My Chopper build

[btroxl]

OK, I decided to take a break from the YSR650 for right now an build a chopper. I'm still going to finish the 650 but wanted to do something street legal too. My starting point is a 1998 Buell S1 Lighting 1200cc at the moment I'm ripping that bike down an having a frame built by Bare Knuckle Choppers it should be here January sometime. Ill update this thread as I go.

Donor bike
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/134.jpg


Where it stands now
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/photo.jpg

[Ready2Fight]

crazy_smilie LOL!

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

the buell chopper, now thats original, it that a harley motor? (evo?)

[btroxl]

Yup, EVO 102hp at the crank

[Ready2Fight]

Buell closes its door 2 months ago after 25 years of building motorcycles and you go chop up an S1 LOL. Well you only live once.

[The Nutty Professor]

Huh thinking_smilie You're not having the Buell frame modified but a whole new one built? That's a new bike not a Buell chopper? Or maybe I'm missing something? It not uncommon for me being a grumpy old man moon1

It seems like a bad thing to do considering Buell just got tanked. The value may be low now but give it a little time and I see it going back up.

[Ready2Fight]

He is having a new frame built.

[btroxl]

Buell closes its door 2 months ago after 25 years of building motorcycles and you go chop up an S1 LOL. Well you only live once.

thumbsup2

[Ready2Fight]

LOL I did mention this is a special addition bike right? And just so we are clear I'm coming down this summer and taking this thing for a ride.

[btroxl]

I'll be able to put this bike all back together down the road if I were to decide to buy buying a new frame. Im NOT cutting anything up on this bike,

[btroxl]

There were 900 something of these made right?

[Ready2Fight]

Well just think you if you cut up this one it makes all the others worth more.

[Ready2Fight]

994 thats what I was told by quite a few people. And I have only ever seen 1 other one in pa. and one on ebay in AZ. And I have never seen another in this color with the oversize tank and 2 up tail.

[The Nutty Professor]

I'll be able to put this bike all back together down the road if I were to decide to buy buying a new frame. Im NOT cutting anything up on this bike,

Very smart man thumbsup2 bluelaugh Now that I think about it a 1125 motor would be bad arse in a chopper speechless33

[Ready2Fight]

The 1125 would suck in a chopper not even built by harley.

[The Nutty Professor]

What does not being built by Harley have to do with it? That motor would pull a stump out of the ground. Do I like the fact they raced in in AMA in the Daytona Superbike class? Hell no Nutty-Rant But that has nothing to do with the fact it's a well developed motor that screams.

[Ready2Fight]

Race motor YES chopper motor NO. Why would you want a power house like that in something that handles like a school bus? I think it was kick arse that Buell went out and smoked everyone in there last year as a company. I loved watching that buell 1125r run right past everyone on the track.

[btroxl]

Not much to report but I did do a littel more stripping down of the Buell while I wait for my frame wich should be here in the next two weeks ( I hope! )

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0002.jpg

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http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0007.jpg

[Ready2Fight]

Nice work Brian.

[btroxl]

My frame will be shipping out the begining of next week! Here it is all ready for fedex to pick it up.

[Ready2Fight]

Very nice Brian!

[Niusiic[latvia]]

OMG, it's a beauty!

[The Nutty Professor]

Dumb question I know but are your motor mounts the same as all other Harley motors? I don't know a whole lot about Harley as a matter of fact I pretty ignorant when it comes to the cruiser part of biking. Are all Harley mounts the same or are they different with each style motor?

[Ready2Fight]

Sportsters (Buell motors) Are different than big C.I. motors because the motor the Troxl is using is a 1200 Buell motor. and that has the tranny built right on to it. Big harley motors the tranny is seperate and the motor mounts on 2 flats with 4 bolts facing down.

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

nice, will the wheels be the same?

[btroxl]

yes, wheels, forks, an motor will all be from the Buell

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

ok, wasnt sure if you were gonna do the wide rear thing or not, it looked like the frame was wide enough

[btroxl]

1/27/10

My frame arived today its 3" out on the back an -2" down. I did a littel mock up just to get an idea of what its going to look like.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0008.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0012.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0016.jpg

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[Ready2Fight]

Very nice brian. Hell i would just drop the tank fenders and seat on wire it up and ride it. That thing is perfect just raw steel.

[btroxl]

I bought a tank an it looks like crap on it so its going back on ebay. an the stock tank from the buell is to long an sits to high on the frame. your right the raw look is growing on me

[Ready2Fight]

Clear coat and done.

