Love that bike. Yamaha was making some amazing and unique bikes in the 80s. I was riding an XJ650, and my roomate had one of these XS850s. It was very cool! Even stock.
So very impressive Chris. You've shown an abundance of skills in complete dismantling, painting, electrical, stitching, full reassembling, and of course a vision of creativity with your end result of this wonderful Yamaha XS850. Can't wait to see what you bring us next.
I was just looking for videos on a Yamaha XS 850 because me and my buddy are trying to fix one up that had been wrecked and sat for ten years. But man I really came across a gem. I’m so glad he made this video, I can see how much work he put into it and he is really talented at it all. We have no idea what we are doing but that’s just part of the fun. One day I’ll be able to do a build to this level but I just our bike to run first😂.
Excellent job Christoph. I thought, this guy can do it all, so when you stitched the seat I just threw my hands in the air and said, 'yep, he does it all'. Killer machine, enjoy!
Christoph, toller harmonischer Umbau! Der Algorithmus hat mich dankenswerter weiße zu deinem Video/ Umbau geführt. Dein Geschick beim Sitz Sitz hat mich wirklich fasziniert! Gruß🤙🏻
You're kidding, right? The seat looks like a plank of wood, covered in foam and fabric then nailed onto the subframe. It ruins the whole bike. Very few people get the tail end of a bike right in this kind of project and this is just another one.
i got a 750... I'm going way more stock looking tho in seat fab... keeping og seat panel and crafting foam to that... you couldnt pay me to ditch my OG "750 Special" side panels in midnight blue... i am going to shield in the rear triangle like you did @18:38 that is almost a must, unless you try to weld in xs650 fender mounts then fit an xs650 fender... which might look small on the 850xs
Nice Job bro! I see many similitudes with my project. You got a lot of skills, just need to improve with more stilish ideas. I see a great result with a low budget! 👍👍👍 I would share a picture of my bike but don't know how 😆
Some really nice work Christoph, well done and I hope you get to enjoy it for many years. ...but I also hope you have kept all the original parts, so when you're older and wiser (and want to ride it for more than a couple of hours), you can put it back close to standard! ;-)
shaol1nmaster Danke! Einfach mal mit einem etwas kleinerem Projekt anfangen und wenn etwas schief läuft, lernst du nur dabei. Hab auch keine technische Ausbildung in die Richtung :)
Who in their right mind, came here for a cafe racer build video - A. disliked the video B. Disliked it enough to press dislike. Thank you for sharing, amazing job!
Great job on the bike obviously a labor of love for you. I'm fixing up at 1980 XS850 now and was wondering what jet size you used in the carbs. My bike has the same pod filters so your size jets would likely work very well for my setup. Thanks.
Wow, this is inspiring. I just got a XS850 special and thinking to put some personal touches to it. During this whole process, which step have you found to be most difficult? or time/patience consuming?
Did he shortened the front forks or just changed the handle bars to clip on bars? Because i usually see people shortened their front forks when they build cafe racers. If not, this looks amazing anyways
Thank you! It‘s a shin-yo backlight. Here‘s the link where i got it from: www.polo-motorrad.de/de/led-einbau-rucklicht-shorty-getontes-glas.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyur0BRDcARIsAEt86ICRxjZJzPU9HRg6qnyiHXmaXsx58ik6SjoT2LRWYhD40JT1QF1ozqQaAt6YEALw_wcB
2G J Thank you! To be honest I wouldn’t recommend it. You need to change the whole swingarm and the mounting to the main frame. Apart from that you change the whole physics of the bike and the handling characteristics. So if you really don‘t like the twin suspension, i would change the donor bike :)
@@christophsimma4267 Thank you for the insight. I really like cafe racers so I thought I would have liked to give mine a more modern riding position (with the seat higher). The only reason I wanted to convert my bike to monoshock it is just for the aesthetics, not so much for riding comfort and functionality!
@@2gj906 Comfort is not so much the issue. But functionality of suspension is what keeps you on the bike. Believe me, you don´t want any uncontrollable wobble of the bike starting unexpectedly right when you are in a fast turn. Don´t ask why I know.
i know sewing isnt very hard at its core but where did you learn to reupholster the seat, wanting to learn my self to build a new seat for my 83 nighthawk, youtube vids on how to?
hey chris, could you please tell me how you were able to get the top yoke black paint off? did you had to use paint stripper? or did you just used a angle grinder?
I used a sodablaster, which is pretty similar to a sandblaster, it just uses sodapowder/granules for blasting instead. It doesn't attack the surface that much. After it for the edges a fine sandpaper and for the finish scotch sandpaper, which is similar to a sponge. And to protect it for the future a layer of clear lacquer.
