Tag Archives: xs650

jay at vintage customs is building a very rad xs650 rat bike. actually, it’s been built but nobody has seen pix of the entire bike. there are only a few close-ups on his website, but you’re going to see the ...

discovered this very interesting yamaha xs650 chopper built by jared johnson at holiday custom motorcycles in portland, oregon on ted’s xs650chopper.com. i really dig the lines of the frame and the cross of the exhaust. the saddle reminds me of ...

just a few bikes from around the world with a shout out to blood falcons for the killer ktm cafe by roland sands and sparetime for the xs650 chopper at the bottom from mooneyes. custom ktm thumper cafe racer honda ...

Met a guy named Branden Norton who is building a pretty badass XS650 chopper outside Seattle in Vancouver, WA. He calls his endeavor Rock-a-billy Choppers, and this chopper, the Hooligan, isn’t their first but I dig what I see so ...

Since 2001 I’ve been following the work of this guy. He’s a CAD designer named Mark Van der Kwaak and he’s helped Fred Krugger win AMD awards with his designs. Born in Austrailia, he lives in Leiden, Netherlands, about 50 ...

Here are this bike’s keywords: 1.  1972 XS650 2.  Dutch Trash Choppers 3.  Drilled Fatboy wheels 4.  Toilet water valve 5.  Desk lamp headlight cover 6.  Skateboard wheel center stand Read about this bike on xs650chopper.com.   >> Get the ...

Don’t know much about this bike except the builder was named Kenny, the engine has been bored to 750cc, and the single tube frame is garage built. Wish I had a photo of the front that we might dig it, ...

Discovered this San Francisco-based dude today. His name is Gareth and he rides this: His art looks like that. He’s having a show here: Get the best of bikerMetric directly in your inbox, once a week, every week. [wysija_form id="1"]

Received an email from Robert Elswick with this photo of a clean XS650 chopper he and his brother recently built for Danny. The guys are working on a new website and will have a ton of photos and information on ...

More cool bikes and a new builder found by my friend Ted at xs650chopper.com. These are a few pix from a couple of XS choppers from Leadfist Cycles. It’s been a while, but I feel it’s time to proclaim… That ...