A cruiser with Buell attitude

[Rashika]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buell-Lightning-Chopper-Custom-Chopper-Buell_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ49985QQitemZ46262 03668QQrdZ1#ebayphotohosting

Certainly a different variation on a theme....I kinda like it. Although every time I look at it I keep trying to figure it out... I can see all the Buell parts, but cant quite connect all the dots... its like it has morfed into a whole new being. Nicely done tho!

[hXc]

...Interesting to say the least. But nice job. Not a fan of cruisers myself but that's a mighty sexy bike

[Shadows]

Fucken awesome! Surely that's not production, is it?
I'd be surprised if HD would allow Buell to put these out, it would cannabalise and quickly kill the Sportster market.
I know I'd have one, thats for sure.

[Dodgyiti]

I like the look of that, nice and lean, with some reasonable looking ground clearance.
Bet it sounds the horn with those pipes!
:headbang:

[Big Dave]

What happens if you are over 3 feet tall?

[Shadows]

What happens if you are over 3 feet tall?

Geeze it sounds like you think bikes are supposed to be practical!
Any way it doesn't matter. With what looks like a rigid rear end once all of your discs compress its surprising how much height you lose.
As for the legs, thats where the forward controls come in.

[Mental Trousers]

It looks damn cool. Very inventive. All he's really done is make a new frame. No doubt there's a few other bits and pieces but that's about it. Nice.

[Rashika]

Fucken awesome! Surely that's not production, is it?
I'd be surprised if HD would allow Buell to put these out, it would cannabalise and quickly kill the Sportster market.
I know I'd have one, thats for sure.
Click on the link to take you to info about it... its a one off originally built from an XB9S, he has some pics of the before bike as well.
And its for sale on ebay, about $8000 US last time I looked....but you've prob lucked out now, i think it might have closed :msn-wink:

[Jackrat]

What happens if you are over 3 feet tall?

Tough,us short arses need a break now an then.
You could use your knees to keep your ears warm mate:msn-wink:

Bloody neat bike I'm thinkin'.

[Big Dave]

Yeah - i know, too critical - I tried a hyabusa on for size over at motohaus and kerry pissed himself when i didn't fit on it. my legs would have to ride outside the fairing and looked preying mantis like.

that's why i like my buell - it's 6'5".

[Rashika]

Yeah - i know, too critical - I tried a hyabusa on for size over at motohaus and kerry pissed himself when i didn't fit on it. my legs would have to ride outside the fairing and looked preying mantis like.

that's why i like my buell - it's 6'5".
yeah i can see why... I tried to sit on a Ulysses, not a hope! And I am reasonably tall for a woman. I think you'd need to be at least 6ft (probably more) to feel comfy/stable on it.

[kro]

That looks better than a Harley imo, I wonder if there was a clause in Buells contract with HD, that they were never to compete with HD by making cruisers?.

[Shadows]

That looks better than a Harley imo, I wonder if there was a clause in Buells contract with HD, that they were never to compete with HD by making cruisers?.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe HD control 51% of Buell so I don't think you'll see Buell going head to head in competition with HD in any segment any time soon!

[HenryDorsetCase]

I really like it.

In fact I like a lot of the new school and new old school choppers: Jesse Rooke and Roland Sands and those guys. Particularly Roland Sands stuff cos he used to be a roadracer, so he wants something that handles. It doesnt hurt his family owns PM either.