1980 Yamaha XS 650 Brat Style - Full Timelapse Build

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

To my subscribers - Thanks you all! We've hit the first majore milestone, 100! 107 to be exact. Thank you for watching and hitting the subscribe button. I apologize that it's been longer than usual for new content, and plans have changed. The good news is, I have my first customer! He saw the XS build and liked parts of it, and I'm in the process of doing a mock up build for him. I will have a new video out next Friday to discuss this. -Jimmy Edit - Wow, this comment was originally posted 6 months ago. Today is 12-27-2020 and we're now at 3,760 subscribers! Simply amazing everyone, thank you to all! Edit #2 - Wow! Less than 3 months ago we weren't even at 5k yet! Today is 3-17-2021 and we're now at 43,000 subscribers! Incredible! You guys are legends!

[@dyske-]

Great idea on the 3D printed battery box! I made mine out of fiberglass, but 3D print would've been much easier and cleaner. Great build and thanks for putting together the video!

[@MayheM_72]

So jealous! I would LOVE an XS650, and I'd strip it down and make a bobber. No, not a hardtail, but I'd get cut down fenders, solo seat, forward controls, change the bars, lowered rear shocks, performance upgrades including carbs and exhaust, and my dream would be a springer front end and a 750 big bore kit! I'd make it a bobber you could ride every day! I'm not a speed demon, but I'm a big boy (over 300lbs) and that's why I'd want the big bore kit.

[@timceltic6439]

Man you know your stuff well done love the old xs.

[@arthurleino]

Nice work! Yamaha XS650 Special 1978 was my motorcycle in San Diego. I was telling my wife it was my first street bike. I wouldn't mind finding one to fix up.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thanks. XS's are great bikes!

[@ashishpottekat3625]

Most of the customisation on my Yamaha Fz16 are based on ur ideas , subtle yet classy. Thanks for sharing your creativity 🤘

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thanks ✌️

[@neilhamill318]

Yamaha FZ16.?🤔?

[@bjarneberg4802]

Wow! This was really fantastic to watch! Great job! The bike turned out amazing 👍👍

[@sgntbilco]

Nice build, XS 650 is a great platform to do a build. I've owned 2 of them and regret selling them big time.

[@USMCCGAGNG]

Nice job. I powdercoated my frame and loved the result.

[@anonharingenamn]

WOW, the amount of work that went into this. God I wish I could do the same.

[@jukeboxhero1649]

That was the most popular motorcycle among the urban cool dudes when I was a teen in the eighties in Atlanta. Ok, back to watching.

[@t-dogracingandoffroad3198]

I love inline twin motors they sound amazing

[@JamesCouch777]

I've got two of those sitting back in the shop, might be time to get one out and polish it up!

[@BeholdPontiusPilate]

Well I am a Gen X'r and I love these builds!🤘 And now a subscriber.

[@StringTone-t6v]

Ai menang vs naluri rabakal isoooooooo raisooo.menange yo kalkualotr kui tok kelas master tetep master.

[@griopfrew3260]

I really was jealous!! My xs650 is rotting at the corner, and seeing how you can make it better than new I cry..

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Don't let her rot Griop, get to work!

[@griopfrew3260]

@@DoctorMotorcycle thanks,, you top of the top!!! Me 3 big problems. .Knowledge, space and tools, and parts.. Not all places like US , where you can find literally everything.. Pity..

[@mysterious_tim]

Man I would build mine again if I had the time. Maybe later in life I’ll turn it into a motocrosser and race some classic events lol

[@markmanwaring3823]

I hope you replaced the big end bearings when you did engine up .Replace steering head ball races with tapered bearing replacement , much better , a steering damper and oil cooler are a good move too . Nice pipes . We had to make all that stuff ourselves back in the 70s / 80s . Keep the points clean !!

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Negative, kept the original bearings. By a stroke of luck, the previous owner had WAY overfilled the oil, so much so that the bearings were sitting in an oil bath while the bike was sitting. It also helped that the engine froze while at BDC. I think that's why it wasn't much fuss to un-seize the engine. Also, this XS is a 1980, it's a transistorized electronic ignition, not breaker points. Thanks for the feedback Mark.

[@markmanwaring3823]

@@DoctorMotorcycle I do also know many blokes did not realise that when checking oil level ,the dip stick is only rested on top of threads , not screwed in , so many riders were not filling oil to proper level , just check your manual to be sure . Your model is fitted with a viewing window i think from memory. See if you can find a xs1 / 71 cam for her , just swap the sprocket to suit cam chain of course . Will give you better/ more power .

[@piotrnowakowski9364]

A lot of rebuilding work. The same thing awaits me with my xs650, but I think it's worth it. I bought the bike for the equivalent of $ 200.Now the engine is almost finished, but a lot of work remains for everything else. I hope the project is not too big for me

[@marciodr1963]

I would say, If I could, to all young scientist who has the ambition to became an astronaut and "colonize Mars": you must have AT LEAST all the amazing skills and knowledge of this guy with these motorbikes...

