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Ebutch
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

S2T # 37, 133,000 miles still Runs Great !!! But being forced in to rebuild. So will add a Thunderstorm III kit,1998 lightning ignition Module,

New Bushing pins.Now as far as I know being my third almost 4th bike with 100,000 miles ++++.The others BSA,s The bottom ends still when torn down on crank one side roller bearing and the other plain bronze where still in within tolerance!So think my bottom end will be OK ? Should also put in new lifters.
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Ebutch
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://compare.ebay.com/like/230581847376?ltyp=All FixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&rvr_id=212715835065&c rlp=1_263602_304662&UA=WVS%3F&GUID=7fb1bd8f12b0a0e 0f0d6f936ffffd108&itemid=230581847376&ff4=263602_3 04662 I have this. because of this
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Ebutch
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

And will Repaint frame White, powder coat. and clear coat same Red. And Change Head lights to newer Firebolt style.With necessary body work to fairing.
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Ebutch
Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 11:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

head light fairing Rickie D style.

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Velocity
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Butch at this point you are going through the whole motor, I would put new lifters in @ 100,000 miles. Yes I would, but maybe you are not as hard on parts as some people are, wow 100,000 miles??? At least with new you wont have to tare down to replace.

Scott
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Gowindward
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 12:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Firebolt headlights are not all that for lighting up the road.
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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 05:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Will do Scott.Loren didn,t know about lights.Hope100/80 watt will help? What about bottom-end??? It is Quiet and to this day pumps out 23 lbs oil pressure at 2000 rpms and lower rpms no lower than 12 lbs and never ben-apart.Same clutch,primary chain too

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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 05:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Better picture!
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Gowindward
Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 09:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Butch, The F-bolt lamp housings will not take the heat from the higher wattage bulbs. There was a recall on the lamps because of the reflective coating degrading over time, but even as new they are just not that great a lamp. Now Hella makes a lamp that is just a wee bit larger that would be the BOMB for lighting up the night. Some of the F-bolt guys did some refits with them.

http://www.rallylights.com/detail.aspx?ID=132

Then these are smaller.

http://www.rallylights.com/Hella_Micro_DE.aspx
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Ebutch
Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 08:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OK Loren!!Thanks for wise advise!!!!

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Kmbuell
Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The headlights in the Orange bike are not Firebolt parts. They are Catz w/ 55 watt bulbs. Rickie did a great job on my bike!
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Ebutch
Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011 - 12:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sounds good Kevin!And your S2 is Extremely NICE!!!!!Thanks for the Tip!

(Message edited by ebutch on February 28, 2011)
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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 10:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well my solar heated shop is open and have started tar-down of S2T engine with about 133,000 miles for Stage III Thunder-Storm Top-end.
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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 10:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



Stage III Thunder-Strom Kit.For my S2T.
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Ebutch
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 10:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I,m having local re-builder rebuild bottom end.They have done work for me for over 40 years on my BSA,s and they race Triumphs and Sportsters for 60+ years.Wards Triumph.(Wards Performance)Here in the Finger Lakes.



(Message edited by ebutch on April 14, 2011)
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Gowindward
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 02:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Butch looks like the project is well underway!
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Velocity
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 05:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Butch, have some similar pics of mine in the same condition. I need to knock it out. Stay on it. I have been riding my 1125R, so not in a hurry. But she deserves to be up and running.

Scott
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