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Werewulf
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 06:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

has anyone diamond cut their cylinders?
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Wile_ecoyote
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 06:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've seen it done on anX1. It looked okay but his cylinders were the gray and not black. I think if they were black it would have looked much better.
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Chasespeed
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 06:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had thought about it, but, by the time my jugs and slugs came in, I just wasnt that patient... and I bolted everything together... IF I tear it all back down, I will probably do the cutting...

Why you asking? Looking for methods?

What are you looking for?

Chase
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Werewulf
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 07:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i noticed the fins on the buell were not finished looking like a sportster... i was wondering if it can still be done without swapping jugs.. if i get a buell, its the first thing on my list..
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Chasespeed
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)





Finished like that?

I would say its gonna be damn near impossible to get a finished edge like that, with the jugs still in the bike...

There really isnt much room there to work...

Chase
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Doesn't matter if the jugs are finished prior to cutting or not. They take them down far enough so the only finish is the diamond cutting. We've sent a ton out for cutting at work for bagger folks.

Me, I think of it as more nooks n crannies I have to clean. I hate cleaning.

: )
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Clutchless
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

finally! something I know about.

what do mean without swapping the jugs?

If you mean can it be done without taking them off the bike? then no, you must diss assemble the top end of the motor and send them to a qualified machine shop, like an h-d dealer that has the machines for it and someone who is certified.

If you know someone who can do it without taking apart the bike, that would be awesome! (and most likely not true "diamond cut" because its not done on a lathe kinda thing)
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Werewulf
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i mean swapping for a sportster jug that has a finished edge on the fins... maybe other buells have these and i never noticed... i dont see one tuber per year in my area..
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Werewulf
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

chasespeed, how did you finish your fins?
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Chasespeed
Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No, the tuber didnt come with finished fins...

Though, if you were going through the trouble to do it, just pull them off, get a Cometic Top end gasket kit, new rings, and finish the fins yourself...

In that picture, I bought those jugs like that... those are my 1250 jugs...

But, you would finish them basically, using some of the methods for polishing...

Get a good small air sander... start with a 80 grit, and work up to a 800 or 1000....

You can only get to the edges of the fins anyway... so, no worries...


Chase

(Message edited by chasespeed on January 06, 2008)
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Aaomy
Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 07:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

s2 motors had black cylinders with finished edges..
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Rich
Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 08:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So did RSs.
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Chasespeed
Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

s2 motors had black cylinders with finished edges..

So did RSs.

Sorry, didnt know that(suspected as much with the S2), but, I have never seen either one in person...

Chase
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Werewulf
Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 10:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ive been away from buell for a few years.. if i remember correctly, isnt removing the front motor mount bolt a twice in a life time deal? after that, you have to replace the head? if so, why cant you helicoil it?
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