first of all, congratulations on picking up your XS for $200. that sounds like a good price - even for a basket case. secondly, did you really just post that? did you really just blatantly trash the very motorcycle platform that this entire site is dedicated to and based upon, right after you bought one and then asked the members here for help?? y'know… if you read my post carefully you would understand that i was basically defending hard tail conversions - across the board - and by extension, defending YOUR XS. while these bikes are certainly not KTM Super Dukes, Aprilia Shivers or Ducati Monsters, your assertion that they're only fit for teenage girls or the elderly to use to learn to ride is asinine. in your post, you also imply that your finished project will be more valuable than all of our bikes because, "… it aint worth a dam the way you GIRLS ride them". that makes no sense whatsoever. none. i'll just have to make a guess as to whether you're stupid, drunk, or both. i honestly didn't intend to start some shit fight here, but your comments are extremely offensive. and you guessed correctly: the Harley i mentioned is a 42 year old Sportster, and i seriously doubt you could handle it. i would love to watch you struggle to even start it. (no, it isn't pink, it's pitted chrome and flat black, but mostly rust.) good luck to you, brother. go take your anger and pour it into your project. then sell it for "a few thousand" and come back here and show all of us what idiots we are.