

If you choose the kit route you can order either the full kit or just the parts you need, a useful feature for those who already have some required bits laying around the workshop. The BOTT XR1 has become a well-deserved darling of the custom motorcycle media, it blends a combination of stunning good looks with genuinely well though-out engineering.ĭavid and the team at Bottpower offer the BOTT XR1 as both a kit or a turnkey motorcycle that they’ll build and ship to you.
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Bottpower + David Sánchezīottpower was founded by David Sánchez, mechanical engineer with years of experience working as a data and race engineer in racing series like the CEV Spanish Championship where he has worked in the Superbike, Supersport, and Moto2 categories, he’s also worked in the Moto2 World Championship, the SBK Qatar Championship, the Asian Championship, and the World Endurance Championship.ĭavid named Bottpower after the legendary Battle of the Twins Championship (BOTT), he’s maintained an exclusive focus on twin-cylinder engines, most famously the Harley-Davidson Sportster-derived 1203cc Thunderstorm V-Twin which has been reworked by Erik Buell and his team of engineers. These hardtails are also available in complete kit form with parts of your choice such as fender, oil tank, offset pulley, mounted & balanced wheel and tire, axle, etc.įor more information and pictures, go to: īitter End is currently welcoming dealer applications for this and their full line of frames and builders' parts.The BOTT XR1 is a Buell conversion kit that turns the already razor-sharp Buell XB12 into a lighting fast street tracker with 100 bhp, 81 ft lbs of torque, and a kerb weight of 394 lbs (179 kgs) – over 44 lbs less than the Buell it started out as. In addition, Bitter End is offering an installation service if you prefer to send your frame to them and receive back a completed set-up.

They are majority TIG welded throughout for strength and a professional, finished look. They are hand-built to your exact spec's, so you can give your customer exactly what they are looking for. These hardtails bolt to the back of the rear engine mount for ease of installation and alignment purposes and then should be fully welded into final position. Drop seat versions in any height are also available as well as your choice of axle plate design - plain or spades - or hidden axle blocks (extra charge).

These hardtails are available in any width desired for stock width (130mm series) tires up to 240/250 series tires (shown in picture).

New from Bitter End - Old School Choppers, Inc.: Built-to-Order Weld-on Hardtail sections for 1982 to 2003 XL/Sportsters.
