| Author | Message | ||
     Henrik |
Mike, that kit does (or did?) exist. It was a pretty pricey list of stuff, where the bags was the biggest part. I have the instructions somewhere, and will see if I can dig it out. If it's on my portable drive - good. If it's on my dead home computer - bad  I bought the kit as individual parts, which saved me some $$. With a bit of thought you can also improve on the turn signal wiring. The kit instructions is #J01897 REV. 3-16-01 and the parts list is BPAB #25, dated 04/05/01. Maybe Daves can help you get the instructions, which I believe were in .pdf format. Henrik | ||
| Doughnut |
Has there ever been an S2 reunion? Maybe next summer try to get as many S2 to East Troy for a family pic with Eric and all of us and the bikes? | ||
| Hoser |
Hey Mike : I have the B025 .pdf file , if you need it .Our paths have crossed , I was one of your students at Dynojet , in 2000 . My S2T has that kit on it , look in the KV under luggage , scroll down , you will see a thread S2 to S3 bags , I think there is a pic of those bags on my S2T. | ||
| Buells2t |
Hey Jeff, How’s life up north? How's your Buells? I managed to find a copy of j018971.pdf, now I need to start looking for the parts. I have some bags coming, Mike buell_rider@iamw.com | ||
| Henrik |
Mike; you can save some $$ on some of those parts. In particular, I found the stainless steel straps that hold the bracket to the rear of the sub-frame to be outlandish at about $14 per. And the 4 x 6" pieces of wire with bullet connectors are stupid expensive as well. I'm sure you can find the SS straps at McMaster.com. Instead of the wires, which were a bad solution anyway, I bought bullet connectors at RadioShack and soldered longer wires to the turn signal wires *inside* the turn signal housing. Also, make sure you reinforce the bodywork, where the turn signals bolt on. In the kit, there is a bracket that relocates the turn signal, which may add stress to the bodywork (not sure what the reason) - one of the turn signals tore out of the bodywork on my bike after just a short ride. So I went ahead and added thin SS plate to the inside of the bodywork to distribute the stress and prevent another "tear out." Let me know if that doesn't make sense to you. Henrik | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Court, Jim, Thanks for the info. I was albe to find the information in the KV from the last go round. Here's the info FMJ posted: "I bear glad tidings,all.Went by my dealer today(Vallejo Buell) and brought my spare parts to compare.We looked in the S-2 parts catalog and of course found the "Only comes as an assembly BS)--BUT some smart parts guy had written in a 4 digit #,so we checked and lo and behold--its a real live HD part.They had 6 in stock, at 3.00 and change.# on the bag was 7518.So if your local guys cannot(or will not) get you the part call Vallejo and ask for the Buell parts guys 707 643-1413" It was in the Quick Board, probably due to drop off the cliff soon (I hope not!). Here's the link to the original post from FMJ http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=4062&post=222098#POST 222098 I'll make the calls tomorrow. Thanks again everyone, this is one of the reasons I ride Buells. Brad | ||
| Hoser |
Mike : I sent that instruction sheet . Life up north ? the weather is pretty much in the toilet right now  it snowed sunday / monday and has been cold / icy all week , no riding till we get a chinook. Both Buells are still going strong . | ||
| Doughnut |
WOW, how the old school area has expanded. Anyway, much power do you get out of your S2, how fast does it go. I am fairly young, but have decided that my mid life will be doing an honest 200mph on my S2. Dual carbs. with dual turbos? What will it take? (no nitrious, its cheap) | ||
| Firemanjim |
Doughnut,where ya plan on doing it?My bike was making about 180hp last year and did 177 with more in it,just no time for more runs.Gonna be tough with stock bodywork.Turbo is the way to go,big returns on investment.Course ya gotta make the engine stand up to the hp.With decent aeros you will need 200 hp.And turbos really like nitrous,has a synergystic effect with the extra cooling it gives the charge.I am adding it for next year. | ||
| Phillyblast |
Doughnut, Check the XB heads on Tubers thread for a fairly representative dyno of a stock S2 - figure mid-60s HP. Turbo is definitely the way to go. As Jim said, the trick is making the motor live.  Turbo and bottle, huh? Niiiiice. | ||
| Doughnut |
My midlife is about 20 some years away, so I have time to plan. I want an honest 200 mph and still be able to ride the bike on the street. I would }reallylike to keep the body as is. It is just so damn sexy. Firemanjim, keep posting when you get that nitro going, you may convince me. | ||
| Phillyblast  |
D- You want an honest 200 and still want to ride it on the street, buy a 'busa and put a turbo on it Not trying to rain on your parade, 200 is doable (not easy, but doable - see NRHS) but I doubt you'd be able to ride it to the local Steak n Shake. | ||
| Firemanjim  |
