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We get a lot of visitors to our website and some even contact me by email and send pics of their bikes so I thought it would be nice to be able to publish the pics of those that do. Although they aren't club members they certainly have the XS spirit.
WWII Military Themed XS650https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x28hPQ-yyy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQlF-w4pcnU&feature=youtu.be The inspiration for this project came surprisingly from a Bloomingdales catalog with a vintage World War 2 motorcycle on the cover. Something about the look really appealed to me. After doing some research on the military motorcycles from that era & realistically evaluating my riding environment, I decided I wanted a modern interpretation of a WWII military motorcycle with a more modern engine & modern disc brakes.
I wanted the bike to be a combination of different elements of the various motorcycles from that era. The sprung seat of an Indian 741, and a Harley UA or WLA style springer fork. I chose the XS650 as a base, partially because it was cheap & partially because I liked the more symmetrical look of the engine. After a long search, I settled on the guys at Cycle Service Sales to build this project for me. Bill has a lot of experience with very old school motorcycles, and I really needed someone that was familiar with the motorcycles of that era to pull this project off.
We ordered a high ratio gear set as well as had the Mikes XS HP billet camshaft & crank rephased to 270 degrees, by Heiden Tuning in the Netherlands. The port work was done by Gary @ Hoos Racing using 2mm oversize Inconel Alloy valves I purchased on Ebay. We also used the Mikes XS 750 big bore kit & myriad of other parts from Mikes XS. Various engine parts both internal & external were sent to Performance Coatings for ceramic coating.
Thanks Ed Yuan
Amazing looking Tracker from Holland and owned by Floris J. H. Fledderus Rephased 277 degree crank.
first stage of the build.
Very nice paint job
Everything is done here, and ready to roll. (as you can see from the pics there has been some work done i.e. oil cooler, big barrels fitted and the seat re-painted with white sides now and Delorto carbs and new air filters fitted.)
Nice ass. You can see here the seat has been painted white.
Hello there XS colleagues in the great
downunder, I finished in 3rd place in the Swedish Classic
750 cc road racing cup in August 2012.
I want to show you some homebuilt details on my
race bike. The ignition system consists of
Hall-sensors and modules from a 1985 Volvo 240
with powerful dry coils from a car parts store.
Hi guys,
Hi Terry, I’ve
been a frequent visitor to your site, and its been
great for maintaining inspiration when enthusiasm
is high and funds are low. About a year ago I
bought what appeared at first blush to be a
slightly rough but serviceable XS. I made the
typical errors that all over-enthusiastic buyers
do, and when I got it home and starting stripping
it down, I discovered that it had been well
thrashed. The reason it didn’t burn any oil when
the guy showed it to me was…..it didn’t have
any. Lesson one, assume nothing!. I won’t
bore you with the details on how many horrors were
contained within, except to say that it’s a
testament to the strength of the motor that it ran
at all. Not one screw head remained un-chewed, not
one bolt or nut un-rounded. Anyways, $6000 worth
of parts and nice bits later and the result is
attached. Obviously, it’s ridiculously over-capitalised,
but then we don’t buy them as investments do
we?. I did all
the work apart from the actual re-bore. The paint
is a stage 1 with 6 coats of clear. Shocks are
Hagon Nitro, needed spacing out a bit, but
transformed the handling. Rear hugger is hand-laid
glass directly over some foam I taped to the rear
wheel for clearance, followed by hours of filling
and sanding. The rest is all Mikes XS goodies eg
Dellorto pumpers, hot cam, tappets, stainless
valves, guides, pamco ignition etc etc. By
the way, I’m not sure on those Elephants-foot
tappet adjusters from Mikes XS. They are now
fragmented and distributed liberally through my
crank case, and I have a stainless valve and guide
to replace. I guess that’s lesson 2 and I’m
sure there’s many more to come. Anyway,
happy New Year from NZ.
