| Author | Message | ||
     Rex |
wow, parking spot looks a little hidden....Looks like a good area for a bike to be stolen from...be careful.....rex | ||
| Mikej |
Not to worry, I was locking myself to the bike.  | ||
| Nitsebes |
Nice S2 Mike! I see it's a pearl/white.cool! Probably going to leave my purple parkway blue bodywork on.I just want a frame to hang my white pieces on.Btw,park your bike in the building where you work. } | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
I think I should have bought the "S3 bags for S2's" when Buell offered it. YOU CAN STILL GET THEM TONY | ||
| Jim_sb |
Hello Tony, I'm stunned. I thought they were discontinued. Do you happen to have a part #? Jim | ||
| Jim_m |
For anyone interested, there's an S2 on ebay right now, 5 days left on it. Not sure on Blake's policy about linking in a forum other than the "for sale" forum, but you all know the site and know how to search, right?  | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
Appleton HD/Buell - Call Dave Stueve at (920) 757-1651 TRY DAVE, I THINK HE WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD ME HE COULD STILL GET THE SET-UP....HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLET!! TONY | ||
| Doughnut |
What is all involved with converting 3 bags to the 2. I have access to a dead S3T and was going to try and make it work. | ||
| Jon |
Tell me about the "dead" S3T. | ||
| Henrik |
S3 bags on an S2: the factory makes a bracket that fits the S2 but will allow you to mount S3 bags. Henrik | ||
| 1313 |
The only thing it takes to put S3 bags on an S2 is the saddlebag bracket specific to the conversion kit . Well, that and some misc. fasteners and wiring and the S3 rear turn signals that are/were included in the kit, if your S2 is stock. The first two pics taken just before I left for Homecoming last year and the last the morning after my nights rest somewhere in Kentucky (good thing I didn't make the effort to wash it before I left):    The bags are usually only on the bike in order to get someplace and usually come off as soon as I get where-ever I am headed, but I still would like a bike as versatile as my S2 in Buell's new bike line up... 1313 (Message edited by 1313 on May 05, 2005) | ||
| Doughnut |
Jon, it was run for 500 plus some miles with little / no oil. It belongs to my best bud. If there is a part or whole thing you are interested in, PM me and I get the info to him.  | ||
| Henrik |
Brankin; how happy are you with how the factory kit relocates the turn signals ?? I wasn't too thrilled and would like to explore other options. Henrik | ||
| Azbueller |
Integrate the turn signals into the brake light like I did, I bought a turn signal intergrader kit at Cycle Gear, there about 20 bucks and there a load equalizer so you can run those fancy L.E.D. bulbs!!!! | ||
| Imeazy |
Henrik - and anyone else for that matter... Here's what I did with my rear signals. Just put this together today for Jim_SB. http://eazys.us/buell/s2tsignals.html | ||
| Henrik |
And now that you mention it AZ, I realize that Brankin integrated his turn signals into the grille openings both front and rear... So, Brankin, what did you use for the turn signal lens & reflector? What kind of bulb and socket are you using? Pictures of the install?? Henrik | ||
| Henrik |
Whoops, cross-post Imeazy; That's a great! idea and an excellent write-up. Thank you. On the video clip it certainly looks like those blinkers are bright enough. That's always been one of my concerns with the tiny aftermarket signals - they're next to invisible ... I'm thinking that this thread along with the handlebar thread detour will rekindle my love for my S2. Thanks guys Henrik | ||
| Jim_sb |
Mark, Awesome job! I'm absolutely going to give that a shot. Soon! For the front, I want replacement mirrors with turn signals built into the mirror. If anyone knows of one that works, let me know! Jim in Santa Barbara | ||
| Imeazy |
Thanks Henrik... just wish I had thought about doing that before I actually modified them. I would have had better pictures. I didn't know about this site at the time. The lights are quite bright ecspecially at nite. Thanks as well Jim_SB hope everything goes smoothly for you! | ||
| 1313 |
Henrik, Sorry for my delay. I was helping a friend with a sick M2 yesterday. The celebration of a job well done was a very good one which is why I am finally getting around to this after 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. A mistake on my part was that pictures were not taken of the installation of the relocated turn signals on my S2. It was the winter of 1995-96, so if there would have been any pictures taken they would be the old fashioned print pictures, anyways. Rather than type for an hour to explain what was done, I will copy the text from an E-mail I sent to a fellow badwebber detailing the procedure used on my S2. If there are any questions or anything is unclear, please let me know. It's easier than it'll sound, it's just