XB12R cafe conversion

[DrogeN Omen]

wow that is amazing.

great work.

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[HMTRAN]

Sweet baby cafe Jesus

 

[jstav]

Brilliant!

 

[nicholas900]

Thanks fellers. A few more angles on the aluminum work. Still not near done. Needs finish sanding/polishing.

The panels should be finished this weekend. Then comes a bit more fab . And a complete disassembly for polishing, and powder coat.


Going over my new parts in boxes...
Full engine gasket set √
Steering head bearings √
Swing arm bearings √
Wheel bearings √
New drive belt √
Front caliper rebuild kit √
New brake lines √
New fuel pump √
New rear caliper and hide away bracket √
Rear master cylinder rebuild kit √
New brake pads and rotors √
New IAT√
New injectors√
New ignition coil, plugs and wires√
New pulley √




Blah blah blah.


Getting close....so much to do. She gonna be a rider.

 

[camouflage]

Wowzers! I am loving that alu body work, the tank is an awesome piece of craftmanship!
Huge well done, looking forward to the polished item. [up][up]

 

[nicholas900]

 

[s0dhi]

WOW.

 

[Negative]

W O W

Very nice !!! .... I only looked at this page and it looks amazing!! ... I'm thinking about stealing that trans vent setup too btw !!

 

[nicholas900]

^ thanks. The trans vent was real easy. It's just a piece of 3/8" steel fuel line. A few simple bends with a fuel line bender ( 12 bucks at auto store) and a little filter also from auto parts store. I welded on a little bracket to the tube, and attached it to the two little studs sticking off the starter.

All this stuff is still just raw. Needs clean up and powder coat.

 

[snrusnak]

Nice!

I hate to give criticism because your work is amazing and way over my head. But, I feel criticism can be good. I think you should consider doing a little more work on the line where the "tank" or airbox cover meets the seat. The line doesn't quite flow. I think it'd make a big difference if the aluminum from the airbox cover to the seat aluminum piece was a perfectly straight line. JMO. Either way, amazing work, and it looks really really good.

 

[nicholas900]

^ no worries. The seat is just set on and a little crooked in the pics. I still have to weld on the brackets and set the height.

Hard to explain the hold down. But four short tubes will be welded to the tail. The seat will hold captive expandable rubber inserts. Set the seat on, tighten the screws, the rubber expands and holds tight to the tube. The screws are under the seat pad. Harder to explain than it is.

In the picture the short tubes that will be welded to the tail are still attached to seat.

 

[Negative]

Thanks for the Trans vent pic and explanation!!! ... [up]

 

[818Guy]

Nice work. [up]

Any pix without the front fender?

 

[snrusnak]

Awesome. Nice shop btw!

 

[stellio78]

I'm interested to see how you've mounted up your rear brake reservoir please.

 

[Retrax]

Very nice. Have you considered stripping the paint off the frame and swingarm to match the aluminum body work?

 

[Disturbed1]

A brilliant young local fabricator is helping me with the aluminum work. We are working from my sketches and having a good time with it.

nicholas900,

Has this fabricator taken any interest in reproducing a set of lighting body-work?

The tank and front fender look very similar to original Buell, so the flyscreen would be the only thing additional.

I would be very interest in that...

 

[DrogeN Omen]

Wow indeed. Looks amazing.

 

[yellowcarbon]

Seriously consider offering it as a kit for sale. If you could keep it under $1500, you'd sell me on it.

 

[nicholas900]

I'm interested to see how you've mounted up your rear brake reservoir please

Haven't gotten to that yet. I'll take a pic of it when I do.