Custom Builds
"Half Breed" 1979 Yamaha XS650, 2013-2015 (first competition) 2019 (refreshed)
Paint - Done by me
Motor - Stock with Hughs Alternator and Morris Mag Tank - Old sporty tank I got with the bike that I frisco'd and narrowed Frame - Stock front with a David Byrd hardtail. Custom "oil bag" look-a-like electrical box.... with super secret stash tube Wheels - Stock 19" x 16" w/ conti twins shoes Electrical - Done by me... as simple as it gets.... One live, one alternate, one ground. Sissy Bar - Made from original XS sissy. Cut up, re-shaped and plug welded back together. Handlebars - See above ;) Exhaust - 1 1/2" TC Bros Kit with stock mufflers welded on Forks - 4" over and hand shaved the good old fashioned way Custom Jockey shifter made from stock luggage rack with a 1932 silver nickel inlayed in cast resin Foot clutch made from a stock brake lever Some other do-dads and trinkets but I think thats most of it |
"Turkey Baby" 1979 Honda CX500, 2016-2018
Paint: I painted it; illustrations by Kimberly Turner.
Motor - Totally stock (this thing is bullet proof) Tank - Modified stock Honda tank Frame - Stock front with a custom tail section. Bent and fabbed up new rear to thin out and clean up that ugly stock back end. Wheels - Stock with Firestone shoes Electrical - Stock CDI with custom Ulitma harness wired up by your's truly. Handlebars - Biltwell moto 7/8" Exhaust - MAC 2 into 1 Forks - 2" under with custom machined internal spacers Cowl stolen from a Harley 48' Custom front and rear fenders Plus some more small custom pieces here and there to make it all look good and functional |