Xs 650 Cafe Racer Build

All parts get media blasted and powdercoated.

Xs 650 cafe racer build. The 53 hp engine offered solid. My xs650 yamaha cafe racer project has been a slow build to say the least. How thrive inspired and adapted the build to a xs650 cafe racer is true work of art. Moving interstate and then house twice not having a work space and joining a business tends to get in the way of such things.

Two yamaha xs650 cafe racers from hookie. 1975 yamaha xs650 classics motorcycle for sale via rocker rocker co. Vintage classic chopper bobber. The design idea behind this rather unusual but incredible looking cafe racer build came from a mendip loxton wood burning stove an angular british original that is finished in dark charcoal coating.

There s no denying that yamaha took massive styling cues from triumph s bonneville twins when building the xs so when we built this bike classic british cafe racers were our major influence. 12 steps to building a cafe racer. While it was styled after the british twins of the era the bike was properly modern featuring unit construction engine and gearbox in same casing a horizontally split crankcase and sohc valve operation. At the heart of the xs is a indestructible engine.

I am however as keen as ever to get the bike finished and have been making some great progress. The best parallel twin ever built. Pretty sick little cafe here is the non running project i picked up. The yamaha xs650 is one of our favorite vintage motorcycles.

The skills you need to build a custom motorcycle. Caliper and all small parts also got rebuilt and powdercoated. The internet s best classic custom and cool motorcycles for sale all in one place. Eastern spirit garage builds an xs650 bobber eastern spirit garage have mastered the art of building cafe racers.

Inspiration for our build came from the history of yamaha s xs650. Torn down to frame. Here s the new bmw r18 with specs prices and more. The xs650 in america and worldwide has developed a cult following for good reason.

Tough durability classic look and abundance of cheap parts make the xs650 the perfect platform to build a killer yamaha xs650 hardtail or café racer. Not much of a bike at this point.