[@reaper111able]

You really now how to renovate a motorcycle ! Great job !

[@neilhamill318]

Born Again, With Style. 👍.

[@alexpopovic7727]

Awesome build! Love everything about it, and this video was oddly soothing to watch 😂

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@teddoggable]

Dude you make working on bikes so easy lol I know from experience it’s not. Awesome work

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

I appreciate that!

[@pranayvdha]

great build, can't wait for the cb750

[@ricardog0944]

For the seats on your restorations you can get a electric carving knife, works really good.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Yea been recommended a few times, never got around to it lol. Everytime I do a seat "forgot that carver thing AGAIN"

[@sicania333]

When he mounted those two rear ohlins, I came. Toyota Celica in the hood!! ahah

[@TerraMagnus]

Ah man so much love went into this

[@changchung]

Just awesome... I will try to get mine to this level and look...

[@patrickroberts7847]

the exhaust is sick

[@davidkeep6526]

Back roads scratcher ! Love it !😎👍

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thanks 👍

[@StraightLineCycles]

Heck yeah man, you and i both need a tig welder.

[@dirkrieger8783]

nahh....just needs a bommer teach him how to weld.....

[@jamesorzulak4425]

@@dirkrieger8783 ---- his welds look like bird shit

[@chrisiollich4890]

Right bike, GOOD WORK!!!! THANK YOU From NOR-CAL

[@judahbenhur7982]

If your not using this bike please send it to goa I love it.

[@Stevo736]

Really nice job you made of it. Bike Looks great.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JonatanSinHache]

Muy buena! No sé si entenderás este mensaje, pero quedó increíble esa motocicleta. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@mickgrimes9078]

the okay boomer sticker got you a sub.

[@zutclifftercel3824]

Just awesome! Great work 👍💪🔥

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@benbatty1859]

Sick man i put the same smoked tail light on my 83 XL 250s build

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Nice! The LED light's are nice and bright, they work great.

[@teamgonzo9289]

Everybody turns the cool ones into brats. That's okay scramblers are cool, kinda. However full-blown flat trackers with a license plate turn signals in a headlight, gets my heart racing. Nobody does really cool Street trackers anymore, what am I getting old? You guys do such a good job completely stripping everything down and putting it back together right, what's keeping you for making a Street tracker out of this, "scrambler?" It's not a big stretch, just remember what side of the bike the pipes are supposed to be on, which side of the case has to be ground. Then there's swing arm and triple clamps and suspension and brakes, ect... What if we rephase the engine to about 77° to give it that Harley-Davidson Lope? Or use" Ride Wright", Wheels they look so cool the spokes. Maybe some inverted R6 forks with radial brakes, or a Suzuki DR swingarm? Almost bolts right up. I know blah blah blah, just saying........

[@JamesCouch777]

Excellent job on the build 👍👌

[@copernic589]

Absolute badassery.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thanks, this is still my favorite bike to ride out of all of them.

[@125ccm_Driver]

Geiles Bike👍 Well done!! Best regards from Germany, Ivo

[@joymaker5]

Oh good I saw the video well ^^ I have subscribed to you This is my style

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Welcome Aboard!

[@GCRAAY]

Simple yet cool.

[@bacteriophage5837]

I was waiting for the test drive😅

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Yea, the footage somehow got deleted of me riding the bike when I was editing the video together. It was 110 degrees outside and I didn't feel like re-filming it. Looking back I wish I would have. There's vlogs of me riding it if you want to see it run

[@1212sman]

Putting respect on the build, but I gotta say that blacking out the engine cases ain't the move. Polish those babies out. I always had a soft spot for these bikes.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

I think it matches the look of the bike, and provides contrast to showcase the gorgeous 2-1 headers.

[@1212sman]

@@DoctorMotorcycle , I am feeling the header.

[@MotoRoUsa]

That SC replica muffler I had in my Yamaha fz1...it’s so loud! But sounds good! I have it on my fz1 video on my channel.

[@llewvirtue861]

That was one of yams best engines, they were out to hurt the British

[@SuperLaplander]

Lovely build, thank you for sharing! subbed.

[@leonardobatistarocha6427]

Boa tarde meu amigo parabéns pela suas modificações de motocicletas 🏍️ pelo nosso Brasil 🇧🇷 e do mundo inteiro deus te abençoe 🙏👼 à vc e toda a sua família um abraço do violeiro Leonardo Batista Rocha de Valinhos interior de SP.

[@diegojoseaguirre8011]

Amazing work ...I look beautifull !!

[@vibolchea2921]

Good work

[@anthonybarnes2355]

Far out man ! I love watching ALL your videos . What is that thang full of water that you dunk all the parts in ?

