Tag Archives: yamaha choppers

My friend Matt’s truck broke down on him for good and to stay in business he is being forced to sell his garage-built Frisco-style XS650 chopper. I’m bummed about this as Matt has really been a good friend in helping ...

Discovered another local cat building slick metric bobbers and choppers. His name is Dave and he owns Voodoo Vintage in Austin. He’s done some XS chops and has plans to assemble a few clean and classic Suzuki Savages. We’re hoping ...

Received a message from Michael at Visual Impact a while ago asking if I’d be interested in profiling his latest build, a 1983 Yamaha XS650 brat-style bobber.  After my reply in the affirmative, I looked forward to seeing it because ...

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Very nice. We got a couple of noobs yesterday. First is kevinhog. Kevin is a SoCal rider of a radical CB750 chopper with a gnarly girder front. He’s got a nifty blog you can check out here. Thanks for the ...

Hey guys, I need your help. There is a poll at the top-right that I need your opinions on. Between my temporary gimpyness, all the work to finish the FREEDOM OR DEATH MACHINE and promoting the FREEDOM or DEATH Motorbike ...

“Can I have a room on the first floor, please?” Browsing my favorite blogs tonight, I came across a post by Cyril Huze on his page about the soon-to-exist Orange County Choppers Roadhouse. Yes. Take a deep breath and settle ...

This is great news. For those of you that do not know, El Diablo is a kickass online magazine published in Spain. Pinup-style babes, hot rods, metric and American motorbikes, art, music and more. It’s a nifty Flash gig, so ...

It’s freaking on. Everybody is making stuff for the XS craze. Look out for the Discovery Channel show starring some dude with a scraggly beard and a neck tattoo that will be accompanied by a long line of marketing tie-in ...

Went out with the little lady last night to South Congress to drink beer, meet people, and watch the hotrods. I’ll post more hotrod images soon, but first wanted to throw up these pix. The killer XS chopper you see ...