[swheels]

Freaking sick!thumbsup2thumbsup2thumbsup2thumbsup2

[Monster_Bike1780]

the black rims make it really set off, flippin sweet manthumbsup2

[stuntnx7]

the black rims make it really set off, flippin sweet manthumbsup2



black? :dunno:

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

pretty wild, looks like your butt is gonna be on the rear tire...owspeechless33

[Monster_Bike1780]

black? :dunno:

i meant blue, my bad, either way, colored rims make a bike really set off

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

call it the buell shit

[btroxl]

1/29/10


Started adding some more parts an began working on making my tank fit. Its going to take some cutting an welding but the tank will work in the end.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0019.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0024.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0028.jpg

[Monster_Bike1780]

ive sat on a buell, i think they are nice bike, but they are not meant for tall people, i didnt like how my feet were fitting on the pegs. And neither did my older bro which is like 2 or 3 inches taller than me. A little off subject im sorry:jacked:

[MotorHeadMike]

wow thats one fly looking chopper

[btroxl]

got some more work done on the chopper. bought a bender at harbor freifgt an bent up some rear fender struts an made some othe rear fender mounts. Also made rear wheel spacers an got the wheel centered. going to run a sportster tank for now just to get the bike up and running an will work on the other tank at a later date.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/photo2.jpg
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0052.jpg
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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/photo4.jpg
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sorry for the crapy pics, took them with my iphone

[MotorHeadMike]

thats progressing really nicely! I like the riding position. Just dry humping V-twin!

[btroxl]

Some better pics.
To get an idea of just how low this bike sits the handel bars are 34" off the ground an the seat is 17" from the ground!


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0057.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0061.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0066.jpg

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http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0065.jpg

[btroxl]

Got my rear fender cut an fully mounted today, it was alot more work than I thought it would be.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0079.jpg
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[Ready2Fight]

Ok I admit at first I didn't like the fender idea before you cut it but now is looks pretty good. I like how you made the fender braces held in with the set screw.

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

i like the point, if you could do a front fender out of that metal then i wouldnt even paint it
the rear and tank look nice together
whats the seat look like?

[btroxl]

Havent made the seat yet. Still waiting on some parts an going to a swap meet tomorrow. Heres a updated pic...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/oiytr.jpg

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

oh yea thats a bike now
like the usd's on a chopper

[btroxl]

Still waiting on some more parts but got it primed an my forward controls on an a few other things...

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0116.jpg

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[btroxl]

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/btroxl/chopper/100_0120.jpg

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

so whats up with the seat?
you got one picked out or you making one

[btroxl]

Making one. I have the seat pan made already but I'm waiting on my oil tank to get here before I mount the seat as I'm not sure what type of clearance I need for the tank.

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

is that reserve oil or a catch tank?

[btroxl]

HD runs a dry sump with a remote tank

[Ready2Fight]

is that reserve oil or a catch tank?

Harley motors are dry sump the oil is held in a tank not in the crank case. The the trans takes a seperate oil. The bike looks awsome Brian I can't wait to ride it bluelaugh. I like the wheel color with the flat black.

[Ready2Fight]

HD runs a dry sump with a remote tank

Crap you beat me to it LOL.

[btroxl]

Got the chopper fired up today.... Test ride video will be up in a littel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1ZMJ-Dgw4

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

pretty sweet, sounds mean

[btroxl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_3nwDAevyc

[shaq93]

i wish that you were still doing the ysr 650 build but i respect your decision. i am not a big fan of choppers but that is pretty cool.

[Ready2Fight]

Very nice work Brian. My old Buell doesn't look bad LOL. Maybe I'll start my build thread next week for my new bike.

[btroxl]

2 more pics

[Ready2Fight]

Talk about hard tail LOL. That seat looks like it sux for a long ride.

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

you see a seat?
i see a paint guard
that looks like a case of flat-ass comming
mean tho

[K-Pac]

I'm sure Brian has something in store for his tush. Maybe?

[btroxl]

I do, I'm just waiting on my seat materials to come in the mail. Believe it or not its not relay as uncomfortable as you might think just how it is.

[Ready2Fight]

Yeah I was kidding.

[btroxl]

thumbsup2Just sold this beast today. looking at this for my next project....

[shaq93]

what is your job

[btroxl]

I work part time a McDonaldsbluelaugh

[Ready2Fight]

bluelaughbluelaughbluelaugh

[shaq93]

bluelaughbluelaughbluelaugh

yea I bet, but I was hoping that you finish the ysr 650

[btroxl]

Maybe one day, I sort of lost intrest in it an got sick of spending money on it.

[Blitz$M.Inc.$]

but you did so much to stop

[btroxl]

I look at it as taking a break. It will be done one day, just not soon

[swheels]

Sometimes you gotta step back then re-group and come out swinging.

[Ready2Fight]

I have seen the 650 ysr in person and the first thing I wanted to do is ride it. Brians answer was go ahead but it has no brakes. I say breaks just slow you down. bluelaugh

[btroxl]

Sometimes you gotta step back then re-group and come out swinging.

I couldnt say it better.
I know Im just not into it right now an if I start working on it at the moment Im just going to start cutting cornes to get it done an I dont want to do that.

[Monster_Bike1780]

I couldnt say it better.
I know Im just not into it right now an if I start working on it at the moment Im just going to start cutting cornes to get it done an I dont want to do that.

true true, so very true