New pics of tha tractor.

[lilredmachine]

Recent pics of my Buell. Realised I haven't posted any up since I initially bought it.

https://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3008/dscf0895q.jpg

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGF7RK_WlhY&context=C3f4f9b7ADOEgsToPDskKdC2wWWgUVlfxptvShWRn5

Not to plug, but this bike is for sale in the classifieds.
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[Jayy]

Looks proper futuristic! Why is the back sprocket so big and what is that chain/belt thing?

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[mysterious_rider]

[WannaBeDude]

U had a triple did you not ?
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[Jayy]

What's the reason for a belt like that over a chain?

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[lilredmachine]

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[lilredmachine]

[Jayy]

[lilredmachine]

It's cool, just took me by surprise. Most, if not all, Harley Davidsons have belt drives, I guess if you're not into cruisers at all you wouldn't neccessarily look close enough to see.
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[felicity]

The headlight / screen looks a bit weird to me, but the rest of it is nice.

[Moxey]

Very Noice!

If I ever get the money and theres still enough petrol left in the world a Buell is definitely on the cards.

Don't know why but the front fairing has a bit of a TL1000S vibe about it which is by no means a bad thing.
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'I was too busy paying attention to pay attention'

[lilredmachine]

The day I buy a bike that people do not have an opinion on will be the day I will give up biking. I can deal with people having negative opinions about a bike, it shows there is something in the design to be commented on. Generic bikes designed for the masses aim to please everyone and always end up pleasing no one.

For the record, I hate the front fairing and much prefer the look of the naked Lightning S, however Firebolts are a bit cheaper and more attainable than the S. Hence why I ended up with one.

I had an SV1000 naked and really liked it. It's got to either be fully faired or naked for me, bikini fairings are a cop out. Unfortunately Mr. Erik liked them a lot it seemed
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[MG]

Nice bike!

Belt drive has made me think, why don't chain drives come with tensioners?
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[lilredmachine]

Because they would be pointless on a chain, belts do not stretch over time, hence the rear wheel on the buell does not move. Chains do, so you would have an unecessary tensioner and still have to move the rear axle to take up slack in the chain.

The only reason the Buell has a tensioner at all is to maintain tension on the belt as the swingarm moves up and down. The belt doesn't stretch as the swingarm changes length as it moves through it's arc. Which also is why mine has an aftermarket sprung tensioner on it, the stock one snaps belts as it does not move as the belt tension is loaded and released. Stupid move by Buell that was for some reason never corrected all through the model years.


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[MG]

Yeh but couldn't you have a tensioner instead of moving the wheel back in the swingarm? So the tensioner takes up all the slack as the chain stretches throughout its life? Or would the heavy chain need such a stiff tensioner it would cause so much more wear and drag?
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[Shinigami]

that bike looks like sex on wheels...just sayin

[Sako]