How about a vid too ?
LIQUIFIRE II
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Danzig
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Tell me about this seat Joe !
How about a vid too ?
How about a vid too ?
1973 JDX8
1978 Liquifire 340
1980 Liquifire 440 CC Racer
1980 Liquifire 440
1982 Liquifire 440
"Gotta Lick It Before You Stick It"
1978 Liquifire 340
1980 Liquifire 440 CC Racer
1980 Liquifire 440
1982 Liquifire 440
"Gotta Lick It Before You Stick It"
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Horicon Joe
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I'm having a blast reading all your comments and THANK YOU AGAIN!
Ed and Don ..... you guys crack me up ....
The LED headlight is kick ass and very bright. Making the bracket for it and figuring how to mount it was a big job in itself.
(see temp bracket and laser formed)
Tasky Good eye and you are correct on the vents. They are stainless with stainless cap screws. The hood is actually a NOS 1982
Trailfire hood (primer only) pulled from the paint line for a small crack. I wanted all the air I could get moved out of the tight
quarters. It has two top vents and the two sides were added.
I would love to see some shots of your 583 in that sled. I'm guessing he used the JD jack shaft location?
Topped it off with a NOS short windshield
Ed and Don ..... you guys crack me up ....
The LED headlight is kick ass and very bright. Making the bracket for it and figuring how to mount it was a big job in itself.
(see temp bracket and laser formed)
Tasky Good eye and you are correct on the vents. They are stainless with stainless cap screws. The hood is actually a NOS 1982
Trailfire hood (primer only) pulled from the paint line for a small crack. I wanted all the air I could get moved out of the tight
quarters. It has two top vents and the two sides were added.
I would love to see some shots of your 583 in that sled. I'm guessing he used the JD jack shaft location?
Topped it off with a NOS short windshield
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crazzygunner
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Awesome job I bet its a sweet riding sled I like the LEDs too nice touch and custom engraving. happy riding what a true peice of art.
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Had 83 trail fire 440
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Sled looks AMAZING Joe!
You should be very proud of how your time, efforts and energy have come together as this finished product!
My second favorite part of your build is the graphic package you chose..............they're PERFECT!
My favorite part is the photo(s) of your kids helping! That's the legacy that will be remembered forever!
Great job!
Roger
You should be very proud of how your time, efforts and energy have come together as this finished product!
My second favorite part of your build is the graphic package you chose..............they're PERFECT!
My favorite part is the photo(s) of your kids helping! That's the legacy that will be remembered forever!
Great job!
Roger
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Hey Joe I don't know how old you are but if you would have worked at john Deere in product devolpment I bet JD would still b number one sled on the market today by a long shot with as nice as you have made this one I can't stop looking at the progress pics wow what a beauty
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Horicon Joe
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Thanks guys and well said Roger. Exactly the reason I included their pictures.
The decals turned out great in my view. I made simple 2d drawings of them and had a local decal guy (Premier Signs) do the rest.
He is very good!
I was a freshman when they went out and they had plenty of good engineers working there including my Dad.
No one person would have made that difference but thanks for the thought.
Matt told me I should call it Night Rider ....
Joe
The decals turned out great in my view. I made simple 2d drawings of them and had a local decal guy (Premier Signs) do the rest.
He is very good!
I was a freshman when they went out and they had plenty of good engineers working there including my Dad.
No one person would have made that difference but thanks for the thought.
Matt told me I should call it Night Rider ....
Joe
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Horicon Joe
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Sorry Paul ...... about the seat.
The triangle area that was empty you had asked about earlier. I thought a simple flap and snaps would do the trick and it did.
It comes on and off without tools. Just remove a wing nut in rear compartment and lift up and pull back.
Joe
The triangle area that was empty you had asked about earlier. I thought a simple flap and snaps would do the trick and it did.
It comes on and off without tools. Just remove a wing nut in rear compartment and lift up and pull back.
Joe
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Night Fire?
Feel free to check out our website www.buscobullet.com for restorations or parts.
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Nice ...... I like that as well ......... NightFire
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Ah ha second generation smart guy I knew it!
74-jdx4 special my first jd i got when i was 10
2-76 cyclones
1-77 cyclone
2-78 cross country
1-78 440 liquifire
1-79 spitfire
2-79 trailfires
3-80 spitfires
4-80 liquifires
83 trailfire lx
2-83 liquifires
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1-77 cyclone
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Danzig
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thanks for the seat chat...genius !
how bout that vid now ?
you can make this sled...you can damn sure make a vid
Nightfire is a sweet name !!
how bout that vid now ?
you can make this sled...you can damn sure make a vid
Nightfire is a sweet name !!
1973 JDX8
1978 Liquifire 340
1980 Liquifire 440 CC Racer
1980 Liquifire 440
1982 Liquifire 440
"Gotta Lick It Before You Stick It"
1978 Liquifire 340
1980 Liquifire 440 CC Racer
1980 Liquifire 440
1982 Liquifire 440
"Gotta Lick It Before You Stick It"
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Re: LIQUIFIRE II
All this needs is a flashing red light on the front and we can call it "NIGHT RIDER".
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So I'm looking at the finished project photos today, and I was very impressed! I think you nailed the aesthetics. The black tunnel and the understated graphics give the sled a long, lean, and mean appearance. I'm not a big fan of the Kawi powered sleds, but what you did here is working for me.
It's easy to start a project like this, much harder to see it through and finish it, kudos to Joe for getting it done!
It seems unlikely that anyone can top this effort. Now, not to take anything away from this sled, but as I was looking at the photos, it occurred to me that the sled was lacking just one thing: the prototype IFS setup. If it could be fabricated and installed, you would have the absolute ultimate 1985 Deere concept sled, and how would anyone top that? Not a criticism by any means, just an observation, to me, the sled seems to be begging for IFS in the photos.
It's easy to start a project like this, much harder to see it through and finish it, kudos to Joe for getting it done!
It seems unlikely that anyone can top this effort. Now, not to take anything away from this sled, but as I was looking at the photos, it occurred to me that the sled was lacking just one thing: the prototype IFS setup. If it could be fabricated and installed, you would have the absolute ultimate 1985 Deere concept sled, and how would anyone top that? Not a criticism by any means, just an observation, to me, the sled seems to be begging for IFS in the photos.
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Horicon Joe
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I'll have someone take a video this weekend ...... maybe.
Brian you must have been digging through my notes. Actually when I started this project I fully intended on widening the front end
by 4 inches. The only way to make it look right was to reproduce the TPRs with a wider bumped out spindle area. That alone would
have set me back another 3 months and I was running out of steam. I have been collecting IFS drawings for some time and this was
to be my next project. Either a fresh start of modifying this sled might be the easiest. Brian you might already have this done on
one of your X8s ..... if so let me steal some of your ideas
Joe
Brian you must have been digging through my notes. Actually when I started this project I fully intended on widening the front end
by 4 inches. The only way to make it look right was to reproduce the TPRs with a wider bumped out spindle area. That alone would
have set me back another 3 months and I was running out of steam. I have been collecting IFS drawings for some time and this was
to be my next project. Either a fresh start of modifying this sled might be the easiest. Brian you might already have this done on
one of your X8s ..... if so let me steal some of your ideas
Joe
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