Amazing job, especially that you can do so many different work like welding and upholstering in such a good quality. Any problems with TÜV (MOT) in your area?
Thank you! I always inform myself on my local registration checkpoint before i start a new project, to check if there are any new laws. So everything i change have to be checked and inspected afterwards and usually everything is okay :) But the laws are pretty strict in austria, so i can‘t do everything i want to...
Hi, I bought the handlebar from ebay. www.ebay.de/itm/Fehling-Stummellenker-Montage-Gebelstandrohr35-mm-Lange-265-mm/202255078909?epid=1383227926&hash=item2f175795fd:g:6lwAAOSw0cJbI3CY It's a fehling handlebar, because it's basically the only one with TUV. In my opinion they're pretty short, so maybe you could get some similar ones, when the laws in your country are less strict than in Austria :)
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MegaAK28 Thank‘s mate! It‘s not that easy in my country to just cut the exhaust because of very strict regulations, but I definitely agree with you and I‘m already searching for an alternative :)
Love that bike. Yamaha was making some amazing and unique bikes in the 80s. I was riding an XJ650, and my roomate had one of these XS850s. It was very cool! Even stock.
So very impressive Chris. You've shown an abundance of skills in complete dismantling, painting, electrical, stitching, full reassembling, and of course a vision of creativity with your end result of this wonderful Yamaha XS850. Can't wait to see what you bring us next.
I was just looking for videos on a Yamaha XS 850 because me and my buddy are trying to fix one up that had been wrecked and sat for ten years. But man I really came across a gem. I’m so glad he made this video, I can see how much work he put into it and he is really talented at it all. We have no idea what we are doing but that’s just part of the fun. One day I’ll be able to do a build to this level but I just our bike to run first😂.
I love how dedicated you were on this build. Much respect for you brother!
I’m picking up a 79 XS750 tomorrow...much Respect to you and you’re hands on everything approach! Beautiful bike!
I was extremely impressed when I saw you reupholster the seat!
I like that you kept the seat and modified it so now you can take someone with you. Most cafe racers i have seen are 1 seaters. Great build!
And this is the dumbest comment here that shows your ignorance on the subject, CAFE RACERS ARE ONE SEATER!!!!
Excellent job Christoph. I thought, this guy can do it all, so when you stitched the seat I just threw my hands in the air and said, 'yep, he does it all'. Killer machine, enjoy!
Extreme Enduro Thank‘s mate!
YOUR OWN SEAT?!! Nicely done! You can make a living making seats you know......
Thank's mate! Yeah I think it's not that good to actually sell those haha
Absolute one man show! You're amazing brother!
Balaj Prasanna Thank‘s mate!
Nice build! Thanks for the inspiration! Will try to make the seat upholstery myself like you did (or in reality get help from the wife).
Nice job - I particularly enjoyed the seat build - thank you for sharing!
Impressive work you've done ! Congratulations !
Inspiring! I’m going straight out to untarp my old 79 xs750 and start the build tomorrow!
Well done and a great result! Much impressed with your sewing skills. Great timelapse video and always an inspiration to others. Thank you for that.
Christoph, toller harmonischer Umbau!
Der Algorithmus hat mich dankenswerter weiße zu deinem Video/ Umbau geführt.
Dein Geschick beim Sitz Sitz hat mich wirklich fasziniert! Gruß🤙🏻
DUDE U'RE REALLY TALENTED.. AWESOME WORK.
impressive. You skills and dedication is much appreciated. Well done!
wow incredible job, very clean and expertly done.
Nice work Chris. Don't listen to the nah Sayers who perhaps couldn't change a bicycle tire, let alone modify a bike.
Xtrem Luck Thank‘s mate! Yeah I guess everybodys taste is different, so no big deal for me haha
brilliant how you tackle everything!
Congratulations on the idea and the beautiful implementation. Great job
Simple change makes gud looking cafe racer bike gud job
Impressive-you sew too! 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Beautiful bike and a great donor as well.
Not just a Café Racer, on wet streets, it's a mobile Bidet!
Wow that’s awesome man! Very impressive 🔥🔥
Beautiful (apart from the seat maybe) - Yamaha knew how to build a solid motor huh?!
I really did enjoy that. Great vid and great result. You do really nice work
Loved it ! Nice work, really impressed with you making the seat !
You're kidding, right?
The seat looks like a plank of wood, covered in foam and fabric then nailed onto the subframe. It ruins the whole bike. Very few people get the tail end of a bike right in this kind of project and this is just another one.
