The Chopper Compendium

Nice work, it will be a sweet li'l machine when you finish.

I was hunting for an XT500 for my project, but they're regarded as "classic" bikes over here nowadays and the money for basket cases was crazy, so I went with an XT600 instead.

that's a great post I don't think anyone has shown a build on foreward controls yet or a kickstand . I like the way u used the stock spline parts I couldn't figure out how I was going to make splines guess I was over thinking it thanks for the idea

I like that kick stand!

It is like you know what parts I need to build?

Memorizing hope mine turn out as good!

Glad you guys like it, its a good place to share it then, the xt has a cult like following, I got some sweet take off parts with this and doubled what I bought it for, I had a sweet aluminum tank that sold for around $500, that went to the lower states some parts went to europe, it surprised me....so I got a stroked crank for it, got the heads ported by hoose racing, got a 540 piston I am going to try my hand at boreing my jug myself, and do some reinforcing machine work I have read up on on the sr forum, for race engines, heres a shot of getting the wiring worked out and it sitting on its own feet..


And my seat cover starting to take shape

Great work!

Bored and stroked ! Whats the new displacement ? I know that buell blast can be taken out to 720cc (google "blast 44 magnum" )

Buell Blast 44 magnum !! www.nallinracing.com

I believe bored and stroked I am at 580cc, should be over 45hp, under 300lbs hopefully, theres a suzuki dr 750 chop that was inspiration originally for me
http://www.bastybikes.com/drbig.html

dirtbag wrote:I believe bored and stroked I am at 580cc, should be over 45hp, under 300lbs hopefully, theres a suzuki dr 750 chop that was inspiration originally for me
http://www.bastybikes.com/drbig.html

Fine workmanship happening here. Rudog was building a leaf spring seat for his too. Comfortable ride, apparently.

The bike on the link is very nice. I need to look that over more carefully.

I noticed with the bastybike that the frame width at the lower downtubes is wider than "stock" dimensions . This would probably make high speed canyon carving next to impossible, as leaning the bike over would have that area make road contact.

Maybe I'm nitpicking. I like the bike!

I think your correct, his builds seem to be for looks more than function but remember this was back when occ was cool, along with fat tires and 80,000 dollar price tags..so yes legitimat nitpick but lots of inspiration in his ideas is my point, in a time when ugly billet occ bikes were in their hayday. But then again the handbook forum was also thriveing and gary posted daily about his updates and ways..and I had no fab skills at all and no tools to try..inspiration to try to learn was instigated much by basty bikes and the handbook forum. So for me its good to come full circle back to this forum and be able to actually contribute. And in the last 7yrs i see no new bikes on bastys site.

Where did you get your rod and rod ends at for the forwards friend?

I sure like the controls, and thanks for all the details and pics.

Thanks hans... I got the ends from princess auto, in their hydraulic section. Its a canadian only place I believe kinda like harbor freight. Sorry for my late response Nathan, I havent been working on my bike or frequenting the forums lately, been to busy with work..