Focusinprogress' XS650 BOBBER build.

I might be able to bump down to another yamaha tank possibly from an xs400, or some of the older 2-stroke RD’s

i think the tank would be fine, i think its the controls that make it look a bit too cluttered up front.

yeah I for sure want to run mini-gauges and probably a different headlight, the bars aren’t eevn mounted in these pics because moving the forks up in the triples makes it impossible to get them into the stock risers.

I’ll come over with a hammer and shape that XS tank just the way you want it. Just with many Fuuuuuuuuuuuus and beers.

Stock tank is fine, just ditch the gauges and clutter up front, and you’ll be fine.

cut the remainder of the original subframe off

tank back on for mockup

grabbed the seat of my schwinn to get a feel for seat position to see how I feel about the stock tank…I’m on the fence

thoughts?

Save the money and use the stock tank. I mean hell, you can’t seem to find an aftermarket one you like anyways, AND it will cost you an extra 150+

Keep it stock homie.

seat came today, quick mockup…

Keep the stock tank.

And let me know when it’s for sale. Lookin good dude :tup:

Checko called me up and convinced me that a test-fit is for pussies…so we worked on it for a few solid hours

made up plates to tie in the lower crossbar that “tee’s” off the bottom of the backbone tube

then chopped the part of the rear tank mounting tab, and made a new mount that uses a rubber isolater and a wing nut

Then welded front mount tabs for the seat, and rear studs for the springs

Then whipped up a mounting bracket for the side-mount tail light/plate mount

Then sat on it for funsies to get a feel for riding position, I LIKE IT!

Lol, it turned out pretty solid for a few hours messing around. It seemed like we would stop, then get an idea for the next thing and roll with it. Haha. Now you gotta get someone to make a sweet mounting nut to hold the tank, instead of the wing nut. cough Newman cough similar to the ones that hold his headlight on his cb!

that would indeed be awesome. I’d love something copper to roll with the color from the seat springs…

Bits of copper is the way to be!

:tup:

Just ordered another $100 worth of parts lol

-6" wide plain-jane basic fender for rear wheel (been using a spare front fender for the mockup but it’s way too narrow and widening it would be a PITA)

-(2) 45* silicone couplers, and (2) Cone mini-filters to attach to the carbs while still being able to clear the new frame tubes

-set of drag bars

So far, this thing has been really fun to build…the cost-fun ratio I’m getting on this build far exceeds that of my Honda CB550 cafe build (mostly because of how much money I’ve spent collectively on that one)

$500 for the bike, $115 for the universal hardtail kit, $35 for the sidemount tail light, $20 for the bar-end signals, $60 for the seat with springs and pivot mount, $50 for the fender, $30 for the bars, $20 for filters and couplers… Thanks to re-using the stock tank I’ll be under $1000 in parts/investment into this build unless I decide to buy whitewall tires (which I consider a maintenance item anyways and will most likely do next season anyhow)

Customizing bikes is SOOOOO much nicer than customizing cars.

:bigtup:

Got lots done today…

broke the bike down to a bare frame to finish up all the welding

Made a brake-stay for the rear caliper, and welded on the axle adjuster plates

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wow, these pics didn’t look nearly at terrible in quality on my phone…I appologize

fender and drag bars came in today, so checko and slaw decided to come by and lend a hand.

I kinda forgot to take pictures when I started working on it, so these are after I already trimmed the fender short and decided how I was going to mount it…

Shit yea, I learned to weld today…ok maybe I didn’t learn it yet but it’s a start. You two need to hit me up more often.

glad to help…bring some scraps next time and spend some time…I’ll have to get you set up on one of the countertops or whip up a bench of sorts so you can practice standing up.