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Sportbikermed
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 06:29 pm: |
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Take a look please http://www.flickr.com/photos/buellr/3738527725/ I love the looks of this bellypan and would love to have one like it on my R but I can't tell if it's a manufactured piece or if it's homemade. Is anyone familiar with it? |
Endoman33
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 06:33 pm: |
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Sportbikermed There is a guy on here who made the belly pan by hand. You might be able to do a search and find him |
Sportbikermed
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 06:36 pm: |
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Thanks Endo. Will try. |
Puzzled
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 06:47 pm: |
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A forum members bike for sure. He did a real nice job.
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Rpm4x4
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 07:20 pm: |
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That does look fantastic. |
Badlionsfan
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 07:33 pm: |
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Here's the owner/ creator. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/boar d-profile.cgi?action=view_profile&profile=thurston buell-users |
Vicfirebolt
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 07:53 pm: |
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yes I want that on my bike..... now. |
Illbuell
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 07:56 pm: |
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That bike would look great if he took all the monster stickers off.. I like the red and black.. Green with it kills the look. Nice belly pan.. looks metal. |
Dosmie
| Posted on Sunday, January 24, 2010 - 10:00 pm: |
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Details say "home made belly pan" Looks good |
Sportbikermed
| Posted on Monday, January 25, 2010 - 10:10 pm: |
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I emailed thurston and got a reply. He really put a lot of time and effort into making it. It made from aluminum and has a heat shield on the back side. The nosecap is welded on. He said he started out with paper templates and worked his was up to a CAD drawing which he used for the fabrication. I would love to attempt it. Maybe a little lower tech than the CAD though. |
Dosmie
| Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 06:39 am: |
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I will go with the kid's crayons and paper. |
Jornum1
| Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 07:43 am: |
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I have had this guys thread in my bookmarks for a while. I have tossed around the idea of buying a EBR or other fiberglass pan, but just cant pull the trigger. I have a jardine, and while I love it, I think it makes the underside look empty. I have some aluminum sheet sitting around, I may have to try this and see how it works out. I bet my co2/argon tank would make a perfect radius for the pan too, hmmmm Another mod to add to the to do list! |
Freight_dog
| Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 11:26 am: |
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I remember the "making of" thread. I always thought the Monster Energy logos clashed with the red, but otherwise very nice. A lot of effort has gone into this bike beyond the belly pan. I think I even see some unusual exhaust deflectors. His "favorite road" is one of my fave's too, I just attack it from the other end. That's the fun way from my house to Western Reserve HD/Buell. |
Vicfirebolt
| Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 02:10 pm: |
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ya the monster stuff actually ruins the look in my opinion an otherwise slick bike looks all me too'ed with that stuff on it. |
Vicfirebolt
| Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 02:12 pm: |
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If he started selling them I would be in for sure. I just suck in the technical wrench turning section of life . |
Lastonetherebuys
| Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 11:59 pm: |
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any one have pics of the belly pan from EBR with out any side fairings? If so how have ppl mounted them? |
Smoke
| Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 05:12 am: |
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i mounted my Buell bellypan with flat aluminum straps to the stock muffler rear mount bolts, rearset forward mount bolts and a bolt on each side of the engine near the oil cooler. send me an email to tim @ arrow aviation co . com and i can forward some pics. tim |
Kaotikevo
| Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 12:32 pm: |
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That bike is sharp as hell, even with the monster crap all over it. Not my colors, but DAYUUUM |
Avalaugh
| Posted on Thursday, February 04, 2010 - 01:03 pm: |
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Just buy a belly pan off of ebay that looks like it will fit, make sure you get a fibreglass one and have a go. Mine came out really well. Ill take some pics on Saturday and post them up. I wanted it to stay in place when i do oil changes, worked out a treat. |
Avalaugh
| Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 11:43 am: |
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Well here are some pics Can still carry out an oil change without having to remove the belly pan |
Jules
| Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 01:19 pm: |
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I'm going to be doing something similar (buy one from eBay and try to make it fit) but I'll be looking for a "longer" one - roughly the length of the std muffler.. It'll have to wait until i get the barker exhaust though - no point in doing the work twice.. |
Mountainstorm
| Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 01:33 pm: |
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Avalaugh that is pretty clever. It looks great. Do you know what bike that came off? When it warms up I want to have a go at making one. |
Avalaugh
| Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 04:23 pm: |
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It came from a LAVERDA 750S,STRIKE ???? never heard of one but i'm sure the older generation would have. It needed very little modification and just a couple of simple brackets made up. Get on the ebay and have a go, nothing beats a custom 1 off |
Mountainstorm
| Posted on Saturday, February 06, 2010 - 10:40 pm: |
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And retro parts always look good on a ultramodern bike. |
Jkelly
| Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 07:50 pm: |
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I would take a Thurstonbuell (top one) bellypan if made available. |