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Ferris_von_bueller
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 04:31 pm: | 
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I'm still chapped, after a year's time, when Flickinger told me and the TWO crowd last March that Buell and HD will NEVER be cross-branded with one another.
Could you elaborate? Do you mean Buell would never build a bike for HD with the Harley name on the tank? |
Hdbobwithabuell
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 09:36 pm: |
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This is what my son just got as his first street bike. A couple more cc's, a Rotax and maybe call it a buell and I'm in. |
Iamike
| | Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 10:11 pm: |
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I don't know, the way the government is taking away so many of the good riding areas off road bikes may be passe. Unless you want to just ride indoors. |
Swampy
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 08:48 am: |
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I have been sitting on that Kawasaki at the bike shop my son works at, me likey, the racer salesman says he likes it for popping around town, and when the weather warms up....well, you never know....but I just can't get over how it is so 1990s technology |
Hexangler
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 02:56 pm: |
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Well, someone asked what the patent number was for the dirt bike, and I suggested that it hadn't published yet (therefore it is found in the "patent application" search area.)
Here is a list of Buell + Motorcycle patent application search:
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=buell&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=motorcycle&FIELD2=&d=PG01
Check #4 on that list:
4 20090008178 Motorcycle frame having integral fuel tank and airbox
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Rfischer
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:08 pm: |
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This is actually a variation of an older theme. BSA pioneered carrying engine oil in the frame back in the late 60's [might have been '70]. Worked well unless and until the motor broke [as Brit motors were wont to do fairly frequently] which circulated junk in the oil into the frame where it was extremely difficult to get out. |
Hexangler
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:10 pm: |
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I have a '71 BSA Firebird Scrambler--Oil in frame.
Edit: And two mid '70's Weslake Speedway bikes--oil in frame. And on the Weslakes, the frame is split to accept the carburetor's air filter.
(Message edited by hexangler on April 10, 2009) |
Rfischer
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:41 pm: |
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Well there ya go....
Wonder if there's some expired patents gathering dust on a shelf in London or elsewhere? |
Brinnutz
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:46 pm: |
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Filed: July 2, 2007
Right before the 1125R dealer release and release at Road America during Homecoming.
(Message edited by brinnutz on April 10, 2009) |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:51 pm: |
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Nice find.
BTW- I didn't know "pivotably" was a word (line 5 of the Abstract).  |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:00 pm: |
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pivotably... the new flickable.
Wheres the Gas filler ?!?!!? how much capacity? can you get a bigger tank ? |
Hexangler
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:10 pm: |
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Looking at the drawings, I think gas goes in fig.2 #86 under the seat. |
Hexangler
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:12 pm: |
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Maybe they can get a patent on the seat functioning also as the gas cap!  |
Glitch
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:20 pm: |
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The Blast has oil in the frame.
BTW, excellent post Hex! |
Hexangler
| | Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:27 pm: |
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Aww shucks, thanks. There are a lot of 1125r patent applications in that link as well. I haven't looked through all yet, but if I find anything "newsworthy" I'll let you know. |
Imonabuss
| | Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 01:34 pm: |
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This is a variation on BSA carrying oil in the frame? What? Boy at that rate of interpretation there wouldn't be many patents granted!!! |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:19 am: |
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maybe the Blast gets the same new 450 motor and I just put dirt tires on it. |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 09:39 am: |
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If they build a Blast with the new motor, I want serial number 00000001. |
Ezblast
| | Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 03:23 pm: |
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I'll settle for the second one - though I deserve the first - lol - That would be one cool bike either way, and I'd have 17" street rubber on it before it even left the dealer - lol
EZ |