Wieder ein Kardan, wieder ein Bike mit super Sound. Eine gute Wahl. Tolles Video, super Arbeit. 👍
Great choice of music for the video.
Very good job, the smile to get out the bike is funny
i got a 750... I'm going way more stock looking tho in seat fab... keeping og seat panel and crafting foam to that... you couldnt pay me to ditch my OG "750 Special" side panels in midnight blue... i am going to shield in the rear triangle like you did @18:38 that is almost a must, unless you try to weld in xs650 fender mounts then fit an xs650 fender... which might look small on the 850xs
Nice Job bro! I see many similitudes with my project. You got a lot of skills, just need to improve with more stilish ideas. I see a great result with a low budget! 👍👍👍
I would share a picture of my bike but don't know how 😆
Wow awesome, you are amazing brother!.
Skills 👍👍👍 awesome video too
looks awesome dude, incredible work
Hi Christoph
Super, echt toll gemacht, ich kann dir nur gratulieren.
Heinz Gutensohn Danke Guzzi!
Great job man. Excellent work. Keep it up.
You are Genius Bro.. Excellent
Nice work, would have like to see more riding of this bike in the video.
Nice job! Congratulations
Have Corbin build a racing seat for you. Unbelievable comfort !
Some really nice work Christoph, well done and I hope you get to enjoy it for many years.
...but I also hope you have kept all the original parts, so when you're older and wiser (and want to ride it for more than a couple of hours), you can put it back close to standard! ;-)
How can someone disslike this Video?????
Well done unfassbar krass.. würde auch gerne schrauben aber mir fehlt einfach das technische know how :(
shaol1nmaster Danke! Einfach mal mit einem etwas kleinerem Projekt anfangen und wenn etwas schief läuft, lernst du nur dabei. Hab auch keine technische Ausbildung in die Richtung :)
Great work but for some reason doesn't really turn heads. Still a nice clean job.
Awesome to see you did it all and doing the seat was impressive. Question: What was your biggest issue or problem that you had to deal with?
Wow, great work!!
Wspanialy👍👍👍
Pozdrowienia z Polski 🇵🇱
Nice work Buddy
Good job!Solid work!
Who in their right mind, came here for a cafe racer build video - A. disliked the video B. Disliked it enough to press dislike. Thank you for sharing, amazing job!
Great job on the bike obviously a labor of love for you. I'm fixing up at 1980 XS850 now and was wondering what jet size you used in the carbs. My bike has the same pod filters so your size jets would likely work very well for my setup. Thanks.
15:22 I thought that was going to be the final tank finish.. which would have looked a lot better IMO.. but nonetheless a MAGNIFICENT BUILD
Great work! Hier do you cut the Alu parts?
Wow, this is inspiring. I just got a XS850 special and thinking to put some personal touches to it. During this whole process, which step have you found to be most difficult? or time/patience consuming?
I watched the entire thing...really impressive!
What's the rear square metal plate for? I know nothing about bikes lol
Support for number plate. In some countries number plates are big and vibrations of this bike may require a support.
Desperately looking for a stock seat cowl. Do you still have the one you took off? Thanks
are the wheels still factory size?? mine has a 16 rear and 19 front and these look way closer in size than mime does 😅
A lot of hard work has gone into that bike, only the exhaust spoils it.
Paul Hampton Agree on that, I‘m searching for an alternative
Exellent! Where did you buy the brake disc?
Were already pretty good, when i bought the bike. But i‘m sure you can find them on ebay
I like video like this bcs the host didnt talk too much
Did he shortened the front forks or just changed the handle bars to clip on bars? Because i usually see people shortened their front forks when they build cafe racers. If not, this looks amazing anyways
😀👍👍👍 ottimo lavoro ciao grazie Italy
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Sweet video and fun build. Where you get the brake light from?
Thank you! It‘s a shin-yo backlight. Here‘s the link where i got it from:
www.polo-motorrad.de/de/led-einbau-rucklicht-shorty-getontes-glas.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyur0BRDcARIsAEt86ICRxjZJzPU9HRg6qnyiHXmaXsx58ik6SjoT2LRWYhD40JT1QF1ozqQaAt6YEALw_wcB
I'm starting a cafe racer build myself! Great job! Question: Is it hard to convert these old bikes to monoshock suspension?
2G J Thank you! To be honest I wouldn’t recommend it. You need to change the whole swingarm and the mounting to the main frame. Apart from that you change the whole physics of the bike and the handling characteristics. So if you really don‘t like the twin suspension, i would change the donor bike :)
@@christophsimma4267 Thank you for the insight. I really like cafe racers so I thought I would have liked to give mine a more modern riding position (with the seat higher). The only reason I wanted to convert my bike to monoshock it is just for the aesthetics, not so much for riding comfort and functionality!
