1981 Yamaha XS650 Bobber

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  • čas přidán 16. 08. 2013
  • This is a video of my 1981 Yamaha XS650 Bobber. Parts include a 2 under DNA Springer, 36mm Mikuni carb with homemade intake manifold, Wise Guys Weld on Hardtail with a 5 inch stretch and a 3 inch drop seat, 40 spoke wheels, 21" front, 16" rear with 200mm tire.

Komentáře • 243

  • @randall1959
    @randall1959 Před 3 lety +4

    A poor man's Bonneville without all the mechanical problems. These engines will run forever if you maintain them and they're every bit as classic.

  • @sebastianm.8383
    @sebastianm.8383 Před 4 lety +4

    this is most probably the cleanest and nicest XS 650 bobber re-built i have ever seen, awesome !

  • @michaelslack5269
    @michaelslack5269 Před 4 lety +1

    Not really one for bobbers per se' but your eye for style and proportion, is what sets this bike apart from all the rest. Simply stunning sir...well done.

  • @MrRockinguitar
    @MrRockinguitar Před 7 lety +11

    Sweetest 650 Bobber I've ever seen !!!!!!! Love It.......

    • @nicerides31
      @nicerides31  Před 7 lety

      Thank you, appreciate it!

    • @Mechanicalcircus
      @Mechanicalcircus Před 5 lety

      NiceRides is this for sale? If so please PM

    • @charleslbeikert
      @charleslbeikert Před 5 lety

      @@nicerides31 i'd love to get a few specs this bike. I mean, we can see pretty much everything but it would be nice to know specifics.

  • @guitarsandhotrods
    @guitarsandhotrods Před 5 lety +1

    That's one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen...and I'm 56. I've been itchin to have an xs650 bobber for a few years.

  • @bowpilot55
    @bowpilot55 Před 4 lety

    Top drawer ..exceptional...all of the individual styling elements are in perfect balance..simple...neat and unique.

  • @nevetsfilms
    @nevetsfilms Před 9 lety +9

    Gorgeous bike! This is pretty much exactly what I'd love to build one day :)

  • @jamezzzzzzz77
    @jamezzzzzzz77 Před 9 lety +1

    I love that springer set up it's just sick

  • @danthompson4879
    @danthompson4879 Před 8 lety +1

    Great job, Man! Geometry of the bike looks perfect!

  • @Freeman361
    @Freeman361 Před 7 lety

    I love that bike. I feel that this particular build was what Heist was attempting to adopt & modify.

  • @ronduff4325
    @ronduff4325 Před 3 lety

    Sweet ! Love that you put forward foot controls on it too .

  • @pacerodi
    @pacerodi Před 10 lety +1

    One of the cleanest beauties I have seen. Cheers.

  • @davidtaylor6793
    @davidtaylor6793 Před 4 lety +1

    Very very classy. I love the carb under the seat.

  • @dannyhatfield7259
    @dannyhatfield7259 Před 4 lety

    You did a killer job on this bike I love Yamaha bobbers

  • @TYPE-zd3gm
    @TYPE-zd3gm Před 7 lety

    Holy jeez man, this bike is beautiful!

  • @motomason2187
    @motomason2187 Před 8 lety

    Wow.. Beautiful Bike... can wait to get one at the end of this year.

  • @Cambome669
    @Cambome669 Před 6 lety

    I have owned 2 ...one similar...and I follow them as a huge fan...and that my friends is one of the sweetest builds I have ever seen..BRAVO DUDE!!!!!...(can you build me one????....lol)

  • @wssj2480
    @wssj2480 Před 4 lety

    Reminds me of my shovelhead. Clean build man

  • @jetrage2506
    @jetrage2506 Před 7 lety

    holy crap! the idle sounds real badass

  • @benner1877
    @benner1877 Před 9 lety

    Great looking bike, very clean looking and nicely done

  • @gregorytimmons4777
    @gregorytimmons4777 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice intake manifold and everything else too.

  • @BillCompo
    @BillCompo Před 10 lety

    Nice work the springer front end was a excellent addition to complete the build.

  • @ViceVersaMusik1
    @ViceVersaMusik1 Před 7 lety +1

    Im not a Bobber fan, But Damn this bike looks sweet as hell!!! And when you think of Bobbers and Choppers, You think of like...Harley Davidson or others that build big twins from the factory, But this being a Yamaha makes it that much more special and cool.... and Awsome! Great work, Great Build my friend!

  • @clip_commander4876
    @clip_commander4876 Před 7 lety

    thats a beautiful bike. the wide rear is just bad as ass... that springer sets it off bro. getting ready to take on a 78' 650 myself.. this video is the perfect inspiration to get the fire going..

  • @Brenna79
    @Brenna79 Před 11 lety +3

    Work of art!

  • @dakimberlin4457
    @dakimberlin4457 Před 3 lety

    That’s a really cool intake and a good looking bike

  • @thewalkingdeadlife7006
    @thewalkingdeadlife7006 Před 5 lety +1

    Love Springer front end bobbers

  • @johnwade5747
    @johnwade5747 Před 5 lety

    Damn,that's sweet! Very cool intake.