Hi. I found you will clicking around doing XS searches. I recently became and XS owner, 7 in fact during the last 6 months. One on the road and another 3 coming in the future. I will send in updates as I progress. I wanted to send along and interesting bike that was part of a bulk buy I made. I am in South Florida and saw an ad for XS bikes and parts for sale. Upon calling I found out a widow of an ex rider and racer had left her all his projects. The bike shown was his favorite drag bike. He raced it weekly during the late 70s and early 80s chasing a parallel twin world record in the 1/4 mile. I was told that he was a quarter second away when he started getting ill and had to slow down his efforts. He was 6'4 at 250 pounds and the size slowed him down. He let a very small woman run the bike a few times and she easily got the record but it was his goal to hold it and bring it public. He never had the chance. I bought 4 truck loads of stuff including the drag bike, a semi there street bike, 3 frames, 3 motors and boxes of items, some new, some ruined by corrosion and some very cool racing parts. I have new Shell #3 cams, 80mm Shell pistons and tons of valves and springs including a full cut away of a cylinder head showing all the porting and passages. He was very serious. The bike came with wheelie bars, has an air shifter and I found notes about methanol fuel. So far no one can tell me what the times were that this was turning in. I plan on trying to find someone to help me fire it up when I get the time and funds. I am building a rigid frame and a street tracker now to go with the rat bike I ride when my Harleys are resting. Enjoy the photos. I will keep you updated. Ron from Florida Thanks Ron we look forward to hearing all about the bike and it's former rider and his achievements, what a great find - Terry
Terry,
It's good to hear from you.
I live in Houston, Texas.
Please keep me updated on the crank
pins.
I hope the pic of my 650 comes out ok.
It took me about a year to get this far.
It runs great except for the vibrations.
We have lots of twisty roads out here
and it corners great, lots of fun to
ride.
I have a bigbore kit w/ hp cam from
Mlkes Im getting ready to put on.
I have some other mods Im thinking about
doing when I get a crank pin.
Im going to try to locate one over here,
Ill let you know if I find anything.
Do you know how soon Ivan may have some,
and about what he's asking?
I have realy enjoyed reading your club
news and photos.
Keep in touch.
Andy Wolfskill
Hi Terry
Hello here is a pic of my 1978
XS650 special "that is for sale for the right
price" thought you could add it to your
visitors section.
Brent Balderston sent these pics of his dads old bike which has been handed down to him. Lucky boy Brent the bike looks great but don't be surprised if dad wants it back someday, most people who get rid of their XS regret it and wish they still had it. Enjoy it while you can mate. It may turn out to be just a loan!
I've watched your website for quite a while now and used many of the suggestions and ideas from your members on my XS road racer build. I've attached a picture to share my progress to date. The chassis is nearly finished, so I'll tear into the motor soon for a 750 kit, ported head (Lillie Specs) and cam, then off to try her at the local track. I'm running an oil cooler, hydraulic clutch, heavily modified suspension, TLI, and Avon tires on rebuilt 18" rims front and rear. Should be a sweet ride soon. Regards,Dennis F. Wyatt Jr.
Piet Laan sent these pics of his classic racer from Holland. Winner of the unlimited class at the classic TT of Gedinne Belgium 2008.
Advice on primary drive clutch springs:- The problem with the standard
spring is that it can curl up and break, this is
caused because the material from which the
standard spring is bent from is round (pic1). Its
better to use a material with flat sides (pic. 2
and 3) I have used springs with flat sides for
racing the XS and I have never had a spring brake
since I changed them. Greetings Piet and Remco Laan
Hi terry The engine was developed by a man named Tony Bens from Holland around 1980/81,he used it in a motocross sidecar. He stopped making things for the XS in the late80's, Piet Laan got the engine about 1985 for the XS racer from the pics, which he had start building in 1974 and has changed a few times since then. He used for battle of the twin races in Holland until the late 80's and after that it stood in his living room for about 20years until 2007 when he started racing again at East Fortune in England and Gedinne Belgium, next season he will compete with the XS in the CRMB unlimited championship of Belgium. Since the race season has ended now the engine will be taken apart for inspection and we will send some pics of the stroker crankshaft, and the changed angle of the valves. greetings Piet and Remco
Here's a picture for the
Australian XS650-club website.
