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marko138
05-12-2008, 09:16 AM
Ordered these from my new best friend, Al, at AmericanSportbike.com. He comes highly recommended from just about every Buell rider I've talked to. They showed up on Friday. The instructions recommend temps above 70* for good adhesion...so they aren't installed yet. That will hopefully come tomorrow.

Buell Frame pucks:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0830.jpg



The next round of mods will be as follows:

Bar end sliders
Front and rear Axle sliders
Along with new front brake pads
Trip
05-12-2008, 09:24 AM
interesting, they just stick on?
marko138
05-12-2008, 09:29 AM
Yeah. Buell does not endorse any sort of slider that bolts to the engine. :idk: They say these are better...Erik knows his bikes better than I do so I'll take his word for it.
jalaan1
05-12-2008, 02:58 PM
cool.
Carolina
05-12-2008, 03:51 PM
cool.

:pwhore2:
Mr Lefty
05-12-2008, 04:35 PM
interesting, they just stick on?

yeah don't you remember OSP's thread? those fuckers are a PITA to get off... so much though that I imagine (now a month+ later) he still has 1 puck on the bike :lol:
Cutty72
05-12-2008, 07:13 PM
Sweet. Mine came with it's own version of "pucks"
NONE_too_SOFT
05-12-2008, 08:16 PM
odd. but then again your bike is affiliated with harly davidson and uses a belt for a final drive... might as well put some frame stickers on it and while were at it how about we tape on some desk fans and call it a turbo?



(just fuckin with ya, good upgrade, hope you dont need to use em)
Gas Man
05-13-2008, 01:04 AM
This should be a blog Marko!

Got pics of them installed yet?
marko138
05-13-2008, 08:42 AM
odd. but then again your bike is affiliated with harly davidson and uses a belt for a final drive... might as well put some frame stickers on it and while were at it how about we tape on some desk fans and call it a turbo?



(just fuckin with ya, good upgrade, hope you dont need to use em)

It does have a fan...for the rear cylinder. It sounds like a damn rocket ship taking off when it comes on.

This should be a blog Marko!

Got pics of them installed yet?

Nope...doing that today. The weather has been crappy for the last couple days.
marko138
05-13-2008, 05:17 PM
Installation was a piece of cake. More accurately...a 1 beer job. Total install time was 15 minutes...10 of that was for two 5 minute waiting periods. :rockout:

Before and after pics:

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0836.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0835.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0839.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0837.jpg




And a sweet couple pics for good measure. F.U. haters.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0833.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/markgraves138/New%20bike/IMG_0834.jpg
Gas Man
05-14-2008, 12:04 AM
Damn fine pics!!!
ceo012384
05-14-2008, 12:21 AM
Nice dude. Those blend in nicely. They are a hard plastic, I imagine?
marko138
05-14-2008, 08:11 AM
Nice dude. Those blend in nicely. They are a hard plastic, I imagine?
Yeah they are pretty hard.