At an age when most other guys are content to chase pimple-faced tail or play beer pong with their frat buddies, Andy Carter of Pangea Speed churns out custom motorcycle partslike a seasoned vet in the chopper trenches. This 23-year-old progeny from a family of industrial designers and fabricators first drew attention to his craft by building the bike you see here. Andy's Yamaha XS650 is brimming with details you won't find on custom bikes of significantly higher pedigree.
Name: Andy Carter
Owner name, location:andy carter, salt lake city utah!
Bike name: pangea pulverizer
Engine, year and make, model, modifications: the engine and front of the frame is an '83 xs650. there are a ton of modifications to the bike, most of it is hand made.
Frame: stock front hoop, with a hand built rear section using pangea axle plates. that wheel base is stock, i liked the porportions of the stock bike and it rode well, if it aint broke dont fix it you know?
Fork: stock fork with shaved legs and a gsxr 750 steering dampener.
Chassis mods: shaved most stock tabs minus engine mounting locations, custom rear section, internal cable and wire routing.
Tire/wheel size and style: 19/16 speed master front with firestone knock off rear.
Favorite thing about this bike: i really like the pangea fork badge that i built the mold for and cast. and i like that i can say i did everything on this bike from chassis fab, to paint, to stitching the goat skin seat cover.
Next modification will be: go through and fix all the little crap so its dialed for love cycles show.
Other mods, accessories, cool parts, etc: i like the hand shaped electrics box, it goes un noticed allot but it really pulls the back end of the bike togeather, and in traditional pangea fashion its super light weight due to the .032in 5052 AL construction. i like the twist in the pipes too, it took a while to wrap my head around how to build that transition. thats the stuff i get stoked on, the tricky little details that make you want to kill your self but when you get it done your super stoked on how it came out.
Any building or riding story or info you'd like to include: hmm, the very first time i rode this bike (aside from 2 loops arounfd the parking lot) i hopped on it and rode 750miles to AZ. i also really love to ride the hell out of her, i tend to ride it more like a moto x bike and less like a chopper. IE: jumps, dirt, skids, doughnuts etc haha!.
Thanks to: my dad big time for allowing me to take over his shop. all my friends that are super suportive, and jessica garcia for hanging out at the shop late at night through this project. also make sure to check out the complete construction of this bike that can be found on my blog atwww.pangeaspeed.com
Owner: Andy Carter
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Engine, year and make, model, modifications: The engine and front of the frame are an '83 XS650. There are a ton of modifications to the bike, most of it is hand made
Frame: stock front hoop, with a hand-built rear section using Pangea axle plates. The wheelbase is stock, I liked the proportions of the stock bike and it rode well, so it it ain't broke, why fix it?
Fork: Stock fork with shaved legs and a GSXR750 steering dampener
Chassis mods: Shaved most stock tabs minus engine mounting locations; custom rear section; internal cable and wire routing
Tire/wheel size and style: 19/16 Speedmaster front with Firestone knock-off rear
Favorite thing about this bike: I really like the Pangea fork badge that I built the mold for and cast. I like that I can say I did everything on this bike from chassis fab, to paint, to stitching the goatskin seat cover
Next modification will be: Go through and fix all the little crap
Other mods, accessories, cool parts, etc: I like the hand shaped electrics box. It goes unnoticed but it really pulls the back end of the bike together, and in traditional Pangea fashion it's super lightweight because I used 0.032" 5052 AL for its construction. I like the twist in the pipes too. It took a while to wrap my head around how to build that transition. That's the stuff I get stoked on, the tricky little details that make you want to kill yourself but when you get it done you're super stoked on how it came out
The very first time I rode this bike I hopped on it and rode 750 miles to Arizona. I also really love to ride the hell out of her, I tend to ride it more like a MX bike and less like a chopper--jumps, dirt, skids, doughnuts, etc.
Thanks to: My dad big time for allowing me to take over his shop. All my friends that are super suportive, and Jessica Garcia for hanging out at the shop late at night through this project
www.pangeaspeed.com
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xpunkindrublicx13
duerdie1
turtle
motoguru
Rile
RickinWA
steffan
revmike
He definitely has the gift.
~Rev Mike
revmike
He definitely has the gift.
~Rev Mike
eliwolf6
keep it up man
nobattfxr
Good photos too
What does it weigh?
pangeaspeed
i feel bad cause the 650 looks beat..... not your fault josh your pics make it look 500 times better than it actualy did. its just that it was raining like crazy the night before the show and it sat out side hahaha! oh well.
p.s. that exhaust is scrap metal now from my latest jumping escapades. see where it swoops under the frame and bends up at that cross tube? the pipe is almost totally pinched off haha!
ditto
nice work im jealous
SLCBrandon
Atta'boy kiddo.
me
jms
damned
originalrumrunner
Can't wait for the next chop from this guy!
pangeaspeed
billybiltit
Kickass.
Loewe
Punkskalar
tobiism
MobtownCycle
pauly72
philbey
where can I get me a custom PANGEA front badge!
TanDawg100
SB666
wickedblockhead
pangeaspeed
sb666 yes its a 2.2 mustang.
TanDawg100
TuffLuckTom
turtle
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inxs
inxs
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