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Outrider
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 02:08 pm: | 
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LOL...I should have referred to it as the Green Machine. It wasn't lost in colorization. It is supposed to be where the exhaust pipe passes through the frame behind the rear cylinder.
As an XB owner, you can be forgiven provided you invite us over when you finally BBQ that Rooster in your Profile. LMAO |
Mikej
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 03:39 pm: |
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There's a fair amount of space up where the oil tank is or was, and up under the seat as well, sort of, besides if you convert it all to a magneto you don't have to worry about a battery unless you want the lights to run when the engine is off, of course converting an X1 to a magneto is a bit more involved than converting a panhead to a magneto, but these are all things to be figured out in the process of the conversion once you have it all torn apart, so get to the teardown - winter is approaching fast and you must have it well into the milkcrate phase by Holloween as that's when the little gremlins will come knocking at your door and you will then be able to ask with fully sunken eyes and 5-days-unshavin' face if they perhaps in their bag of tricks which they directly offer up when they proclaim trick or treat if they would by any chance have a trick for locating or relocating a battery and oil bag in what was formerly a Buell X1.
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I just came out of a department meeting and my mind is still glazed over and slightly asleep, sorry about the lack of commas and coherence in the above. But if it made any sense at all please post your interpretation in the appropriate section of BuellWorldDaily. |
Road_thing
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 05:46 pm: |
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Thanks, Glitch, that's much better!
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Bomber
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 05:49 pm: |
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sure is -- green bikes = bad joojoo, horrible gris gris, and awful karma |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 06:12 pm: |
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green bikes = bad joojoo
KAWI hater, green is the color of speed, the color of the last of the iline 4s in motogp, color of one of the few sport bikes that could be bought in superbike configuration(91-92 ZX7R, and 93-96 ZX7RR)
Green is pure Beauty
oh and the S3, its green
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Bomber
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 06:43 pm: |
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chuckle -- glad to see there's no passion around the color topic -- bad luck green is knowledge of the ancients which must be passed down to the younger curmudgeons on the board
always admired kawis -- just never bought one
and the S3, it IS green -- remind me what you rode to springfield again
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Road_thing
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 09:04 pm: |
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"knowledge of the ancients"
I knew there would be an upside to being this old! I can remember the first Kawasakis to come to the US. And they weren't green...
Is anybody else here old enough to remember the "238 Scrambler?"
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Sportsman
| | Posted on Thursday, September 09, 2004 - 10:25 pm: |
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I don't remember a 238 but I'll never get on a green Sportster. Baaad Mojo, Baaad. |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 12:33 am: |
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 Don't know about green being bad mojo, but this green x-1 is BAD. |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 12:36 am: |
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I guess this is the section to post pic's and shoot the bull. Nice pic outrider and thanks for the advice on the rigid. |
Court
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 04:41 am: |
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Utoh...I have a green S2, zat bad? Hope not, it's been to and fro, coast to coast a couple time with no ill effects. |
Outrider
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 06:59 am: |
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Tom...Pics'n'Bull, sounds like someone should change the title of the thread. LOL
Green is cool. Especially, British Racing Green on an old Triumph or MG; and, don't forget the white racing stripe. In the MC realm, it has earned a lot of respect too. Well, at least as it isn't OD Green.
Never quite understood the application of OD Green on a bike that civilians were to use in traffic. Seems a little hazardous to me when you consider all the efforts being made to increase our conspicuity. Then again, I do understand the cost benefit to Kawasaki as they included it in their ATV line as well. |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 08:17 am: |
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bad luck green is knowledge of the ancients which must be passed down to the younger curmudgeons on the board
At least you are finally able to admit it, how does one aqure knowledge of the ancients, do you have to be ancient????If so, i am afraid i do not qualify
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Grndskpr
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 08:18 am: |
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and the S3, it IS green -- remind me what you rode to springfield again
Low blow, guess i will have to get her running after all
R |
Outrider
| | Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 10:34 am: |
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Poor Roger, all he needs to do is change the color of his bike(s) and he will live happily ever after.
Like the Ancient says: It's not wise to mess with the luck of the Leprechaun, especially if you are't Irish. |
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