and pretty much everything else is done. Need to paint the sissy bar, but I think I'll make another taller one for any longer trips.









Kent

That is a sweet build. You could probrably get that bike featured in a magazine if you sent in some pictures. Seriously, nice work.

amazing bike! I like the pipes and tank, what tank is that anyway?

Thanks, MTW. I may have to send some pics in. Who knows...

Tank is an old stretched tank for a Softail, I think. My buddy gave it to me and said do what you want with it. Cut 4" out of the front and 5" out of the rear and re-tunneled it.

Kent

intrested in sellin that sportster tank? iffin ya still got it.

Originally Posted by Thunderhead1990

intrested in sellin that sportster tank? iffin ya still got it.

Already traded it to a buddy.

Kent

Looks sick. I like the color.

Looks good. It's nice to see a build with something other then a sportster tank

I like the paint. Is it a flat finish? or does it have gloss?

Thanks, guys. Paint is pre-flattened. It's actually TCP Global's Hot Rod Flatz Copper Pearl.

Kent

BEST XS I've seen in a while. Good work. Love the tank. very original.

Thanks, Ryza!

Kent