| Author | Message | ||
     Barker |
Broken brake lever.  Fixed it! | ||
| Froggy |
At least you didn't have to JB weld the bearings in. | ||
| Barker |
Tru dat Froggy. Water cooled XB jugs and heads:  Fixed it! (Message edited by barker on April 26, 2012) | ||
| Froggy |
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| Cataract2 |
Um, care to give us the scoop on those jugs and heads? | ||
| Cyclonedon |
that picture was taken off EBR's facebook page. | ||
| Hughlysses |
More photos and info on the water-cooled XB project above: "Oh wow, quite the project. I started mine wanting to address 2 issues- the heat which the engine throws at me when riding in town (Orlando FL) and also to even out the temps between the front and rear cylinders. Quite the Frankenstein- 1125...R thermostat, VW Passat electric water pump, Aprilia RSV1000 radiator cap, Kawasaki 1200 radiator, Nissan Quest brake reservoir (coolant overflow tank), 9" pusher fan." More pics- http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f53/coolflames/F irebolt/?start=all (Message edited by Hughlysses on April 26, 2012) | ||
| Reepicheep |
Matt, I love a good kludge when I see one, but your picture makes me pucker. The water cooled sporty is interesting... wise or not, somebody sure is good at welding aluminum. | ||
| Trojan |
Jeez, all that work to make a water cooled V-Twin? Why not just buy a 1125 or even a Suzuki/Ducati/KTM/Aprilia etc etc etc and save time, money and heartache? 'Because I can' sometimes gets a little too blinkered maybe? | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
interesting on the water cooled sporty project | ||
| Barker |
1st pic = my buddy cityx after playing bumper cars. 2nd pic = a pic I saw on Facebook shorty after posting pic #1 | ||
| Teeps |
The water cooled project above makes me tired just looking at the photos... | ||
| Barker |
Buell police bike:  Fixed it! | ||
| Reepicheep |
Is that a cable tie holding that bolt on? That is a pretty *&^& scary setup, even as bodges go. | ||
| 86129squids |
Barker- WHERE did you find that popo Buell? Did they TRY, perhaps by COMMITTEE, every thing possible to MAKE it fugly?  If a LEO riding that tried to pull me over, I'd RUN just so I wouldn't have to look at it! | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
The art of Bodge (And it is an art). My Dad used to use a phrase that has joined family history for bodges. "Not pretty but functional." An apt description in this case I think. | ||
| Glitch |
Terminator movie bike? | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Looking at that water/jacket thing, I don't see any advantage to doing it. 1. you're adding a whole lot of weight to a hardly sylph like lump. 2. It'll take forever to warm up & cool down. 3. the fuel consumption will be diabolical, what with the warm up time & all. If the plan was to install it in closed bodywork for streamlining purposes maybe. But as has already been pointed out there's whole lot better wet lumps out there. | ||
| Torquehd |
wow, that water cooled XB is quite an ordeal. someone must have watched "one man's dream" while trying to decide where to put the radiator. | ||
| Barker |
@Squids I found the popo Buell pic on facebook. | ||
| Darth_villar |
Damn you Barker, now I know what I must do to make my Uly more happy in AZ... |
