| Author | Message | ||
     F_skinner |
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/594932.html?1285035446 I just need to go get it. My plans for the motor are a 1250 kit, Mikuni 42 carb and head work... This is going to be fun. | ||
| F_skinner |
I have putting off the dash design but I better get on it. I am going to use Veypor for the instrument panel. http://www.veypor.com/dash.html | ||
| F_skinner |
PM Wheels, hammer gray frame, hammer blue sideplates. Blue bodywork, chrome sidestand and did I mention the 1250 kit... Frank | ||
| Easy_rider |
Nice score, Frank! The shape of the Veypor is similar to the newer buell logo. Would it be blasphemy to sprinkle a couple of those on an S2? | ||
| Gowindward |
Cool you found a power plant for the project bike. | ||
| Brinnutz |
Frank, I have a 1250 kit I can sell for a lot less than new!! Revolution 1250 Nik-a-Sil kit. Give me a call or PM me if you're interested. I think you might like the offer. | ||
| F_skinner |
I do not know Roger.  The dash design is going to be hard because I will have some other features but have not worked out the details yet. I am still running a lot of things over in my head. Dependability will be key so no 89 inch kit. Since I will be building the motor (in pieces right now) I will go with the 1250 kit from NRHS and a 42 Mukuni so it can breath. I do not know if I will get 100hp rear wheel but attention to detail is the key. I imagine I will be talking to Dan Dunn at NRHS a lot.  I am just glad I found a motor and will not feel bad about killing a Buell to make this S2 monster. | ||
| F_skinner |
Wilson, are for Thunderstorm heads? | ||
| Brinnutz |
Oh, well there lies a problem. XB heads. Doh. I swear I'll have this kit forever. | ||
| Brinnutz |
Oh, but I do have a Mikuni and some Mikuni throttle cables too. Need those? Got some .536 cams too... | ||
| F_skinner |
Ha, I have no idea what comes come in the Thunderstorm motor? LOL I may be interested in the cams and the cables. | ||
| F_skinner |
So here I am buying parts and I do not have the bike yet... LOL | ||
| Phelan |
I bought a Carbon Fiber fender for my S2 before I had gone and picked it up back in '08  . | ||
| F_skinner |
Ross, that makes me feel better. I actually have been gathering (hoarding) parts for this for about a year when I got the frame. | ||
| F_skinner |
Does the 98 S3T have Lightning or Thunderbolt heads??? | ||
| Hootowl |
Thunderbolt | ||
| Doncasto |
Frank. . . if memory serves, the answer should be Thunderbolt heads. | ||
| Moxnix |
Frank is getting the whole bike, so he'll have an S3 frame in the garage. I suggested he build a land speed bike with it and sent him a link to some reasonable pushrod records. If any of you want to encourage him, and crew for him a Bonneville some year, please do. Is there a remnant of the Elves out there? | ||
| F_skinner |
Don, great to see you posting again... Frank | ||
| Easy_rider |
Ditto on thunderbolt heads. | ||
| Ratbuell |
ThunderSTORM heads. .536 should be a good streetable cam, decent powerband, no real dips or peaks. Personally...I love my thunderstormed S2 with plain ol' stock X1 cams. XB cams are also a nice runner in a 1200...but with a 1250 I think 536's will be a good choice. Thunderstorm motors came with a few different cams - there was the S1W, a good powerful hi-mid RPM cam. The S3T was a little midrangey-er. X1 had good all-over cams, and the M2 has basement-torque but not much top end power ("beginner" Buell, remember?). I never like to go too radical on cam profile, unless I'm drag racing (i.e. throttle = on/off switch). You just get too many peaks and valleys. I'm also not a fan of the 42Mik for the same reason. I love my CV's - nice and progressive, less of a "light-switch" feel to them. If I did anything that needed a bigger carb, I'd go with a big CV before a Mik. But that's just me. And I have to ask....a *chrome* sidestand? Really? LOL | ||
| F_skinner |
Hopefully Wilson will contact me about the 536 cams. It will get a 1250 kit although I keep thinking about the 88 inch kit. That would require some boring on the cases but lucky for me I have a Buell performance shop about 120 miles North of me. And Joe, I think the HD (spit) law requires one piece of chrome... But seriously, with the hammer blue side plates it looks good. bling bling... I just got to find the time to go get it. Money and time off is a little short. | ||
| Ratbuell |
You have a piece of chrome. Trip reset knob Good luck on the build. Cammed and built correctly, the 1250s can make great power and make it EVERYwhere in the rev's. If I ever break one to the point I have to do that much to it, I'm going 1250, XB heads, not sure on cams just yet, larger CV, and a Baker 6. Hope I don't break anything like that. It'll be expensive, but I don't do things halfway.... | ||
| F_skinner |
"Trip reset knob" I don't think so. It is push button... | ||
| Sportyeric |
Gotta call ya on the cams,Joe! S1W, S3T, and X1 were the same cam but for the tooth pitch. And now I'm off for a 300 hundred mile ride to retrieve the broken lower belt guard I threw in the ditch. |
