around the handle bar
I’ve put a bit of work in the space around the handle bar. I bought a fancy small speedometer, with analog RPM display, shift flash and basically all the needed control lights included. A small piece of sheet aluminum, which
playing with ergonomics
Finding the right ergonomics can be quite tricky, I figured out. The purpose of the whole thing I’m doing here, is not to create a bike that just looks good in a showroom or on photos. I gonna ride this thing.
finalizing the big lines
Finalizing the lines of the fuel tank and the seat. Way more work then I expected it to be. Now, the base plate of the seat needs a bit more stiffness and under the seat will be a compartment for all
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 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