| Author | Message | ||
     Jsunstar |
heres a pic of my S2 at the track, it runs low 12's with very little work dont to it. i am not racing it this year, i got a sportster to beat on, they are dima a dozen (actually about 10G each...)  | ||
| Rex |
We should get a list of all S-2 owners......especially RED with white frames....:>  REX | ||
| Doughnut |
I got me one of those. (Red with white frame / rims) | ||
| Road_thing |
I've got one in yellow and primer gray... r-t | ||
| Phillyblast |
Thang - that would be yellow jacket pearl, right got one of those too. | ||
| Jsunstar |
get some pics up! cmon | ||
| Road_thing |
Philly: Most of the bugs on it are kinda squished. It's hard to tell, but there might be a yellow jacket or two on there! Probly no pearls, though... Jsun: Already here! http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/31228.jpg r-t edited by road_thing on March 10, 2004 | ||
| Mikej |
I'd post mine, but I'm in the pic and none of you really want to see that. | ||
| Mikej |
Road_Thing, Did you fabricate the primary pulley cover on your bike? Looks interesting. | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
Road_Thing, Who did your solo tail piece and seat? I've got an extra tail section that I'd like to convert like that! Any info would be appreciated.  Thanks, HellBuelly J (in Austin) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hellbuellies/ "HellBuellies demand freedom to wheelie as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use." --Soren "Cyclone" Kierkegaard | ||
| Phillyblast |
Check my profile | ||
| Road_thing |
Mikej, "Fabricate" is too strong a word, it implies some talent which I don't possess. The pulley cover is just a piece of aluminum sheet (don't know the gauge, but it said "No Parking" on the reverse side, if that helps  ) that I mounted on the back side of the cast brace, then drilled and polished for appearance. It's about a two-beer job, not counting material procurement! r-t | ||
| Mikej |
R-T, The tail section on your bike bespeaks of talent, so fabricate in that case is appropriate. I have seen some of that pulley cover raw material on my commutes to and from work, I will have to keep an eye open for bits of it hanging a bit loose to the posts it's usually attached to. Or maybe I'll just try some hammer-welding some steel soup cans together until I get the right thickness and go from there. Or not. Thanks for the info though. I've got a new cam cover on the way so I'm looking at modifying my existing one during a probably cam swap project and plan to incorporate some sort of additional metal work in the process. Who knows where it will end up, but it will probably include a modified tail section similar to your bike's but including some of the features of the older RSS passenger tail section. I figure if Corbin can't figure out how to mount a passenger backrest to an S2 then I might just as well do it myownself. | ||
| Road_thing |
Buellerthanyou: It's a product of Road Thing's Garage and Rest Home for Tired Old Motorcycles. Here's a link to an early post: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/20218.html#POST154629 I built a "buck" out of styrofoam, then coated it with plaster of paris and sanded it to the rough shape I wanted. Then I stuck several layers of glass mat over the buck. Once the resin had cured, I pulled the glass off the buck, cut it to fit an old tail section I bought on ebay, and bonded it on with more fiberglass. Faired it in with Bondo, modified an old S2 seat to fit, salt & pepper to taste, and yer done! Still haven't painted or upholstered yet. I'm a lazy toad. r-t | ||
| Phat_j |
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| Dynarider |
Thats ok Mike, I will post the pic of your S2 for ya  | ||
| Sportyeric |
I've joined the club. Snap red on white frame, from Firemanjim. Read about my adventures at the border with it on the Northwest Storm Fronts. A neighbour says it looks like a prototype. Now I have to decide whether to start improving the stock appearance or keep it "unmolested" for posterity and that hand-built look. | ||
| Court |
>>>>not counting material procurement! Which, ideally, should be done under cover of darkness.  | ||
| Doughnut |
My baby, 100% stock with 3000 miles.  | ||
| Doughnut |
My 100% stock baby with 3000 miles. anyone with a stock bike, or less miles?  | ||
| Road_thing |
Court: That is an accurate statement... r-t | ||
| Doughnut |
Thang, that tail looks beautiful. You could sell those. | ||
| Road_thing |
>>anyone with a stock bike, or less than 3000 miles?<<  | ||
| Road_thing |
Whoa, cross posted there! Thanks, 'nut! You're too kind (and they're too much work!) r-t | ||
| Doughnut |
I got my bike on 11-20-03, still don't have the pre-load set up for my weight. Sucks being a light weight. | ||
| Road_thing |
Sucks being a light weight. I'll have to take your word on that! Just thinking the word "Doughnut" makes me gain weight... r-t | ||
| Doughnut |
When I sit on mine, I get no squat from the bike. ( I'm 150ish). I just reach the ground with my feet. (5'9). | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
Road Thing, Thanks for the ideas and description of your tailpiece mods. Here's a pic of my '95 S2 "The Nazgul" completely unclothed  at a recent bike night.  HellBuelly J http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hellbuellies/ "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles ..." --HellBuelly Hunter T | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
...and here's a pic of him being a bit more modest...  J | ||
| Mikej |
Capacity question: does anyone know the cargo capacity for a '95 S2, I'm talking rider/passenger/saddlebags/cargo with a full tank of gas. Thanks, just some pre-season planning. | ||
| Bomber |
Mike -- there's some aluminum stock of the appropriate gauge in the Entropy Lab . . . .you were within inches of it when you stopped by last time . . . .. yer welcome to it (statute of limitations has run out on this particular piece) | ||
| Mikej |
