TONY’S SPEC:

1979 Yamaha XS650 engine (VM34 Mikuni carbs, aftermarket pod filters, wrapped headers, aftermarket short straightthrough turn-outs, Pipes & Stuff 200 watt PMA/CDI ignition), Santee gooseneck softail frame, unknown forwards, Continental 19-inch front tyre, H-D rims/ brakes/forks (extended)/front mudguard/front brake mastercylinder/rear hub, one-off fork shrouds/wide-glide yokes, mini speedo, aftermarket T-bars/ clutch lever, Lucas-type dip/ horn switch, King Sportster tank, aftermarket rear mudguard (modified), one-off stainless battery box, one-off sissy-bar, H-D Heritage Softail swingarm, under-frame shocks, one-off rear sprocket, Avon rear tyre, one-off loom, aftermarket headlight/ side-mount tail-light

FINISH:

Tank painted reverse Piet Mondrian style by owner/ Keith, frame in rattle-can satin black, mudguards/sissy-bar powder-coated by Sovereign Steel Services (01443 676900 or sovereignsteelservices.co.uk), polishing by owner

ENGINEERING:

Owner & friends

THANKS TO:

“Daughter Lesley & partner Tony for use of garage; Jon Paine; Keith; Ant at PipesandStuff (07761 140060 or Facebook); Anthony at Sovereign Steel Services; Gareth & Craig at CAM-C Engineering; H at B&H Motorcycles (01726 824256 or www.bnh-motorcycles.co.uk); & Linda, my wife, for putting up with me for so long...”