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[TPEHAK]

Yes we want, please do. My translucent hero blue airbox cover has cracks on the screw posts, so I'm considering new airbox. I'm not going to install Plexiglas airbox cover again since they are fragile, and I like that EBR airbox cover design.

 

[Silverrider]

Not to pop your bubble, but the EBRs covers are very thin, fragile, flexible IMO more so than the XB covers.

 

[TPEHAK]

What kind of plastic EBR airbox covers made of?

 

[Silverrider]

Very thin, fragile, flexible, LOL I have no idea. I have already had to Fiber glass the rear right tap back on. From leaning left with right knee pressure on the tank. Factory has put enforcement tape to help on the rear taps. Thats why I have 3 tank covers already from LAP, and I like different colors to match my fanny packs. LOL

 

[Cooter]

"Lets see your fanny pack" thread is next! :black_eyed:lol

I agree the translucent covers are more brittle, but I believe the EBR and Buell plastic is the same type of plastic otherwise (Edit to clarify but thinner. Hard to tell any difference side by side.

Test fit, trim, test fit, is pretty straight forward:eagerness: Thanks Sext9 but I don't think a step-by-step is needed. How long did it take to get those clear plastics? From Vietnam, right?

 

[Silverrider]

"Lets see your fanny pack" thread is next! :black_eyed:lol

I agree the translucent covers are more brittle, but I believe the EBR and Buell plastic is the same otherwise. Hard to tell any difference side by side.

Test fit, trim, test fit, is pretty straight forward:eagerness: Thanks Sext9 but I don't think a step-by-step is needed. How long did it take to get those clear plastics? From Vietnam, right?

 

[njloco]

This is so funny ! Matching fanny packs, from, ..................... You guessed it, California ��.

Hey, what happened to my smiley emoji ?

Truth be told ( my tiger is green, my fanny pack is,..................yep, you got it, Green !

Hey, does my fanny pack make my rear look big ?

 

[SEXT9]

When I bought this one, I was hoping it was a HotBodies part. Those are made from fiberglass. I figured it would be easier to shape. What I ended up with was a standard EBR cover. The EBR is a lot thinner plastic than the Buell. It's seems like it's about 1/3 the thickness. I'll do a little write-up tomorrow on it's own thread. Thanks for the interest guys.

Cooter on the clear plastics, I got them from overseas. I have the contact information if any of are interested. I'm just not sure if those guys are still making them.

 

[Cooter]

If you could please? I know theres a really old thread on here about them and last I heard (years ago) they still made them.

It's such an original look and it shows that the 'tank' isn't a 'tank' and trips out the same people who say your headlights out:sorrow:

 

[SEXT9]

If you could please? I know theres a really old thread on here about them and last I heard (years ago) they still made them.

It's such an original look and it shows that the 'tank' isn't a 'tank' and trips out the same people who say your headlights out:sorrow:

Look up Aunchalee Pak out of Bankok Thailand. He's on the Facebook BuellXB.com group

 

[SEXT9]

Since the tail section is off the bike for a bit. I drug out the solo seat tail project I worked on and tried it.



So now I have an EBR air box cover, Firebolt seat and Lightning rails. The lines don't match up to terrible. I think the shorter swingarm would look better in this case.

And, I'm just not real happy with my cut job on this air box. I think I cut a little to high on the right side.

 

[SEXT9]

Well I made the slice.



I just need some clear acrylic.

 

[Cooter]

 

[SEXT9]

I've been working the last couple weeks on and off laying carbon fiber over the air box base to strengthen and seal it up. I've got it pretty well where it needs to be.

Now I'm going to try and focus on building an acrylic top. I took my work frame and built a floor using poster board. Then I lined the inside with Saran wrap. I just filled it with Great Stuff Foam.



I'll give it a day to cure. Then I'll start sculpting.

 

[SEXT9]

Well my last idea of making a form from expanding foam sucked. I tried it twice. The foam fell in on itself and shrunk. I trashed it all and started over.



So now I've taken some 1"x8"x15" cut them to the shape I want and placed them on end over a baseplate I made a few years ago. Some time with 60 grit and bondo and she's smooth now.

I plan on wrapping some plexiglass over the form to get the transparent middle section I've been after.

 

[SEXT9]

I removed the MotoGadget M-Lock from the bike. I rewired the kill switch as the ignition switch. Then I installed an AutoLoc AuthF500. The bike now works more like my Harley. I just have a key fob in my pocket, flip the kill switch to run, hit the start button.

 

[34nineteen]

What Harley do you have?

 

[Cooter]

That's nice! Much more like a factory car set-up and seems even less intrusive than the RFID push button start i just bought (again) haha.

 

[TPEHAK]

And AutoLoc AuthF500 is cheaper than MotoGadget M-Lock.

 

[SEXT9]

What Harley do you have?

I have an 09 Night Train. I call it my wife's bike. She picked the Night Train because she likes the look. I bought it because she's an angry woman after being on the back of the Buell more than an hour.



It was stock when we got it. I've changed the bike quite a bit. Since the photo we've added some LaRosa bags.