Regulars Rides: Ben's Yamaha XS650 custom chopper

This week Ben Saggers brought down his Yamaha XS650 Chopper down for us to poke the camera around.
Originally he was looking for a more reliable bike to commute on than his clapped out Honda CB550, but all of that went out the window when he spotted this XS650 on eBay, much to his wife’s dismay.
It had been sat dormant in a garage since 1986 with its previous owner so did need a bit of a spruce up and work done to it including a 750 bigger bore kit. That extra power was what prompted him to take the bike racing and over the years take part in many events such as the Malle Mile, Wheels and Waves’ Punk’s Peak and DirtQuake to name a few.
As the bike was built on a budget, the ethos behind this bike was to bodge and fix to make it work as he went along and had the work done to it that was needed to keep it running.
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