  • @stevewright6065
    @stevewright6065 Před 10 lety

    Lean and clean. Great job!

  • @milmex317th
    @milmex317th Před 2 lety

    Nice toys.
    I've always like the
    Yamaha. So sweet
    Gives me a tooth ache.

  • @xs-1b415
    @xs-1b415 Před 4 lety

    Nice job! My Dad is nuts over 650's and it is starting to rub off on me. Love the manifold on the intake. Makes a lot of sense to me as I hear balancing the carbs can be a bear.

  • @SlickD217
    @SlickD217 Před 4 lety

    Insane bike. Gorgeous

  • @salt_viking
    @salt_viking Před 10 lety

    Excellent bike! Beautiful!

  • @rareform6747
    @rareform6747 Před rokem

    Loved the 70's 650's

  • @juliosalazar1300
    @juliosalazar1300 Před 3 lety

    Pretty slick just sounds like a two timed engine!

  • @jeffreyedano5892
    @jeffreyedano5892 Před 8 lety

    badass intake manifold!

  • @spanky522
    @spanky522 Před 8 lety +1

    Beautiful bike. I had two of them and looking for a good used one to do that same thing to!!

  • @nicerides31
    @nicerides31  Před 10 lety +3

    It rides like it should. It stops nice without a front brake.

  • @SVRDDEMON
    @SVRDDEMON Před 10 lety

    how did you offset the front sprocket ? id love to stuff a 200 mm tire on my build

  • @robertahlholm6412
    @robertahlholm6412 Před 6 lety

    any mods to front sprocket to get chain to run straight? how wide is frame for tire to fit?

  • @234dilligaf
    @234dilligaf Před 3 lety

    Definitely a cool looking bike!

  • @victorloftiss4891
    @victorloftiss4891 Před 4 lety

    Very, very cool build.

  • @blvdbully57
    @blvdbully57 Před 7 lety

    ive liked that intake since ive 1st seen it can u give sum info on it like what intake boots u have what size pf intake pipe is it steel or what??

  • @roadsterman
    @roadsterman Před 5 lety +1

    Question: Where did you get that battery box cover? Did you make it?

  • @henriquesantoslimalima32

    Com esses condutores de ar vc aumentou muito o torque ficou show de bola e a economia TB .

  • @BubbaC393
    @BubbaC393 Před 8 lety

    where can one come across a springer front end? a buddy of mine is building one

  • @josephtapia85
    @josephtapia85 Před 7 lety

    How did you get it to rumble so slow at idle?

  • @dbwaggoner
    @dbwaggoner Před 7 lety

    Pure class, man, Pure class.

  • @bobmason83
    @bobmason83 Před 6 lety

    stunning bike

  • @mikem1912
    @mikem1912 Před 8 měsíci

    Doesn't get much cleaner than that...... oh wow, I wasn't expecting it had electric starter 👍

  • @PWNDNOMAD
    @PWNDNOMAD Před 4 lety

    what size is that rear wheel other then 16", what is the width ?

  • @jameswieser483
    @jameswieser483 Před 4 lety

    I like your hand made intake manifold and where the carburetor is located.
    It looks like you could have a little ram induction going on there. Probably
    not, but there isn’t anything wrong with wishful thinking. Your bike is very
    nice, clean lines and nothing that isn’t needed.

  • @calvinhooper5530
    @calvinhooper5530 Před 10 lety

    how did you get the 200 mm wheel on there?

  • @213dwb
    @213dwb Před 8 lety

    killer scoot man, very nicely done

    • @nicerides31
      @nicerides31  Před 8 lety

      Thanks man! It scoots!

    • @pinoyams
      @pinoyams Před 8 lety

      at 5'5 would reaching the handlebars be too hard? i know you said you were 6'

  • @joebortmas6593
    @joebortmas6593 Před 7 lety

    Very nice build..

  • @bradbowman5960
    @bradbowman5960 Před 6 lety

    Awesome damn bike man

  • @elijahbutterfield4869
    @elijahbutterfield4869 Před 7 lety +1

    now that's the proper way to do a bobber

  • @dannyclarke757
    @dannyclarke757 Před 2 měsíci

    This is what I would love own or build one I have 2 xs650 engine need repair thosss so I can start building custom can't wait and love ur oooo nice

  • @cjbongalon2064
    @cjbongalon2064 Před 3 lety

    Damn!!! So clean!! ❤❤❤

  • @thisisreinhard
    @thisisreinhard Před 4 lety

    very nice bike. beautiful

  • @bobbymcdee7881
    @bobbymcdee7881 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful bike, where did you get the hardtail kit?

  • @TheWolfsnack
    @TheWolfsnack Před 3 lety

    Nice job.....I recall back in the 80s a buddy had an XS650....we traded bikes one day for less a half hour....me on his Yamaha and him on my chopped Norton 750 Commando.....after a few miles we traded back....each almost equally hating riding the other's bike....I would think that the hardtail conversion might solve a lot of the XS6550 frame issues...

