77 XS650 Cafe Racer

[C-Los]

Finally finished my 77 XS650 cafe racer.

These pictures are in random order, I should have did a better job of documenting my build.

The biggest mod is the engine. The crank has been rephased, which chages it from a parallel twin to a 277 firing order that kinda sounds like a vr4.

This is what it looked like when I bought it last year.

I cut off the rear loop and made a battery and electronics tray.

700cc JE Pistons

Freshly painted frame...single stage

Battery tray and solenoid. The Shorai Battery easily turns the motor over

I don't like how this looks, but it I couldn't think of a cleaner way of a fuse block

The coil brackets from Joker Machine work great

Almost there

Home made rearset brackets

Final product

Hugh's Handbuilt rephased 277 crank and cam
JE 700cc piston
Pamco Ignition
PMA swap
Mikuni VM34 carbs
Steel Dragon Performace V-stacks
Redwing Hammerhead Shocks
Race Tech cartridge emulators...these work great
Happy Dan's Brembo caliper bracket
Ducati Monster brake caliper
Honda CB750 master cylinder
XS750 Gas tank with Monza Gas cap
Airtech Streamline bubble tail
Motolanna triple clamp
Magura clip-ons


Here is what is sounds like.
[YOUTUBE]7joU_9ZE6Zc[/YOUTUBE]

 

[BigBSBusa]

Nice!

 

[hapakev]

Sick Build! Very Clean.

 

[Minor Threat]

Gotta get that video link fixed!

 

[VonYinzer]

Beautiful bike!

 

[The Red Wonder]

Where did you get those head light brackets?!? Those are so pretty!! I mean, the bike looks amazing too! Where did you source the sheathing for the wiring? Thanks man, awesome looking bike!

 

[C-Los]

It's called expandable sleeving. Got it from Willy's electronics in San Diego.
Get the 1/8 and 1/4 inch sizes. That should cover your wiring needs.

http://shop.willyselectronics.com/browse.cfm/wire-management/2,55.html

Headlight brackets are from Motolanna.com

 

[Ard Choille!]

That is one sleek looking build! NICE!

 

[pjed]

That looks phenomenal...very clean. What size Shorai did you use?

 

[hapakev]

How did the rephasing change the feel of the engine, I know you commented on the sound, but does it feel smoother? Does it make a lot more power?

 

[djelliott]

You built a real honey there. Nice job. Now go ride the tits off of it and be safe.