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José_quiñones
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 07:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
7 hrs labor and 150 for parts???

How much cheaper would it be to the people at Verlichi in Italy welding the frames together to do four extra welds to put these mounts on as STOCK?

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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 08:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Jose I'm still debating it.But if the bike goes down to replace the frame I'm looking at 1400 just for the frame.So in some way 600 can be a small price to pay.Hell I think you'll spend half of that on those carbon fiber covers???
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Mikej
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 08:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I've seen the welded on mounts up close on a bare frame. You could probably get them put on by the manufacturer, but don't expect to see it happen anytime soon. Now watch them show up on bikes in August....

Badxb1, ; )
Any idea what the parts are included in that $150?
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Henrik
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 12:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Speaking of welding stuff on; is sure would be nice with threaded bosses for swingarm spools... hint, hint.

Henrik
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 01:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Mike as far as I know its the sliders there mounts and thats about it.I'm also debating the shifter guard that they have for there race bikes.We'll see.
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Mikej
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 02:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
If you're going that far just do a package deal walkaround and ask about all slide protection and additional parts like Henrik mentioned above. Once you're down to bare frame and welding you might as well take advantage of the downtime. Just depends on your eventual goals. There's two guys in the shop I'd talk to, one's medium heavy, and one's medium old, don't know their names though just have spoken with them about options a few times.
I'd still like to crawl back up into the caged storage area again, there was a dusty project up there I'm still curious about. Someday maybe when funds and time coincide.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 02:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Mike everything I'm doing is whats on the race bike.What Henrick mentioned is spools for the swingarm for lifting the bike I would think??But the price is for the complete kit as they called it.
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Mikej
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yep, that's what Henrik was talking about. (I think.) If you're getting the whole package then the $150 for parts is probably a good deal. I was just pricing out the trap door option last year, didn't get into the weld-ons. The "parts" also may include the inner liner goop stuff.
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I am curious as to the "trapdoor" that has been mentioned a few times...Any pics of what it looks like?
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
trapdoor
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Cool, now what does it look like in place? :P
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M1combat
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Oooooohhhhh. Aaaaahhhhhh.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Dunno, just did a search for a picture of a trapdoor. I'm not even sure what it does. Maybe let you have a six speed?
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Henrik
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yep, that's what I'm talking about.

Henrik
(don't worry, half the time I don't know what I'm talking about either ... not that it stops me from voicing an opinion : D)
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 04:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Not worrying per Henrick's request.
not worrying
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 04:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Gitch the trapdoor allows you to access the trans without having to split the cases. So if you need to change gearing its easier to do at the track rather then having a couple of engines built with different trans gearing.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 05:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
At least I was on the right side of the bike!
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 05:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Oh yeah, and thanks Wycked.
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Davefl
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Does anyone know if the Buells will be racing at
Barber next weekend.
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José_quiñones
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 09:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yes, they will be.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 09:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Hell yes and I hope maybe for a top 5.Now that would be awesome.
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 11:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I'm going is any one else?
Barber, I mean.
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 11:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Glitch always wanted to go there since they opened it,but can't seem to get away to go.Do us a flavor post some pics???
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Glitch
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 11:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Will do.
I've got a bunch of the museum already, I post those tomorrow.
Now THAT'S a garage 5 levels of bikes...
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Bads1
Posted on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 11:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yeah saw that on Speed Vision.Thats got to be one hell of a attraction.
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Slowby
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 05:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
glitch.
that pic is a right side end piece to a big twin h-d trans.
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Davefl
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 07:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Glitch, a few of us Buellers from central Florida are riding up for the races. We plan to get there sometime Friday.
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Glitch
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 08:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Hope to see you there!
Here's some pics a friend took at the museum.
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M1combat
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 11:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Anyone have pics of the XB at the Guggenheim?
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Xb9er
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Barber has a Britten, don't they?
Did you get any pictures of it Glitch?