Hi Terry,
Serbian Chopper Hello I am Gorän from Serbia I am owner of XS650 1976 model handmade. Picture is low resolution but my bike not.
New Dutch Beauty Hello XS friends,
Bert's bike also features further down the page in it's former glory along with his wife's bike. Wow an 880cc XS and not a hill in sight, no wonder you need good brakes!!!
Canadian Custom Dave Barrett in Canada sent in this picture of his restored 1979 XS650SF and a link to the full restoration process at:- http://www3.telus.net/public/a5a26316/Yamy.html
Dutch Restoration Hi there,
I sent you a photo of my 1971 xs 1.
On the photo he is just finished, but I
rode 1000km with it with out any
problem.
I'm a member of the dutch XS klub.
I like your site and its nice to see
other xs enthusiast.
Kind regards Frank Bouwman
Brielle Holland
Er is 1 afbeelding naar u verzonden.
Japanese Chopper Kim Scholar sent these pics of a XS650 under construction in Japan.
The bike now finished appeared on the Bratstyle website and is owned by Satou.
Thanks for the pictures Kim, it is certainly an interesting looking XS. The "bobber" style is very popular in Japan.
Thought I
would share this with your group...Great
website... Go Footscray..
This message was unsigned but originated in Sanbruno California, sounds like an expat Aussie! Nice bike though.
Bob Hart in the US sent some pics of his cafe racer project.
I don't know all of Bob's plans for this bike but I do know it will be fitted with some new primary drive gears from Ivan.
Hello !
Thanks
for your answer.
hope to
see "Mamie" name of
XS650 (Grand mother in french) on
your web site.
Finally
I'd decided to reopen my project
following my visit.
Six
month in my garage ...
Keep in
touch
Patrick
Dimpre
Koen
Tubee's Bobber (14/8/06)
Hi there,
I was looking at your website (I like it
very much) and I thought you could use
some new input in your visitors section.
I just finished my XS650 project, I
started with a 1981 heritage special and
changed it to a bobber. Hope you put it
on your site.
I'll sent the before and after
pictures.
greetings Koen Tubee from Holland.
Dutch Beauties (17/3/06) Hallo XS friends,
Gary Carr's 1976 XS650C (18/02/06) hi there dave Gary from CoffsHarbour here I thought I would send some pics of my 1976 XS650C that I just bought ,I sandblasted the engine painted the frame and polished the alloy, you may want to put them in your visitors bike section .
Love to Gary, nice job and if you'd like to meet some other XS owners and receive some great newsletters you could join the club if you've a mind to.
Bert
Stirewalt's Project
(11/12/05)
g'day mates,
sorry I had to do that. I just
wanted to drop you guys a hello from the
usa. I got your site from one of
the members of the xs650 garage
discussion board for the refasing tech
tips. its great that there are so many
of us xs650 enthusiasts and so spread
out. I was in Sydney in February
of 1995 I loved it. it’s the only
thing I try to remember about the old
Navy days. I wish I could come
back and visit again, maybe when I
retire I will sail over there again and
bring my xs650 with me and travel in
style. kep up the good work down
under.
ride on, talk later
bert stirewalt
Andrew Batkins' Bikes (22/3/05)
Hi people in XS650 land, I think
you people are doing a great job on the
club & newsletters.
I thought I would send some photos
from over the pond, so you can see what
happens to these things in NZ.
