Doing a little bit of work on Tevan's Resto-Mod Cafe Project in the last few days in between customer work...
I've been showing Tevan how to bend and notch tubing, but it was finally time to let him try it out for himself... Armed with some 7/8" OD tubing, an angle finder and the bender, he managed to get the upper truss/brace bent up in one shot...
The notching took a while to make it all fit properly, but his patience has paid off... I think he may have practiced on about 4 feet of tubing before he was finally comfortable with his notches...
Careful consideration was given to proper chain clearance and shock clearance. We had to double/triple/quadruple check the frame clearances as we went...
The factory had some fairly gnarly looking welds, so we cleaned up what we could... Welding 40 year old material is always a challenge.
All in all, this should be a nice compliment to the rest of the bike, stay tuned as we design and build the seat and the tail section mounting...
This is a 1996 Buell S2 Thunderstorm. It has the 1203cc Sportster Engine, roughly 100 HP, and has the highly sought after Buell Heads. While the engine runs great and pulls strong, the body is a bit beat. The front fairing has had some repairs and is painted Flat Black. The rest of the body is typical for this model/age and has some cracks and paint chips/scuffs...
I'm trying to describe this bike properly, as to avoid 200 emails.. The front fork seals leak a bit. The Tires are in 75% shape or so. There are no leaks from the rear suspension at all. The bike handles solid, pulls wheelies, and runs like a top. It has about 37K on it... The Vance and Hines pipes in good shape. Yes, the Carbon Fiber air filter cover looks rough, because it is...
Otherwise, this is a solid riding and performing bike. I rode it more than any other this past year, and loved it... It would make a great chop, or just ride it as is... The tube frames are getting harder to find (Think steel head tube welded onto a chop frame - yeah!)
Just a few more shots for you folks...
And lastly... I am asking $1900 on this one... And yes, thats the price for the complete bike. You can hear this on run and ride it for the cost of what most people want just for the engine. I may do a little trading around, email me if you are interested... HughsHandBuilt@gmail.com
My friend over at Briton Bees built this moped, and apparently the stars aligned because it literally fell into my lap... A deal was struck, and I now own my first Moped... I'm not complaining...
I'm slowly learning the magic that happens inside a 2 stroke engine, but for now I'm gonna ride this thing until the snow flies!
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I have finally acquired a Briton Bees moped! I would rarely buy a fully built custom bike from someone, but this thing is such a masterpiece I just had to have it!
This is a sneak peak, I'll get some better pics tomorrow. This was before it was completed.
