| Author | Message | ||
     Rcf2 |
Amazing bike!! http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Lightn ing-XB12S-XB12Ss-CityX-XB12Scg/Buell-XB-90ci-pics- -video I also like very much the right air scoop out showing more the cylinder heads. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
wow, that looks awesome! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
HOLY CRAP I love that open primary! That bike is stunning! The spoke wheels are cool, but I don't think they are right for the bike. | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
WOW!! that is one BadAss Bike. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
that is AMAZING!!! i cant really form words for how stunning that bike is!! Jake | ||
| 1324 |
Seems very Confederate-esque, which is A-OK in my book. I'd call that the nicest custom XB I've seen... | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
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| Reepicheep |
would the stator overheat with an open primary? | ||
| Ourdee |
I'd ride it! | ||
| Trojan |
would the stator overheat with an open primary? Not at all. We ran a similar belt drive open primary on our race bike back in 2006 and I know a customer ran one on their road bike in Italy with no problems at all. | ||
| Sparky |
Truly creative minimalism - the Cyborg epitome of Trilogy of Tech. Love those wheels. | ||
| Macbuell |
I can understand minimalistic tails but they have gone to the extreme on too make bikes lately. The two that come to mind are this one and the Ducati I saw on Cafe Racer the other night. Just too small, IMO. Besides that, I love the bike. | ||
| Dannyd |
Every car on the road basically runs an open stator so should not be any issues. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
I'm assuming there is still primary fluid in the transmission. I wonder how you fill and empty that side of the primary. | ||
| Reepicheep |
True Danny, but car alternators varies the field strength (thereby varying the amount of power generated) based on demands of the vehicle. And car alternators have fans built into the front pulley. I wasn't asking because I thought it impossible, I was just curious if it created problems. Thanks for the info! | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Now, I do have concerns regarding the way the XB charging system works. Since the stator output is a function of speed of rotation and number of passes the rotor makes, excess power is shunted back to the stator and bled off as heat. Since the stator is no longer in an oil bath but is rather air cooled, is there sufficient cooling? I know the transfer rate of air is far less than water. I have to assume that the heat transfer rate of oil is higher than air. The advantage of the open primary is that there is always fresh, cool air. Is this airflow sufficient to absorb the heat caused by the shunted energy? | ||
| Phelan |
I just went through all 6 pages and saved every photo. Is it wrong to say that I want one of these more than an 1190?  please forgive my blasphemy. | ||
| Mtjm2 |
That is SICK ! I want to see someone riding it ! Props to the guys that built it ! | ||
| Phelan |
$35K... Anyone need a kidney?  | ||
| Blake |
Lots of interesting features, but as a whole not so wonderful for me. Bike as a whole is too incongruous in form. Tim's (NoRice's) and some other custom XBikes are more to my liking. The Confederate look, while interesting to see and study, was never something that appealed to me either. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Fatty... Another factor in heat transfer is heat differential. So air cooling would pick up some help there as well. Cool air versus hot transmission fluid... | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Yep agreed. I just wonder if it would be detrimental. I know some heating elements must remain submerged or they will "burn" if left in open air. Didn't know if this might not be the same issue. | ||
| Johnnymceldoo |
My ideal custom buell would be an S1 frame but XB motor, swingarm and seat. | ||
| Skinstains |
I'm figuring that it will never run for more than a moment or two at a time (if that) so it really doesn't matter. | ||
| Swordsman |
That bike really, really makes my ass hurt just looking at it.  ~SM | ||
| Phelan |
There's two visa on YouTube of him riding it from and back to the shop, with one in the day and one in the night. I figured he logged at least some break-in miles on it. |