[@EricLawtonForbes]

Great build! 🏍️ 🏁 did you make the plastic battery box?

[@rikstar.]

Nice build 👌

[@SB-sh4yw]

Magnifique!

[@llewvirtue861]

Great work

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thanks

[@Condog-it1kt]

Any chance you have the full video to this? The none time lapsed version. I just got a xs650 basically have to do everything you have done in this video other then like the seat.

[@changchung]

Can you please explain what exactly you do to the tank? It lower a little right? You take the holster from the frame and what you do on the tank? Thanks

[@Mo_G]

good job

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@zeljkoramljak1318]

super job danke

[@jackfielding6194]

Nice job

[@jasonrodenbo5103]

Sweet build. The oem rear shocks are pretty short. Any issues with the chain hitting the swing arm when you put the Ohlins on? How did you remedy?

[@paulpina]

Awesome build man! hey what slip on did you use?

[@stephenmarshall6004]

Dude, that's a fantastic build! Small opinion - the silhouette is one very small step from truly amazing which could be solved if you made the choice to take out that under-seat electrics box with the daft logo on. Is there any way you can delete the whole thing and fit every piece of electronics into the frame depth of 1"?

[@horsecokkowboy]

The little sound effects 😂

[@fishboy6143]

Nice job 🤙 respect, feel myself getting suckt into a street scrambler, they cool ya know bra 👌 I'm Irish wrecking ma brain thinking of a nice base, power is nothing, make is nothing, but What little motorcycle can i make fukin rock🤙respect dude 😉 👌👍

[@sandmanbub]

Whoop!

[@williamamacker3119]

Your Bike is fucking bad ass excellent billed thank you man for the video. Have a great day.☘️🇺🇸🤘⚡️⚡️

[@doelundercover]

mumtaj jiddan bro....

[@rad39tyo]

Amazing! Did you go to the motorcycle university? How did you learn all of that?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Haha thanks, and no, just many years of mistakes, learning by experience.

[@2010KOAB]

Awesome build man! What’s the name of that part you bolted on the frame for the electrical wiring? It’s at 9:56 of the video.

[@pauldulworth2768]

Are those Ohlins 36PRCLB’s? Nice work. Enjoy the time lapse.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Hey Paul, I'm not quite sure. I got 3 sets of Ohlins in a trade for a motorcycle, not sure what exact model's they were. They were all the same length but the spring rate was different on each pair. That's why my two personal builds (the CM and the XS) both had Ohlins on them. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

[@pauldulworth2768]

DoctorMotorcycle, thanks for replying. It’s just a cursory curiosity for my, the shocks I mean. I had 36PRCLB’s on my 2000 ZRX1100 and those look similar except they have the threaded collar for preload adjustment in lieu of hydraulic preload adjustment on the once I had. I think I see the length adjustment on yours way at the bottom above the eyelet, which is helpful when you want to extend the shock without adding preload. Wonderful shocks.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

@@pauldulworth2768 For sure. Ironically I actually had to machine off just over .500" from the Clevis. These shocks ended up being almost 4 inches longer than the originals, and using the Ohlins as delivered, the chain would rub the swingarm which IMO is a no-no. I didn't get that on video for liability reasons (did the work at a friends shop, boss wouldn't have been OK with it LOL). ZRX1100's were such cool bikes, you never see them anymore and those motors are such a gem for street riding. -Jimmy

[@pauldulworth2768]

DoctorMotorcycle, wish I could send a pic of mine through this comment. She was a peach: Ohlins, full Racetech job on the forks, flipped eccentrics in the swing arm, ZX11 cams, Factory stage 1 jet kit, stock air box with K&N and a black kerker megaphone with a 2” ID semi comp full length baffle plus Afam super bike bend bars, CRG lane splitter bar end mirrors and about 15lbs of extraneous bits removed to save weight. Still, I’d like one of your XS650’s these days over that bike 20 years ago. Thanks for the vids. I’m now a subscriber and will like and share so others see your craftsmanship.

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

@@pauldulworth2768 Thanks Paul I appreciate it. Send me an email I'd love to see pictures of it [e-mail]

[@PE0M]

what JET's do you use in the flat mik.36mm carbs??

[@aanpermana]

Cool man. What carbs are those?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Mikuni TM36-68's

[@aanpermana]

@@DoctorMotorcycle Thanks! Are they much better than the VMs?

[@garthharpole6369]

How does the trail Tec work I’m looking at doing something similar

[@michaellawrence5492]

Oh Boy! All that work! Was it worth it? When done what does one think? I know what I would think having built more feeling in to it! Let's go for a real Ride, Ha!!!!

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Worth it in the end, I always ask myself why I do this when doing all the prep work for paint though, 'cause it's over a week of cleaning all day.

