Marco's FXDX is about to get a big bore kit (1550 cc, higher compression, titanium conrods, forged aluminum pistons, cams), a flat slide carb from Mikuni and an adjustable ignition module. Thanks to Gus and Yasi for helping out with the work and to CycleTherapy for providing access to the shop.

• unsuspecting bike on the lift
• bike sans the tank
• a little trick for avoiding spilling gas due to poor stock design of the tank
• off with its head!
• that's how they came up with Buell Blast!
• exposed old rear piston
• some things taken off so far including rocker arms and a head cover
• another angle of the bike
• now the front cylinder is off too
• another angle again
• close-up
• stuff off the bike
• old cylinders and heads
• new adjustable ignition module on the bike with the old one on the side
• another view of the ignition modules
• compressing the lifter so as to put its pin back in place, it was removed by mistake
• new pistons on the bike
• new bored out cylinder
• this is the hard part: these stock cams need to be taken out of the assembly and the new ones put in (this requires a press and some special tools, such as the red thing holding the cam chain tensioner)
• and that's where the cams live
• putting the cam assembly in the press
• working on his bike gave Marco devil eyes, be careful, y'all

This is to be continued. Currently the bike is in break-in and tuning phase. Soon after, we'll put it on the dyno and pop some wheelies! BACK