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Ferris_von_bueller
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 04:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm still chapped, after a year's time, when Flickinger told me and the TWO crowd last March that Buell and HD will NEVER be cross-branded with one another.

Could you elaborate? Do you mean Buell would never build a bike for HD with the Harley name on the tank?
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Hdbobwithabuell
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 09:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)


KLX


This is what my son just got as his first street bike. A couple more cc's, a Rotax and maybe call it a buell and I'm in.
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Iamike
Posted on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 10:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I don't know, the way the government is taking away so many of the good riding areas off road bikes may be passe. Unless you want to just ride indoors.
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Swampy
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 08:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have been sitting on that Kawasaki at the bike shop my son works at, me likey, the racer salesman says he likes it for popping around town, and when the weather warms up....well, you never know....but I just can't get over how it is so 1990s technology
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Hexangler
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 02:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well, someone asked what the patent number was for the dirt bike, and I suggested that it hadn't published yet (therefore it is found in the "patent application" search area.)

Here is a list of Buell + Motorcycle patent application search:

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=buell&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=motorcycle&FIELD2=&d=PG01

Check #4 on that list:

4 20090008178 Motorcycle frame having integral fuel tank and airbox





























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Rfischer
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This is actually a variation of an older theme. BSA pioneered carrying engine oil in the frame back in the late 60's [might have been '70]. Worked well unless and until the motor broke [as Brit motors were wont to do fairly frequently] which circulated junk in the oil into the frame where it was extremely difficult to get out.
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Hexangler
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a '71 BSA Firebird Scrambler--Oil in frame.

Edit: And two mid '70's Weslake Speedway bikes--oil in frame. And on the Weslakes, the frame is split to accept the carburetor's air filter.

(Message edited by hexangler on April 10, 2009)
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Rfischer
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Well there ya go....

Wonder if there's some expired patents gathering dust on a shelf in London or elsewhere?
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Brinnutz
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Filed: July 2, 2007

Right before the 1125R dealer release and release at Road America during Homecoming.

(Message edited by brinnutz on April 10, 2009)
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Hughlysses
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nice find.

BTW- I didn't know "pivotably" was a word (line 5 of the Abstract).
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

pivotably... the new flickable.

Wheres the Gas filler ?!?!!? how much capacity? can you get a bigger tank ?
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Hexangler
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Looking at the drawings, I think gas goes in fig.2 #86 under the seat.
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Hexangler
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Maybe they can get a patent on the seat functioning also as the gas cap!
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Glitch
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The Blast has oil in the frame.
BTW, excellent post Hex!
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Hexangler
Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 06:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Aww shucks, thanks. There are a lot of 1125r patent applications in that link as well. I haven't looked through all yet, but if I find anything "newsworthy" I'll let you know.
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Imonabuss
Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This is a variation on BSA carrying oil in the frame? What? Boy at that rate of interpretation there wouldn't be many patents granted!!!
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 12:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

maybe the Blast gets the same new 450 motor and I just put dirt tires on it.
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Fast1075
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 09:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If they build a Blast with the new motor, I want serial number 00000001.
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Ezblast
Posted on Monday, April 13, 2009 - 03:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'll settle for the second one - though I deserve the first - lol - That would be one cool bike either way, and I'd have 17" street rubber on it before it even left the dealer - lol
EZ
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