@@2gj906 Comfort is not so much the issue. But functionality of suspension is what keeps you on the bike. Believe me, you don´t want any uncontrollable wobble of the bike starting unexpectedly right when you are in a fast turn. Don´t ask why I know.
i know sewing isnt very hard at its core but where did you learn to reupholster the seat, wanting to learn my self to build a new seat for my 83 nighthawk, youtube vids on how to?
Great job!
You are obviously very talented! How about a more snarly exhaust pipe? ;))
Where’d you get the holder thing for the license plate ?
Gefällt mir sehr gut. Allerdings ist die Heck-Partie Geschmackssache. 👌 Sonst sehr gut
I really really want that man
All in dreams😂😍😍😍😘
XLnt wrk brooiii
hey chris, could you please tell me how you were able to get the top yoke black paint off? did you had to use paint stripper? or did you just used a angle grinder?
I used a sodablaster, which is pretty similar to a sandblaster, it just uses sodapowder/granules for blasting instead. It doesn't attack the surface that much. After it for the edges a fine sandpaper and for the finish scotch sandpaper, which is similar to a sponge. And to protect it for the future a layer of clear lacquer.
Amazing job, especially that you can do so many different work like welding and upholstering in such a good quality. Any problems with TÜV (MOT) in your area?
Thank you! I always inform myself on my local registration checkpoint before i start a new project, to check if there are any new laws. So everything i change have to be checked and inspected afterwards and usually everything is okay :) But the laws are pretty strict in austria, so i can‘t do everything i want to...
Hey, I think you did a great job.
I noticed you have a slotted rear rotor, do you remember were you got that ?
Thank you! No i‘m sorry they were almost new when i bought the bike
now thats talent
BRAVO. MAGNIFIQUE BOULOT
7:45 hello, Gary
top fico show like do Brasileiro bacanizado sua motoca cara
Wow lots of work for one man only.. how many time it tooks to complete the project??
Thank you! I spent around half a year with the project, but I worked only now and then on the bike. So to sum it up around 250-300 hours.
I remember my cafe racer took a month to paint up the engine.... seeing this in fast forward saddens me in ways I cannot Express 😂😭😓😂
It also took me a few days to clean up to engine to be honest, cause it's so damn big, but I'm sure it ended up pretty well for you too :)
Yes. Watched the video to the end.... that's a beautiful bike.... you ever find yourself in kenya, let's go for a ride.😂
Maybe not with this bike, but maybe someday with a bike where you can ride more than 3 hours a day without getting a hurting back 😂
I get you.... its 11pm here I gotta rest for tomorrow.... have a good one
Wow this is amazing. How long did it take you overall?!
Not too long, i would say around two -three months
Excelente... Ya aprendí a modificar una moto..... Solo me falta la moto... 😔
I like the build, my only comment would be that the rear of the bike needs to be lifted, it looks like the back of the bike is sagging.
Well done
Respekt. Ist das eure Hausgarage mit ner Hebebühne? Sei ehrlich du hast statt einer Rassel ne Ratsche bekommen oder?
Das kommt schon ziemlich gut hin ja 😅
Really great work. Btw, What’s the name of the songs you used?
Thank you! Actually they’re just a couple of songs from the youtube audio library.
Magnifique juste une demande combien d'heures de travail
Bom❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
hey could you tell me where did you buy the steering yoke/top yoke/ handlebar mount from? please reply with a link. thanks
Hi, I bought the handlebar from ebay.
www.ebay.de/itm/Fehling-Stummellenker-Montage-Gebelstandrohr35-mm-Lange-265-mm/202255078909?epid=1383227926&hash=item2f175795fd:g:6lwAAOSw0cJbI3CY
It's a fehling handlebar, because it's basically the only one with TUV. In my opinion they're pretty short, so maybe you could get some similar ones, when the laws in your country are less strict than in Austria :)
Hi Christoph,
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Back suspenstion its to low right ?
Ok, a lot of hard work. But man that's gotta be one of the ugliest bikes ever to come out of an open door, well done for completing it.
i loved every thing about your build, except the exhaust wish you would have cut it right at the line maybe with some kind of angle.
MegaAK28 Thank‘s mate! It‘s not that easy in my country to just cut the exhaust because of very strict regulations, but I definitely agree with you and I‘m already searching for an alternative :)
Good Job!
can i buy this
thokchom sunil singh I guess, I‘ll keep it. Sorry bro 😬
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