Tekken Motors
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Well Id like to start out by introducing myself to the forum! My names Thomas Secrest. I've owned an 07 Buell XB12R, but sold it a couple years ago. My Dad however did not, and unfortunately wrecked his 2004 xb12r that was in great shape last June. Lowsided on some gravel in a corner and the bike went into oncoming traffic and right into another car, causing a hole in the frame. Dad turned out alright, Buell however, not so great. It was still able to be ridden, but the frame and subframe were hammered. Insurance salvaged it and he bought it back. Fast forward a year and an 04 Buell XB12R pops up on craigslist "trade for boat". Well Dad had an old ski boat sitting out back, so the guy made the trade. The "new" Buell had also been down and did not run, but overall was in fair shape, threw new plugs in, she fired right up and rode great! So we swapped the best parts between the two bikes and made the best of one that we could, which came out pretty clean, and when it was all said and done, we had a whole second running riding Buell, minus frame. This is where things actually get interesting. I decided I wanted to build a custom frame around this Buell powerplant and suspension. So, this is where Im going to document the build. Its going to be a single tube backbone made of chromoloy. Im working with a chassis shop out of Chico CA who will be helping me with building the frame. The throttle body will be rotated 90 degrees to be a side draft carb. I will try and post as many pics as possible, and am open to ideas and criticism.
