Of interest to a lot of readers owning a Buell or Sporster. With such a bike as a donor, Lightning Rod Motorcycles propose to do a conversion like the one you are looking at. El Toro Blanco took its new appearance by using a rigid Paughco frame with a 35-degree neck rake, keeping a Buell engine and front end, using the factory 7/8 handlebars and is equipped with ZX-10 hand controlsG and GSXR steering damper. The bike rolls on 21 x 3″ front and 21 x 3.5″ 60-spoke wheels keeping the Buell rotors and but using ZRX1200r Tokiko caliper.
Seat is race bike style seat from Fab Kevin and suspended on twin shocks. To accentuate its sporty/race look, the bike use AMA safety wire for brakes and oil filter. The paint job and powdercoat seen here is all Semi Gloss “denim”, using an off white with Pegan gold and black pinstripes. Lightning Rod Motorcycles is offering such conversion service to the public for $12,995.00 with a short 60 day build time using the customer pre-2003 Buell or Sportster.
Nice, but at the end, it’s still a $ 17/18 K machine.Good if starting from a basket case or selling original parts at a good price on eBay.
Pretty good. But for this price the bike deserves a better looking pulley and air cleaner.
If I was going to chop a buell, I’d go with either Redneck Engineering or Detroit Brothers. Redneck Eng. has a pretty bad ass kit for the buell xbs….. which can keep the original wheels with those radial rotors. 🙂
Like the twin shocks. Good for some transgression around town. Will the bike stay titled with a buell or harley title? (new frame)
It’s good looking but I am wondering about an exhaust so high, againt the right thigh when using mid-controls.
just not a fan of the skinny back tire .
Thin is in.
Please use a Sportster and leave the last of the tubed Buells alone. There’s enough Sportsters out there we could all build 2 of these bikes and still have plenty to trip over.
Pretty and cool.
Me like!!
Gotta agree with Shifter about the price. Way too much coin for what you end up with, even if you got the donor bike for cheap. I’m also not a fan of the skinny rear tire.
Thin is in ? C man , you need to get out more and stop following the crowd .
this bike kicks ASS. u know.
Thanks for all the comments, we enjoy everyones point of view.
One thing we would like to note:
This model, “El Toro Blanco” at the price of $12,995.00, includes the donor bike, Sportster or Buell.
We think that in today’s market, this is an awsome price for a custom bike of any style.
If a customer wants to use a bike they own, we will adjust the price accordingly.
Thanks
Steve Carr
Lightning Rod Motorcycles