project urban sniper...

[squidbuellie]

so here is this project that i have been working on for the last two weeks.
first off i would like to thank some of the older members that posted "how to" posts. it made my life a little easier.
i'm going to start this post a little more then half way through the build. so here is what it looks like today.
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923130730_L.jpg
i will also post pictures of before. i will even tell you the story behind the bike(which by the way is not a good one)

[Joemargrave]

Can't wait to see allthe pictures man! Its looking good!
And I'm more than interested in hearing the story behind it.

[gtp3800]

those amber wheels really go well with that camo, im not sure why but it looks amazing! [up]

[airBuell]

That's so cool.

[squidbuellie]

so here is what the bike looked like two weeks ago... when me and a close buell buddy drove a little over two and a half hours up into deliverance county (more of a joke the town was called nevada city)but it was up a mile and a half dirt country road.
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923141450_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923141345_L.jpg

[squidbuellie]

those amber wheels really go well with that camo, im not sure why but it looks amazing!

i was originally going to rhino liner the whole bike flat black. but as i was looking at it in the garage it just came to me "urban street fighter"
so i when into widows paint and colored a picture to see what it would look like and with the gold rims it didn't look to bad (would look better with black but oh well)
i am also having some flags made up 1 3" usa and 7 1" japanese zero stickers to put on the side of the frame

[thrstrmech]

squid...looks awesome! how did you do the paint? or is it a wrap? either way it's freaking cool, the "zero" kill stickers...awesome! need to add "Pilot sqiudbuellie" on the left/right sides of the frame just forward of the frame pucks...LOL

[squidbuellie]

it's paint i used tape templets
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923161104_L.jpg

[thrstrmech]

that must have been a painstaking job, either way it turned out awesome[up][up][up]

[dave_xb12r]

How does the other side look? What did you end up doing with the dented frame? Looks like one hell of a fun project that's for sure.

[DustyXB]

Dude that thing would look bad ass with an R tail :D[up]

You know its killing you and you want to do it... just pull that trigger!


(Edit) I really need you guys to back me up on this!

[squidbuellie]

looks like someone wants some credit...dave..
so here is what the tank looked like before the frame puck and paint went on.
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110918125051_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923173721_L.jpg[down]
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923173624_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923130639_L.jpg
i ended up using devcon aluminum putty in light layers to fill in the dent. i was going to fill wield it at first, but didn't want to mess with the temper of the tank.

[squidbuellie]

this is what the dent in the bike looked like before.
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923163815_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923163521_L.jpg

[Kuntreeboy]

Looks good brother I have been playing with the idea of doing the red, gray, and black camo on mine! But after wearing nothing but camo for so long I think I am gonna leave the bike black and camo the stripes! Looks sweet though!! Cant wait for the updates

[MAGIC]

Can you post a write up how did you fix the dented frame? it's a common damage and I'm sure it would be very helpful for others. Thanks.

Bike looks good!

[DustyXB]

You should paint that beige stuff black. Like the lower fairing and the cluster/headlight mount. [up]

[2004xb12s]

You should paint that beige stuff black. Like the lower fairing and the cluster/headlight mount.

Exactly What I was thinking. Also paint the seat rails black.

[squidbuellie]

i have been throwing around the idea of painting the rails and modular graphite black and doing camo on the cheese grader.
i have also been throwing the idea of trading dusty the tail for his "R" but im just not sure if that will be to much como over kill.

magic..

Can you post a write up how did you fix the dented frame

i'll do a small write up with pictures in this post on how i fixed the frame and swingarm

[Kuntreeboy]

If you decide to just buy an R tail section I got one I am selling, already did my tail swap just wanna get it sold and out of my garage!!

[nikfleisch]

Loving the combo, how did you prep the plastics? How many clear coats are on that?

[squidbuellie]

the paint that was already on it was a good base on the plastic. im not sure what paint he used. so i scuffed it and painted over it.
but to answer your other question i used all flat colors with a coat of clear between each color (it helped to stop the tape from pealing up the paint) black/clear white/clear then gray color sanded it then 3 coats of clear after. it only took about 8 hours to do and thats with drying time but not the last coats of clear.

[BuellyBagger]

what kind o putty did u use on the frame? looks like duraglass?

[DustyXB]

Honestly, with my want to do the trade aside, I think it would look good. The longer tail with the snub nose would give it a more "ima blast these Bitches"/badass look.

