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08-28-2012, 08:10 AM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Harley sporties that are a few years old can be had for real cheap if you look around.
The old tube frame Buells are even cheaper, and, depending on which one you choose they have a lot of the motor hop-up done from the factory. rt |
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08-29-2012, 08:16 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Road thing,
You are correct Sir, Buells have most of the goodies you are looking for, pretty decent front ends, brakes and shocks. Tom |
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08-29-2012, 08:24 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Tube frame buells are ugh IMHO. I much prefered my Aluminum framed XB's.
Harley used to sell a "buell" engine kit you could bolt right onto your 883 for somewhere around $1400. Came with Buell heads, cams, cylinders, and pistons and promised 100HP to the wheel... Oh and the '09 nightster i just picked up not long ago for a bobber build cost me under $3k... Good start to the build btw.
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08-30-2012, 03:22 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
 Beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder, but I always liked the look of my old S-1. It lives in Huntsville now. rt |
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08-30-2012, 03:58 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Loved the S1
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08-30-2012, 07:06 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Not to get to off topic but the best buell i had was the 2007 XB9SX CityX model with Micron exhaust, clear tank cover, progressive shift light, Pazzo levers, etc. All for $3k back in '09
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08-31-2012, 10:03 AM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Another tubed Buell fan here. My Molten orange nuclear blue X1 was a beaut.
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08-31-2012, 10:03 AM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
More OT. Sorry.
Another tubed Buell fan here. My Molten orange nuclear blue X1 was a beaut.
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10-09-2012, 07:25 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
I love Sporties they are my favorite of all H-D. I can't wait to see this build.
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10-12-2012, 08:52 PM
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Re: The Cafe Sportster Project
Now I'm in, all this Sportster stuff is making me want one, I had a 77 in 77, it ripped, VMAX for a Sportster, Hmmm.
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