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Purpony
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 01:58 pm: |
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just saw this posted on ukbeg.... https://www.facebook.com/Simoneconti88/media_set?s et=a.10201223385457041.1073741826.1543299430&type= 1 pretty radical looking... |
Sleez
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 02:05 pm: |
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that is cool!!! would be a great kit!! |
Kc_zombie
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 02:37 pm: |
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Not a Buell frame, therefore not a "tuber" (IMHO). Looks like XB guts in a "Euro" frame of some sort. Pretty neat-o though. Interesting underslung gas tank... (Message edited by kc_zombie on July 10, 2013) |
Littlebuggles
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 02:37 pm: |
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Wowee wow! Looks pretty awesome. I wonder how it does with the total lack of a muffler (no back pressure whatsoever)? |
Firstbuell
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 03:16 pm: |
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OK..... so, does anyone know more about this trellis-framed XB? (Message edited by firstbuell on July 10, 2013) |
Rex
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 03:18 pm: |
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wow.......would love to have the latest Buell 2009, etc. air cooled motor in a tube frame. REX |
S1owner
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 07:04 pm: |
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Pretty cool its gotta be some kind of kit! I love it |
Oldog
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 08:12 pm: |
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That is a nice job. I would want some kind of muffler, and some fenders, etc. |
Sleez
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 08:45 pm: |
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don't think it is a kit, not yet at least, he has been building it from scratch. |
S1owner
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 09:20 pm: |
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Is there a different link? Not being familiar with the XB what is the tank under neath with the front filler? |
Purpony
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 09:55 pm: |
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thats the fuel tank.... |
Sleez
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 09:58 pm: |
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just his facebook page as far as i know yes, fuel cell his FB page shows a lot of pics of the genesis of this and other bikes (Message edited by sleez on July 10, 2013) |
Kc_zombie
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 11:02 pm: |
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Fuel has to go somewhere. No more frame/tank. I like it more each time I look at it. Talented builder. |
Zenbiker
| Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 11:15 pm: |
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Looks great, but I hate to scrape on the bottom side. |
Hybridmomentspass
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 12:30 am: |
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not having muffler wont hurt really, ran without one on my s3 for a long long time, but i was racing, so a bit different |
Trojan
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 05:59 am: |
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Clever engineering...horrible application unfortunately. More show then go yet again. In my opinion of course. |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 08:14 am: |
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Craftsmanship, very nice. Exhaust...right foot cooker. And not sure I'd want my fuel tank to be my skidplate... Definitely appears built for show, not go. |
Hybridmomentspass
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 09:11 am: |
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no taillight? |
Onespeedpaul
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 09:14 am: |
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great bike! |
Trojan
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 09:51 am: |
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That fuel tank will vibrate like crazy and probably leak in no time. I know of a professionally built Buell tube framed race bike that had the oil tank underslung in the belly pan in the same position as this. It lasted less than 5 laps at Donington before the tank split and deposited the whole tank full on track |
Jayvee
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 11:43 am: |
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at first glance, pretty cool, but after looking at all the bits, not so much. At least no one complained yet about 'chopped-up' Buells... if this is one. |
Hybridmomentspass
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 12:12 pm: |
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"if this is one." i dont see how it isnt - using mostly Buell components, scrapping the frame - really no different than the choppers |
Kc_zombie
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 03:35 pm: |
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True statement Hybrid. At least he didn't scrap a true "tuber". ...No offense to the XB folks, there's just a lot more XB's, over 68,000 Units in just the air cooled models alone, compared to around 33,000 tubers... |
Hootowl
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 09:11 pm: |
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What causes XBs to get totaled? Dented fuel tanks/frames. Who's to say this bike wasn't totaled when he started? If everything is good but the frame, build a new frame. I like it. But...he's rigidly mounted the frame to the engine. That's not a good idea. |
Mikeyp
| Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 - 09:44 pm: |
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Whoa!!! Motorcycle Porn! Possibly the nicest XB I've ever seen. Awesome job! |
Hybridmomentspass
| Posted on Friday, July 12, 2013 - 01:21 am: |
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"What causes XBs to get totaled? Dented fuel tanks/frames. Who's to say this bike wasn't totaled when he started?" more need to remember that each time they see any buell based chopper/bobber/whatever really dont know what the history of it was, if it was wrecked or what before someone tore it apart |
Brother_in_buells
| Posted on Friday, July 12, 2013 - 03:18 pm: |
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I like the frame ,only with a s1 style tail it looks much better! And what Hootowl said ,look at the front engine to frame mounting that will not last very long. |
Hootowl
| Posted on Friday, July 12, 2013 - 06:19 pm: |
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I can't tell whether he's got the other side of the head attached. If it's just the one tab holding up the engine, it won't last long at all, even discounting vibration. |
Onespeedpaul
| Posted on Friday, July 19, 2013 - 09:48 pm: |
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if you have facebook and can look at his albums there you will see the front motor mount tabs do go to both sides of the head. and also you will see the progression of the build and that this is no hack job that may or may not vibrate itself to pieces....very nicely done! |
Foximus
| Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2013 - 11:04 am: |
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Intersting. Good idea. Shame he bent the frame so wide. And he molded a ducati 749 tank as an airbox. Clever. |
Onespeedpaul
| Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2013 - 11:10 am: |
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Sure it mildy resembles a 749/999, but go have a look at the full build pics....not "molded" after anything in particular. |