Thanks. Yes, let's save the modding and the chopping for the basket case bikes. Have fun on your xv. They are great bikes (except the starter gear)

Saidi Haugtredet I'm building a Suzuki gs1100 from 1983 at the moment. Building new bikes out of old ugly cruisers are one of the most rewarding experiences on this planet.

Well, you have a talent for it...so keep up the great work. Looking forward to see your new build in the future :)

@@askeviksurf greetings! Love this build. I’m doing one as well. Any chance you could tell me where you got your throttle cable? I put clip-ons onto my forks so my OEM cable is too long now. Looking for the length and brand you went with. I’m thinking I’ll need a 30” cable + or - a few”. Thanks!

@@justinlacy8428 I can't remember what I did on this one. Sorry. Now I make my own cables, just get a kit. Throttle cables are easy, clutch ones are harder. Or you can re-run it a different route and get less "over" that way.

Daniel Sinnott did you ever find out? I'd like to know too.

I made one in 20mm pvc plumming pipes, to figure out angels, pitch and size. Then I used 22mm/2mm steel pipe for the subframe. 2h of bending, welding, pressing, fitting, and love, bingo.

u need to have a blog, dude!

It's aftermarket universal stuff, and I by all my aftermarket stuff on ebay.

@@askeviksurf Would you have a link at all? I'm really liking the look of them.

I cut the extra bit of the sleeve top and bottom. I also got a few millimeters extra here and there doing some routering and shaving. The R1 steering stem are 19mm shorter, so you need to find about 14mm to make it. Easy piisy.

Thanks! Will the bearing race still fit?

I routered the "ledge" that the race sits on down abit, can't remember how much. I also filed down the bearing abit. there are so many ways to do it, and once you start you figure it out.

always easier if no adding just removing material could be done. Should be exactly the same on a 920. Its not that hard, you just need to start and you will figure it out. Good luck.

I have just done the same to a XV1000 headstem (same as 920) to fit a GSXR front end - no problems

Thank you my friend, I'm going to try, I hope I do not die trying

askeviksurf what front end did you use for this build?

Made one.

Thanks. The platform to build on is very important, easiest is a Xv750 1981-83 or xv920/xv1000 same years. They got mono shock and a pretty straight/horizontal line going. These bikes are pretty crap in a lot of other ways though so an engine from a 84 onwards in a 81-83 frame is ultimate. The 85s looks pretty cool as a madmax rat-bopper though. Just look at heaps of photos and vids and choose a style you like. Let us know how you go.

@@askeviksurf Thank you for the tips. where would be a nice place to order those parts needed for remodeling ?

@@askeviksurf do you mind me asking what types of meter gauge you used for this project ? I like it a lot. and the song is amazing.

@@relaxingsquirrel-relaxingm8723 it's a Acewell speedo. Nice, reliable and simple to use and install. Good luck.

@@askeviksurf thank you sir

I rode it about 1500km before I sold it a few years back. Did you do a front end swap or did you go original front end? Great looking and riding bikes with that v-twin just hanging there.

@@askeviksurf yes I put an R1 front end. It's a great bike and not very common in Australia.

This was my first complete bike build. It was 230 hours, including the engine rebuild. It takes time to learn. Such great looking bikes though.

@@askeviksurf: I want to do this but you make it look like a weekend think. Like you change the fork and the back end...

I want information too

The Dead South - „In hell I’ll be in good company”

I'm in Wollongong, 1 hour south of Sydney, Australia.

askeviksurf do you still have your XV?

I sold it. A mechanic had it to do a simple job, but he made a mess out of it. Broke my heart, so I let it go. Now I'm building a Suzuki gs1100 1983 and I'm also working on a yamaha xs750. Look out for more videos of more of my bikes in the future.

askeviksurf I’ve got a 1982 XV1000 which has been Customized into a cafe racer, but it needs a bit more tweaking, the rear subframe hasn’t been done so the lines are all wrong. Would you happen to have any photos of the subframe you did?

Don't have any footage (except what's in the vid). Like all fabrication, it's not easy and if you're not doing it daily it's very time consuming. I used 22mm mild steel tubing and bent it and shaped it to fit with the seat and frame. I offen play with pvc pipes and hot glue to make up shapes and parts. I know you can buy subframes for the xv's online. Think Hagman sells them from his site. Good luck.