xs750 engine – part 1
As I bought two bikes, I got two engines to choose of. One bike was built in 1977 and one in 1978. The plan is in the end to have one running engine and a some spare parts. The 77 engine
xs750 thread on the frame
One of the threads of the mounts of the rear suspension was badly damaged. There was just not enough material left to fix it. Because there is not really a big load on the screw – it just prevents the
deux chevaux for the rough
Found this pic on my harddisk. Shot it a couple of years ago in Arco, northern Italy. Still woundering what is under that 2CV exterieur.
xs750 seat – part 2
The next step as the upholstery work. It was the first time for me to do something like this. Luckily there are a few quite helpful videos on youtube. An other plus is the fact that I’ve used a sewing machine before
xs750 seat – part 1
The seat is so far the only real custom build part of the bike. I made it last year when I was for work in Germany. With the Photoshop render I did, and a very rough model which represents the
xs750 getting started
In winter 2014/2015 I finally started the project and bought two XS750 in a poor condition. In those days I’ve been living in Spain and most of the year I was traveling for work. My house there didn’t had a garage
xs750 bike build intro
First of all a few words why and how I started with this xs750 bike build. I used to be a proper bike maniac when I was in my twenties. For some reasons, at one point I stopped riding bikes . A