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Firebolt020283
| Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 07:22 pm: |
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I mentioned in another post about putting a new handle bar set up on my bike, well today I got the final piece and just finished putting them all on. I got a top clamp from Precision Engineering, Buell traction grips from American Sport Bike, and some superbike bars from ebay. Also I bought a new choke cable from American Sport Bike, replaced the breather filter I had with a coke can that my wife painted black for me, and lastly I put a clock on my dash so I know what time it is when riding. Here are some pictures of this stuff. Unfortunatly I can not ride it until tomorrow because when I was putting my carb back on I broke one of the head breather bolts. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 07:23 pm: |
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sorry for the fuzzy pictures they came from my phone I will take some better ones of the hole bike tomorrow with my real camera |
Lovedabueller
| Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 09:16 pm: |
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Hey man dont throw away those crossroads you had. let me take em and ill make you a new plate, you know so you have a spare set of bars. trying to ride on sunday. however i need some linkage parts. mine broke. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 04:03 am: |
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Yea I have to go when the Harley shop opens to see if they have head breather bolts because I twisted the head off of them. So If they don't have them I will try kays in nolanville If not then I have to order them. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 04:29 am: |
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also I have another plate for those bars but it is for the s1 type tank so I was going to put the bars on that plate and see if anyone wanted to buy them on here or I was going to put them on ebay. |
Lovedabueller
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 09:39 am: |
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well then still hold that bent plate and i can use it for a template. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 09:54 am: |
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no problem |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2009 - 05:15 pm: |
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Some better Pictures:
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Reducati
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 08:56 am: |
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hey firebolt...where did you get those turnsignals...me kinda likes em! |
Guell
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 09:55 am: |
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The more i see the bolt fairing on a m2, the more i like it. Do you have any pics of how its mounted? |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 10:16 am: |
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Yea I do and all it is is two metal rectangle plates with 4 screws drilled in to it two for the s3 mount on the frame and two for the xb bracket. as for the turn signals the back ones are from a stock sportster. The front ones im not sure were my dad got them from they were in the his garage. Here is a link were I found them on j&p's web site. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/427894.html?1231685723 |
Guell
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 10:40 am: |
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Thanks firebolt! I went out and looked, i assume the s3 mounts are the two tubes welded onto the kneck of the bike. How do the headlights compare? |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 10:43 am: |
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yes those two tubes are for mounting the s3 front end as these are the same frames. I never had the m2 head light so I do not know. I bought the bike like that. I know these head lights look just like my old 2003 firebolt I had several years ago. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 01:40 pm: |
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I just took a little 15 minute test ride and I must say this set up is so much better for me than the crossroads bars were. I don't have to suport my self at all with the handle bars. In fact I barley had any pressure on them at all except to turn. Turning seemed easier. The bike felt almost like I was riding a dirt bike. I feel like I could ride it for ever with out the pains I felt before. I should have done this with I first got the bike. All I can say is WOW! |
Hugie03flhr
| Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 06:04 pm: |
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Nice Job! Are the mirrors XB? They look alittle tipped up and I saw some extra holes around the mounting base. |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 - 07:09 pm: |
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no they are for a ninja. the extra holes were from some funky mirrors that was on it when I got it that you could not see anything out of. that looked like these: eventually I plan to get a better firebolt fairing and some xb mirrors but for now the stuff I have on there will hold me until then. |