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Ghost69
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:37 pm: |
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Found this on EBay (item# 4606235824) I have mixed feelings about this. Not sure if I like it or not. Wade
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Buellgrrrl
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:48 pm: |
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Note the less than abundant cornering clearance- probably capable of a whole 10 degrees lean! Amazing the lengths people will go to to ruin a perfectly good Buell. |
Brotherbuell
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:55 pm: |
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Ghost69
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:56 pm: |
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It looks like a really fat human sat on a perfectly good X1 and this is the result. Wade |
Halbard
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 01:08 pm: |
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Well, if you never plan on actually riding it, I suppose it would make an interesting.... um.... paperweight? Another useless bike on the road. |
Glitch
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 01:12 pm: |
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Look at the "seat." Now look at where the pegs are. Looks like a lot of work went into that...that...thing. |
Wardan123
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 01:14 pm: |
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It's a shame. I have lusted after that blue body work and it is on... that... that... thing. |
Ceejay
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 03:20 pm: |
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kinda looks like a drag bike in the works... |
Paulson
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 03:23 pm: |
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Drag bike I can see. Not much good for anything else. |
No_rice
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 05:02 pm: |
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um... ya... now if the exhaust was relocated to a different spot and the pegs were back by the rear wheel i could see drag bike for sure. just not sure how a person is going to be able to sit like that the way it is. |
Oldog
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 05:04 pm: |
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is it me or does it look like that there is a soft tail swing arm welded into the tubing at the back? based on locations for various things it looks like it has been set up for a chimp |
Buellbozo
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 05:16 pm: |
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Just glad it's not mine |
Brentx1
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 05:22 pm: |
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I think it shows alot of imagination. The reach to the handle bars looks a little extreme. |
99buellx1
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 06:42 pm: |
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quote:is it me or does it look like that there is a soft tail swing arm welded into the tubing at the back?
It's an aftermarket softail chopper frame with Buell parts grafted to it, so, yes it does have a softail like swingarm. |
Bake
| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 07:25 pm: |
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Sheesh, musta lost all the good parts |
Seth
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 03:16 am: |
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"...based on locations for various things it looks like it has been set up for a chimp..."
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Kdan
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 06:34 am: |
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There will soon be a new one! Check out this mess...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-BUELL-XB12S-PROJECT-BIKE-CLEAN-TITLE-NO-RESE RVE_W0QQitemZ4605419897QQcategoryZ49985QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
Newfie_buell
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 07:07 am: |
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Is it my eyes or do the front forks look bent back towards the engine right where the lower tubes go into the upper tubes. |
Buellfighter
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 08:09 am: |
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Strange chopper sweet dragbike those turn signals aren't helping the cause any. Newfie_buell, they look straight to me. |
Slaughter
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 09:01 am: |
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If the motor is still usable and I could buy it for about $1000, I'd hit it to use for spares and sell the rest of the bits back on ebay. |
Djkaplan
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:02 am: |
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Wouldn't make a very good drag bike - the frame would hit the ground if you the brakes or got any air on the launch. ...just another glory roader... |
Tbolt_pilot
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 09:21 pm: |
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Judging the angles of the backbone compared to the upper swingarm tube, it has air suspension that isn't pumped up. But I think ya'll are right, it looks uncomfortable and almost unrideable. I think somebody needs a tape measure.... |