Looks really good, especially in the black. Sadly I don't think it'll work for us under tall types

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In the garage -

2001 X1
KTM390 Duke
Ducati 950 Monster +
CCM Spitfire Scrambler

if you all had tubers you wouldn,t have this problem

Quick question...

I had the seat off the Uly today and was looking at the 2 main subrame pieces attached to the triple-tail tail-light housing.. and it occurred to me...

If I removed the triple-tail rear light housing, doesn't that effectively leave me with a SS/STT subframe?

If so, it might save me buying new subframe/seat-rails and mean just finding a tail-piece, no?

(Then wait til a shorter S/SX subframe comes along to do my preferred shorter tail conversion at a later stage)

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Subframe, undertray and battery pan ordered.

Looks like the game's on!

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Looking forward to seeing this done.

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Buell S1
Buell S3 (Topless for now)
Buell XB12S
Piaggio X8 400ie
Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere (x2)
Suzuki GSXR750WR
BSA B441VS
FJR1300

Seat rails/subframes, check!

Seat, check!

Under-tray and battery pan, check, check!

Tail piece to go.

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Dude it's been 2 days already!! Show us the results!

P.s. I noticed that you work around the corner form me (looked you up on Linkedin after seeing your site, I'm not a stalker )
I might come check it out over a lunch break if you also ride to work

Sure any time


I need a free saturday to strip the back end and work out what I need to get done to make the rails fit.

Then get them to a fabricator and have any work/fettling done.

Then another free saturday to fit it all again.

Coating wheels (bearing puller set arrived today!), painting plastics (still after a flyscreen) and decals (design and then having them made up) all need doign too.

It'll be a few weeks yet

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...Anyhoo, current final decal designs...



Larger image here:
http://www.eugenereisch.com/bike/buell_bomber_final_options.jpg

Let me know what you folks think.

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Why not get an STT?

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08 Specialized Langster

Cause I prefer the height, bars, seating position of the Uly

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Looks good whichever way you look at it. I am looking forward to seeing it...

Three uses of the verb "look"

By the way, update your avatar so we can see progress...

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08 Specialized Langster

Right,

Had the bike in bits this morning to replace the drive belt so I decided to remove the right-hand subframe to see how/if the Lightning subframe will fit.

As you can see it's gonna be a LOT shorter


I bolted up the bottom fixing and it makes it look like the tip fixing is a bit out:




However it might be sitting a little angled as I didn't really tighten it up fully.

Once the whole subframe is assembled (both sides and the tail centre section) I'll need to recheck it as I'm sure it'll make the subframe sit differently.

Anyhoo, it looks like it'll be a bit of a job for a fabricator to 'adjust' the upper mounting position - probably either bending or cutting/welding it to it's new position - not a job for me in either case.

Just need that tail piece...

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http://www.eugenereisch.com

Being a bit bossy aintcha

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i would be inclined to fabricate a union between the two pieces rather than mucking about with the subframe itself. BUT i am not an engineer so dont listen to me.