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Xl1200r
| Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 03:49 pm: |
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Neil man, you gotta LEAN that thing! I finished up my install - it's on a Firebolt, so I posted it in the XBoard, but my method will transfer to an 1125 seamlessly. No option for a passenger with the bags though, but they are super easy to take off and stick the seat back on. Take a look and tell me what you think... http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/360741.html?1210707768 |
No_rice
| Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 04:59 pm: |
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you know you can buy the frame color right from buell. i have a can sitting at my house |
Ccryder
| Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 09:30 pm: |
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Mark: Yeah, yeah even though my 110 mile commute does have some turns, there are not enough to offset the straights. Tim: How about a P/N for the paint? Does it come in a spray or just a can? I guess I need to order some flat black panels so I can paint them. Time2Roll Neil S. |
Ccryder
| Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 07:15 am: |
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No_rice: How about a P/N for the paint? Does it come in a spray or just a can? I guess I need to order some flat black panels so I can paint them. |
Ccryder
| Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 09:27 am: |
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No_Rice thx for the P/N. Just a little mounting update: After changing tires on Saturday my back was pretty much toast. Sunday I was able to do some more thinking about just what I wanted to do. Thinking is good when your back won't let you "do". I need to put a radius in a 3/4" square steel tube to match the "waist" of the tail section. I think I can do that by profiling the curve and transfering it onto a 2x6 and jig saw the curve for a bending form. A "little" heat (some nomex paper insulation) and a big C-clamp hopefully will get the result I want. I have a long weekend to play. Any ideas would be great. Neil S. |
Ccryder
| Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 11:07 pm: |
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Still playing with bending steel square tube. I'm hoping to get it pretty close to right, the 1st time. Neil S. |
Xl1200r
| Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 08:47 am: |
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Neil, I was having a hard time coming up with a way to bend steel tube as well for mine. I wasn't confident I would get the results I wanted, so I decided to just go with solid rod, which I've used extensively in the past and you can bend any way you'd like. ...just a thought... |
Ccryder
| Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 10:46 am: |
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I've been thinking about that since you mentioned it for your build. It's an alternative. There are still a few ways to skin this cat. Hopefully I don't get clawed in the process. ;+} Later |
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