| Author | Message | ||
     Chevnut55 |
i have a bud who drag races his big fat something harley,he wants a tube frame buell to drag . what would be best for him to buy? | ||
| Spiderman |
none, Buells were designed for this...  | ||
| Williep13 |
If you want to drag race a buell stay far far far far far far away from fuel injected. Unless your not going to do any mods and just run consistent passes, but then the need for speed will kick in and you will do mods and the bike wont go down the track cause of the fuel injection crap. Just my two cents some would disagree. | ||
| 46champ |
I don't think it matters. S1's seem to be more prevalent at AHDRA events. If he wants to build a big motor (above 100 inches) an S2 might be easiest because of the way the rear engine mounts are built. The cheap way to go is a frame or roller off of Ebay from a chopper project. | ||
| Nukeblue |
used to see alot of s-3's doing it. and a dude bought my old chassis for that, it was 98 s-3. maybe because of the fairing to get behind? | ||
| Buellistic |
IMHO, a M2 or S3 FRAME ... | ||
| Road_thing |
Drag racing a tuber? I got two words for you: "Wheely Bars!" rt | ||
| Nukeblue |
the pre 99 tubers had a box swing arm that i believe would be easier to extend | ||
| Firemanjim |
As RT-- said,wheelie bars!! Had some on a couple S-1's and what a blast!!  | ||
| Kmbuell |
If he might be interested I've got an early M2 frame with a 6" over square tube swingarm and standard mounting block. Looking for $150.00, no title, bill of sale. Plus shipping. Kevin | ||
| Williep13 |
KmBuell If he isn't interested i'm interested in the swingarm. | ||
| Road_thing |
Re: extended swingarms, I knew a guy who drag-raced his S2. It was also his daily rider, so he made a set of extenders for his box-section swingarm. They were rectangular, same dimension as the outside of the swingarm, but with a section at the front, maybe 3 or 4 inches long, that was reduced so it would fit inside the swingarm when the axle carriers were pulled out. He ran a chain drive so he could get ready for the drags by removing his rear wheel, pulling the axle carriers, inserting the swing arm extenders and putting on a longer chain. The setup saved a lot of work. rt | ||
| Williep13 |
This is what Buell's are made for!  | ||
| Ratbuell |
Nope, sorry. All my Buells prefer this:  | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
i think any buell frame will work see a lot of different buells at the AHDRA races Im on a S3 and it works great! | ||
| Nallac |
Nope, sorry. All my Buells prefer this: What?. going slow in a parking lot??? jk, i love corner carving on my X1, but would also love to give the 1/4 a try.. One day when i get my A into gear. | ||
| Fast1075 |
Those bars are too high...bet it hops. The front end should be no more than a couple of inches off the track.. | ||
| Fast1075 |
Here's you Buell dragbike...  | ||
| Williep13 |
I only have $4000 in mine  They were to high, that was the first run I ever made with a slick and wheelie bar. | ||
| Nallac |
How fast have you run the 1/4 in Williep13?. | ||
| Williep13 |
Not as fast as Mr. Arana, lol. Been having problems all year, hopefully I just fixed that. I have ran high 10's and that's it. This year I havnt ran much on the 1/4 mile been going to the local 1/8 mile for test and tune to get the bike right (blew it up first run of the season back in march). If all goes well I hope to make it to the AHDRA @ Bristol in 2 weeks. | ||
| Jramsey |
Callan, check you pm's. | ||
| Thomas_cronan |
i got a 99s3 and have run at the local 1/8th mile for fun. its a blast, what kind of times and speeds are people running?? and what has been done to your bike? |
