It's a cold day in Sweden . .

[Oakie]

Glueing the thin mahoganystrips:



Fitting out:



. . adding goldleaf . .



It took some time doing the parts . . but I guess that's one thing U can use a Swedish winter for . . spending some qualitytime in a warm garage ;-)

[donald branscom]

Very interesting method of construction as long as
that carbon fiber epoxy is not affected by ethanol gas.
Photo below of my custom build.

A 2006 Yamaha roadstar engine.

Cycleonemanufacturing frame.
DNA front springer forks.
180mm rear wheel.
Custom fake oil tank for electrics.
Nostalgia bars.

[18Bravo]

Awesome bike. Makes up for my initial disappointment - I thought it was going to be a "nipple" thread.

[Oakie]

donald: Really cool build using the Roadstar engine, the Buell engine in my build come from a wreck . . nice to see "old" stuff living on in other creations :-)

18Bravo: Moahahahaaa :-) . . didn't see it that way when I wrote the name of the thread. :-)

[Oakie]

Just dyed the mahogany and before the clearcoat:


Just about to sink the Dremel into a brand new piece of shiny carbonfiber:

[Oakie]

The regular tank holds just almost 2 gallon . . the piggyback-Moon-tank adds 3,5 . . nice for vacations :-)

[Merlin Hawaii]

Oakie, your bike is fuckin' awesome!!

Erik Buell is a genius. Many people aren't aware that a Buell XB12R will outrun EVERYTHING on the highway up until about 120 mph, when the litre bikes take over. With 103 hp and 85 ft lbs of torque in a 375 lb bike, NOTHING accelerates like an XB12R. No Hayabusa, litre bike or Big Twin can keep up.

And your bike looks lighter with most of the frame stripped away. I hope it's strong enough to handle that torque monster of a motor.

[Oakie]

Thank U Merlin Hawaii, if Erik Buell would have built bikes for people like me (6foot3inchesand notsobloodyagileoldbastards) I'd probably wouldn't have built my bike . . I'd have bought a stock XB12R, I REALLY like the engine. Not just because how it runs but the way it looks and the stuff Erik put on it (sidestand- and exhaustbracket, swingarmmount that makes the engine part of the frame etc.)

Yep, the short fat tubing I used for "frame" is more than enough to handle the torque the XB engine can develop :-) . . . Weight? My build weighs in at 200 kg (~440 lb?) filled with fuel & otherliquids.

[Merlin Hawaii]

Yes, the XB12rs are tiny bikes.

Are there many Buells in Sweden?

2010, the last year of the HD Buells, most of the bikes went to Europe, so I guess they have a pretty big following over there

Your bikes gonna haul ass, man!

[Oakie]

There are not that many around here in Sweden, sorry to say. There might be more down thu the southern parts of Europe? They are really cool bikes . . and nice to have as a donor-bike when you build something of you own. All good thing must come to an end, but I think it was a real bummer they stopped making them.

[Oakie]

[Oakie]

Finally . . spring here in Sweden :-D

[Oakie]

[pushrod243]

still looking good!