Finished Doninator Frame Modification

Step 4

One everything is fit just final weld. Remember you can take measurements off of the motor mounts to the rear axle to make sure everything is square. Take you r time and it will look nice. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Part 3

Here is a picture of the Chop Shop Cycles Hardtail ready to go.
Fish mouthing the up posts to ft the hardtail.
Locating the bottom rails to the old frame.
It is always easier to grind a little at a time. Fitting the tail section with this method is not an exact science, we have found that different years of XS's are different and we can't tell you just where to cut.
This is how the bottom lays in. The slugs will go in the frame in the location the directions say, you just need to fit the up post to this section by fish mouthing it also.

Part 2

More details of the cuts.

XS Hardtail with a twist...PART 1

For this hardtail conversion we are going to leave the center section in place. You may have seen this look on the XS650 Choppper Site before. I believe the Fong Bros are known for the look we call it our dominator hardtail.
Here you can seen the rough cut made to the frame, we trim it off at the seat hoop and just behind the up post for the controls . We will cut back more as we fit the Hardtail.
In this picture and the one below you can see the brace we use to keep everything square. We are cutting out the cross brace in the frame so you need to brace it or you will have trouble aligning it later.

Little How To

I remove the sludge trap cap with a impact and a large flat head screw driver bit. You may need to drill out the dimple next to the cap.
Here you see the 5/8 by 11 tap turned in to the trap tube. You may need to remove some of the sludge to get the tap in far enough. After it is threaded in you can run a nut down the tap which will act as a puller removing the tube. Remember the crank bolt must be installed when threading in the tap but remove it to pull out the tube. Be very carefull not to break the nut as it will be a bitch to remove and fix.
Here is a picture of the tube coming out.
Just some of the shit from the tube. It was plugged solid.
Make sure you clean the crank out as well as the tube. Put some time into it.

Who wants hairy legs?

We started with some stock xl 39mm legs
I like to cut off all the fat with a saw I find it easier on the lathe
Taking down what is left over
Just about done. I spend some time with sand paper to make them shine.

We do this service in the shop for 150.00 a set. I also offer single disc bagger legs.