| Author | Message | ||
     Dbeach |
I saw discussion on a 250 rear tired Buell in one of the sections of this site but can't find it now. Does anyone know of a conversion kit to take a '96 S-1 to a 250 rear tire or have pictures of how someone did it themselves? I have a machine shop but have some questions if I am going to attempt this. | ||
| Bomber |
Db . . .. don't do it! I have it on good authority that a rear tire that large will turn your scoot into a schoolbus | ||
| Dbeach |
Bomber, I hear you. Not looking for performance, looking for the look if you know what I mean. Does anyone have pictures or info on a 250 tire? | ||
| Mikej |
There have been some posted on the site here before. A lot of the folks on the site here are more concerned with cornering performance and functional road use viability than with looks, so you can expect to receive a few comments. Are you building up a show or drag-race bike? Or a bar hopper? Or something else? Or none of my dang business?  Rummage around in the older pic archives and the tire and bodywork section archives as well. | ||
| Dbeach |
No problem, Buells are all about cornering and performance so I understand the passing concerns. Doing it because it appears to be a challenge and I will show it off. Made a set of highway pegs utilizing a front engine case bolt as the anchor and made some 3 D larger than life lightening bolts on the rear set irons. Both turned out excellent and got rave reviews. Looking for the next project and a 250 tire keeps sticking in my head. I would retain the stock swingarm, wheels etc. for future if the need came to reverse it all. | ||
| Bomber |
Db A buddy ran a 2-someting a couple of summers ago for a short while . . .. . .barely fit the stock swingarm, obviously . . .. . I doubt if there's a kit for this, but, if memory serves, your swingarm is steel . . . .pick up another one on ebay and saw/weld/file away! I'd love to see the final product | ||
| Dyna |
Avon tires had an S1 built with a 250 I believe. Looked pretty cool. | ||
| Bads1 |
Yeah that little cast red and blue Buell you have Dyna is the replica of it. | ||
| Leftcoastal |
The Avon bike you are referring to was featured in HOT ROD BIKES magazine about 4 yrs ago. It was built by Tommy Todd of GT Customs in Maryland NY. Bads1 is right, Dyna, that is a model of it. If I remember right it was an S1 with one of the early 250 series rear tires. Tommy said it handled like crap. AL | ||
| Newfie_buell |
Highway Pegs on an S1, 250 Rear Tire, next will be ape hangers, leather tassles from the grips, etc, etc, etc I shudder to think of these things to such a sexy machine. I know - NONE OF MY BUSINESS | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Newfie, ask your missus. ahahahahaha  | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I'd say bring yours with ya and we ask HER!!!! | ||
| DonW (Unregistered Guest) |
These kits are the badest thing you can do to yoru buell, they are sick! http://www.redneckengineering.com/ | ||
| Bs33402 |
the bike in question in hot rod bikes was actually a m2. | ||
| Bs33402 |
july 2001 |
