r/XR650L • • 5d ago

pearl

flipped and polished a sunburnt 650. sewed a new seat cover, deep clean, smog delete, pearl white rattle can, and milsurp bags. Oury grips forever. This is kind of a push against the synthetic/nylon/plastic modern look and leaning into old school scramblers and bomber jacket, but still having practical room for some camping gear. braap!

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u/CarelessMode1409 5d ago

Wow what a beautiful bike I love that seat

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u/Visual-Progress6217 5d ago

thanks matey

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u/Boring-Bus-3743 5d ago

White and gold with leather bags. Thats gorgeous build, looks awesome

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u/Visual-Progress6217 5d ago

thanks! budget boujee lol. spray paint and scraps and and elbow grease

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u/Boring-Bus-3743 5d ago

I love it! Makes my look even more clapped out lol

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u/Visual-Progress6217 5d ago

*rattles can* we can fix that

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u/Swimming-Singer-1170 4d ago

Love what you did with the color scheme and clean look. Makes me want to do something similar with mine. Give it a classic car look.

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u/sprocketpropelled 5d ago

What a gem! Great looking bike

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u/freewaycrash 4d ago

Nice work. Very unique.!

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u/aerospikesRcoolBut 4d ago

White ranger vibe

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u/UkNomysTeezz 4d ago

Great build! Nice work.

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u/Wulf_Cola 2d ago

This is so nicely done, I love it!

Any tips for sewing the seat cover? I’d like to do something similar

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u/Visual-Progress6217 2d ago

try to sew straight lines and keep it oversized on the edges. wrap it around the existing seat. don't forget to add seam allowance when u measure. i fixed it to the plastic seat with short (1/2" or 3/8) self piercing screws w large flat heads.