| Author | Message | ||
     Limitedx1 |
I wanna see driveway engineering, what have you made to make your bike function, ride, handle, look better? | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Uh oh.... Lots of my bike is from home depot and true value. The daytona boss pipe: Sounds great, performs better, comes with rabbit poop for mounting hardware. Solution? weld the damn thing! when that breaks? cut apart a cheap stainless steel barbecue set and weld that in as a patch!  I dropped my bike on the highway late May and the shifter peg was ground off. I drilled and tapped it. And installed a stainless machine screw with a copper tube.  Some guy wrote on my tank cover in Troy, WI. I think it ads about 7 horsepower.  Breather from to banjo fittings and four aluminum washers. (no catch can, just goes to the road)  Kickstand switch crapped out at about 45,000 upgraded to "permanently on"  Not pictured: $16 dirtbike bars with the cross brace ground off. Persian good luck charm from a friend's wedding. It was cool looking at the time. I thought it was copper like a penny but it was actually STEEL and it rusted almost instantly. That's on my dash. Slotted screws for primary filler cover that I had stripped out just before homecoming. | ||
| Phat_j |
fyi, they havent made copper pennies in a long time.. | ||
| Spiderman |
phatty, post a pic of that fender i modded for you. | ||
| Wile_ecoyote |
Im no good at posting pics but, if you look at my bike posted by Chasespeed in the show off you x1 thread, youll see handmade kick plates when I removed pass pegs. Hand made screens for tail section. Also made a bracket for the oil cooler to be mounted up high out of harms way. | ||
| Doncasto |
From a bye-gone age . . .and a bike now living in parts spread round the world . .  . . .a combination catch can/brand commentary. As indicated, it is a "Genuine Harley Davidson" coffee can with a PVC pipe catch can inside. Worked like a charm . . .but looked . . .well, . . . different. | ||
| Oldog |
Home made catch can using a flash light tube as the body, hand saw drill press and belt sander were the tools.   that is the body of a 2d cell mag light. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Genius! I have a ton of old dead Maglites in the garage (from back when they were used for everything, including driving tent stakes and for "personal protection"). Now I finally have a use for them!  | ||
| Chasespeed |
    Take your pick... Chase | ||
| Wardan123 |
Undertail of X1 I used a plastic 3 ring binder that when trimmed- just so happened to fit inside of the "U" shaped taillight and signal area. I trimmed it to fit the rest of the area and secured it to the front part of the existing tray.  About a week after I brought the bike home over 5 years ago. | ||
| Tripp |
wow chase, your bike has changed! nice work, that tail piece looks aircraft quality, good job! how you making out down south? hope all is well | ||
| Chasespeed |
Yeah, I think its time to sell the Carbon, and start on another bike, before I turn this into a "choppa"..... HAHA Anyway, life hasnt been dull, but, the bike sits collecting dust in the garage, as I cant afford to put a tire on it... I am hoping to get home for a much needed vaca later this year.... Chase | ||
| Cereal |
I built this upper belt guard for my S1 because my passenger kept sticking her shoe on the belt. I used 16 gage steel and coated it in line-x.   And here is a catch can I made out of a glass peanut butter jar.  The filter is tucked behind the rear fairing.  And here is a catch can I made out of a Mrs Dash container that fits under the seat of my XB9Rs (S tail on an R).  I also made a heat blanket out of duct insulator and tape for under the seat, but I don't have any pics. | ||
| Illeagle |
 custom tank custom fly screen molded with dual headlights chrome frame i have more pics having trouble posting them | ||
| Illeagle |
got one more to work  | ||
| Cyclonemduece |
wow that bike is incredible, very very nice | ||
| Mikef5000 |
I was going to post my customizations... but I don't think I can follow that. | ||
| Mikef5000 |
Alright... I like to customize: Fog lights, Hand guards (soon Tuono Mirrors also):  Custom dual bulb tailight (looks factory with lens on), and XB signals:  Tail Chop with XB signals and Corbin seat:  Cruise Control and Hand Guards and power outlet(just under the keychain):  Powered tank bag (2 power outlets, for mp3 player and phone charger)  Black Chrome BUELL badges:  Ebay Catch-Can:  Soon to also have a Ventura Rack. | ||
| Illeagle |
more pics      | ||
| Buellgekk |
Wow your bike is sick!! @ Chasespeed, nice engine job. Here's my engine:  | ||
| Chasespeed |
@ Chasespeed, nice engine job. Here's my engine: Thank you sir, yours is great as well... I was looking to powder coat the bars, mid rocker box, and a few otehr odds and ends, Nuclear Blue like the frame, BUT, Classic Coatings is the only place with the powder, they wont release it, SO, I would have to pay someone to powder my stuff? Uh, no... I still need to decide whether or not to powder the swing arm, or polish it... Chase} | ||
| Scott_in_nh |
I just made this toe peg last Saturday with a hand drill, tap and dremel..... I needed a new toe peg due to a Boneheaded Driveway Maneuver (BDM)....  (Message edited by scott_in_nh on July 31, 2007) | ||
| Wile_ecoyote |
Toe peg for the shifter is pretty cool. Nice job! | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I'm glad I'm not the only one that still likes the old boomerang shifter. That peg looks too pretty to touch with a dirty boot. | ||
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| Djkaplan |
"I'm glad I'm not the only one that still likes the old boomerang shifter." I like the boomerang shifter better too, but I feel bad for posting a pic of the rubber covered bolt I use as a toe peg after seeing what Scott did. That's beautiful man. I'm going to shamelessly copy it... ... uh, how did you do it? | ||
| Rich |
 Seems like I'm always messing with shifters. | ||
| Djkaplan |
Rich... love the Deadhead sticker. | ||
| Tripp |
boomerang shifters rock, never had a problem with mine and it's unique!  |
