Cracking job.
.................. I’ve been asked by a friend to build one for him, so probably going to order a kit over the next few weeks. I have two engines to choose from,
a big bore 840 and a standard 650.
When I get a chance I’ll do a walk round video and a quick blast up the road.
I’m a member of an XS650 American based forum, I posted a thread and a couple of photos of my bike , I’ve obviously done something right as it’s featured in their 2022 calendar.This is the first draft, the bio etc is still to be added.
I was given two complete engines about eighteen months ago ,they had been in a mates garage for around ten years. I was thinking of something to do with them when I saw an advert for Rickman in Stroud. I mentioned to my mate that I’d love to build a Metisse and he said, I’ve got a set of XT500 forks and a pair of wheels you can have .The following day I rang Rickman and ordered a frame.lewisjohn. Do you buy and rebuilt the XS650 engines yourself or do buy them in fully rebuilt from somewhere?
Great engine for this sort of thing..
I was given two complete engines about eighteen months ago ,they had been in a mates garage for around ten years. I was thinking of something to do with them when I saw an advert for Rickman in Stroud. I mentioned to my mate that I’d love to build a Metisse and he said, I’ve got a set of XT500 forks and a pair of wheels you can have .The following day I rang Rickman and ordered a frame.
My mate loved the bike so I told him that I’d build one for him with the spare engine.This one is using Triumph conical hub wheels with Triumph Hurricane forks.
The engines are great to work on, roller bearing crank,easy to tune,but with a poorly designed starter motor, I have left the starter motor off and just use the kickstart.