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Jeffb
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 08:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Prior,
I may be wrong, but that looks like a different bike. The XL style shocks and fuel tank are different. I think if you look close, it appears to be a standard XL/XR style frame, not the Buell style of the Hammer. That looks like a late XR750TT to me.
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186bigtwin
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 08:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The first Hammer was an XRTT Frame, (legend has it from an old Mert Lawill bike) and it had changes done to it all the time, there would be no "one" model only, it was a work in progress it's whole life.......I never saw a 2-1 like that on the bike either, but again there are NOT alot of pictures to go by, I have maybe 20 that I've found and that's not much.........
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Prior
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 08:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This is LH I. The last time I was in and talked to the guys working on it they did say the exhaust and stocks were not correct, and some of the other components as well.

Dave Gess or Court may be able to provide some more background on these...

The last thread on the bikes is here: http://badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/6817/19 332.html?1079391494
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Firstbuell
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 09:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I love this/these bike[s] !!
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186bigtwin
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 01:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You can tell real easy if it's one of the LH engines, they all had wet sumps, very rare in HD road race circles..........Most people wouldn't even know to look......
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186bigtwin
Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 01:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just looked at the first restoration pic, it looks to have a wet sump engine, either that or a extended under frame oil tank, Hmmmm ??
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Ducbsa
Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 07:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I thought there were sump extenders, to increase the crankcase volume, to help air/oil separation.
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186bigtwin
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 11:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They did that too (increase crankcase volume), but they were full wet sump motors with the oil pumps pulling oil up out of a pan just like most automotive engines, they had baffeling going down to the sump and about a 4" X 4" square hole cut in the bottom of the engine where the "oil pan" attached.....
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1313
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 08:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hopefully some of these earlier restoration pics will be helpful.
These were taken in July 2008:
OK, so the first is the poster on the wall inside Tilley's dealership...

LH July 08 0

But the rest are all of the bike/engine

LH July 08 1


LH July 08 2


LH July 08 3


LH July 08 4


A few more coming...
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1313
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 08:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

And these are from November 2008:

LH November 08 1


LH November 08 2


LH November 08 3


LH November 08 4


LH November 08 5


LH November 08 6


All I got, so I hope it's of some help-
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F_skinner
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 09:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great pictures and thanks..
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Davegess
Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Buell designed bike was LH II. Used one of Don's trick motors with the close ratio five speed. These pics are the original which was constantly being updated to keep it competitive.

Neat video.
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186bigtwin
Posted on Friday, August 13, 2010 - 10:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It looks to be a "real" LH motor, the cylinders are different than a standard XR-750 or XR 1000 and the ports looked raised, plus the sprocket is a race sprocket and the outside mini magneto ignition system matches up with some pics I have. VERY COOL !! And I thought it was thrown to the four winds, what a nice surprise.......
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