A first ride on the xs650

[@iwens1966]

Awesome video, man! The scenery looks California-ish. LOVE IT!

[@h2otoad]

Scott Iwen Thanks. Gotta work on the mic though it picks up too much wind noise. And yes, it's central California. Just south of Silicone Valley.

[@iwens1966]

Todd Plummer I live in Wisconsin. So sick of the crappy weather and the 3 month long summers. I do have a dream of moving to the central coast, Santa Maria or SLO or such. I am also working on an XS650 project as well. a café racer.

[@h2otoad]

I saw your video. Looks like a cool bike. Now that you have the mufflers taken off take a look at the baffle I posted on my instagram. It works great and muffled the sound just enough to make it sound great and perform like it should. Insta- ToddCreatedWood

[@iwens1966]

Todd Plummer Ha ha. That was when it was still in stock form last fall. It is completely disassembled right now. The frame has been modified for the café hoop. Just got the crank and cam back from HHB today. I had it rephased. Wheels and frame are going to be powdercoated, PMA from Hugh's as well, polished stainless spokes and all sorts of Motogadget goodies. Should be sick. I'll check out your video. Maybe someday our paths will cross, who knows. You do some pretty cool shit man. I like your style!

[@h2otoad]

Scott Iwen sounds like a cool scoot. I put an m-unit on my CB. It's a great system. I have a PMA on my XS. Seems like a great part, I'm just having a few issues with it at the moment. Thanks for the appreciation of my work. Hit me up on instagram and keep in touch. I'll also be posting lots more videos on here as soon as the bike is running.