The yellow one is my road bike, a
'74 TX650 A. That has a std
motor in it at present, running Yamaha's
electronic ignition, & has an XV1000
TR1 front end on it ( they go straight
on). I have been using this bike
to test out a few motors that I have
laying about. It seems to handle
quite well with cheap aftermarket
shocks(better than std, & a little
longer), bronze swingarm bushes, taper
roller steering head
bearings. The forks are air
assisted, but I use no air & put
more oil in than recommended to reduce
the internal air space, thus making the
air inside compress sooner &
more. This makes the forks dive a
bit less & effectively ups the
spring rate. It has the tank off a
special, as the fuel sloshes around less
in a smaller tank. I have also
extensively de-wired it, no ignition
key, turn the kill switch & push the
button.
The other one uses a hacked up special
frame, GSX1100 swing arm, floating rear
drum(cures rear end hop)
.Discs are off an XJ750, slotted as std,
they are also 3mm thinner & about
1Kg lighter than
std each. The
motor is a 750 kitted 447, It
runs 36mm flat slide Lectron carbs on
homemade tunable length manifolds.
I find these quite easy to tune.
Gases flow out of a stainless 2:1
thru a Supertrapp. For
maximum effect, it is best to run total
loss electrics & no alternator
rotor, as this makes the engine spin up
a lot
quicker.
The transmission uses an APE racing
clutch with higher ratio primary
gears. I had to gear
the sprockets down a tooth on the front
to make a realistic achievable
top speed, as the std gearing of
17/34 took it to a theoretical top
speed of 220km/h. So with 13/34 ratio it
will achieve 206 km/h.
This all seems to work very well, but I
am in the process of taking all the good
stuff off my development bike &
putting it onto the road bike.
But 1st I have to modify the rear
of the frame, making a new rear shock
mount to give me more ride height,
as using the alloy swingarm lowers the
rear end by an inch, as well as
lengthening the wheelbase by
2" . The XV1000
front end is 3" longer(also 3mm
thicker), I have the forks protruding
out the top, by an inch, & that
seems to work fine with the std rear
end, but if I am to use the alloy
swingarm, to keep the right geometry(not
to mention look) I need to change the
top shock mount.
I am in the process of making fibreglass
seat bases for '74-78 bikes, as a few
people have been asking for seats over
here. I also want to make a twin
shock 650 dirt bike ( used to have a 650
beach racer).
See ya later
Andrew B
Dwayne Burge's bikes (3/3/05) Hey Terry
Lee Cole's Special (19/2/05)
Lee Cole in the US sent these pics of his Special, he got it for free! Check out that original mileage.
Kim Anderson's new motor (6/2/2005)
Kim writes from Canada
FINALLY !
Back-cut gears, ported heads, lightened,
balanced, welded, rephased crank,
adjustable [! ]
race cam & springs, JE
pistons, CARILLO RODS! Note flow bench .
Also note all so shiny & new I hate
to put it all together. At least I've
got the photos. Apologies for all the
attachments but hey, its just this one
time - until the next
time! Kim
Don't forget to let us know how it goes when it's finished Kim. Update
The guys in the Vintage Road Race Assn.
liked my bike so much they invited me to
display in the Toronto International
Motorcycle Show. How could I refuse
? Ignore the date on the attached
photo, it was actually taken this past
Saturday.(21 January 2006)
I've got the compression release and
electric start operational, which really
confounds the racing purists, but I'll
show them on race day - no crew, no
bumping, no roller starter - just push
the button and go! And the hydraulic
clutch works beautifully!
Kim Anderson
Here are some pic's of my
Love, I would love to be a
member of your site, (just
broke right now:) I have been
working on her for some years
now, and always seem to get
farther along but never seems
to be close to finishing.
Seems a twenty spot does
almost nothing and a hundred
makes room to spend some more,
But most of you guys probably
already know this story! Well
she always makes it out,
however I have waited for a
ride several times. Most
people really like it and to
hell with thoughs who say they
don't. Well I could go on and
on like most of you I would
imagine, So I won't. If anyone
Happens to be in Idaho this
year just give me a call I
would love to buy you a cup of
coffee or a beer :)
Thomas Johnston
PH: 208-573-2925
Wednesday, 08 April 2015
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