Hey folks, just a quick note to show you my XS. Got a great-running bike for $500 (birthday present from my wife!) and did the mods myself. Bobbed the stock rear fender, cut a few tabs and such off the frame but otherwise frame is stock. Stock tank, painted with dollar rattle cans from the swap meet, pinstriping done by yours truly. Headlight is from a 50s Jawa, speedo pod is made from some scrap aluminum, pipes are $10 swapmeet finds with 5 bucks worth of leftover header wrap, taillight is from a 30s Studebaker, springs on the forks are nonfunctional but I thought they looked cool enough, front fender is a cobbled-together Honda/Suzuki combination of parts, bars are Enfield with sparkle red grips, mirror is Schwinn, seat is a homemade pan with an old leather jacket.
Minus the cost of the bike itself, I have less than 100 bucks in the whole thing.
Minus the cost of the bike itself, I have less than 100 bucks in the whole thing.