Which do you prefer?

PhiSig1071 · 01-22-2009, 04:00 PM

OK, I might have a line on an old XS650 in decent shape cheap, and I am thinking of picking it up as a project. It's in decent shape, but could use some TLC. If I do pick it up I'm not sure what I want to do it it yet. I'm thinking of either cleaning it up and keeping it relatively stock, turning it into a "street tracker", turning it into a 'cafe racer, or turning it into an old school frisco style chopper. Right now I'm leaning toward the chopper, I've ridden two foot-clutch bikes, one was a 1953 45" Harley with jockey shift and the other was a rat-chop rebel 450 with a suicide shifter. I'm thinking the XS with a rigid frame, sprung seat, and a suicide shifter might be a nice addition to the garage. What do you guys think?

Stocker:

Street Tracker:

Cafe':

Chopper (I probably going with flat drag bars instead of the apes):

dReWpY · 01-22-2009, 04:02 PM

street tracker for sure

Trip · 01-22-2009, 04:05 PM

I really like the stocker and street tracker. The cafe wouldn't be bad. Out of those shown, I would want the tracker. This would be a neat project thread if you do it.

Rider · 01-22-2009, 04:06 PM

I don't like any of them.

PhiSig1071 · 01-22-2009, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rider

I don't like any of them.

Of the four which do you like?

Trackers are kind of the trend in customs right now, along with baggers (which I am also kind of a fan of) and I'd like to do something different. You don't see many Suicide shift rat-choppers out there.

Rider · 01-22-2009, 04:18 PM

Street fighter it. I can see an easy transition to a street fighter on the cafe bike.

the chi · 01-22-2009, 04:23 PM

i like the street tracker and cafe both, but lean more towards the sturdier look of the cafe...

Mr Lefty · 01-22-2009, 04:53 PM

I like the street tracker also... but for me... none looked that appealing... I liked the caffe.. but it just didn't look like as a caffe... to... open I guess... the Street tracker looked best but that fuck'n exhaust has to go!

shmike · 01-22-2009, 05:28 PM

Chopper, without question.

Cafe is cool but there are better bikes to use (CB750 anyone?).

A street tracker was cool when noone else had one or when you converted an old Harley racebike. Now they are played out.

OneSickPsycho · 01-22-2009, 05:34 PM

Honestly... a bike like that... I'd just hack off the seat into a solo seat, take off the front fender, and rock some drag bars... Fin.

I voted Chopper.

View Poll Results: Which One?
Stocker	1	4.55%
Street Tracker	11	50.00%
Cafe Racer	7	31.82%
Chopper	3	13.64%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

01-22-2009, 04:00 PM	#1
PhiSig1071 Let go of my ears. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: '03 GSX-R600, '04 625SMC Posts: 1,394	Which do you prefer? OK, I might have a line on an old XS650 in decent shape cheap, and I am thinking of picking it up as a project. It's in decent shape, but could use some TLC. If I do pick it up I'm not sure what I want to do it it yet. I'm thinking of either cleaning it up and keeping it relatively stock, turning it into a "street tracker", turning it into a 'cafe racer, or turning it into an old school frisco style chopper. Right now I'm leaning toward the chopper, I've ridden two foot-clutch bikes, one was a 1953 45" Harley with jockey shift and the other was a rat-chop rebel 450 with a suicide shifter. I'm thinking the XS with a rigid frame, sprung seat, and a suicide shifter might be a nice addition to the garage. What do you guys think? Stocker: Street Tracker: Cafe': Chopper (I probably going with flat drag bars instead of the apes): __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda necessitatem

01-22-2009, 04:06 PM	#4
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	I don't like any of them.

01-22-2009, 04:18 PM	#6
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Street fighter it. I can see an easy transition to a street fighter on the cafe bike.

01-22-2009, 04:53 PM	#8
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	I like the street tracker also... but for me... none looked that appealing... I liked the caffe.. but it just didn't look like as a caffe... to... open I guess... the Street tracker looked best but that fuck'n exhaust has to go!

01-22-2009, 05:28 PM	#9
shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	Chopper, without question. Cafe is cool but there are better bikes to use (CB750 anyone?). A street tracker was cool when noone else had one or when you converted an old Harley racebike. Now they are played out.

01-22-2009, 05:34 PM	#10
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Honestly... a bike like that... I'd just hack off the seat into a solo seat, take off the front fender, and rock some drag bars... Fin. I voted Chopper.