Appreciate it and will keep that in mind once the kitcar is out of the garage and I finally have room to play again. Gonna set up the mini-lathe (speaking of which, I haven't found a reference to your setup's company name yet but still keeping a side eye open for one), refill the acetylene tank, dig out the air brush and pump, find a drill press someplace, and dust off the big railroad hammers. Could get downright dangerous in there. | ||
| Doughnut |
MikeJ, the owners manuel for my 96 S2 says GVWR of 850, the bike is listed as a shipping weight of 475. Does this help? | ||
| Mikej |
Yep, thanks. | ||
| S3t |
see if this works | ||
| Buelliedan |
doughnut, Your S2 is not 100% stock. that front brake rotor is a leter model. The S2s came with a different design. | ||
| Doughnut |
Really, those no goods at the dealership lied to me. Anything else you can identify? Can you tell where the rotor is from? | ||
| Buelliedan |
Doughnut, that rotor is a later(not leter) year design. Was the stock design on S3s,M2s and S1s. If you look above to the stripped down S2 in Buellerthanyou's post you can see the type of rotor that came stock on your bike. Everything else looks correct but its hard to tell from your pic edited by buelliedan on March 12, 2004 | ||
| Hootowl |
That's not the stock shock either is it? Is a bike still "stock" if it has had recalls done? If so, I'd lump the later model Buell rotor in to the "stock" category. It wasn't a recall though, just a newer stock part, but it amounts to the same thing as far as differing from the off-the-assembly-line condition of the motorcycle in that it doesn't have any third party or home made parts on it. | ||
| Doughnut |
Anyone know how many S2(T) were made, including the number of colors of each? | ||
| Ferris |
2147 S2 and S2T Thunderbolts total, according to Buell. based on available info from post and pix above, i'd hesitate to say that your dealer lied to you. looks like Phat J's T'bolt could use a set of rings... | ||
| Bartimus |
here's a list of the current owners and their signature series numbers I've had since the days of the last S2 thread. I think #36 needs to be updated to Tbolteric now... # year/color name Status 20 Ice white pearl Ferris have 34 Black Sapphire Jim_sb have 36 95 S2 FireManJim have 36 96 S2T JoshA spare 46 95 S2 Snap Red Al_lighton ? 52 Kaese have 76 Henrik looking 89 CareyJ have 133 popchevy ? 197 Pearl Ice White 95 S2 MikeJ looking 258 firemanJim looking 294 court spare 298 court spare 321 parkway blue S2T Kevyn looking 371 Hoser looking 385 Bartimus spare 396 96 S2T Simond have 487 BuellieDan spare 549 Ron Dickey looking 595 Rex spare 679 Pearl White 95 S2 ScotFerguson have 700 Phillyblast ? 714 Dave looking 813 95 S2 Snap Red Bartimus have 820 Rex looking 834 Black Sapphire Tbolt834 871 95 Ice White Pearl joplin looking 924 popchevy ? 935 popchevy ? 1013 Sapphire blue S2 Bartimus looking 1127 95 Black Sapphire Pearl S2 Buellerthanyou looking 1164 BuellerThanYou Spare 1178 95 Parkway blue bluzM2 looking If anyone has anything to add, or change, to this list, please email me, and I will update the info... edited by bartimus on March 13, 2004 | ||
| Court |
I also have the one for the S-2 I kept. It is No. 506. | ||
| S2pengy |
I will ad my name to the list 1995 S2 #416 & 1996 S2T #183 I have both of my signature series plates... The S2T plate says 183 of 398 | ||
| Simond |
Court, how do these numbers work? Mine is a late 96 S2T. The Signature Series plate says 96S2T49 396/398. How do the 95 bikes have higher numbers? I read the 396 as "396 of 398 96 S2Ts". Does this mean that there is a 95 S2, a 95 S2T and a 96 S2 all with the same number (396) as mine? PS: did you get my message a week or so ago? | ||
| S2pengy |
Doughnut If you have the recall shock shock that also means you have the recall swingarm and probably the recall tank vent... There could be other items as well.... | ||
| Court |
Simon:; Eggselent question...to steal a quote from the poultry business. I will have to look at my VIN sheets but I *THINK* that VINs, at least the serial order portion of the number, is non-model specific. In other words....look at the following for 1998 and you can see that there are actually THREE "number 1" bikes that were built. My *GUESS* is that the numbers on the Signature Series plates combine all S2's and S2T's into a single group and take them by the order they came off the line and by year...hence I could have 1995 No. 509 and your 1996 could be 396. You have me curious now, I'll try to check more when time permits. 4MZRS11J9W3000001 - first S3 made 4MZFS11J1W3100001 - first S3T made 4MZRS56JXW3020001 - first California S3 made 4MZFS56J2W3120001 - first California S3T made There were a grand total of ZERO 1995 S2T's made as it was introduced in 1996. Hmmmmmmmmmm | ||
| Doughnut |
"The Signature Series plate" I don't think I have one of these, should I? How do I find out what number my bike is? | ||
| Dyna |
Just found out that my X1 is #666. That explains a lot | ||
| Sportyeric |
I think I'll stick with Sportyeric. And yes, I'll proudly claim ownership of #36, although the VIN doesn't readily show the production number. Still waiting for the paperwork to clear before I can ride the darn thing. Weather is good and the Sporty is disassembled. I'm getting impatient. Searching up the previous thread on this subject, FMJ, if you find that neurologist's name, he who was the original owner, send it my way and I'll give him a call. Did you ask at SLC Harley if they had it kicking around. The timing cover, that is? And looking again at Bart's "have and need list", I see FMJ needs 258. My VIN ends 258 so is that just coincidence, Jim, or are you mistaken as to your 'keeper' bike's number? edited by Sportyeric on March 14, 2004 | ||
| Hootowl |
Dyna, I knew there had to be a rational explanation. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Eric,the S-2 I have is vin# ---000035,and I called both the dealer and the neurologist regarding your bike and neither claimed to have seen the signature stuff--though I believed the dr. more. |
