Left Hand Cycles custom Yamaha XS650 Return of the Cafe Racers
#1 Hey folks, so this will be my official build thread. I'm brand new to motorcycles, this being my first bike I've ever owned and recently this year learnt how to ride. I have zero mechanical knowledge besides basic car maintenance; I'm learning as I go so bear with me when I ask lots of questions.
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The XS650 quickly earned a reputation for performance, with Kenny Roberts sliding around dirt ovals on his XS-based flat tracker, and it proved itself affordable and reliable for regular riders, too. Today, the XS650 stands as one of the best vintage Japanese motorcycles of the era, and a ready donor for all kinds of custom builds.
Left Hand Cycles custom Yamaha XS650 Return of the Cafe Racers
The idea was dreamt up after the donor for the project, a 1980 Yamaha XS650 Special, was acquired from a friend. The XS had been sitting neglected but Hoshi-san saw potential in the bike thanks to a recently rebuilt engine. To ensure it had enough grunt for the race track Hoshi-san kicked things off with a few performance upgrades.
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For his latest project, Andy's moved away from the cafe racer aesthetic and built a street-ready Yamaha XS650 Scrambler. Here's how this bike came together in Andy's own words…. "While I was building the CB750 four and the CB900 Bol d'Or my girlfriend at that time started to get interested in old school custom motorcycles too.
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The original Enkei cast rims (19 x 2.50 front and 16 x 3.00 rear) have been wrapped with Avon rubber and the fuel tank, rear cowl and side cover hand formed from 1.2 mm plate." "The whole package was painted by our friends at Komet Studio in a satin black, silver pinstripe and carbon panelling using Spies Heckers paint products.
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Despite the company's name, there's nothing misshapen about Crooked Motorcycles' latest custom bike. This svelte Yamaha XS650 from the German shop is straight as an arrow; a riff on classic café racer style, infused with a little bit of Crooked's personality.. It's no accident then, that the shop has nicknamed the XS650 'Silver Arrow.' "Right from the start, it was all about.
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You judge the finished product. Box section swing arm Needle bearings Shaved, gusseted Powder coated frame with a 65% gloss finish (3mm) Tomaselli clip-on's Polished lightened hubs Rear hub drilled Front wheel is an 18 inch to quicken steering and allow for slightly wider tires (standard racing trick)
Left Hand Cycles custom Yamaha XS650 Return of the Cafe Racers
The bike is now rolling on 18" Borrani rims laced to the original rear drum hub and a quad leading shoe 230mm Robinson front drum, completed with 38mm Ceriani forks and custom yokes. But there's than meets the eye with the front drum — it's actually a hydraulic setup!
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For the install you'll need your wrenches or a socket set, a grinder or something for cutting the old brake and gear pedal, a drill press, some Loctite and a set of Allen keys. Here's the installation process broken down in to steps: Start by loosely assembling the rear sets.
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As you can all see, the bike is sporting some extreme stopping power with a 320mm Brembo front rotor, Tokico caliper, the rear is completely Brembo, Aluminum rear sprocket, X-ring chain, the lovely aluminum rear swingarm, S&W shocks (I used to deal in those back in the 80's), Integrated turn signals front and rear (yes, the front ones are built.
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The old XS650s are pretty easy to find, the problem is many have been hacked and chopped into some unfortunate mess, not a problem if you only want the engine but if you're looking to do what this guy did, you'll want a nicer one to start with.