Well folks, I’ve been breaking bad on the tubing bender this week. I’ll tell ya, manually bending tube is NOT the best way to get into shape, but it won’t hurt thats for sure… So lets get to the meat and potatoes here… We love XS’s, we love em all… Bobbers, Choppers, Cafe’s, Brats, Resto-Mods, […]
Folks, It’s hotter than a ballsack in a burlap bag.. It’s soo damn hot, might as well go sit in the worst part of North Carolina and die of heat exhaustion right?? Well, apparently we agree – because we are headed to the Smokeout East this weekend! But hey, at least there is zero shade, […]
If you read through our previous post on the Pay It Forward Chopper Build, then you saw that we were moving… Thats right folks, a fresh start for Hugh’s HandBuilt after the flooding and other issues at our old locations is gonna be a very welcome thing in our lives… We have all 4 bays, […]
So it’s been nearly a Month since our shop flooded. Tons and tons of support poured into the shop via funds, positive thoughts, phone calls, etc… I can’t thank Lisa Ballard enough for setting up a “Gofundme” account to which many folks made donations to help us get back on our feet. Lowbrow Customs, ChopCult, […]
Well folks, we’ve had a LONG weekend… I had planned to ride out to Kentucky on Friday morning for the Ramble Tamble. Instead I was awoken from my sleep at 2:45am to a call from the Fire Department. Apparently one of the very old sprinkler pipes had ruptured in the shop. So I got to […]
This past weekend was a KILLER vintage event – The Meltdown. It was held at the Southern Appalachian Brewery and we had a blast. We rode down in wonderful 60 degree weather, but that was as good as it got. The weather was pure crap, which was nice in all reality. I had the following […]
YES! We’ve tested and used a TON of master cylinders on all of our various builds, and these were such a favorite that we’ve decided to bring them directly to you folks! HHB Slimline Brake Master Cylinder Specs: 12.9mm Bore 6″ Long Lever Front View Level Window Mirror Mount Dot 3 / Dot […]
*THIS PRODUCT IS DISCONTINUED AND NO LONGER CARRIED BY HUGHS HANDBUILT* Our all so popular XS650 Hydraulic Clutch Conversions were a HUGE hit. So huge in fact, that we couldn’t keep up with demand. Most folks have noticed that we have discontinued HHB Hydraulic Clutch Conversion. With the time and energy we were putting […]
800×600 Letters from Bill Denton to the Yamaha 650 list Dear YAM650 List, Since several of you have asked me to elucidate on my “Quartered”, or 270 degree crankshaft project, here it is. By the way, I plan to eventually add this engine to a fully “Mintonized” XS-650. A well deserved “Thank you” and […]
Alright folks, I’m thinking of loading up the trailer with some swap meet XS650 stuff, and bringing a few bikes to run on the track… Let me know if you are planning to go, and if you need any XS650 parts at all, I’ll bring em with me.. I have piles of parts, and […]