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     Rocketman |
This next week to coincide with Buells new model launch, well I thought I'd go one better in an attempt to steal Buells thunder, so I bring you this amazing British built marvel for starters.  This is T-Bob. Built in conjunction with Ducati Uk it utilises a 996 engine taken from the S4R donor bike. It took 10 months to design and build and is totally handmade. The only parts that weren't made inhouse are the tyres (supplied by Avon tyres) and the radiator (beautifully made by Pace Products).  Rocket | ||
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| Ducxl |
WHOA!! An insane Monster! Just try THAT at 10000 RPMs'!! | ||
| Rocketman |
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| Ducxl |
Such lines.Only,the area around the water pump is a tough one to conceal all of the sensory inputs.extremely clean lines though,A most  Ducati(amongst my favorite) | ||
| Paulson |
That is PURDY! Check out that brake rotor/rear sprocket! SWEET! | ||
| Rocketman |
Now if you lot behave, I might just post another very special British piece of ingenuity in the next few days. That would be my Buell. Yes, it's been just a week more than a year since I rebuilt the S1W, and she's faired well, very well in fact, with no problems worthy of mention. It had been my intention not to post pic's of the Buell until I considered her truly finished (for now), but truth is, I've had far too many commitments to other things that it's taken the past year to get some of the final Buell things done, but not all. By this I mean I've enhanced the Buell cosmetically, so to speak, so for now some other mods I fancy getting done will have to wait and what I shall bring you is what is the finished version for 06. The 07 version will be shown sometime soon, maybe, lol. Rocket | ||
| Diablobrian |
Very clean bike. I like it. | ||
| Blake |
Very nice chopper! | ||
| M1combat |
NICE. | ||
| Lpowel02 |
wow... | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Rocket, Thanks for posting the pictures. That is one sick bike! Very clean. I can't wait to see your S1, it's always been one of my favorites. Brad | ||
| Imonabuss |
A chopper is a chopper. Some like 'em some don't. To me it's a waste of a perfectly good sport bike, but if you want stationary art instead of performance art, then it mwould work for you. | ||
| Blake |
Yep, purely an artistic expression with no relation to function. I can dig it. It reminds me of those silly monster hot rod bubble gum cards from my childhood. | ||
| Pupu |
that thing rocks, i would roll it for sure. | ||
| Buellfighter |
Finally, a ducati power planted chopper that looks right! | ||
| Beachbuell |
That thing kicks ass. Looks kinda like a Confederate an Italy Confederate. It must haul ass, wheelies! | ||
| Skyguy |
I have finally seen a chopper I would ride. I would not ride it far just bar to bar. At least it is something kind of new looking (for the genre). Thats why I would ride it. | ||
| Statik |
I'll take one please | ||
| Rocketman |
A chopper is a chopper. Some like 'em some don't. To me it's a waste of a perfectly good sport bike, but if you want stationary art instead of performance art, then it would work for you. Yep, purely an artistic expression with no relation to function. I can dig it. It reminds me of those silly monster hot rod bubble gum cards from my childhood. I can appreciate the work that goes into making this kind of machine, but time and time again these days we see so many S&S or similar engined custom jobs that are nothing more than cleverly assembled parts from various custom catalogues. The T Bob is much different. It starts that way by using Ducati power, and it finishes by having every part there after made by hand. I'd wager the T Bob will be rideable too. Very much more so than maybe a Hellcat or any other wide rear rimmed custom utilizing a Harley clone motor. That's because there's an awful lot of offset required when mounting the engines in so many of those clone motored customs, making them heavier on one side and consequently ill handling with little ground clearance when leaned over. That said, as a Chopper pilot from many moons ago, I was much younger then, but no regrets - save the back ache from that rigid frame lol, I'm a believer that feet forward handling DOES work. Malcolm Newell, Royce Creasey and LJK Setright thought so too. What is important is for anyone to state that the T Bob is stationary art or similar, first of all you should try it before you condemn it to the gallery. Like I said, my bet is that thing rides. It is far far far away from the usual shit gracing the pages of the custom wankers monthly. Wait till I post the big hairy Buell. That'll shut the two negative posters up  Rocket | ||
| Tom_b |
That is waaayy badass. | ||
| Bake |
How much do you think it would cost to restore it back to stock? | ||
| Bomber |
very nice workmanship -- gorgeous, in fact however, I fail to see the link between hand made parts and a Ducati engine to increased ridability -- I'm thinking you can customer make a bike with any kind of engine and wind up with an unridable machine -- this may or may not be one of those -- tough to judge simply on the strength of a couple studio photos, but it IS nicely done | ||
| Buellzebub |
sweet! although i'd hate to ride it in the rain | ||
| Rocketman |
Hand made parts and Ducati engine do not make it anymore rideable, I'd agree. They make it very unusual in the custom build environment though. That said, I was making reference to the Ducati engine appearing to fit more central in the T Bob, as the final drive looks to have been moved outward somehow, still allowing a wide section rear rim but maintaining the motor central to the chassis. That is not the case for many Harley clone motor type customs which have required placing the motor offset in the chassis to get the final drive past the width of the rear rim. Which would you have handle better Bomber? The motor in the middle would be my thinking. Restoring the T Bob back to stock would cost about £3000, give or take. Just buy a rolling chassis S4R and transplant the motor Rocket | ||
| Tom_b |
Why would you want to restore it back to stock? If i was gonna blow big bucks on a custom it would be more like thishttp://www.craig.howell.net/legend06/imagepages/image227.htm | ||
| Diablobrian |
Tom_b, that's cool, but I'd want disk brakes on it, because I'd want to ride it. |
