Mutant Buell chopper pipes
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Bassani Pro-street exhaust pipes are probably the most popular choice for custom chopper or Harley applications. Especially for those building a custom Buell or Sportster. And for good reason. They look mean, sound mean, and they are engineered to perform.
Pipes can make or break the look of your bike. In fact it’s one of the most important componants when it comes to impact on the look of your bike. Sound is important too… You want them loud enough to let the driver beside you knows you’re there. But at the same time, you don’t want the feds constantly breathing down your neck. Some pipes look and sound decent, but actually hurt performance… or worse, shorten the life of your motor.
When you buy a set of Bassani pipes, you can rest easy knowing that time and money has been spent on engineering, research and testing. In terms of price, the are a great value for the money and a lot less expensive than many of their competitors.
I have Bassani pipes on my bike and I can honestly say that they are the nicest sounding pipes I’ve ever had on any Harley or choppers I’ve owned. No , I don’t work for Bassani, nor am I married to a Bassani. Just giving credit where credit is due.
I really like your bike! im looking for the right tank and frame setup for my buell conversion. Could you please tell me what the frame is called and where you got it and the tins? I would very much appreciate it. Thank You.
Hey Ryan
The frame is a Redneck Engineering Mutant Buell conversion kit. The tank was made by Stinger Customs. I bought the frame through Justin Schilling at Two Bit Choppers. You can also purchase directly through Redneck. The price is the same either way. There are lots of other companies that make Buell conversions and frames, but Redneck is known for their extreme attention to detail, design and quality workmanship.
Good luck with your build and be sure to send pictures.
Cheers
Dan
Thank alot for the info….. its really helping. I have one more question tho. How is the comfort of the stance? Can you ride for a while and are still able to walk when youre done? Thanks
The bike rides great, but it’s not a touring bike by any means. If you’re looking for comfort on long trips, you might want something with shocks. Having said that, lots of people do long trips on rigid frame bikes and wouldn’t have it any other way.
I one of those guys but ive just never owned a rigid. I was just wondering about position. Alot of these types of bikes you see the rider can barely reach the handlebars and the foot controls at the same time. If you say its a good riding bike then I believe thats what I was looking for. The tank from stinger…. was that a custom piece or do they make like I could order one any time? Thanks again. It helps gettting some guidance out there.
Hey again Ryan
In most cases, a bike can be built to be comfortable regardless of the frame. Remember, you’re building a custom here. You want to build it so it’s custom made for you. You want to take care of this this during the mock up stage.
Foot Controls:
Some forward controls are longer than others. If you are not a tall guy, you’ll want to get foot controls that are shorter for use with this frame. The first set I bought, I had to return because I had to really stretch to reach them. I’m 5’9″. If I was 6 feet tall they would have been fine.
Handle Bars:
I put a set of bars on it that had about 2 ” of pull back in order for it to be comfortable for me.
For a really short guy, or someone with short arms, they would probably want to toss out the stock triple trees and get ones that you can put risers on so that they bring the bars closer to you.
In any case, you may have to try different setups in order to get it right. Especially with a drag style frame, or any frame with extra backbone stretch.
Regarding the tank. This is a tank that Stinger builds just for the mutant frame. I believe it’s called the ‘Badymas’ model or something like that. Just show them the picture of my bike and they’ll know. They build them all to order so be sure to get them to off-set the filler hole to either the left or the right side of the tank. Other guys who’ve ordered this tank with the bung in the middle say it’s hard to get gas in it because of how low it sits on the back bone, making the tunnel very close to the bottom of the bung. Other than that Stinger does a quality job. I’m a welder by trade and I was very impressed with their work.
do you have any other pics that yo could email me? If you do its ryanmillervw@yahoo.com thanks.
Sure..I’ll dig them up and send them to you later.
thanks id appreciate it….
That is one hell of a beauitiful bike and love the way it is designed.
Hi Dan,
How do your pipes clear the rear lower fork of the frame. I am building a 200 tire buell rigid.
I got a steal on a pair of bassani straight cut pipes but the inside (rear) pipe ends up shooting right at the frame. I am sure it will turn the frame black or burn off the powder coating.
It is hard to see on the torky pig photo without a shot from the back of the bike.
Gary