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Goldtooth
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 09:43 pm: | 
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wanted to try something new again so i painted my spare tank plastic black and put on the black xb wind screen and fender i had. i really liked the red but didn't have a red screen right now. may pick up an extra and paint it to match the red tank.
mounted the xb lights and screen was pretty easy after i decided on a mounting system.
i think it looks much more modern than the single light.
anyway, pics!
before:
after
I also made a new handlebar to replace the crossroads i had before. i reused the bars, just made a new plate out of 6061 aluminum and covered it in 4 layers of carbon fiber for stiffness and vibration reduction. came out pretty cool and is much stiffer than the other base plate.
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Sleez
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 09:45 pm: |
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looks good, nice job |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 10:41 pm: |
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thanks.
i just noticed on the handlebar pic the line in the middle. that is from the clear 3m film i put on the middle to keep the key fob from rubbing off the clear. the carbon is perfect
nate |
Cyclonemick
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 11:54 am: |
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I like that color much better! Nice Bike! |
Kalali
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 12:40 pm: |
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Personally, I'm more Old School so I prefer the original look but I gotta say the new look is real nice too. |
Phelan
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 01:27 pm: |
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Love the bars and the black but I really like the original headlight w/out the flyscreen better than the XB lights. I like the chopped fender too. |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 04:16 pm: |
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surprised you noticed the fender! nice catch.
i do like the bare look of no front wind screen but the single round light is so common and outdated looking. even thinking of going with the cr lights up front.
nate |
Phelan
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 06:34 pm: |
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CR lights would be cool. I'm about to start a new look for my S2 as well, as soon as I can gather the parts for it. |
The_italian_job
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 06:47 pm: |
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not crazy for the XB headlight on the X1, sorry... :-( |
The_italian_job
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 06:48 pm: |
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but you do very nice works on your bike, my compliments... |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Thursday, July 01, 2010 - 07:38 pm: |
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no problem, to each their own! that is why it is called customizing!
nate |
Nallac
| | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 05:22 am: |
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Looks good...the black tank sure does change the look of the bike...
Hard to say which one i prefer
H'mm single or twin???????
twin lights kinda remind me of the front of a Moto morini corsaro
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Capital_g
| | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 06:23 am: |
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I vote black with the dual lights. Looks great. |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Friday, July 02, 2010 - 11:03 pm: |
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well this is not a democracy! 
liking it so far, may go carbon or cr lights!
(Message edited by goldtooth on July 02, 2010) |
Bluebueller
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 01:04 am: |
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I really like the twin headlights with the fairing setup. plus, nice paint job. |
Outdoors
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 10:05 am: |
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Great looking bike in either colour!
I really like the XB wheels on the tubers. I wish that some enterprising machinist would offer the needed parts for the conversion. Hint, hint!
Is there any way to fabricate a rear wheel hugger for the XB wheel on a tuber? I like the look and it also keeps significant water and road grunge away from the battery, etc.
(Message edited by outdoors on July 03, 2010) |
Onebadx1
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 01:25 pm: |
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Nate,
I think you did a great job!
I can respect people who think outside of the box and customize their bikes to fit ones personality.
Isn't thats why we ride Buells?
We don't want to be like every Tom, Dick & Harry who's either on a Harley or a Rice burner.
I won't say that we are a special breed, buy we ARE definitely different! |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 07:31 pm: |
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I do have a mini rear hugger on there. I cut down the factory one and added a mounting point on the swingarm. There are some pics on the forum somewhere of it.
nate |
Blue_pipe
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 07:38 pm: |
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I like the turn signals. Were did you get them. |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Saturday, July 03, 2010 - 07:42 pm: |
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ebay
kinda cheap though |
Blue_pipe
| | Posted on Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 12:40 pm: |
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When you say cheap,do you mean in price or how it's made. |
Goldtooth
| | Posted on Sunday, July 04, 2010 - 06:11 pm: |
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both, but they have held up so far. had to silicone one of the lenses on though.
nate |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Monday, July 05, 2010 - 06:41 am: |
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Uber-Tuber |