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Dave_Scott
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Could even be tempted if it went into production 
Would have to change the colour though :wink: :p
Would have to change the colour though :wink: :p
FXSTC Dave
Club Member Clubs Rally Coordinator
Re: Now I like this
Thats Bimota's 2nd Harley.
Below is their 1st, from 1976.
Thats Bimota's 2nd Harley.
Below is their 1st, from 1976.
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grbrown
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Re: Now I like this
The motor that became the V-Rod started life as a Buell successor for their pushrod engines, until Harley decided they could use it. Bimota haven't made too bad a job of that. Really emphasises the symmetry of the cylinders. Unfortunately that is the only image of it I can find, so I suspect it doesn't really exist yet.
The motor that became the V-Rod started life as a Buell successor for their pushrod engines, until Harley decided they could use it. Bimota haven't made too bad a job of that. Really emphasises the symmetry of the cylinders. Unfortunately that is the only image of it I can find, so I suspect it doesn't really exist yet.
john i o m
Registered User
Re: Now I like this
did anyone ever see a vrod engine in a buell....i seem to remember it from some where !!!!
did anyone ever see a vrod engine in a buell....i seem to remember it from some where !!!!
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nutah
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Re: Now I like this
Erik Buell, rejected it for use in Buells ,as the design kept getting bigger & too heavy
for what he wanted to have
shame though as it could have been fun
Erik Buell, rejected it for use in Buells ,as the design kept getting bigger & too heavy
for what he wanted to have
shame though as it could have been fun
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grbrown
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Re: Now I like this
According to the 25th anniversary book on Buell, that engine started life as a Buell, then got picked up and taken over by Harley and developed middle age spread! What he had in mind is probably something closer to the 1125 engine they eventually bought in.
According to the 25th anniversary book on Buell, that engine started life as a Buell, then got picked up and taken over by Harley and developed middle age spread! What he had in mind is probably something closer to the 1125 engine they eventually bought in.
john i o m
Registered User
Re: Now I like this
vrod motor i think !! but i await someone who knows what they are on about LOL
vrod motor i think !! but i await someone who knows what they are on about LOL
john i o m
Registered User
Re: Now I like this
now this would have bin the one !!
now this would have bin the one !!
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chewey
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Re: Now I like this
now that has me dribbling, but the clip ons and rear sets are making my back hurt just by looking
now that has me dribbling, but the clip ons and rear sets are making my back hurt just by looking
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stevel
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Re: Now I like this
Small world Chewey!
How you doing? Come back to the water cooled world yet?
Steve
Small world Chewey!
How you doing? Come back to the water cooled world yet?
Steve
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chewey
Guest
Re: Now I like this
hi steve, sorry but no i'm still lovin the fatboy, and it is standing up to the corrosion a whole lot better than the muscle ever did as its an all year round ride with no nice warm garage to put it in
hi steve, sorry but no i'm still lovin the fatboy, and it is standing up to the corrosion a whole lot better than the muscle ever did as its an all year round ride with no nice warm garage to put it in
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Tony Cross
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Re: Now I like this
Always thought the V-Rod would have sold well as a sports tourer aimed at the European Market along the lines of the K or the Pan.
Always thought the V-Rod would have sold well as a sports tourer aimed at the European Market along the lines of the K or the Pan.
banquo
Club Member
Re: Now I like this
Unfortunately (?) the Bimota's a figment of Oberdan Bezzi's fertile imagination... He's good, but they're still products of Photoshop and Illustrator.
You're not likely to see this Norton either:
or this Guzzi:
If you like his stuff, there's more of it here.
Unfortunately (?) the Bimota's a figment of Oberdan Bezzi's fertile imagination... He's good, but they're still products of Photoshop and Illustrator.
You're not likely to see this Norton either:
or this Guzzi:
If you like his stuff, there's more of it here.
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Dave_Scott
Guest
Re: Now I like this
As much as I like Nortons ( And i've had a few ) that one could be any bike with any name.
I prefer the classic style and to see clearly the engine,s
Here's their version of the new Bonnie.
I like the Exhaust on this,
And this Rickman Metisse styled Enfield.
As much as I like Nortons ( And i've had a few ) that one could be any bike with any name.
I prefer the classic style and to see clearly the engine,s
Here's their version of the new Bonnie.
I like the Exhaust on this,
And this Rickman Metisse styled Enfield.
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grbrown
Guest
Re: Now I like this
Looks as if OB has too much time on his/their hands! Those images do manage to capture the imagination. I like the idea of side exhausts on a dresser! Just needs a real whopper of a motor to make them worthwhile. :60277EB7B04744289C0
Looks as if OB has too much time on his/their hands! Those images do manage to capture the imagination. I like the idea of side exhausts on a dresser! Just needs a real whopper of a motor to make them worthwhile. :60277EB7B04744289C0
banquo
Club Member
Re: Now I like this
I think he's a professional designer, so he probably sees it as time well spent. Like a shop window.
However, like so many 'designers' perhaps he's more stylist than designer, and his creations seem to have more to do with style than practicality.
I too like the look of the exhausts exiting via the bags, but it's going to end up like a sauna in there, and spawn a whole new range of threads.
Instead of, "I've managed to melt my waterproofs all over the exhaust", you would have, "my waterproofs are fused to the inside of my bags. How do I get them out?"
Still, it would be good for taking your curry home and finding it still hot enough to eat when you got there... :wink:
I think he's a professional designer, so he probably sees it as time well spent. Like a shop window.
However, like so many 'designers' perhaps he's more stylist than designer, and his creations seem to have more to do with style than practicality.
I too like the look of the exhausts exiting via the bags, but it's going to end up like a sauna in there, and spawn a whole new range of threads.
Instead of, "I've managed to melt my waterproofs all over the exhaust", you would have, "my waterproofs are fused to the inside of my bags. How do I get them out?"
Still, it would be good for taking your curry home and finding it still hot enough to eat when you got there... :wink:
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Dave_Scott
Guest
Re: Now I like this
I have seen the exhaust exit through the rear of the boxes without a prob, they have a void below the actual box for the exhaust, the exhaust is also cooled as it is in like a wind tunnel, not sure how well it would work on prosession work, but i suppose you wouldn't need your waterproofs then :frown:
Nice rear panniers on this DR :439:
I have seen the exhaust exit through the rear of the boxes without a prob, they have a void below the actual box for the exhaust, the exhaust is also cooled as it is in like a wind tunnel, not sure how well it would work on prosession work, but i suppose you wouldn't need your waterproofs then :frown:
Nice rear panniers on this DR :439:
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stevel
Guest
Re: Now I like this
Now that has got to have been taken at the Elefant rally?
Nice rear panniers on this DR :439:
Now that has got to have been taken at the Elefant rally?