This is my latest project, a 2007 Buell XB12X ulysses which I bought as an insurance Cat 'C' Write off.

Looks like the last owner low sided it, a nasty dent in the frame (which is also the fuel tank on a buell) and a dent in the exhaust.
The headlights, front indicators, fairing, seat, lower mudguard and right hand air duct are missing but no structural damage.

That large black box hanging over the bars on the left is the alarm system, I will be moving that to under the seat.
The remaining connector blocks will have to be removed and all connections soldered and heat shrink tubed as I intend to turn the bike into a 'streetfighter' and will not be fitting a fairing.

Hand guards and 'beak' front mudguard to be removed along with the top box, rear pannier racks and that stupid three position back rest/rack/seat pad flippy thing!

I am fitting an Acewell electronic speedo/tacho...no particular reason just had one which was fitted to my Harley for a while. I have fitted it to a temporary bracket ready to connect the wires.

I am not using the standard 'magnet bolt' that comes with the speedo but going for a neater solution.
I have got two 6x3mm rare earth magnets and carefully drilled a 6mm deep hole with a 6mm drill bit into the pulley and fixed the magnets in place with some 'Super Steel' epoxy glue.

Tip - if you try this you need to keep pushing the magnets back in the hole while the glue sets because it expands as it does so.

I have mounted the speedo pickup reed switch on the inside of the belt guard using some fibreglass as I do not want any screw holes showing.

I have ditched the large plastic mudguard extension.
The seat lock has been relocated to the side of the tail unit (with a little fettling!), the holes from the old grab rails have been filled in and a fibre glass undertray made to mount a new number plate bracket.
The four chrome bezels hold white LED's to illuminate the number plate.

The horn has been relocated into the vacant space left by removing the exhaust servo.
The servo is not required due to an aftermarket exhaust which came with the bike.
A small electronic device was made to 'fool' the engine management system into thinking it's still there! go to The XB Pages for details of how to do this.

I have made a small bug screen to tidy up the front end a bit.
This was made from a 1mm thick piece of flat carbon fibre fixed to a length of flat aluminium bar which had been bent to the desired curve, then fibre glass bonded to the rear for strength and to hold the shape.

Top view of the Acewell speedo, the LED on the left of the speedo is for the alarm and the one to the right is the engine management LED.

Exhaust downpipes covered in heat wrap, supposed to give you more HP but I am using it to cover up the dent in the pipe! also looks cool, or should that be hot...
If you want to do yours I found that 33' of 1-1/2" with 3/4" overlap is about the correct length.

Completed bike! found a cheap carbon bug screen off an XB9 on Ebay so I ditched the home made one and fabricated some new brackets for this.

ALso changed the standard bars to Renthal High Bars and fitted bar end mirrors.
You can just see the hand made air intake this side, I made a pattern from thin aluminium sheet and used that as a mould to make the fibre glass one. Crash bungs fitted to front & rear wheels and I found a seat on Ebay (still waiting for delivery of one from Corbin, now been 10 weeks!)

Future plans? more carbon, gear selector indicator, lower the suspension, may even build a shorter tail section.....watch this space!