So it begins

CUSTOMRUNNER · Full Member Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 54

Well I have been around here for a while now watching all your builds and asking lots of questions to prepare myself for my build. Now it's finally time that I start building an old/new school bobber, Here are my plans so far...
Frame 39* rake, 4.5" strech and 200mm rear (G&L)
Seca 400 Front End
Built xs 650 (maybe with big bore kit) kick start only
60 Spoke Rims
Offset Sproket kit
No Front Brake
Rear Brake with line lock (lots of big hills in B.C.
otto cross bars
Custom Cut Rear Fender
Forward Controls (G&L)
Bat/wiring box (G&L)
Springer seat (custom wrapped)
2 into 1 exhaust (wrapped)
All new wiring
Sporty Tank
any Parts from Mike XS
And a whole lot more as I go I'm sure.
Oh ya and a whole lot of picks..
Later Chad

Chad

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Hillchop · Full Member Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 108 Location: 604

looks like an awesome start....where abouts in B.C are you from?

sesamharold · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:45 am Post subject: Re: So it begins

Hillchop wrote:

...where abouts in B.C are you from?

Oh, it´s NOT Before Christ? So it´s a place????

Come on all you 650´s - is this an international website or not? Do you want other countries people to get into here or not? Do you want to have access to much more knowledge than you can ever get from any english speaking XS650-website or not?

So, in case of YES, then please (!!!! - I mean PLEASE!) talk clearly. Please. You should remember that this website is supposed to be international. I am so happy that most of this world agrees to english language being a sort of standard, so that one can join worldwide communities with same interests. So all we need is simply to be aware that many "users" out there want to talk to YOU, but cannot do according to your standard.

Just tell me that I am wrong - and I´ll sign off immediately.

Just in case that some people will read this - I am very ready to open a new topic about this .... are you up for this?

gs1327 · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 170

What is the problem here- ?
So Chad abbreviated British Columbia.
Big deal. Take a chill pill.
Unless we want to outlaw LOL IMHO Etc..........

deadsled54 · Full Member Joined: Nov 30, 2008 Posts: 17

maybe its just me, but I dont expect everyone to give me a geography lesson if they happen to post what they are near( even if they just use initials), if I didnt know and wanted to know I would look it up. you could name a crapload of places in america and I would still have no idea where they are unless I just felt I needed to look it up. hardly seems like something to rant about. I guess it seems that this thread is more about the bike then some hills in B.C. that he needs brakes for.....

xsjohn · Posted: January 12, 2009, 10:18 am Post subject: Re: So it begins

No Enigma Machine here that I know of..........xsjohn

tito650 · Posted: January 12, 2009, 10:52 am Post subject: Re: So it begins

can we still use the emoticons? Laughing

oops !

nixon186 · Posted: January 12, 2009, 11:31 am Post subject: Re: So it begins

frame looks real good. did g & l do all the work? why are you running the seca front end?is it longer than the xs? good luck with the build.

jayel · Posted: January 12, 2009, 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

it's the story of the ugly American, America being a large continental country is lucky in that it has a homogenize language and unlucky in that we don't learn other languages, when I hear someone speaking a second language I figure he knows more than I do, while English is fine language (plus if we find a nice word we like we just use it) outside of all the words that sound the same and mean different things, and few spelling quirks it's easier than some other language for technical talk, ever see a German word that takes two paragraphs and a cement mixer to pronounce? Spanish gets convoluted also altho' we are learning more of it,

isn't que correcto XSJuan?

xsjohn · Posted: January 12, 2009, 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

We have Spanish and Ebonics to deal with.....not to mention Chineese and Arabic and countless others....Even Canadian Laughing

...I don't know what my own kid says to me half the time after graduating from these wacked up ass pants hanging high schools....yo bro gotta go.......new ho....... Twisted Evil

Think no child left behind means.....All children can show their ass....... Confused

xsjohn

jayel · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

well its better(?) now with nation wide TV regional accents aren't so pronounced, I know when I went down south in the sixties it was a stretch to understand Texans and people in Miss. and Georgia and the Appalachian accent had to be heard to believe it was (American) English, it's funny but us Iowans (and parts of the midwest) are the only ones without a accent Razz

Yamaha_chop · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

Back to the actual bike....

Like the way it looks so far, any progress pictures of the frame modifications?

You said lots of pics, lets see some more!

jpowell · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

Back off the bike, thats quite an organized garage... are those paint cans alphabatized back there??

xsjohn · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

""""only ones without a accent""""

I did the 20 year construction program for the Phone co in downtown Boston.......after living in Fl for 15 years I sounded like a cracker.....it was constant joking about the accents.....always though they sounded loonier that I did of course....Bumpa (bumper) ....Bouga (berger)...Dwog (dog)...Potty ...(party)....ect.......

xsjohn

tito650 · Posted: January 12, 2009, 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

where i'm from if u don't speak the native language they tend to chase u with things Shocked

650skull · Support Staff Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186

This thread has been hijacked, as a lot have been lately by a few of the regulars who seem to make a habit of it. Not even talking to the original poster.............................Nice and tidy CUSTOMRUNNER ...........More pics

xsjohn · Posted: January 12, 2009, 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

Guess we've been skulled................xsjohn

650skull · Support Staff Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186

xs1961 · Posted: January 12, 2009, 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

Jpowell - LMAO! Laughing

CUSTOMRUNNER · Full Member Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 54

Holly Crap what drama, My name is Chad and I am from Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, Have no idea why it maters.
P.s will post more picks when I get them sized.
Later Chad.

CUSTOMRUNNER · Full Member Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 54

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xs1961 · Posted: January 12, 2009, 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

Yep, all joking apart, Customrunner,thats a good-looking frame etc. Wish I could afford similar Crying or Very sad

CUSTOMRUNNER · Full Member Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 54

I wanted to run the seca frontend because it is 2" longer and the axel mounts forwerd but the spread on the trees is to narow for the rim in the pick no room for spacers so might use an xs1100 front end instead.

nixon186 wrote:

frame looks real good. did g & l do all the work? why are you running the seca front end?is it longer than the xs? good luck with the build.

tacoswild · Posted: January 12, 2009, 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: So it begins

looking good Chad. I grew up in maple ridge too, went to MRSS. Small world.

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