Finally!!!

HRCNICK11 · 01-14-2009, 10:53 AM

Nice bike be sure to check the steering head near the steering stop they cracked real easy there if the bike hit the ground. I don't want to ruin your day but if its cracked you'll want it fixed before you ride much. When we raced them we would put the stick on lead weights on the steering stop just so it had some give and would not break as easy.

I hope yours is not broken but with the after market bodywork and paint job you should check it for your safety.

FT BSTRD · 01-14-2009, 11:00 AM

That's almost as nice as a Buell Ulysses.

Nice bike. I'm sure you're tickled!

HRCNICK11 · 01-16-2009, 04:45 PM

Don't forget tocheck the steering head it could save your life.

OneSickPsycho · 01-14-2009, 11:19 AM

Is one fork tube black and the other silver?

Other than checking the mechanical stuff out... I'd rip that exhaust off and paint it black... and get that other fork tube blacked out too. A little labor intensive, but if you do it yourself it'll be really, really cheap and would make that bike pop.

dReWpY · 01-14-2009, 11:22 AM

it looks like one side is inverted and the other is "standard" anyone else catch this?

OneSickPsycho · 01-14-2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

it looks like one side is inverted and the other is "standard" anyone else catch this?

I think it's a optical illusion cause that's what I thought at first too. I think it's just one side is black and the other is silver.

Rider · 01-14-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

it looks like one side is inverted and the other is "standard" anyone else catch this?

They are both standard, but like mentioned above, one is black and one is silver.

Porkchop · 01-14-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lino

nice bike... looks like its missing the front turn signal lights.. are they integrated somewhere else...

When the original owner had the bike painted, the painter was too lazy to put them back on.... so the 2nd owner rode basically the last season without turn signals... i was gonna get aftermarkets anyway.

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Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

That's almost as nice as a Buell Ulysses.

Nice bike. I'm sure you're tickled!

I figured you'd say something like that! haha Same joy, a third of the price...

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Is one fork tube black and the other silver?
Other than checking the mechanical stuff out... I'd rip that exhaust off and paint it black... and get that other fork tube blacked out too. A little labor intensive, but if you do it yourself it'll be really, really cheap and would make that bike pop.

Yea, honestly i was planning on putting it up in my friend's garage and wrenching on it till spring. He has an 05' R6 and was planning on doing some wrench time on his. The guy i bought it from combed over the engine (plugs, filters, carbs) so its mainly gonna be cosmetic work. Yes the forks are different colors. The 1st owner had a problem with one, 2nd owner was not sure what. The thing has a clean title, so maybe he had a bent fork and just replaced it himself. I'll blacken out the fork, i think the pipe will stay silver...

marko138 · 01-15-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

That's almost as nice as a Buell Ulysses.

Don't lie to the kid.

Porkchop · 01-15-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Don't lie to the kid.

Wait...... which way are you going with that???

Don't answer that.....

01-14-2009, 11:00 AM	#2
FT BSTRD Tractor Driver Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Franklin, TN Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses Posts: 1,007	That's almost as nice as a Buell Ulysses. Nice bike. I'm sure you're tickled! __________________ "I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the FCK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell*

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01-14-2009, 10:53 AM	#1
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	Nice bike be sure to check the steering head near the steering stop they cracked real easy there if the bike hit the ground. I don't want to ruin your day but if its cracked you'll want it fixed before you ride much. When we raced them we would put the stick on lead weights on the steering stop just so it had some give and would not break as easy. I hope yours is not broken but with the after market bodywork and paint job you should check it for your safety.

01-16-2009, 04:45 PM	#3
HRCNICK11 Canyon Carver Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 429	Don't forget tocheck the steering head it could save your life.

01-14-2009, 11:19 AM	#4
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Is one fork tube black and the other silver? Other than checking the mechanical stuff out... I'd rip that exhaust off and paint it black... and get that other fork tube blacked out too. A little labor intensive, but if you do it yourself it'll be really, really cheap and would make that bike pop.