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 Post subject: For the collector
PostPosted: 04 Jul 2017 20:49 
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/332291329491

Still on a UK plate as well :D

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 04 Jul 2017 21:55 
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The headlight was a predecessor of the flat-screen TV. :rotfl: Different though, yeah. :!:

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 05 Jul 2017 10:05 
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this is what happens when you design bikes whilst living in the twighlight world of Lsd

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 05 Jul 2017 11:13 
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Did like these as a poster bike, but from diferent angles, it does look..........a bit.........bulboous/ lardy. Might be a case of never meet your heroes in the flesh type thing.

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 11 Jul 2017 09:42 
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Well it made £15,000 in the end, a little more than I expected.

If the collector in you was stirred by this, there's always this little bargain, it even has a cassette player!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-Chevrole ... 1438.l2649

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 11 Jul 2017 20:19 
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Chiz_4 wrote:
this is what happens when you design bikes whilst living in the twighlight world of Lsd

Don't know about the twilight bit Chiz :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
I bet they made cakes out of the mould for that set of plastics.

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 11 Jul 2017 20:51 
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Buell's aerodynamic design ,has been copied by many a salt lake racer :sun:
i like it :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 11 Jul 2017 20:55 
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If memory serves, that bike is still the most aerodynamic production bike ever built :)

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 11 Jul 2017 21:42 
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THIS BIKE WAS SOLD NEW BY WARR'S HARLEY- DAVIDSON IN LONDON, ENGLAND TO A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE BUELL OWNERS GROUP


OK.......am I missing something here? :?

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 12 Jul 2017 10:04 
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i suppose thats why my scg is so quick cause im the same shape :rotfl:

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
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Dusty wrote:
OK.......am I missing something here? :?


probably about 25 years lOl

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 12 Jul 2017 10:50 
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Damn, too late to edit,

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/32777/239309.html

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 15 Jul 2017 10:11 
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Maz wrote:
If memory serves, that bike is still the most aerodynamic production bike ever built :)

Possibly. But only in a straight line. I've done a lot of runs down the salt flats with that bodywork. A 2-3 mph side wind is all it take to push you off a 13m wide course real quick. Great if you run out of gas in Kansas though. Anyone who's sailed can tack their way to the next fill up station.

I'm actually a fan of the anti-dive fork on it though.

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 Post subject: Re: For the collector
PostPosted: 15 Jul 2017 10:14 
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Nutah wrote:
Buell's aerodynamic design ,has been copied by many a salt lake racer :sun:
i like it :mrgreen:

Never ran into any that copied it. They all had the real plastic.

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