Good stuff. I like where it's going.


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Well found a few crappy iPhone pictures of the bike before the teardown, some of the mods have already been done in these pictures. These are from about 4 months ago about a month after I bought the bike:

 

Color scheme plan:
The frame and various other small parts are going to be powder coated in a Red Anodized color

For the initial paint scheme (done by me at home), the plan is a matte gray with a 4" black stripe down the center offset by a small red pinstripe on either side. The gray and black will be matte and the red pinstripes will be vinyl and glossy to make it really stand out. The frame and other small parts.

Once I accumulate some more funds and go on to Phase 2 of the build, I plan on shipping my bodywork out and having some top notch paint done in some sort of silver/black or gray/black scheme.

I am going to use red wheel stripes on the wheels and possibly some kind of decal on the swing arm as well. All are going to be made from the same company and out of the same material so they match. Might put some kind of decal on the lower fork tubes and rear pulley as well.

The engine side cases and heads are going to be done in black chrome. I plan on leaving some chrome on the bike such as the pushrod tubes, clutch cover, etc.

For the swingarm I still havent decided if I want to do it black, red anodized with the frame, or polish it. If I do it red I am thinking about putting some kind of black decal on it, and if I do it black I will put some kind of red decal on it. I'm thinking the Buell Pegasus logo would look cool, getting mirror decals done so the head starts at the front of the swingarm and it narrows to the wings as the swingarm narrows at the rear. Here is a picture of the Pegasus logo I would use (just the pegasus, not the rest of the image)

Here is a picture of a Buell done up with a somewhat similar paint scheme to what I want to do although its matte black/candy metallic red with some super gay flames:

Here is a few other bikes done with similar paint schemes, the last one (a buell tuber as well) is more of a maroon but you can get an idea of the scheme with the swingarm done as well:

 

i like that seat a lot. came out nice

 

Seat looks great!

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Updated pics, got it all torn down and the swingarm and all off as well. Started doing my fab work and mock up. I cut off some of the rear subframe to shorten it down and am gonna have a 1/4" steel plate CNC'ed and welded on to the back to be a taillight backing plate. Also removed the steering lock and am gonna weld the hole up. Gonna be going to the fab shop today to get the rest of the fab work done.

I'm gonna skin part of the subframe where the old tail mounted and hide my electronics in there as there is a recessed spot in the underside of the ducati seat that will fit them off then I am gonna cut/grind all the tabs off the right side of the subframe to clean things up.

I also cut the tabs off the right upper side of the swing arm, havent decided if I am gonna cut off the lower ones too or leave them and fab up some kind of better looking lower belt guard.

Im leaving the one at the front of the subframe where the hugger mounted and going to make a little license plate bracket to attach to it so I can hide my plate up under the bike out of the way

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Looking great. I was wondering how much of a difference that seat would make. Damn!

Bob

 

Oh dear god yes...
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You like the Mikuni conversion, or did you get it that way?
BTW, I like the paint scheme you're thinking of.

 

Nope I did the swap about 4 weeks after I got the bike. I already had decided to do the swap before I even picked up the bike but decide to ride it for a month and play with the CV40 carb and be able to compare the difference when I did the swap. HUGE DIFFERENCE, the bike runs better period. Throttle response is very noticeably increased, the bike just seems to perform better all around. I got lucky and found the whole kit brand new in the box for $175. Great mod for sure

Fabrication is finished, Ill post up some pics later today. Just gotta remove the steering head bearing races, pull off the kickstand, and finish grinding down the welds on the subframe from where I cut off the tabs for the electrical components (they are gonna be mounted under the seat for a cleaner look, also mounting my HID light box and flasher relay there to get them out of the way). I think its gonna look nice with just the subframe bar on both sides and nothing to clutter the look. Im also still debating using the ducati monster under seat side panels as well. Hoping I can find a broken or cheap one on eBay to get just to hold in place and see what it looks like although im really liking just the metal tubs as well. After that shes ready for powdercoating.

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Nope I did the swap about 4 weeks after I got the bike. I already had decided to do the swap before I even picked up the bike but decide to ride it for a month and play with the CV40 carb and be able to compare the difference when I did the swap. HUGE DIFFERENCE, the bike runs better period. Throttle response is very noticeably increased, the bike just seems to perform better all around. I got lucky and found the whole kit brand new in the box for $175. Great mod for sure

Thanks for the info. Great price. Know anyone try the Elderbrock (40mm I think)?

 

Pics of the fabwork:

 

Now I'm gonna have to buy a Buell just so I can own that seat. Love that seat. Love the build. Looking forward to more!

 

The seat is ducati fyi

 

Biggest question I got is where in the hell is "Phoebe"?

 

I have a monster seat to put on my bandit and I was wondering why you went with the monster seat since its almost exactly like your factory seat. Why not use the one that's made for your bike?

 

anymore progress??

 

I would like to see more


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What's happening with this??