Mike
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Glitch
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 01:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Those were taken by a friend of mine.
I would have started with the Britten from every angle if it were me.
We'll see what I can get this weekend.
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Bads1
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
This is the bike they need at Barber.The bike on the right,Johnny Mikosh's prototype RR1000.The very first Tuber to make it to production.


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Court
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 07:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
There has never been a Buell XB at the Guggenheim.

There was a Blue one at the New York Premiere of the Guggenhiem. By the way, I was with David Crosby and my son Bryce...both of them made essentially the same comment the moment they saw the Buell at the top level of the famed Guggenheim Building.

There is a GREAT story about what you did NOT see at that, the most famed of all time, motorcycle exhibit. It took BMW, their ••• and a pretty straight forward quasi-threat to make it happen, but it is a great Buell story . . remind me to tell you sometime.

Aaron Wilson's pristine red RS1200 was in the Guggenheim show in Las Vegas. I, on a bet with a few cycle-celebs, took the "if you can't ride it, why own it" bet and rode Aaron's bike, in one day, from Colorado and into the Guggenheim. Yes, Rev. Al Sharpton was involved...but that's anther story..... : )

There was quite a wonderful opportunity for a Buell XB to be exhibited last year, along with the Honda NAS and the Yamaha MT01, but Harley-Davidson opted to keep the Buell out, put the V-Rod and another cruiser in.

The 2nd Rockerfeller show opens to the public on the 19th of this month. I get to have dinner with top execs from 3 motocycle companies in a Soho loft on the 17th and have been unable to wrangle a media Buell. If I can get one, you can bet your *** that I'll ride it.

I'm thinking that having 5 million folks walk past the XB is a "good thing".

Watch for photos.....

Court (still recovering from being busted for an appearance on the "Speed Channel" when I was supposed to be at work. Akin to the Stephen Bianchino photo with Erik Buell and Jerry Wilke when he won the Battletrax deal in WI on a day he called in sick in NYC....and his photo showed up in ThunderPress only to be spotted by his partner....ooooooooooooooops. Remind me to tell you.
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Glitch
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
An off topic question.
Should be a "legal" one as I see one simalerly posted quite often.
Court, are you really working on some sort of book on you adventures?
If you are, and you publish it, (even though I'm one of the Cheap Bueller B4$T4RD$) I would buy one of the first edition hard bound copies, not waiting for the paperback. You'd probably think I was one bothersome neighbor if I lived close to you.
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Court
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
>>>Court, are you really working on some sort of book on you adventures?

For the first time, in the last 10 years of urging, it looks like it may happen. I've been approached by a reputable and well known group. Challenges now are many including time, sorting through material and doing some much needed research to add some facts to anecdotal tales and "protect the innocent" (there are still a few chapters in Buell history that it's in everyone's interest to keep under wraps a bit longer).

We'll see....I have two other writing projects related to motorcycles and thier relationship to "the human condition" in the "under discussion" column. More will be known in the next 3 weeks.

The other fly in the Buellment is frickin' work. Last years little glitch all of a sudden made building power plants a pretty fair business again. By the way, regardless of what anyone tells you about work ..... I love mine!

Keep buggin' . . . I respond well.

Court
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Daves
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I'm thinking I'd need a hard bound,autographed copy for myself!

Ride to the edge!
Dave
daves@h-dappleton.com
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Daves
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 10:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Make that two, one to read,over and over and one to keep in the vault.

Dave
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M1combat
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2004 - 02:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"There was a Blue one at the New York Premiere of the Guggenhiem. "

Thank you for clearing that up. I watched a bit of a documentary on the show and must have been confused as to where exactly it was. The building they showed with people stretched down the street in a line attempting to get in sure looked like the Guggenheim and I remember them saying it was a Guggenheim display but you know - editing and splicing footage and all that : ). In any case, does anyone have any pics?
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Mikej
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2004 - 10:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"but Harley-Davidson opted to keep the Buell out, put the V-Rod and another cruiser in. "

No comment.
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