| Author | Message | ||
     Dktechguy112 |
I went to visit a dealer in San Marcos today and it turns out there was a bike show and I saw this custom chopper. It has a lot of Buell parts, 1125 rims, ztl2 brake system, xb engine, fox suspension. I love the look, the frame looks like its made out of the spokes of the rear rim. It is very well thought out. This dealer is very pro Buell and its cool to see the creativity.      | ||
| Nillaice |
i like it. i like how everything is neat and tucked away, still fuel injected. except for teh headers. those are gonna crack. i've seen it happen with a loose muffler clamp on a stock buell and those 1125 rims are the same as the XB rims. they may have came from a donor 1125, but they are not special 'rotax' rims | ||
| Naiguy |
Who built the bike? 13 choppers? Frames not the tank but an oil bag. Biggs may day! | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Im with Nill - there is nothing special about 1125 wheels VS XB wheels. ANd thats NOT ztl2 braking system, its ztl Its 6 pot, not 8. So VERY likely - the wheels came from a XB, not 1125. That is an amazing looking bike though, Im really glad you posted it! | ||
| Dktechguy112 |
I think its really cool to see a chopper made out of buell parts. I like this because it looks modern, but also has the chopper look, yet it has an xb engine which makes it fast and it sounds good. Alright, the wheel came from an XB, the brakes are ZTL, I don't know xb's that well. now that i think about it, it makes sense, because it looks the engine came from an xb, as well as the front forks, so it would make sense that the brake and wheels came from an xb. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
Agreed, its a rad bike. | ||
| Cycledoc59 |
What's it good for?; maybe hang from the ceiling in a Quaker Steak and Lube..... no fenders, no seat, no rear suspension, no mufflers, no chain guard/sprocket cover.... Yet another artsy-fartsy unridable roll around. A waste of a few good Buell parts. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
wow, so this happens in this section too...... I am sure it's very reliable. Bobbers are very popular, and almost all of them are hardtails, some get ridden across the country (and back) once a year (for example, the smokeout, I am sure they ride more than that one week trip) Besides, look at the seat (yes, there is one there, I know you saw it), it has a small shock on it to absorb the bumps that the rear shock would in normal situations. I am sure its very ridable and a lot of fun. And looks fantastic | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
It really is a clean bob-job (BJ?)! I'd definitely ride it. Kudos to the builder. | ||
| Blake |
Interesting art, crap for a bike. >>> I am sure its very ridable I am certain that it is not. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Looks like you would be either sliding off or being pitched off that seat with every bump. Does look like a very clean nicely done custom though. Much better finish that many out there. | ||
| Smit3833 |
Thats really cool. I like it, its like a Harley for younger people. Very clean job too! | ||
| Blake |
>>> its like a Harley for younger people... that don't actually want to ride a motorcycle. | ||
| Juniorkirk |
I've heard a lot of people that do custom jobs like this have problems with the engine over heating since they never put the oil cooler there. | ||
| Cycledoc59 |
No danger of it ever being ridden far enough to get hot..... With no back-pressure idle is likely 3k; w/no suspension the first bump will spit the rider into a tree top; w/no fenders any sprinkle will drown the rider- but which your blistered right foot would appreciate. With no rubber engine mounts that I see, it would shake your tits off. Face it; it's an attractive but useless piece of artwork. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I really like the way it's dragging hard parts at ZERO lean. Gonna be a real HOOT in the twisties. Garage Queen or coffee table... no thanks. It does look cool, but totally non-functional. A guy came into the shop the other day on a rat XB12R. I was admiring it(diamond in the rough thing) when he said his friend was pulling the motor for a chopper. I threw up a little in my mouth and then told him I'd give him 100 bucks for the almost new Select seat. A friend of mine will probably buy the carcass after the motor is pulled, so not a total waste. Still a little saddening.  Z | ||
| Jgarner99 |
Exactly, Zac. Before everybody repeats for the umpteenth time how "fresh" and "cool" and "artistic" it is, let us not forget that some poor, innocent Buell got led to the slaughter for this piece of useless crap. | ||
| Christaylor |
