Anybody ever see/fabricate a single sided swing arm?

[AudiXB12R]

(Side Note) Thats got to be the nicest lightning out there

 

[ASH]

A++

 

[sk8ace]

I'd like to see the rest of the bike.

 

[sk8ace]

nvm, same as above. it's kinda neat.

 

[kyle_dewald]

That is one bad ass looking Buell, they should start making them like that, I would def have to buy one

 

[Bolt]

Agreed,but aren't there any other examples...?[sad]

 

[xtremelow]

I wonder who made this?

It is called the Buellcati Custom and was built by

Grandstand Designs

They are heavy or were heavy into Buell privateer racing[up]

 

[AudiXB12R]

Good call Xtreme, lots more pictures on there site! Some other cools Buells on there as well!

 

[kyle_dewald]

Did anyone check out the buell they have with 2 front rotors? That is insane, I would almost be afraid to use the front brake as to not flip over

 

[Sleez]

more pics;

 

[xtremelow]

I talked back and forth with the owner while I was doing my swing arm swap (he has the swap done on his bike) and in an email I asked about the dual brakes and he mentioned they were in the works of a dual front rotor setup, but due to the fall out of Buell they decided to stow it away[sad]

They were also working on a bolt on swing arm conversion to add to the wide tire kit, that wouldnt require any extra searching, but it basically came with all stock parts and a new shock bracket, unless you had an older XB then it came with new oil lines as well, but again it was put away when the fall out happened[down]

 

[dave_xb12r]

Damn I bet those brakes would throw you over the bars.

 

[xtremelow]

Forgot to mention at one point this was for sale for $18k, well worth it IMO. Not sure if it sold or not but no matter how you look at it someone out there has a sick custom[up]


But for the brakes, talked with the guy and he even said the brake kit was overkill, and in all just for looks.

 

[ASH]

This is from Diesel-Moto.

This has to be one of the best looking Buell's out there.

 

[Sleez]

they got rid of the ZTL front brakes!

 

[303xb]

where's the oil tank?? looks photoshopped

 

[jerseymayhem]

it definitely looks like a photoshopped bike, but it could just be over exposed. Isn't, on the normal swing arm, the oil just in the very front? Also the builder could have set it up so the oil remains in the hoses, and a small amount split between a hidden oil reservoir and the swing arm.

 

[2hy2ride]

Guys the swingarm is bolt on Honda vfr750 mine came off a 96 I think 97 and up is a split mount like duc and aprillia wont work easy ( welding/engineering required) and yep u gotta run an oil bag. I put my 3qt bag in place of my battery and mini agm batterys off ebay under my airlid (used old air box to make a tray). Cost for me was about $600 half that was for the entire rear of the vfr + I refurbed the axle bearing myself probably $200 labor. Rides good feels tight. Don't know how much of that is the chain swap or swingarm tho

 

[2hy2ride]

Eh I did have to cut away some swingarm material at the mount which consisted of removing bearings, cut the swingarm mount to line up the shock then the other side gets a snip to fit the slot used new 06' buell swingarm bearings. The sprockets lined up like magic but I did need a new 530 rear the Honda is 520 and I reused my brembo caliper. Anybody know how to load pics from a galaxy s2?

 

[wolfo68]

photobucket then copy the embed links