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Jersey_thunder
| | Posted on Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 11:33 am: | 
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COURT,
THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!!!
JT |
Court
| | Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 05:31 am: |
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>>>>THE WAIT IS KILLING ME!!!
You and I both. The process for the S-2 is, by design, painstakingly slow. This is perhaps the most famous S-2 ever made and it needs a very special motor.
Horsepower is a secondary consideration. I had 52HP when it got to Aaron and I was a perfectly happy camper. I have plenty of HP bikes and access to more, that's not what this bike does.
The process of building this engine, which has a couple "first time seen in public" parts on it, has been chronicled in two excellent articles.
It's "Librus non grata" on Badweb, but if you drop me a note, I'll send you the link.
In addition to many experimental parts from Buell that are on the bike, some saw production others never did, I have several sets of factory custom bodywork. It'll stay Amazon Green for now, but the LAP OF AMERICA bodywork has been redone in it's original White Gold splendor.
Bike may be headed back this way in the next couple months.
Court |
Jimidan
| | Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006 - 12:14 pm: |
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http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=47623&post=637304#POS T637304
Hey Fireman Jim,
This is Jimidan and the S2T with the interesting wheels above is mine. I bought a basketcase S1 just to get the wheels on my S2. The guy I bought it from in Colorado told me they were PMs. They are not, according to the PM rep at Bikeweek. So, I don't know who made them, but somebody out there does.
They have the standard Buell bolt pattern and the rear is 5.5" on which I run a 180 size tire.
I have had the S2 since '98, and haven't been able to leave it alone...both with mods and riding it. It has nearly 38,000 miles and has been to Portland, Maine (the wife and I riding two up for the BRAG tour); Colorado (3 times); Taos, New Mexico (Chick's Buell annual ride); Deals Gap area several times; Road Atlanta several times; Barber Motorsports, VIR several times, Summit Point, WV; Frederick, MD; Mid Ohio; and many others. I have had it at several weekend track days and it held its own with the big liter bikes, believe it or don't.
It is an 88" with Race Tech Gold Valves and springs in forks and Showa shock. I had a Penske on it for a while but took it off because I like the Race Teched Showa better, which is saying something.
I have other bikes, but this is still my favorite. I will part with this bike when I depart from this World.
Any help with determining the manufacturer of these wheel will be appreciated.
Jim |
Court
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 09:01 am: |
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Dudes:
Gads...If I'd known you were so interested in S2 engine mods!
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Mikej
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 09:30 am: |
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Jimidan
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 11:54 am: |
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I have a killboy.com shot of me on my S2 having fun on the Dragon too. Same weekend as when we met S2tbolt. We were on the Skyway every day we were there.
Jimidan
http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/450013540/2.jpg |
Oli
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 05:12 pm: |
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Some pics of my S2 ( 1995 )...
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Court
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 05:19 pm: |
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Ahhh...the S2.....total lust. |
Rex
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 12:41 am: |
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Very nice! rex |
Aaomy
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 05:43 am: |
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buell-ti-full day!!!!!
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Buffalobolt
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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Aaron,
Are those bars/mounts of your own design?
They look great! |
Buffalobolt
| | Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 12:49 pm: |
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Never mind....
I just read your posts on making those bars... |
Jersey_thunder
| | Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 08:57 pm: |
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OLI,
SWEET MACHINE
JT |
V2win
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 11:03 pm: |
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Any of you S2 owners had problems getting the side plates off? Im concerned about rounding out the allen hole in the bolts. They are very, tight.
Heat? Hammer and punch before using a socket on an impact tool?
If it does round out, weld a nut to the head?
Whats your thoughts. |
Smoke
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 06:02 am: |
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heat gun to degrade the loctite and then i usually put the allen socket in the screw head and drive it in with a hammer. if the screw still feels like it will strip when applying force, i put more heat. worked every time so far. i usually reinstall with anti seize and check torques occasionally. not a real fan of loctite.
good luck,
tim |
Jimidan
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
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The 7/32" allen head on these bolts is way too small for the job they are intended to do. They should have been at least a 1/4" size or larger. I have broken 7/32" allen socket wrenches in them before...when it breaks it is quite startling, really. Expletive deleted.
I use the socket allen wrench on a breaker bar, and apply pressure very, very slowly. I also use Blue Loctite only when installing. After removing them several times, I replace the bolts with new ones, because I can see where it is damaging the hex. I have never had them come loose with the blue stuff, and they are a heck-of-a-lot easier to break loose with it than the red.
jimidan |
Firemanjim
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 03:23 pm: |
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Brass drift and give em a good bang, then get some good allen sockets and an impact driver and an air impact wrench.Most times,just the drift will free them up. |
Buellerthanyou
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 09:56 am: |
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Mine were already rounded out when I bought the bike. I have replacement bolts and I guess I'll try an impact driver to get the old ones out. Any danger of damaging the frame mounts/threads with this method?
Thanks,
HellBuelly J
"Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none...Oh, and ride a Buell."
--Ben Jammin' Franklin |
Bluzm2
| | Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 05:46 pm: |
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I had to drill them out on one of my S2's.
What Jim said above usually works. |
Jimidan
| | Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:00 am: |
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FWIW, I would avoid trying to turn them with an impact 'anything', as this usually breaks the tool off inside the hex head of the bolt. It is great to take a brass drift and rap them a few times, but then apply very slow constant pressure with a good hex bit and breaker bar. You can feel the bit bending as you apply torque, so keep your pressure just above the breaking point...it may take a hex socket or two to figure out where that is. What I have noticed is that the loctite doesn't seem to break loose all at once, but over several degrees of the turn...not the kind of thing that works well with an impact tool in my experience.
Put is back together with blue loctite.
jimidan |
S2tbolt
| | Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2006 - 06:24 pm: |
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Archive this thread?!?
NOT!
Homecoming '05
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Nitsebes
| | Posted on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 09:15 pm: |
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Buell sold
Steveford is now a proud poppa |
Steveford
| | Posted on Saturday, December 30, 2006 - 01:49 pm: |
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What a day that was! Poconos to Detroit and back with traffic jams on Rt. 80 at two in the morning. |
Doncasto
| | Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 12:10 pm: |
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I have finally rolled my S2T off the workstand . I just finished the primary adjuster upgrade, exhaust hanger upgrade, removal/replacement of the Showa shock, intake backing plate, rejetting/carb mods, new footpegs and a few other miscellaneous additions/adaptations.
I am astounded and amazed at how different this bike feels when compared with my earlier S3T. They really do not have anything in common in the rider tactile/visceral area. After thousands of miles of counter-indoctrination, I have to force myself to let the self-canceling turn signals do their work. I am always surprised to find the ground to be so close when I put my foot down . . .especially when compared with the Uly. I am even getting used to the rattling front rotor . . .
She has only just gone over 5000 miles, and my plan is to try to keep her a low mileage pristine occasional ride. I am already having internal conflicts about this . . .she really is so much fun to run around on. I am still looking for a set of deep bag lids . . .if anyone knows of a pair, I'd appreciate a heads up!
The Uly has now become the rack bike . . .schedule for a XB9 primary conversion, a louder horn, a shortened shifter and some lighting tweaks.
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Road_thing
| | Posted on Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 08:34 pm: |
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Beautiful S2, Don!
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