Sportster love

[Crasherfromwayback]

Love to hear a 2 valve pushrod twin going nuts - British twins, BMW twins, Harleys, it's a good noise going for it.

I'm guessing they're taking those XR's to around 9 grand.

[AllanB]

I read somewhere that EB's favourite bike was a Honda RS250 GP bike and that as near as possible the Buell geometry and wheelbase mimics that. they certainly are short and go well. I really liked the one I rode. But the bike I bought was that Honda Hornet 900: what swung it was same money but brand new and Honda reliability and new bike warranty.

Ha ditto. Got the Honda new a bit lower than the Buell. Figured I'd not afford any 'exotic' (ahem) issues if I Buelled.

[ellipsis]

...Steve Storz and his old man and bro were Norton racers on the dirt flat track, the parts he makes for sportsters as well as other shit for Ducatis is quite cool stuff, between him and his mate who makes the Cerianis have come up with some really nice bits...


http://www.storzperf.com/index.html

[Motu]

I'm guessing they're taking those XR's to around 9 grand.

My guess too, my R65 sounds good at 8,000rpm, but I used to take my T100C to 10,000rpm, it's a whole new level of screaming pain.

[Crasherfromwayback]

My guess too, my R65 sounds good at 8,000rpm, but I used to take my T100C to 10,000rpm, it's a whole new level of screaming pain.

Holy shit. I bet!!!

[Ocean1]

Prob not. But the factory ones are trick as fuck.

Here ya go: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=829935

Most of the differences he's describing were carried over to the later XB12 engine. Don't think they splashed out on magnesium cases for the stock XB but most of the remaining differences are easy enough. Easy for an engine shop that is.

So there's your first excuse gone. Got any more?

[Ocean1]

...Steve Storz and his old man and bro were Norton racers on the dirt flat track, the parts he makes for sportsters as well as other shit for Ducatis is quite cool stuff, between him and his mate who makes the Cerianis have come up with some really nice bits...


http://www.storzperf.com/index.html

So they do too: .

[Crasherfromwayback]

Here ya go: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s...d.php?t=829935

Most of the differences he's describing were carried over to the later XB12 engine. Don't think they splashed out on magnesium cases for the stock XB but most of the remaining differences are easy enough. Easy for an engine shop that is.

So there's your first excuse gone. Got any more?

Yep. A severe lack of moola.

[Ocean1]

Yep. A severe lack of moola.

Useless prick. You've still got marketable bodily organs, though eh?

[doc]

and thats the crazy bit I just dont get, people bought Buel's, hot up big block HD's. HD bring out good 'fast' bike? Doesnt sell, go figure!!

That's the success of marketing in the modern day I suppose. My sporty does it for me. I've spent more on it than what it would have cost me to get any big block I desired ,just on the improvements I wanted. Nothing from the "Wall of Chrome" either

( In my tiny mind anyway).

If I was a sane person I would have bought a Buell when they first arrived .

Would have cost a lot less but it would still be just a hardley to the knockers.

If I want all the technology I just get the MV out.

Truth is I still enjoy polishing the sporty more than I do trying to wash all that technology.


Each to his own aye

[doc]

If you are ever in Dunedin the Harley dealer there has one. It is fabulous. I love all race bikes but that ones a bit special.

Here is an XR750 at Burt 2012. Think the Dude from High Country Motorcycles in Farlie was racing it.

This was a turbo at Paeroa, rather tasty I thort

[Crasherfromwayback]

Here is an XR750 at Burt 2012. Think the Dude from High Country Motorcycles in Farlie was racing it.

That ain't no XR mate.

[Motu]

Gotta be , it says so on the tank!

[Drew]

That ain't no XR mate.

Glad you said that, I was getting all confused because of the right exit pipes.

That turbo is fucken hideous, and would be way less efficient than it could be mounted so far away from the heads.

[GrayWolf]

That's the success of marketing in the modern day I suppose. My sporty does it for me. I've spent more on it than what it would have cost me to get any big block I desired ,just on the improvements I wanted. Nothing from the "Wall of Chrome" either

( In my tiny mind anyway).

If I was a sane person I would have bought a Buell when they first arrived .

Would have cost a lot less but it would still be just a hardley to the knockers.

If I want all the technology I just get the MV out.

Truth is I still enjoy polishing the sporty more than I do trying to wash all that technology.


Each to his own aye

I can understand that, there are guys in the MT group who have and do spend mega bucks, on the fancy parts... Mine is a 'homebrew' Stage 2, that does it for me!!