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| Swordsman |
Is that a BLAST chopper in the second pic? How cute!  ~SM | ||
| Cataract2 |
Yuck and yuck.. | ||
| Diablobrian |
different strokes for different folks. Thos are Redneck Engineering "Mutant"s right? | ||
| Jstfrfun |
So,I find myself a salvage titled XB, order a redneck kit,start painting and assembling? sounds too easy. Anybody got some heads up on this? | ||
| Mikej |
Lighting, wiring, brakes and m/c mounting and line routing, air intake and filtration, gas and oil line routing, oil tank and location, exhaust routing for format, ECM programming, .... It's not that hard, but it's not as easy as building a scale model Revel bike kit. Speaking of which I just got an idea .... | ||
| Swordsman |
Bryan Fuller's Fueller kit is much cooler, less run-of-the-mill. Other choppers are all starting to look to similar.  ~SM | ||
| 4cammer |
A chopper is no place for a Buell engine. Or any Buell part for that matter. Ewwwwww. JMO. | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
for some reason I find that blue and silver mutant on the redneckeng website actually asthetically appealing. then I look at what it originally came from. And then wonder. People are chopping the tubers up to make these, then why hasn't someone done something other than a chopper with the tuber buells? I heard of someone making a 4hweeler called a Pit-Buell as a drag race machine, why not something like the dirtbike everyone seems to want to see? Sure the Ulysses exist to somewhat fill that void. but what about a blast engine in a dirtbike frame of some kind? | ||
| Cityxslicker |
its already out there, check the ThumpR forum everyonce in a while ;) It is the dark side of single cyclinder riding. for some reason it wont load from that side from my home puter, but there are some nice flat tracker Blast kits out there | ||
| Ftd |
Friend of mine's RE Mutant. Built from a X1.   | ||
| Cityxslicker |
What exhaust is that ? Bassini? | ||
| Glitch |
Bryan Fuller's Fueller kit is much cooler, less run-of-the-mill. Last Spring MrsG and I rode with Bryan in the mountains. He was on the bike you pictured. You'd be surprised at how well it handled doing the 60-19-129-180 loop, I know I was. That rear wheel is TALL! | ||
| Mesafirebolt |
Buell Engineers created a well designed platform, well balanced and plenty of power, that is one heck of an engine, especially the XB's with those wonderful heads on them, I see NO reason that if a chopper is what you desire NOT to use all the Buell pieces you can to build one. Heck I want one of each...at least! | ||
| Typeone |
that Fuller Fueller would be such a cool ride if he hadn't used the oversized back wheel. that pic doesnt look bad above but in others i've seen, its way out of place (in my opinion, of course). still dig the project though. love that stubby front end! cool you got to ride with him, Glitch. how did it sound? | ||
| Ftd |
Cityxslicker That is a Force item. http://www.useforce.com/proddetail.asp?prod=7075%2 D01 | ||
| Glitch |
Sounded pretty nice, not too different from a XB12 with a D&D. Oh yeah, it was during MB-IV. (Message edited by glitch on November 01, 2007) | ||
| Swordsman |
I much prefer the Fueller's tall rear wheel to the cookie-cutter short-n'fats that everyone else is using.  Does the Fueller have rear suspension? It looks hinged under the seat, but I've not been able to find a good enough pic of the rear end to tell. ~Sm (Message edited by Swordsman on November 01, 2007) | ||
| Typeone |
Sm, i'm not fond of either of those styles  but do give Fuller credit for not just slapping a fat tire on the rear like the rest. my ultimate preference for a 'chopper' is what used to be a common Japanese approach, equally chunky front and rear. old skool. dig it.  from Shinya Kimura and team at Zero (Message edited by typeone on November 01, 2007) | ||
| Glitch |
Until you see it in person, you can't appreciate just how tall the back tire is. To give you a sense of perspective, look at the really tall front tire, and remember that's a stock XB front brake rotor. | ||
| Typeone |
yeah, that front wheel is giant too but i think it looks great. when i first saw that bike i always wondered what it would have looked like with an equal size wheel in rear with just a little more width to it and a nice sneaker. maybe they are the same, hard to tell. | ||
| Glitch |
Not sure about the suspension, but I *think* it does, I'm not sure a ridged would have handled as good. | ||
| Glitch |
www.fullerhotrods.com | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
Shinya is the freaking man! great guy too! | ||
| Jstfrfun |
Wow lot's of opinion shift on this subject, I'm a proud owner of a 99X1 and I can tell you from personal experience, the tuber is NOT the preferred machine for shredding corners at warp speed in the tighties. Key word here is "chassis flex"! been there did that, It's a great bike, sexy style, and gobs of power, but given a choice, the XB makes a better bike for the track and the twisties. So if you want a modified machine that you can make your own, what better to start with than a X1? It's all there, and It's a lot cheaper than digging into a catalog and starting from scratch. And lets face it there's nothing sacred about a BUELL motor It's just already a hotrod motor to begin with making It's the best choice anyway... who wouldn't want a 100+hp motor in they'r own creation...I'm gonna do it, I love my lightning, but I think It'll be fun. | ||
| Jstfrfun |
just by sheer luck I find a XB12R that some "no hablo" from LA dumped in a right turn{lo-side}, put two little dents under the right side of the fuel tank where they can't even be seen, but it's the p-frame so the insurance guy called it done. Just so happens I know a guy who has a 2K X1 that's really clean and would love to make a track bike out of the XB...trade? Looks like I'm off and runnin...more to come, stay tuned. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
I am rather certain that Brian Fuller's Fueller does NOT have suspension in the conventional sense of the word. I remember discussing the subject with him at MB IV. At first it looks like there is a pivot at the top of the rear wheel sub frame, but Bryan told me that is is not a pivot, and the what ever suspension there is, is supplied by deflection in the massive rear tire. If I recall correctly, that is.  | ||
| New12r |
If I recall correctly, that is. you remember correctly. One of his drag bikes is in our local Craigslits ads for sale right now. | ||
| 07xb12scg |
A chopper is no place for a Buell engine. Or any Buell part for that matter. Ewwwwww. Why not? The Buell engine came from Harley cruisers... |
