New to forum, new to buell with a '99 cyclone
Hello all, my name is Gary and I have a problem. I keep buying bikes and the latest is a '99 cyclone (m2? I'm learning buell since last night). Bought the bike cheap the owner got it as a project said it needed a top end. I was hoping it was rusty rings seized figuring at worst I could part the bike to get my money back. Well I should part it but not yet.
I pulled the spark plugs and one was mashed and welded onto itself like a nuclkear blast happened in there. Sticking a thin rod down the spark plug hole it went to the bottom end so seems a rod let go.
I was thinking I could swap in a 1200 motor and maybe swap the heads and cams but then I learned the buell has lighter wheels and higher compression, probably forged pistons.. And being a hot rod Harley motor, I want that.. I'm thinking I should get a complete donor motor but buell motors are stupid money.. even used sportster motors are expensive (I have 9 bikes now and can't be dumping a ton on this ratty bike).
Can someone tell me what year/model sportster would suit me best and high level the work to attach it to my frame?? And are there any easy links to say how best to pull the motor? I don't even see how the connecting rods come out (I had two shovels and this is different). And a link for a manual else recommendation as to which manual is best for me.
Thanks very much in advance
Great help thanks lunaticfringe
Thanks lunatic fringe and sorry for rambling..
I was wondering if an 883 was no different than a 1200 except for the pistons, jugs (or bore on them), and heads (& probably cams & just read trans gearing). If so, an inexpensive 883 motor swapping in parts might work (idk how they get around flywheel balancing..). That link you provided thanks on that and the recommended forum. Believe it or not I did do some googling.
Lastly same I just found a reasonable 2005 motor so thanks much on the 2004 and lower (what is the lower year?) I think I read somewhere about heads that the late 90's maybe 97-2004 xl1200 had a good head and that should be my target, got to find that article...
QUOTE=lunaticfringe;606279]i find your rambling and endless string of questions quite exhausting so didn't read this in its entirety. but here's your "short & sweet" answers:
1-a 2004 and later XL and/or XR motor will NOT fit into your M2 frame without major and i mean major fiddling. bottom mounts about spot-on but other than that be prepared for extensive fabrication/wiring/plumbing mods.
2-2004 and up XL/XR motors rubber mounted and completely different mounting points and fasteners than all previous years.
3-fitting an XL883 motor into a Buell M2 is just plain dumb.
4- pre-2004 XL motor frame mounting points match your M2 frame both at the rear and top. but still requires some light-to-medium fab work to complete the installation.
5-this really is NOT the forum for a potential project like you are considering. XLFORUM.NET is along with a few others. google is your friend.....and this.........
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...ter-frame.html[/QUOTE]