Custom Buell X1 Lighting Motorcycle by Custom Works Zon
Let us show you Buell X1 Lightning custom motorcycle by Custom Works Zon. CW-Zon team of Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda is proud of their Harley-Davidson credentials, with sales, repair and full-blown customisation of everything from brand new Sportsters to old WL models available. Part of their business includes importing American V-Twins and the X1 Lightning is a cheap way to start a project. Damaged bikes aren’t a problem as there is literally nothing CW-Zon can’t do. So this particular X1 was pulled down to a bare frame and most of the bike pushed to the side including the signature alloy swingarm.
To turn it into a roller the wheels are taken from the Aprilia racing catalogue with each end wrapped up in Metzeler MC 360 rubber in a Mid Hard for the conditions they had in mind. The axles and spacers to make them fit are machined in house on the huge old Daiwa lathe. While more machine work was required to adapt the small yet powerful Aprilia racing brakes front and rear. The front forks are the Showa 41mm units that came with the Buell, rebuilt for off-road work. While at the back, a big dollar Gears Racing shock joins the new swingarm to the frame.
From one large sheet of aluminium the boys bent, trimmed and welded until they had a unique item that slots perfectly between the rails. The same technique was used to craft the custom oil tank, this time with more rounded edges.
Up front a single rectangular headlig...
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