| Author | Message | ||
     Etennuly |
This would make the excellent starter bike for my seventeen year old son. It has the cool XB look and handling and it is the under 500 cc engine that would allow him to buy affordable insurance as well as get great mileage. I'm just guessing but I would bet my wife would like one too. She wants to move into a cooler bike but has no need for more power. | ||
| New12r |
Glued to the thread..... | ||
| Sub65chris |
as far as the fuel pump there is a pressure reducer for micro sprint cars that is adjustable for flow adn pressure. I was planning on using that but I will contact you for the specs on the equipment part. EBAY! - I got the frame , swingarm and motor off of ebay. the rest is a collection from the past 1.5 years , badweb and ebay. why did I start this? I really love buells and really want to make one my own. what better way than to build a model that is not offered? also the gas saver aspect, lighter weight aspect, fun project, stay out of truble, posibly get the wife ot ride, a track day bike. and last but not least get the suquids in the corners with a bike that is 1/2 the displacement and american! basically because its cool and fun. (sorry for the long explination) | ||
| Sub65chris |
OK. so I called a welder in town here and this is what I am going to do . after I get off work tomorrow I am going to cut the flange off of the maifild adn mock it up so the curve is where I want it. basically the carb sticking straight back and low enough to clear the brace with an air filter on it. then i will have him weld it together and It will be clean and correct. I will post pics tommoorow. | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
your going to weld the intake tunnel to the head? Or cut the tunnel in half with the lip half re-attached to the bolting flange? | ||
| Sgthigg |
How much did the motor run you? Was it new from the factory? | ||
| Sub65chris |
nope, weld the intake i just cut in half back together so when it is bolted up it is pointing the carbin the correct direction. I got the motor off of ebay for 500 I think. about a year ago, it has 800 miles on it. powersnipe is a wonderful thing. | ||
| Jos51700 |
Somebody built one of those and took it to Bonneville. There's pictures around here somewhere. It was really hard to tell it had a Blast motor in it because of the bodywork. | ||
| Sub65chris |
yeah the different in every single sense thread on the thumper forum has the pictures. | ||
| Sub65chris |
  this is the new placement I am looking for the carb. | ||
| Sub65chris |
 new position  the cut  the original position the new position is the maifold fliped upside down adn rotated so the single marks line up. off to the welder this afternoon. | ||
| Point_doc |
Nice... | ||
| Midknyte |
THAT, is using your head! | ||
| Jos51700 |
Ya oughta have 'im weld an injecter bung on there while he's got it.... | ||
| Jos51700 |
"yeah the different in every single sense thread on the thumper forum has the pictures." Thanks! I looked all over for those!   | ||
| Ezblast |
Its inspiring! | ||
| Randomchaos |
That is so awsome! | ||
| Eengler2 |
My local dealer has built an XB5R as well, just for fun. Good luck with your project! | ||
| Sub65chris |
the manifold will be done saturday afternoon. total cost 10 dollars for modification. just got my harness in the mail today so saturday I will start running wires. that race bike is super sweet! It is a beauty and I hope mine can carry on the standard to wich that was built. | ||
| Ezblast |
Actually - I'm hoping yours will be lighter, with less usage of unnecessary parts - aka - oil cooler, plastics, etc. EZ | ||
| Ezblast |
Meaning - the dampner, the bottom engine cowling, oilcooler, inner rear fender, keep the belt - XB's, Crossroad rearsets would be a lot lighter than the XB stock units, an Alum. Banke style would also be lighter and ultra easy to make. Mine will be closer to an S in style - even less stuff. A cool exhaust that would fit would be the custom jobber Terry P. Built - with the Supertrapp from an old S2 or that size - 2" to 4" - cool sound and really delivers the goods - dimensions in the TKV - an easy DYS item - all that intake mess not needed - kiss - and it will work beautifully - exactly right using the Blast harness - makes everything simpler - your doing a great job! EZ | ||
| Tq_freak |
For exhaust I was thinking it would be cool if you found a used 9 header and reworked it to remove the collector and rear pipe so you just had the standard front "S" shaped pipe. Then I think it would really look like you have a missing cylinder. | ||
| Androidgobotron |
This is great to see in the XBoard! Reminds me of the M2 XB hybrid in the Oldschoolbuell Board that I still check for updates. In my view, creative bike building is what our hobby is all about! Just ask Erik himself. We need more of this and less "whinging", politics, and pissing contests (bench racing)! THIS IS WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT! sorry...I just think your project is cool. MORE PLEASE! (Message edited by androidgobotron on May 02, 2008) | ||
| Retrittion |
I would buy a Cherry Bomb XB5Scg for my fiancee -- she loves the Scg model but doesn't need the 12 or even the 9 engine to go out riding. I would be interested in a rough cost estimate for the project, and a time-to-build estimate (subtracting of course the time needed to figure out how to make such and such piece fit which you only happen on the prototype). By the way, what are your thoughts on an R vs S front end? With the electrics in the airbox you could put some monster front headlights into a R front -- heck you could probably put S lights in there...ooooooohhhhhhhh, new winter project for me! R to S headlight swap, Brilliant! Love the idea more and more -- hope my fiancee doesn't see this thread or I'll never hear the end of it! More pictures!!! Are we Buellers weird for liking this project bike with a ->smaller<- engine -- I mean no metric guy would ever put a 600cc engine into a Hyabusa...  | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
this is such a cool project and its making me question weather i should use a regular xb engine or a blast engine for he bike i am about to build. My frame should be here any day now. | ||
| Sub65chris |
I am planning to use "s" headlights because of the lower weight and shorter front to back diference. I chose the r tail because i think the r tail with no under tail and just an aluminum pan with foam for the seat will be lighter than the s tail and teh longer seat. as far as plastics. when this is dont eh carbon fiber is coming out and I am going ot make a one piece solo r tail plastic and remove the unneccesary pices of the sub frame. basically anything that doesnt hold my butt up. then the tail light will mount to the tail fairing its self. that is th plan anyway. | ||
| Retrittion |
I saw on a website -- pretty sure it was Trojan's -- a shorty carbon single race type seat, something like 90mm shorter. Sounds right up your alley. Add those shims that raise the tail angle up and that would be a sick little bike, especially if you added carbon R/L side scoops and carbon opened airbox. Damn, now I really like this idea...wonder what you could get the XB5's weight down to? | ||
| Sub65chris |
Yeah but the real limitation on the project are the moneys. I wouldlove to buy som cool race stuf from trojan but i think woth my time and effort I can make it for very little moneys. like the old racers used to do. drill everything full of holes untill it barely hangs on.  | ||
| Ezblast |
Yeah - just bought a house - that really slowed me down, but at least I have a home and two car garage - to play in - and I'll probably be sneaking some rides in there some how - lol - but I finally have enough parts to get started myself but first I have to arrange the garage - lol - to work in. EZ | ||
| Retrittion |
I understand -- my R's undertail mounted LED lit license plate is my bodger job -- can't justify 65-95 for bracket or 300+ for an new undertail. If I had welding gear I would see about tearing out my exhaust myself to to try it...and then of course get a working pipe from Odie.  More power to ya if you can make your own carbon parts -- can't wait to see what you come up with! |
