Buell chopper

[adkdean]

I posted this when I started in the regular section. I feel it belongs more in the sporster section.
This ended up being more involved than I planned but if it works it will be worth it.

Brake and battery box / switch plate. The small amount of suspension adds a additional thing to think of. Like brake mount and fender mount.
Think I got shifter made

Being a cyclone it has a little less hp but a broader power band. Next it the brake peddle and master cylinder. Then rear fender and sissy bar.

[Avon]

How much clearance do you have under that bike. Amens frame + Girder front end = a pogo ride. Wouldn't want to bottom out. I'll bet that with that front end, you have the turning radius of a semi truck pulling a trailer. Back in the late 70s, I had a similar set-up with a 650 Triumph Bonnie power plant. Looked styling on the highway. Damn near got me killed on the streets of New Orleans.

[adkdean]

I'm thinking it's gonna ride terrible. Haha but I have a Ducati hypermotard for the twisties. I road 40 years ago with two guys who had a honda and a triumph like this. They bounced all over the place. I'm pretty sure slow and cool will be the trick.

[adkdean]

Made some more progress. Electrical panel answer battery box mostly roughed out.
also mounted master cylinder. Sissy bar and fender mounts next. Oh things are just tacked with a cheap wire feed when I'm happy with everything i will tig weld everything

[farmall]

Since the rear springs are really for appearance if it bounces too much you could probably (I've not personally disassembled a Savior suspension) run a solid tubing collar inside the top spring to turn the frame into a rigid. Bystanders won't know the difference.

[TimB1640]

what kind of foot controls are those?

[adkdean]

what kind of foot controls are those?

I got them used said they were off a fxst I actually had a set like them on my 84 fxst. I'm not sure what make they are I got my first ones from jp cycle. The pedal won't look like that I cut welded and drilled the holes in that one.

[adkdean]

Since the rear springs are really for appearance if it bounces too much you could probably (I've not personally disassembled a Savior suspension) run a solid tubing collar inside the top spring to turn the frame into a rigid. Bystanders won't know the difference.

My son is a machinist we have talked about him making me spacers that look like springs.

[thecarfarmer]

Since the rear springs are really for appearance if it bounces too much you could probably (I've not personally disassembled a Savior suspension) run a solid tubing collar inside the top spring to turn the frame into a rigid. Bystanders won't know the difference.

Or maybe toss The springs in favor of rubber.

Still would give a little bit of flex, but would probably be less bouncy, since rubber tends to have some amount of inherent dampening (steel coil springs have damn little)

[TriNortchopz]

My son is a machinist we have talked about him making me spacers that look like springs.

Been done by ChopperGuy and shown here:

2017 Thread: Amen savior

http://www.chopcult.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50472

[adkdean]

Yeah I saw that some where and was thinking about going this route. Thanks.

[adkdean]

Did some more roughed out the fender, mounts, and sissy bar. Had to use my old panheads shift knob. Also got my custom tail light started

[adkdean]

finish mock up now to take it down weld grind sand paint and start putting it together for real

[thecarfarmer]

Digging this.

A lot.

[brooklynbomber]

Really dig the tail light.