Cafe Racer XB9s????

[ange1c0w]

Hey I had a crazy idea while sitting in class today. What if you took a cafe racer style headlight fairing and threw it on an XB9s. Seems easy in theory considering it's basically already naked in the headlight portion of the bike. So I just took about a minute to poorly put together this mock up of what it WOULD look like... lmk what you think and if you could get behind the idea. I think the only thing it might need is some lower or inverted bars which is a lil inconvenient since the bike is already leaned over a bit. But hey I haven't actually played with it in real life either. Do I go for it???? Or do I just leave it to the hipsters???

 

[Cooter]

Do it. Heck yes.

These bikes lend themselves to modification easily and if done aesthetically sensibly can be too cool for skool.

IMG_0435 by Cooter!, on Flickr

 

[Chicknstripn]

IMO your rendering looks like an xbr with a goofy fairing.
However, it’s not my bike, it yours.
Do what you want with it.
Just don’t leave it stock
Anything is cooler than stock

 

[Cooter]

Hey Chicken, you don't like lollipops and cheese graters???


:angel:

 

[BuellyBagger]

do the tale too like on this blast...

 

[34nineteen]

Do it. Heck yes.

These bikes lend themselves to modification easily and if done aesthetically sensibly can be too cool for skool.

IMG_0435 by Cooter!, on Flickr

Thats a good looking XB. You should see my new project. My "V" is 80 degrees and twisted 22.

 

[TPEHAK]

Keeping your motorcycle stock is the worst thing you can do with your motorcycle.

 

[njloco]

Youngster's , what do they know, someday, my stock 12SS will be worth more than your goofed up moded bike, not to mention it looks better to !

P.S. let's go riding in the rain, then see what happens.

 

[34nineteen]

I agree with Loco. When I am buying a new Buell (or any motorcycle) the closer to stock, the better (with certain exceptions). Modded bikes are cool, and I am totally guilty of modding out a stock bike, but when I'm buying, the more mods, the lower the value.... unless its something like an 1125 with the oiling rotor mod/update, etc.

and from the other forum I frequent...

 

[TPEHAK]

Mods add more value if they are well crafted https://www.buellxb.com/forum/showt...ors-Projectors&p=601432&viewfull=1#post601432

 

[Cooter]

Its still for sale....^^^^ I'm not saying it's a bad bike, but it's a sale price, not a sold price. Everything is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

If you buy a motorcycle to ride and worry about re-sale value, you are doing it wrong.:down:


Sure, I agree stock bikes are worth more. I learned that lesson buying/selling dead guy bikes in Florida (Gods waiting room ya know). All I would have to do is flush the fluids, safety check everything, clean the carbs, and undo every weird-old-man mod I could see. I had a big pile of sheepskin seat covers:upset: Shine it up and re-sale baby!

I only buy stock bikes for myself, but I do mod every one of them to a certain degree because I love being a hypocrite:eagerness:

 

[34nineteen]

That is an amazing bike and those mods appear to be top shelf. It reminds me of a Ducati Diavel.

Unfortunately, most mods I run across are hack jobs. A stock bike appeals more to me.

 

[ocgreenmachine]

 

[Cooter]

Getting a showerpan home on that thing will be tough!

 

[herwawan]

Check this out: http://bottpower.com/bott-xc1-cafe-racer/

Only con: they’re in Spain.

 

[expatriate00]

2003 XB9S cafe’ conversion

 

[34nineteen]

Is that the Australian version?

 

[Chicknstripn]

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2003 XB9S cafe’ conversion

What makes it a “cafe” conversion?
Looks like a regular ole XBS to me?

I’m all about phone pics but this post needs more detail.

 

[34nineteen]

The front fender is missing and the tail is chopped. I’ll bet the blinkers are removed as well.

What more do you want? Lol

 

[expatriate00]

Cafe bars, chopped tail carbon short blinkers, bar end mirrors. Dunno why it posted upside down