This is how you take a good motorcycle and turn it into something unrideable. Looks good setting by the curb though. | ||
| Naiguy |
Wow you guys are a bunch of haters! You don't know for sure maybe some used a wrecked xb for parts hymn yeah maybe and just cause you don't want to ride it doesn't make it useless ! If I were to ever ride a bobber it would be this one! I know it's easier to stand back and critic But I would like to think instead of it being a waste of a buell that maybe he gave a totaled buell an after life! Positivity produces happiness lmao  | ||
| Zac4mac |
Not a hater by any means. The whole reason these guys chop up a Buell is for the better performing engine. Then they shoot themselves in the foot with a uselessly loud exhaust, no airbox, solid mounted engine, gimmick hydraulics, etc. It is a cool looking bike that lost something(a lot) in the translation. I would like to see it with the suspension pumped up for riding, not just in park-mode. It could be a little more functional than it looks... Zack | ||
| Jgarner99 |
In this case, I'll take "hater" as being a compliment. The modern world we live in, and all the luxuries and liberties we enjoy, were forged by critical thinking, not by trying to avoid saying anything negative about anything. And if a bike can't corner without dragging hard parts, can't hit a bump without jarring your teeth out, and is so loud it wakes the dead, then it's useless. Plain and simple. I admit it, I hate it. And the reason I hate it is because it bamboozles otherwise-intelligent people into thinking it's something real. But it's not, it's just a bright, shiny piece of useless crap. | ||
| Trojan |
I looked carefully at the pictures but could'nt find a motorcycle anywhere ;( Unless it was hidden behind that hideous blue thing? | ||
| Geforce |
Poor donor bike... *sniff* RIP Some Buells meet their fate on the road... others are taken in their prime during the dead of night by chop "artists" and mutilated to become a public spectacle. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
"I really like the way it's dragging hard parts at ZERO lean. " I looked back at the pics, what hard parts are touching the ground in the pictures? Looks like they have some block under it keeping it upright, but I dont see anything touching the ground except for tires. As for the riding comments etc etc - lots of guys ride many miles on bobbers, this is nothing new. Would i want it for a long trip? No. But I do think its a nice looking motorcycle that'd be nice to ride around locally "With no back-pressure idle is likely 3k" Nah, I'd bet its nothing like that at all. And have ran a bike (buell) with headers only, so it mayve only been an additional few inches more of pipe | ||
| Zac4mac |
The bike doesn't have a kickstand, the hydraulics deflate and it sits on delrin/nylon blocks attached to the frame. The seat also appears to lift with hydraulics to a rideable position - it is also in "park mode" in the pix. A classic example of Form over Function. Z OK, just realized it absolutely ain't a "rider". No rear lights, mirrors or gauges. I wonder if they put pads in the calipers? Guess they had to leave some stuff off to counter the weight of the hydraulics and pump... I'm gonna edit one last time - Not sure now that it's a hydraulic frame. If you have to carry around that black piece and not hit a button, it really ain't a rider... (Message edited by zac4mac on May 18, 2011) | ||
| Syonyk |
Unless they've done something *massively* clever, I can't see any way the frame would pivot to push the rear wheel down. | ||
| Blake |
>>> lots of guys ride many miles on bobbers I know a LOT of riders. I don't know a single one that puts any significant mileage on a bike like that, probably on account of it would be near impossible to do so and live to tell the tale. | ||
| Blake |
Straight pipe shorty headers? Not on a bike that gets ridden. Open drive sprocket right at pants cuff? Not on a bike that gets ridden. Ground clearance that would put you in see-saw mode trying to travel over a normal speed bump? Not on a bike that gets ridden. There appears to be a stress/flexure/fatigue prone structural deficiency where the chain stays connect to the frame. | ||
| Naiguy |
Obviously the judges liked it It won best custom at a fairly large event for hd guys | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
"No rear lights, mirrors or gauges." Didnt even notice the lack of a brake light, good call. blake "There appears to be a stress/flexure/fatigue prone structural deficiency where the chain stays connect to the frame." Could you please elaborate on this? more looking at it - where does air enter the motor at? I see the intake manifold, but dont see a filter or opening for the manifolt to pull air in. |
