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Crusty
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 10:52 am: | 
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Now, THAT'S my idea of a beautiful Sportster. |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 11:15 am: |
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Gorgeous |
Bomber
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 11:26 am: |
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that sporty is what a chopper SHOULD be, IMO! |
Glitch
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 12:06 pm: |
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It's what I was taught a chopper was.
I was confused when people started callin' customs choppers.
Well I'm still confused, just not about that. |
Rick_a
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 12:21 pm: |
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I agree...a true chopper should be something far different than a stretched out highly customized and accessorized cruiser. How that term has evolved. |
Bartimus
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 01:44 pm: |
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tom,
let's see a pic of the other side.
great looking bike! |
Outrider
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 04:11 pm: |
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Interesting to see the number of positive comments about a StreetTracker. Hopefully Someone of Significance in on the New Product Committee is reading this. |
Mikej
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 04:28 pm: |
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Bill,
That is always in the discussion mix, from what I indirectly hear anyway. Capture a copy of that image and the next time you're sitting down at a table with certain anonymous unknowns or the next time you lean over the bar to grab a fresh napkin let the picture accidently fall out of your shirt pocket and watch the eyebrows nearby.  The concept is never far away. |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 05:27 pm: |
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Sorry, it is not my bike. I saw it on e-bay and robbed the pic cause it was cool. I wish it was mine. Short, stocky , offset rear springs, disc brakes, again very cool. Didn't mean to represent as mine. |
Misato
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 06:27 pm: |
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I'll take it.. nice job |
Evil_twin
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 01:08 am: |
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I was always taught that a "chopper" was any motorcycle that is stripped of everything that isn't necessary. No matter what the stretch, be it down, out, up or where ever.
As far as I'm concerned, most Buells are choppers. Besides a flyscreen here or a chin fairing there, they are stripped of anything that is not needed to be legal in most states.
Just my two cents.
BTW... I dig your Mutant. It has heart. (of your M2)
Rich  |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 08:41 am: |
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the original use of the term chopper was when the neck at the front of the frame was"chopped" and reraked to allow for either longer forks or a lower longer look. When the bike was stripped to the bare bones and the rear fender cut way up short in was a "bobber" or a "bob Job". there is difference between a chopper and custom fabricated frame with the rake already built in. But the term chopper has been used for so long in reference to this style of bike people are just used to it, including myself. |
Outrider
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 08:47 am: |
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Tom...Don't care if it isn't your bike. Just keep posting pics as you find them. You seem to have a talent for ferreting out the good ones! |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 07:09 pm: |
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Thanks, the only pic i have posted that is my bike is the yellow X-1 with me doing a burnout and a newer pic where it has red plastic and PM wheels. it is behind the Suzuki rigid. both are over in Cool Buell pic's. |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 07:50 pm: |
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 Not mine either! A little more hillbilly/old school |
Fastco
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 09:24 am: |
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Been lurking here for sometime and decided to finnaly register...Looks like a great community here, and I hope I can contribute a little from time-to-time. Got on my first Sporty back in 1978 and been hooked ever since. Currently the garage contains My "daily driver - a '95 S2, a 2001 Sporty, a '94 Sporty, and the latest addition (well, sort of) the bike below... it was a 2000 cyclone up until this last May when a wheel bearing failed, and I took a rather nasty spill - I know that there a many who don't look kindly on "altering" a Buell, but I do truely love the brand (as well as Harley's) so I kinda took a lot of my favorite stuff from each and built this one - hoping to have it done to scoot down to Boone next week for the BRAG ride. I'm a little further along now than what these pics show, so I think it's more a matter of the weather co-operating than getting the bike done at this point.
Anyway... glad to be here!
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Mikej
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 09:55 am: |
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Nice bike Fastco. What frame is that one? Did you do the pulley cover yourself?
And post a pic of your S2 when you get a chance, thanks. |
Fastco
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:07 am: |
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Thanks Mike. The frame is a Fusion - albiet somewhat modified - I cut the axle flange open to 1" to salvage all the stock Buell rear parts and axle adjusters. I wanted to use as many of the Buell bits as possible when (somewhat) practical to do so. The pulley cover is homemade - (bunch of 1/4" round tube)
Here's a pic of the S2 - been a few cosmetics and mechanicals done since this was taken - but gives a good idea - it's pretty low miles (just turned 4k) 1k of that is in the last 2 months.   - figured it had seen enough dry-dock time - time to enjoy it! |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 10:41 am: |
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i want to know if the sportster frame is aftermarket or a moded stock frame
any ideas
thanks
R |
Bomber
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 12:42 pm: |
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aftermarket -
it lacks the "tomahawk" lugs near the swingarm pivot |
Grndskpr
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 01:28 pm: |
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aftermarket -
By whom????
r |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 06:27 pm: |
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COOL! fastco. A chopper and an s-2. My dream too. Well except mine is a chopper and an X-1. That belt guard is awesome, nice fab work. does it look like the "Pegasus" wing or is it just me? |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 06:36 pm: |
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I got the picture of the sporty from e-bay motors on auction for buell parts. It was listed "Buell x-1 fuel injection sportster" e-bay # 2489778257 e-mail the guy and ask about the bike. |
Fastco
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 07:38 pm: |
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Tom, Thanks for the kind words! Best of luck with your X project. The guard is half Pegasus wing and half Harley shield. Taken a few new pics this eve - I'll get 'em posted up here this weekend. |
Fastco
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 08:03 pm: |
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Well - here's a few more of the Buell Chop bits...
rear master fab:
wheel caliper / axle adjust, etc:
Dash ('scuze all the fingerprints):
and a new overall shot:
Certainly interested in your comments on the bike - mostly Harley country around here - although they are (somewhat) getting used to me and my Buells!
Still got some changes coming to this one - changing the pipes, and the front-end to allow me to use the matching PM wheel up front. |
Tom_b
| | Posted on Friday, September 17, 2004 - 09:03 pm: |
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 Another one! |
Firebolt020283
| | Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 06:07 am: |
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fastco normally i dont like buell choppers but the fact that it was giving what was left of your m2 makes it better than chopping a perfectly good one. and it looks good by the way |
Shky_jake
| | Posted on Sunday, September 19, 2004 - 02:10 pm: |
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Fastco: Damm that is one nice bike. Thank you for saving what was left of the best bike made on earth and turning it into one hell of a chop. My dad and his buddys always said a chop should come from the heart and from the hands. |
Mikej
| | Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 10:32 am: |
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Prepare to be inundated again. The March issue of IronWorks magazine has an article titled "2-Cool Buell". The owner took an S3 and turned it into a hardtail chopper. Calls it a flat tracker style or something, I haven't read the article yet. The frame is from Paughco.
Oh well, back to the bits. |
Outrider
| | Posted on Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 02:41 pm: |
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I think I will take this opportunity to whine...
How about somebody making a nice Buell Street Tracker?
Sniff...Whine over. |
