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Butch_xb9r
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 03:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What are the chances that Buell will produce see-thru and/or the new body color front fairings or tail plastics for the R models? Anyone else think a see-thru R model would be cool?
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Jeremyh
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

they could easily do this. its not as if it requires a different mold to shoot that stuff. i'm sure they would have to hear of enough demand for it though.
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Midknyte
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 04:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have asked for it, here anyway, twice already...
I'm with you - it'd be cool.
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Fdl3
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 04:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Don't you know that the 'R' is dead?
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 04:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just out of curious, do you think it might be possible that Buell is impaired by DOT rules to make the translucent front fairing due to the headlights shining upwards along the plastic making the bike into whats deemed a "rolling distraction"? Or even possibly making the plastic a reverse mirror causeing some of the light to reflect back into the riders field of view? This is a guess mind you from having seen headlight glow behind the windscreen of an SX at night...
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Midknyte
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 05:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

From time to time, I run across articles or items that have been modded - given clear plastic treatments. It's something of a fad in Japan with people with access to dental mold equipment.

Fairings would be a "large scale" project, but there's a nugget for you to go on.
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 05:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Whats done aftermarket is not the same as whats done factory. Aftermarket can add that little disclaimer "For off road use only"
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Butch_xb9r
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 01:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Even if they couldn't produce the see thru parts I'd still like the option to select R front or rear plastics in the other colors. The new orange rocks!
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Nadz
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 02:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hmmm, always wondered why the CityX didn't get a blue fender...

Imagine, if you will, a translucent orange airbox, illuminated from within, and painted black except for "Buell" and some flames! (C'mon, Stou!)
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Captainplanet
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Butch, you mean the new orange that is really red?

This is orange.

orange
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Butch_xb9r
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 02:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's a good looking bike and I do mean the new "Sunset Orange" color of the XB12Ss.
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