[squidbuellie]

devcon aluminum putty
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110924090723_L.jpg
they have it at west marine.

[BuellyBagger]

its like ALL METAL made by USC then? How pricey? Do u activate it like regular body filler?

[freak2180]

I will trade Tails!!!!!!:D

[squidbuellie]

buelly
the putty that i bought came in small 1/2 lbs tube and cost $24.
oh and no it was not like bondo were you need a hardier. it is air and heat activated you have to knead it for about a minute.

freak
sorry man, if i trade anybody the tail dusty has dibs.

[freak2180]

i tried...

[wolfo68]

I'll sell you my spare that way you can keep your lightning :P

[ATFIII]

Awesome. I have wanted to have my 1125 painted in US Army ACU digital, but man, it all seems so substantial to undertake. Looks great!

[squidbuellie]

so here is what the swingarm looked like when i bought the bike
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110924164914_L.jpg

i removed the rear caliper then sanded the scratches out of the swingarm with 80 grit then went to 120 then 220 grit

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110924165147_L.jpg

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110924164950_L.jpg

i then pulled the rear tire and put the bike on jackstands (i didn't want to jack my pitpull up i want to keep them pony boy)
and sprayed a couple of light coat of graphite grey and vulua

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110924165042_L.jpg

put it all back together just make sure you dont drop the caliper when you go to put it back together (see scratch) and your done.
it took me about a hour to do.

[sak1782]

Love what you did. I have a set of clean white plastics coming to me for my STT, and I am planning a vinyl setup similar to that color scheme, but with some stripes instead :)

[ATFIII]

Squidbuellie, you done it again. You have what, 10,000 buells now? :P In all seriousness, it looks great. If I was wearing a hat, I'd tip it to you!

[squidbuellie]

so here is the short story behind the bike this dude will say his name is doushebag let a friend we'll call him foolish....ride his 04 buell with a bald front tire(through the wear bars and showing cord)
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923163222_L.jpg

and a rear bald tire (with chunks missing)
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110923163316_L.jpg

needless to say foolish went down on the bike on a mountain back road and this is what happened to foolish
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110925142655_L.jpg

[donphantasmo]

damn... No shocker for him!!

[squidbuellie]

so i would like to give a shout out to "nativeXb12Rbuell" for his write up on how to remove your header with out rotating your motor.
also would like to give a "anrkizm95" a rep point for making the job a little easier.
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourself-Buell-Mods/HOW-TO-REMOVE-HEADER-NO-ENGINE-ROTATE-NEEDED-with-pics/2/

so this is what you get when you pay $1100 for a buell a whole lot of research and a hole lot of wrenching.
i was missing the two bolts on the back header so i pulled the header to put new exhaust gaskets on and also to check to see if the exhaust studs were bent or damaged
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110928033535_L.jpg

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110928033654_L.jpg

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20110928033616_L.jpg

[dave_xb12r]

*gasp*

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/2644322478.html

[onelogue]

*gasp*

No kidding! Fixed it just to turn it around and sell ti :(

[thrstrmech]

[confused] why bother, would have kept it as my second bike

[dave_xb12r]

And doesn't even tell us.... [sad]

[squidbuellie]

dang... you guys are now going to bag on me....for keeping a buell alive...not parting it out... like so many other people on this board? some of you guys need to stop hating on the players and start hating on the game
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8854_20111012152813_L.jpg
oh by the way it sold in 14 hours. it's always nice to sell something that your not attached to.

also dave if you want i have a line on two others that are cheap we might be able to work something out.

[dave_xb12r]

also dave if you want i have a line on two others that are cheap we might be able to work something out.

Whatch talkin bout willis? Wanna do a fixer upper together? I dunno, isn't it a little early for that kind of commitment? :D

[thrstrmech]

LMAO:D ...dude, I didn't know that it was just gonna be a fixer upper with intent to sell, my bad:p

[onelogue]

And doesn't even tell us.... :(
Dave is sensitive.

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/3100_20110427182707_L.jpg

[squidbuellie]

no..i'm not into the long distance relationships...

Wanna do a fixer upper together?
but if you have the money and want to do it yourself.i might have something for you.
oh and also i didn't offer it on this board because most of us have buells already. since everybody is so spread out. i wanted to cut out the dreamers and tire kickers and sell it local so i might have another buell buddy to ride with.