Yeah,I hate to agree,but not gonna happen. And the turbo section of http://www.suzukihayabusa.org/phpbb/index.php has the real 200 mph streetbikes. But a turbo Buell can and will put out 160 or more HP and still be streetable.Its that aerodynamic barrier you keep running up against to go that fast.And I have to agree--dead sexy bodywork!! I may have an Aerocharger for sale soon as my second one is back at The Turbo Doc and he had god news--its a bigger turbo on both the intake and exhaust sides.Should support 40-50 more HP. | ||
| Firemanjim |
I'll be dipped.I just noticed the fancy avatar snapshot under my name.NICE!!!! Doughnut,you will notice I had to swap bodywork to get more aero's for my bike. | ||
| Tramp  |
yeah- and peeping at my 'avatar', you'll see the ultra-sleek wind-tunnel proven low-friction coefficient finished, custom full-wrap nacelle/fairing integrated body panels. i got these when i was testing the xbx 1340 at bonneville. over a coupla mocha lattes later with miguel duhamel i decided to tweak the aeros on cad, and discussed the drawing board results with erik while in the sauna of our top-secret epast-life missile silo r&d spank-hut at an undisclosed location somehwere on the west side of the san andreas fault below salinas california, a mere stone's toss from laguna. erik liked what he saw and insisted i run it on my own test S2, as you can clearly see in said avatar | ||
| Nitsebes  |
 Aluminum venturis (Message edited by nitsebes on December 08, 2004) | ||
| Hoser  |
C'mon now , share your source , price ? , no teasing with pic's and no text. | ||
| Nitsebes |
Found it under "velocity ring" on Ebay .check the website for free shipping.Might have two left. Ironmachine.com $32.95  | ||
| Nitsebes |
The rubber pad is starting to lift off the underside of my S2's tanks cover.What is the recommended adhesive? I mentioned this to another S2 owner and his either fell off or never had it??? thanks. | ||
| Hoser |
Use some 3M weatherstrip adhesive , make sure the surfaces are clean , apply adhesive to both parts , wait a few minutes to allow the adhesive to become tacky , them stick em together. | ||
| Nitsebes |
thanks Jeff,now to the front isolator rubber.Is there an upgrade on that piece? While I'm at it I want to replace the two grade"8" support bracket bolts .And is the bracket a "keeper"? Or should I hit a billet upgrade? thanks in advance Bennett | ||
| Hoser |
I'm not aware of an upgrade , the aftermarket offers "heavy duty" front isolators for HD - FXR & FLHT models. Being constructed of material that is less compliant that OEM isolators may be asking for problems if used on Buell , if you were to look up the old part number for a front isolator , you would find it to be the same # as what is used on an FXR. I have had delamination / separation issues with front isolators , and chose to stay with OEM service replacement parts rather than using untested aftermarket parts. I'm not sure what you mean ..... grade 8 bolts ? billet upgrade ? | ||
| Pdxs3t  |
Jeff, I need some technical advise, could ya bounce me an email @ jcorso@digitalphotonorthwest.com? Jim | ||
| Firemanjim |
He is talking about the bolts holding the front mount to the head.And the front mount.The stock S-2 mount is pretty beefy and seems like all the ones that have failed that I am familiar with are the later flimsy styles. | ||
| Henrik  |
Bennett, you may know already, but be aware of the new torque procedure for those bolts. Some have mentioned that a slightly longer bolt would help shore up the head casting as well. I have no additional info on that though Henrik | ||
| Hoser |
Duh , those bolts ? , never Re-use those .I buy those bolts by the box , the washers too , I have friends that are industrial suppliers / sales rep types , the bolts and washers are indeed special , they have been able to supply the exact same bolts and washers for me in bulk from the same manufacturer ( Kar ), the place I worked never seemed to have them in stock , if I needed any I was only allowed to buy the two I needed at the time , now I just keep them on hand at home. Like Jim says above , the S2 isolator bracket is a superior design to what was offered on later bikes. That was Rocket who suggested the longer bolt fix , he's had "issues" with front cylinder heads and has used some questionable repair procedures , the end result was him being able to ride again , a better fix would have been a new cylinder head , Longer bolts should work , as long as the depth of the holes in the cylinder heads was sufficient , checked by measuring , the correct grade of fasteners are used and as Henrik stated , follow the torque procedure !! | ||
| Mikej  |
Jeff, Do you have any opinion of the Castaloy bolts in that application? I've got a couple that were sent to me by Don Casto in a drawer at home waiting until I need them. Just wondering. | ||
| Tripper  |
Mikej; careful if you use those bolts. I tried them and they were too long. Seems there was intent to counterbore the mount with those bolts. | ||
| Mikej |
Yeah, I knew they were a little longer to engage past the boss and into the meat of the head a little, but wasn't sure about clearances with them. Thanks for the heads-up though. | ||
| Court |
Both ACCURATE statements |