[@PenDragonsPig]

Many years ago I had a XS650.I put Slick50 in the engine and went for the break in ride- where the engine seemed to get super hot (slick50 lowered mpg- lower mpg meant she was running very lean- lean equalled excess heat). I crept home whipped off the carbs and put the smallest drill bit I could find through the main jet- perfect. Dunno about mpg though, I guess I lost interest her drinking less. Bought new bigger main jets- same performance as drilled ones. Before messing with slick50 n stuff she would 0-60 in less than 4 seconds and another 4 seconds before I got to 90 before acceleration fell off- was this normal?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Yup, thought it's a bit quicker with a big bore and carbs.

[@PenDragonsPig]

@@DoctorMotorcycle In the UK, plod only ever stopped me 3 times. Once because I had a tiny number/licence plate (he failed to notice the near bald rear tyre and illegal non muffling mufflers) and once because I was behaving myself and they simply could not believe I wasn’t doing anything wrong. They had to pull me over again because they had put the wrong date on paperwork. I once melted a hole in a piston when the timing slipped- it went 5 miles in a cloud of Castro’s GTX looking for a bike dealer/repair shop. We were eventually run down by a Mini after the driver fell asleep just before a round-a-bout.

[@adamswaz4878]

How’d you get a different style gas tank cap to fit ?

[@Stevo736]

I meant to ask what was that magic stuff for un seizing the engine I cant quite make it out. Lol

[@germanmorales776]

Que bien por ustedes

[@kasexio_6622]

where do you get the rear suspension from?

[@coonconrad]

What exhaust is that? looks really good man!

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Mike's 2-1 header, custom link pipe, SC project slip on

[@illybey]

Can you tell me where you got your under the set electric box and where did you get the exhaust?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

I made the battery box (3D printer), the header is a Mike's XS 2-1.

[@illybey]

@@DoctorMotorcycle would you be willing to make another and sell it to me?

[@717Enduro]

How much is a bike like that worth after the build?

[@TrentSchulte-u3w]

Would you ever sell the 3D printed battery box?

[@Sir.Lucas_staffel]

Funny sound effect dude

[@staphyoskivu8462]

good

[@williamknutson6163]

I got 4 of these I'm playing with...

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Nice, have fun

[@williamknutson6163]

What's that seat bro?

[@williamknutson6163]

Nevermind....

[@williamknutson6163]

Nevermind...😂

[@griopfrew3260]

I cannot imagine, what you can do on a Hayabusa gen 1 07.. You have made any video by any chance???

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Negative, not into modern bikes all that much.

[@br2play714]

Does the front fork still is usable with the carbon wrap on it?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Not sure what you're asking. If you're asking how to get the forks out of the triple clamps, you'd have to remove the wrap and then pull the forks.

[@wolfeyes9357]

Are the pistons new or just cleaned up?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

New, the cylinders were bored at a machine shop, and I installed 78mm pistons, so it's a 707cc big bore. I lowered the deck height as well, which put the compression at about 10:1,

[@nilspoodt7683]

How much do you generally spend whilst building a bike like this?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

This one I went all out, and didn't cheap out on things that I did on the CM185 build (it has a proper seat, Rebuilt top end with a 707 big bore, re-laced wheels with SS spokes etc.) so there's $3500 at least in this build in just parts.

[@megamindtvsydney3967]

Hi what’s that you use to put in the cylinder transmission fluid?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

What part of the video?

[@megamindtvsydney3967]

@@DoctorMotorcycle when you unseize the engine , pour something down the cylinder

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

@@megamindtvsydney3967 Marvel Mystery Oil

[@tomhall3175]

If i sent you a wiring harness for a cm250c i am restoring and the print for the wiring could you make one for me, and if so how much . Thanks , and great video !!!

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

I don't think I'm good enough at wiring to do it without a motorcycle in front of me, sorry Tom.

[@adisadis6313]

How much the ohlins shocks?

[@HypeRapEnjoyer]

Maybe a dumb ques tion but are those actual Öhlins you are putting on the rear? Must be mor expensive than the entire rest of the build. 😁

[@teamgonzo9289]

PS love your videos and I share them with my biker Brothers. ✌️😎 That swing arm looks like it belongs on an old YZ80. So why do you put the best shocks you can buy on a swingarm like that? You couldn't even truss it up a little? Ball bearings are for slingshots, not steering heads. You have the machine apart, it's just a swap Yamaha doesn't like to retool. Just saying.......

[@jstn9914]

LOL is the "OK Boomer" sticker in response to Tee Jay from your CM build?

[@DoctorMotorcycle]

Haha no he left that comment just a few days ago, the XS was built and done over a month ago. I put that on there because it's pretty much just boomers that don't like Scramblers/Cafe Racers/Brats/Bobbers and they always seem to feel the need to watch videos of bikes they don't like, and comment how they don't like it.