Dropped off Rusty’s xs650 hardtail over at Druncle Evans last night! Rusty tacked everything together at home and E is gonna roll out the Big Mig to finish everything off. Rusty rode this thing around all summer. Never managed to break a single weld! We’re all very happy to have him with us today. A couple weeks from now, I’m sure we’ll have a few more posts of his bike in final reassembly.
I met Doug about a year or more ago. I picked up a titled ’73 xs650 frame and motor from him via good old eBay for the low – low price of $100. We drove from Minneapolis, all the way out to Oak Grove to make the deal. Doug rolled this monster out of his garage while we were there. Talk about one fine piece of work. 19″ front and 18″ aluminum rear off an old dirt bike. Perfectly used Wassell tank, dual Miki carbs, bates seat, and he finished it off with one of those hard-to-find bicycle style kickers. Call it a Dirt Tracker or call it a bobber, this thing was the bike that got me turned on to xs650 chops. I actually saw this bike on ebay about 6+ months ago. Wonder if anyone ever picked it up? Doug – you rock. Midwest Moto Culture. Great job. Pleasure to add to the chopper blog.
New to the chopper blog; Below is a video made by one of our own (Brian Durk). He’s a wiz with electricity and he’s a major Yamaha’s enthusiast. He’s known to float around the Twin Cities popping up at bars, garages and bike shows to lend a hand in the wiring dept. Hit him up if you’re in need.
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