| Author | Message | ||
     Rkc00 |
Here are a few photos of the two bikes picked up by Badwebbers today.                   (Message edited by RKC00 on March 19, 2011) | ||
| Court |
That's just off the charts cool . . . you both scored GREAT deals. I feel like I'm back in 1996 looking at those bikes.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
Amen. Those are gorgeous bikes. I put about 120 miles on my S1W this afternoon and aside from needing to repack the race muffler (huh?? whatdja say??) I have to say, the tubers are truly amazing machines. I've been riding the S2 all week since it has bags and the Uly is still in FL..somewhere...but took the hooligan to work today because I needed the stress relief. You guys are gonna love those bikes. Court - when did the S1/S1W rear hugger go from black to CF? I thought all the OEM ones were CF? Hmm... | ||
| Court |
They were ALL made of carbon fiber. The 1996 was coated with black Vinylon as we weren't that good at finishing carbon fiber and the green cast from the 1995 S2 carbon didn't look that cool. | ||
| Ratbuell |
aha. Also 'splains the black-coated hugger that was on my S2 when I got it (since replaced with a Buell CF greenie hugger, to match the air cleaner  ) | ||
| Foximus |
hmmm... interesting middle mount kick stand bracket there... | ||
| Court |
From another thread
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| Foximus |
Does the center mount stand center the balance so the bike is able to be rotated ? | ||
| Two_seasons |
Those are purdy. Is this a Buell shop out in LI? | ||
| Rkc00 |
No. This was in PA . There is one on long Island that has a big collection of tubers that I went to see. | ||
| Reducati |
i want that t shirt!  | ||
| Xb9er |
When I saw these bikes yesterday it was like going back in time. Now where did I leave my phone booth. Truly beautiful machines and to think they were 20 minutes from my house all this time. | ||
| Court |
>>>> it was like going back in time. Don't make me feel old . . . there were less than 100 Buells in floating around and only about 3 of the thousands of folks here on Badweb had ever heard of Buell. I'd been riding one for 7 years . . . great way to tour construction jobs each week.  | ||
| Two_seasons |
So, this shop is in PA...where? And the one on LI...where? Do we know how much $ they went for? Wow, Erik was so un-grey back then. And you Court! (Message edited by two_seasons on March 20, 2011) | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Man, those two bikes are something else! Makes me want to get busy on my S2 and get it back to pristine.. I too would love to have some of the "old school" t-shirts.. they were the best. Brad | ||
| Fahren |
Riverhead, Long Island had a gorgeous gray/orange M2. That may be the LI place. | ||
| Rkc00 |
That m2 was sold. They still have a bunch | ||
| The_italian_job |
can I ask the story behind this 2 brand new 15 years old bikes???? how did it come they have almost no mileage on them? and how did you find them? and id I can dare to ask, how much did they go for? I'm impressed to see such pristine bikes. I wonder if they have more... | ||
| Court |
I was born old . . .   Hahahaha . . you guys had me digging around and I just found the famous "S1 wheelie t-shirt" that was done with that red S1. At the time . . it was a ball . . but you would NEVER get that past legal now . . imagine the liability of a manufacturer selling a t-shirt showing it's bike doing a wheelie ! ! | ||
| Rkc00 |
Court, I will be at your exit about 4:00. I think I need to stop by and see that shirt . | ||
| Jumbo_petite |
The shirt was made at a t shirt shop in a local mall cost about $26.00 | ||
| Rkc00 |
Video of the S2's First Ride http://mjrphoto.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/902591 0_yTrGU#1222576455_kdzeS-A-LB | ||
| Joesbuell |
Both awesome bikes....But Man I'd love to have that S1 in my shed! Green with envy  Good stuff chaps and enjoy | ||
| Desertfox |
One thing I really like about Buell is that the company's history is so tangible. Every other manufacturer has been in business so long that it's hard to imagine yourself in their shoes when they were first trying to make and sell motorcycles. It's less personal. When I look at my bike, or any Buell, I get the feeling the designers were obsessed with motorcycles. When I look at other types of bikes, I feel like the people are simply trying to make their products appeal to a specific audience. | ||
| Rkc00 |
Here is one of my 96 and 97 S1's  Now just need to find a 98 S1W | ||
| Court |
>>One thing I really like about Buell is that the company's history is so tangible. That's for sure. . . pieces of it . . as Mike can attest.. . are scattered all over my basement. Try as I may it continues to accumulate faster than I can dispatch it. I've got piles of stuff that was tried and dismissed . . books of motorcycles that didn't complete the development phase and all sorts of what I lovingly refer to as crud. I love looking at these 1995-1997 photos. | ||
| Jumbo_petite |
Mike Got my pictures yesterday Thanks JP | ||
| Rkc00 |
Jumbo P Hope you like them. | ||
| Jumbo_petite |
Mike Looks great going to frame them with a copy of my CO and a card about date purchased JP | ||
| Ratbuell |
JP - I got your note about the S2 fairing bags...but can't for the life of me figure out where the part numbers went. Maybe someone on here can help out? I'm lost without parts lookup... |