  • @jamesbutterson5218
    @jamesbutterson5218 Před 5 lety

    SWEEET little scooter! 👊😎💨👍

  • @quadflopper1012
    @quadflopper1012 Před 4 lety +1

    How big is that cam, with as much lump as that cam has I'm surprised that a single 36 is big enough, beautiful build, love the intake....

  • @tma4137
    @tma4137 Před 6 lety +1

    Damn! Very very nice bike man. Are the engine covers chrome or just polished really good?

  • @nicerides31
    @nicerides31  Před 10 lety +4

    I used a Harley style 16X5.5 wheel, with a offset front sprocket so the chain clears the tire.

    • @FarmerTan89
      @FarmerTan89 Před 6 lety

      can you tell me the measurement between your axle plates?

  • @noeldoe4817
    @noeldoe4817 Před 7 lety

    beautiful bike

  • @jasongregory8904
    @jasongregory8904 Před 4 lety

    Nice way to fill the void under the seat!

  • @blvdbully57
    @blvdbully57 Před 6 lety

    What wuld u charge to make an intake like that for me??

  • @KowboyUSA
    @KowboyUSA Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome build. Video has that grand mal seizure feel to it tho. If I had more than one tripod I'd give you one.

  • @bluesharp59
    @bluesharp59 Před 4 lety

    Nice Bike and a Thumbs Up Liked for you.

  • @Hitndahedfredify
    @Hitndahedfredify Před 7 lety

    Where did you get that intake? I got one from Joe Wiseguy but really want one like yours.

  • @dutchboy9273
    @dutchboy9273 Před 7 lety

    One sweet ride

  • @Zogger-Rogger
    @Zogger-Rogger Před 8 lety +1

    Awesome!

  • @Voxboy876
    @Voxboy876 Před 9 lety

    Im intrigued by your air intake and carb set up. What frame? Custom made?

  • @djmarcstylez
    @djmarcstylez Před 10 lety

    how does it ride with just the rear brakes? i am thinking of buying a xs650 set up almost like urs...but not as nice...lols...

  • @jeremyleonguerrero9492

    Bad ass ! Nice work!

  • @vyacheslavlitvinov5143

    very nice bike!

  • @robbieschwartz1275
    @robbieschwartz1275 Před 3 lety

    This Bike even the Fonz” would be proud of ...

  • @AbbyLanuzo
    @AbbyLanuzo Před 2 lety

    Where did you get the two into one intake manifold from?

  • @enriquevaldiviezo6376
    @enriquevaldiviezo6376 Před 3 lety

    What kind of rear rim you use ?

  • @fanoboss
    @fanoboss Před 10 lety

    you def out-fancied mine :0

  • @ValleySpyder
    @ValleySpyder Před 11 lety

    Beautiful

  • @heavymetalworks6375
    @heavymetalworks6375 Před 7 lety

    what is that intake and carb

  • @arierrefkcim
    @arierrefkcim Před 3 lety

    where did you get the electric starter for that?

  • @MrEnroh
    @MrEnroh Před 7 lety

    @NiceRides how do you find the performance and rideability with the mikuni and those long intake runners? better?

    • @nicerides31
      @nicerides31  Před 7 lety +1

      It runs great with the Mikuni. I never ran it with stock carbs, so I have nothing to compare it to.

  • @stormycrews4839
    @stormycrews4839 Před 10 lety

    bad ass man just clean bike!

  • @nicerides31
    @nicerides31  Před 10 lety

    Thanks Man.

  • @davecaygill69
    @davecaygill69 Před 5 lety

    Nice bike what sort of price did this cost you out together

  • @richardashwood5771
    @richardashwood5771 Před 4 lety

    It’s perfect!

  • @anthonygiovannikarmawisera218

    That's one sick ride. What frame did you use?

  • @joray650
    @joray650 Před 9 lety

    EXCELLENT JOB. I HAVE AN 81 ALSO BUT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THAT. SOUNDS ABOUT THE SAME THOUGH. VERY NICE JOB!

  • @fraldo
    @fraldo Před 9 lety

    Awesome build! i just picked up a xs650 and want to do the rear HD wheel and rotor conversion. Can you help me and tell me what was needed to the conversion so i can get an idea of what to get?

    • @annamckinney6622
      @annamckinney6622 Před 5 lety

      Did you ever find out about this? I'd like to do this too but cannot find anything. Help!!!!

  • @laser69beam
    @laser69beam Před 5 lety

    Well done :) I would have loved to see the rear stretched another 6 inches....;))))

  • @jockey-shifter
    @jockey-shifter Před 4 lety

    like this frame

  • @mortenhansen3455
    @mortenhansen3455 Před rokem

    Very, very cool!

  • @nicerides31
    @nicerides31  Před 10 lety +3

    I used a Gary Poh 1 inch. offset sprocket.

  • @mikecampbell9249
    @mikecampbell9249 Před 2 lety

    This bike your 650 xs and your cb 750 are my two favorite bikes on u-tube thats if your the guy that has the 750 too!

  • @ksvproductions
    @ksvproductions Před 7 lety

    Stock frame??

  • @chuckhiccox8086
    @chuckhiccox8086 Před 4 lety

    Who made the frame?