yamaha xs650 fong brothers style hardtail

If my bike is sitting next to a shiny, chromed out, bike, people want to talk to me about my bike.

The only thing on the bike that “says” 1982 Heritage is the laces on the rear wheel. I was at a red light and the guy in a car next to me asked, “What year is that?” I said, “82”. Guys are always asking, “What make is that thing?” No one believes it’s an 82 either. The only riders who know what it is have had them before. It’s a firm ride, but easy on my back - it never hurts even after several hours of riding. We demo-derbied for seven years and after being in over 300 accidents my back likes to throw a tantrum from time to time. I never hard tailed it because of my back. It is the best ride of the bikes we have built. Felt like an idiot until I fired her back up.

Of course I kicked it for about 15 minutes before I realized I wasn’t getting spark. I burned through an ignition wire, spliced it, and got back on the road. This bike is reliable and has only left me on the side of the road for about a half hour. We’ve won third with another bike and this year won first with build #5.

This bike has won 2nd place in the Mid-Atlantic International Motorcycle show for the last three years. One of our bikes was in “The Horse” a year or so ago. We have built five of these in various designs and are about ready to start hacking on number six. We’ve been seriously altering vehicle since 1999 and chopping up XS650s for six years. Fong Brothers 1982 Yamaha XS650 1982 Yamaha XS650 Heritage Special bobber, chopper, tracker, cut-down, murder sickle or whatever you want to call it. This is a bike built by the legendary, internationally known ( there is one guy in Holland who knows our bikes), award winning, Fong Brothers.

Yamaha xs650 fong brothers style hardtail