It must've been roughly 5 years ago, I don't remember, Custom Chrome sprang this FXR kit on everyone and I was totally floored. Who's making them? Who designed it? John Reed maybe? How's it ride & handle? Before I got any answers, the FXR kit was discontinued and never to be seen again. Flash in the pan...
Fast forward to the now, as in today, and I get this email from Tom Edison over at
Works Performance.
"Check out this bike my friend Joe Zanelli built. It's using that CCI FXR frame, tail section and seat that came with it."
"Marchesini wheels, Paioli front end, Brembo brakes, V-Rod headlight and Works Performance's Racer Piggy Back shocks. It's pretty neat."
"It should be fast too, because it's running S&S' T-Series (Twin Cam style) 124" engine and a matching FLT style transmission. He's also running the IST ignition, so the rev limiter won't let him really get on it yet until it's broken in. He says it feels pretty good so far. "
Fast forward to the now, as in today, and I get this email from Tom Edison over at Works Performance. "Check out this bike my friend Joe Zanelli built. It's using that CCI FXR frame, tail section and seat that came with it."
"Marchesini wheels, Paioli front end, Brembo brakes, V-Rod headlight and Works Performance's Racer Piggy Back shocks. It's pretty neat."
"It should be fast too, because it's running S&S' T-Series (Twin Cam style) 124" engine and a matching FLT style transmission. He's also running the IST ignition, so the rev limiter won't let him really get on it yet until it's broken in. He says it feels pretty good so far. "
10 comments:
John Reed designed it nd he was stupid fast on it in the canyons near Morgan Hill....
favorite fxr so far
Wow! I Like The Look and Love to see FXR's getting some Spotlight!
nice
I really dig your FXR features !
There is a guy from the Fakawi team that runs one out at the Texas Mile. Except, it burning methanol. I'l try to find how fast he runs and post it up.
I saw the prototype one that John Reed rode to Sturgis in 05. That guy is a mad scientist and he "Get's on it!" total fuckin Ruler
Keith (Bandit) Ball built one of these CCI/Reed kits a few years back with a modern big inch panhead. Called it the Salt Shaker and took it to his first trip to Bonneville. If you search his Bikernet.com site you can find the story. Around the same time, one of the editors of Cycle world built one too.
They didn't sell too well. I guess it was ahead of it's time.
Bob Spina did that tank !
WE NEED SOME TOP FRAME BUILDER TO REMAKE THESE PLEASE, THEY ARE AWESOME!
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