that there are a lot of steps to do it and a couple of tools that are not too common. The first step is to find some transparent amber plastic. I lucked into finding some at Cadillac Plastic in Milwaukee (near the Capitol Drive plant and Milwaukee H-D/Buell). I was told when I happened upon it that it is rare to find scraps of amber. In order to make the lenses fit flush in the front I needed to shape them to the contour of the fairing. This area I cheated a little bit in. I had borrowed an S2 race front fairing from Henry Duga in order to make a mold out of fiberglass for the shape. I also used the shape of the race front fairing to aid with my headlight cover, BTW. My plan was to use heat to soften the plastic to form it to the shape of the front fairing. Since I had ready access to a vacuum form machine that became my chosen method. Vacuum forming such thick plastic brought some problems with the way plastic cools as it would try and go back to being flat. A little more work with a heat gun helped to ‘train’ the plastic what shape I wanted it to be. Normally just having clear plastic is not the best way to make turn signal lenses, so I found some of the diffraction covering that is usually used over fluorescent lights. Unfortunately on the front fairing, the lenses are flush with the fairing surface and the diffraction plastic is at the back surface of the vent (where the screens used to be). If I really could’ve done it the way I wanted to I would’ve had the diffraction plastic right behind the lens (like they are on the rear), but it was getting near the end of the project and my partner in crime just wanted to get the project over with. As for the light, I used S1 Lightning (and other later Buell models used the same part) taillight reflectors. I thought I would go with a dual filament bulb as I was moving the turn signals closer to the head and taillights and didn’t want to make it easier for a cager to use the excuse ‘I didn’t see him...’. The S1 taillight reflectors were cut down appropriately and then glassed into the fairings. Finally covers were made from flat pieces of plastic and velcro’d in place in order to gain access to the bulbs from behind the fairing. Amazingly the front turn signal lenses are only attached to the painted fairing by 2 part epoxy. They have been there since late 1995/early 1996 and they have made me a believer in the miracles of modern chemistry... And now you know the rest of the story, 1313 | ||
| Aaomy |
hey 1313 got another project i think you ll like, along the lines of the exhaust, havent got to your part yet but coming up soon, keep watching the let the s2 projects begin post. another note, not sure about where you guys are at but in ny. the turn signals must span a distance of 16" not that it stopped me from moving mine inside the rear grills. but it might matter more in some areas than others. like even if they are bright enough they may be able to say they are still illegal. insurance companies are pains like that.. | ||
| Henrik |
Brankin: thank you for the detailed description. Wouldn't know where to go look for a vacuum plastic shapermagic, but it should be possible to work something out. Great looking job. Henrik | ||
| S2pengy |
If anyone finds some of the amber plastic large enough for the front turnsignals let me know, I have been looking for awhile with no luck.... | ||
| Jim_sb |
Hi Mark, I got started on the rear turn signal project. Found the stick on reflectors at Kragen. They also had large sheets of thin (and flexible) lens repair material (in red, yellow and clear) but I deemed the reflectors better for this project. The guts of my rear signals fit into the opening, but alas they aren't snug enough. Not sure why. Did you change bulbs and go with a larger bulb to get that interference fit? Do you have any concerns about the exposed contacts getting corroded over time? Perhaps some di-electric grease should coat them? I am going to go forward with this tonight, I'm going to pull the bodywork off the bike to make access easier - plus I need to remove the saddlebag support for welding (it broke again, different spot) anyway. I used a Dremel tool cutting attachment to trim the reflector to size. I think I'm going to clamp it in place and glue it in with some silicone adhesive. Regards, Jim in SB | ||
| Aaomy |
jim the rtv silicone sealant work great for holding wires in place and also for sealing the connections.. also use it in places where wires come in contact with sharp edges. when i did it i used wedge shaped light assemblies, but had to switch out the bulb assemblies to keep the proper resistance.. that way the units are "sealed" hope some of this helps. | ||
| Nitsebes |
 Back to our regularly scheduled program | ||
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| Jersey_thunder |
Nitsebes, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
S2 ONLY PICTURES.....thank you | ||
| Imeazy |
Sorry Jersey_thunder did not mean to misdirect your thread. |
