| Author | Message | ||
     1_mike |
engine. Anyone heard (or care) if the "real" water cooled Buell will enter into NHRA Pro Stock Bike, drag racing? The current "Buell" engine is actually the heavily modified (waterless) V-Rod engine with a sorta Buellish nose fairing bolted to the front end. Mike | ||
| Buellborn |
Are you drinking?  | ||
| Pizzaboy |
hi mike, you must be new around here the v rod engine and the 1125 engine have.... NOTHING in common mechanically. they came from completely different origins. they werent even designed in the same countries. ill give you a cookie if you can research a little on here and come up with the correct answer to what country the vrod engine came from and where the 1125 engine came from | ||
| Pizzaboy |
you have, however, given us the funny quote of the day. "the current buell engine is actually a heavily modified v rod engine..." ..priceless | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Pizza, he's talking about the current buell engine in the NHRA pro stock bike, not the 1125r. But Mike you are wrong too, as the Buell pro stock engine isn't a waterless v-rod engine (whatever that is). The Buells use a S&S pro stock engine, 160 CI, push rod v-twin. http://www.bikernet.com/SandS/PageViewer.asp?PageI D=1208 | ||
| Pizzaboy |
its an interesting place to put a non-1125 discussion ...the 1125 board | ||
| Hitman44139 |
"the current buell engine is actually a heavily modified v rod engine..." UMMMMMM.... what???  WTF | ||
| Badlionsfan |
OMG am I the only sober one in the room? It's not that complicated. "the current buell engine is actually a heavily modified v rod engine..." Again, he's talking about the NHRA pro stock engine, not the one in the 1125r or any other street bike. its an interesting place to put a non-1125 discussion ...the 1125 board His question or discussion he was trying to get goin was regarding the possible use of the helicon engine (and 1125r fairing I assume) for pro stock NHRA competition instead of what they're using now. | ||
| Samcol |
Haha must of been a rough week for some people got started boozing a bit early  | ||
| 1_mike |
Ho boy....thanks Badlionsfan, one person's awake !!!! And here I thought you guys were on the ball!!!? YES...the current BUELL powered bikes in NHRA drag racing ARE...V-rod engines. I guess there are no drag racers here. Maybe...never mind...! Mike | ||
| 1_mike |
Not to make anyone look bad but, here's one ladies - http://www.kosman.net/buell2.htm Mike (Message edited by 1_mike on October 24, 2008) | ||
| Bott |
S&S engines. | ||
| 1_mike |
Bott - "Still Buell" based per the rules! NOT Harley based. And there is more than one shop building them than S&S..! And yea...they are water based engines that are NOW...air cooled. Mike | ||
| Hitman44139 |
"is very drunk" | ||
| Josh_ |
HD drag bikes for years have used Buell for inspiration, the RS, S2 and S3 for sure before they went to a FLH-inpired fairing. Somewhere I have a pic of a buddy launching a RS-bodied Harley drag bike. I'll post when I find it. (Message edited by josh_ on October 24, 2008) | ||
| Carbonbigfoot |
Well, one thing I think we can all agree on is that racing is good for the breed, any breed, and only good things can become of our beloved powerplant becoming involved with any type of racing. Even if they use them for motorized bathtubs or lawnmowers! With the wide a$$ed powerband, these would make GREAT drag motors. Rob | ||
| Lecanadysbcglobalnet |
I ordered a Trojan Horse Steering Dampener today. Last week after taking it easy on her for longer than necessary I took it to the flattest longest stretch of highway in Houston I could find (290 to Austin could find and opened her up. At about 140 I got a pronounced front end wobble. Don't know about anyone else but I it wasn't expected. I enjoy speed more than most but that was a little unnerving! At the current exchange rate (1.28 to 1)it was finally reasonable. Has anyone installed a Bitubo Dampener yet? Has anyone experienced a wobble at speed or is it just me? Thanks to you guys I bought her. Les | ||
| Slypiranna |
:Yup...but @ 120...that's why I'm still a pu$$ from going higher! After researching with many here and on the outside, I believe it to be to chassis setup &/or head bearings. Even if that solves the wobble...I'll still be fitting a dampner this winter. I'd like to post a top speed of what this 11 will do @ redline, in top gear! LOL, with someone else as the pilot! mm | ||
| Endoman33 |
slypirana if you want a rider we'll go to maxton mile in north carolina and i'll run it for you or i'll run mine | ||
| Lost_in_ohio |
1 vote for who cares | ||
| Slypiranna |
Endoman33... NC is MY kind of territory! Cool deal! I'll go first, on mine and then let you best me, on mine. Just remember that you bought her if you let her go! LOL! Get a meet up together come spring...plan NOW & I'm serious!...should be a cool ride in for further test/tune and share efforts!  ...mm | ||
| Slypiranna |
Almost forgot, Vrod and Helicon DO share eight valve shims AND... what we don't know from the design team!  Plus...there ARE many inliner's...1/8-1/4 & land speeder's within this group, whether they post or not, they are herein! Keep the welcome mat open to learn with?... mm | ||
| Endoman33 |
slypiranna got a friend has run his busa and his brother has been running down at maxton the last couple of years see what i can do to get this set up by the way my friend went 199.7 several weeks ago. hes going back this weekedn i think to brake the 200 mph for his patch. understand buy it if you break it lol!!! | ||
| Endoman33 |
learing new things must be an open minded process | ||
| Slypiranna |
All agreed, understood and afforded. Start the plan/I'll input, afford as needed and ...I WILL BE THERE! CALL on me anytime! You round up the dates...and it's a date!...LOL, I mean the female kind!...er, 11's!?  mm... | ||
| Slypiranna |
1 vote for who cares... Care. | ||
| Garrett2 |
1125 bodywork wont be coming into the nhra matt smith dropped tons on money on the pieces and they werent allowed by nhra and then buell said they never gave him permission. and the vrod drag bikes and buell drag bikes are nothing alike, thats a dumb statement |
