XS650

It's not a motorcycle baby, it's a chopper.




 







1982 cb750.  Built to Ride.


Welcome to 2014

“make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”
~ Jon Krakauer

ol' lady at the range


Practicing for when you have to shoot at a paper target

2007 97ci Dyna




I miss this black harley. I think I'll find an old FXR and recreate this badboy.

Before and after

This xs650 had a bent valve, blown piston, and totally obliviated head. It looked like it had sat in a swamp for 20 years.

Obviously, I was able to buff it out .