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| Posted: 17 Jun 2009 07:09 | [?] |
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im currently modding my new bike and i cant stand the "cheese grater" but also cant afford the over priced rear fender and tail light kits. ive seen a few made from the stock tail cut down, but just a picture. please some one do a write up on how to cut the stock tail and tell me how to mount my turn signals to the modded tail . thanks.
buellxb members are so helpful and i always know i can count on yall to help me out. |
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| Posted: 17 Jun 2009 09:20 | [?] |
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Ok Porc rab...
The 'cheese grater elim' isn't quite as difficult as you may think. Take the taiil section casting off and flip it over. use a hacksaw, dremel,angle grinder to remove all the excesss metal. Follow the line under the tail light for a guide. The key to this mod is haaving trust in your own abilities and being patient enough to achievve the results expecred. You can do it! Cheers! 
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| Posted: 17 Jun 2009 15:06 | [?] |
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Here's a thread with some good photos of the process.
http://www.buelletinboard.com/forums/showthre ... |
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| Posted: 17 Jun 2009 17:20 | [?] |
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here's a post to mod I did last weekend, if u don't want to go the route of the one MickD posted above, I went with a longer horned looked, if you need a right up let me know i'll take some better pics and see how I can help ya
long horn tail |
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| Posted: 17 Jun 2009 18:17 Last Edited By: Stevenc150 | [?] |
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If you find lefox he has links to most mods on his profile thing,heres mine i did a few months ago!
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| Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:33 | [?] |
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thats insane clean! what did you cut it with? and what signals are you using? what about paint?
klan. very nice look. different and very well done! |
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| Posted: 18 Jun 2009 03:35 | [?] |
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thanks alot. going to work on this tonight or tomorrow maybe. ill post pics when im done. maybe take some pics along the way for others to refer to in the future 
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| Posted: 18 Jun 2009 17:40 | [?] |
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i used 1mm thick slitting discs to cut with,the indicators are motrax,ok but not what i wanted really.i think it took 3hours ish including spraying,drying and re-installing!,i used something called pj-1 to spraypaint it (fast drying).
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| Posted: 20 Jun 2009 06:28 | [?] |
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well i did it
i also did a tail paint job. i did what you said ridndude, used the hack saw then dremel with rotary saw, the went over it all with a file then sanding block and paper. painted the tail and and side rails with rustoleum black primer and tomorrow will light sand and finish it with rustoleum professional grade flat black. im pretty satisfied with it so far, not quite as clean as the one above but still looks good. ill post pictures this weekend. thanks alot guys |
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2009 06:53 | [?] |
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| Posted: 22 Jun 2009 07:14 | [?] |
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| cant get pics to work. they are saved to my; computer and to my photobucket (i hate photobucket) but they are not jpeg and i dont know how to simply add them to a post like this. | |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2009 17:31 | [?] |
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| click on "members buell pictures", then click on "upload your photos". After your photos are uploaded you will click on "add your photo" above this reply box. hope this helps. | |
| Posted: 22 Jun 2009 18:51 | [?] |
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| How to Load Pics on BuellXB.com. | |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2009 03:43 | [?] |
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the beginning
take a hacksaw to it! 
both sides 
then dremel with rotary saw bit to get aroung the tail light 
file it down. (or grind it) i filed and it took about 45 minutes but the time flew by because i was havn so much fun! lol. 
sanded my tail pieces 
primer and paint 
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| Posted: 23 Jun 2009 03:45 | [?] |
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finished product!
i know i know, funny towel and lottsss of hangers. yard sale lol. and i used the towel to wipe my sweat off lol. My garage was so hot. 
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| Posted: 23 Jun 2009 03:57 | [?] |
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| I like it, good job. Will be doing mine sooooon. Hope you don't mine a copy. New to Buell City Cross, and lovin it. | |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2009 04:03 | [?] |
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haha, thanks alot! and its time consuming i warn you, but youll be so happy with the outcome! i could probably do it better now that ive done it once.
and for anyone who questions their ability to do a DIY tail chop, ill be more than happy to do it for you...for a fee ofcourse lol. just shoot me an email to sadkites@aol.com i can do it the day i recieve the cheese grater and send it the next business day. so minimal waiting
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2009 00:09 | [?] |
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| Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:39 | [?] |
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| Looks really good. What paint did you use? | |
| Posted: 25 Jun 2009 00:15 | [?] |
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| rusto-leum primer and rust-oleum "flat protective enamel" black paint. pretty pleased with it. one coat primer, sand it lightly, two coats finish | |
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