| Author | Message | ||
     Chainsaw |
Hey Freyke! The new spec tire for the XB is the Dunlop 208. I was able to pick one up at a local sportbike shop for $107! Shop around brother!  | ||
| Buellish |
R.I.P. Noel Redding The people that helped shape my life thru the 60's,are going off to that great rock concert in the sky! | ||
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| Ray_maines |
Ah, the sixties, when reality was altered and tits were real. Indeed, Noel, rest in peace. You've got lots of good company. May Susan, Pat, Denny, Milton, Janis and all the others rest in peace as well. All of you are missed, especially on warm spring nights when I go to bed early, lay awake and think about what might have been. Lives cut short. Some people live too long, others don't live long enough. Life is funny sometimes isn't it. | ||
| Stubby |
anybody know whether the 1200 buells will stand up to shifting without the clutch by "unloading" the drive line and actuating the shift lever without causing internal parts to fail? Thanks. | ||
| Libnosis |
ccryder I'll be there Sunday with the family unit but I'm not riding the Buell. All four of us can't fit on it even though it's a twin tail. pilk My local dealer has a silver 919 on the showroom floor. I really like the looks of it except for the big ugly radiator hanging off the front. lib | ||
| Ara |
Pilk, personally I like the looks of the 919. I liked the old CB-1000, too. Honda makes quality products, there's no arguing that. But just remember you'll be greasing a chain, gapping valves, and fooling with coolant. | ||
| Hootowl |
The 208's on the XB are a special lightweight version. What version did you pay $107 for? | ||
| Boese |
Well of I go in a plane to another adventure. Hope you guys dont fall from the chairs in front of your PCs and break a leg or something while I am gone.  Flying to NY and will go through Buffalo to see the niagara falls on the way back. Will be in albany NY for the weekend. http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/tshirt.php?sku=a67 | ||
| Pilk |
Thanks all who have given input on the 919. Just to clarify, I'm not thinking of selling the X-1, but the H-D is on my VERY LAST NERVE. I NEED a bike that will carry my FAT but and the misses, without eating the rear fender/tire. Pilk | ||
| Fatslow |
OK - The lightning fits me like a glove - I can live with less power - but I like long rides. anything in the rumor mill about an S3 / S3t replacement based on the lightning? or maybe a bigger bore version? | ||
| Fatslow |
Pilk, I really love the S3 - you may want to look at one for 2-up sport touring. Unless you want to give up on Buells. It is still agreat handler and will wheelie with the best of em, plus you can go away for the weekend on it. A 919? I don't have anything against Hondas but......I don't have anything against my washing machine either - Both reliable, efficient and lacking of character. | ||
| Blake |
Man, the tornados are sure kicking our ass this year! | ||
| Aesquire |
Boese, the best view of the falls is from the Canadian side. I like to park on Goat Island, walk the islands, then walk over, good view on bridge too. The Maid of the Mist Boat ride is good. The Canadian Ballet is very good. (pole & lap dancing) Ask any cab driver. | ||
| Chainsaw |
Hootowl: the Dunlop 207's were the special lightwieght tires, since discontinued. I have the Dunlop Sportmax 180/55/ZR17 (Dunlop 208 rear). I think the weight diiference is 3 pounds or less. I got it at Performance Cycle in Denver, about Broadway and Evans. In stock and inexpensive! | ||
| Ferris |
hang in there Blake. FB | ||
| Boese |
aesquire ---- uummmmmmmmmm NO  i am not a friend of nuddie bars or strip joints. no sense to it. its like going to a ferrari dealer looking at cars you are not allowed to touch OR drive .... Thanks for the other info though, really helps. on a second note, man can you get drunk cheap in albany....  bringing partying troublemaker germany style to NY boese, OH | ||
| Aesquire |
A range of sense filling activities is available at the Falls. While mountain biking on the 3 Sister islands, I got yelled at by the Park Rangers for riding upstream too far, and was on stream bed that in seconds could be under 12 feet of water. "how did you get there? You CAN'T get to where you were??" They could not believe we were on bikes, crossing areas "you can't even walk on that". | ||
| Josh_ |
New Matrix movie has some great sequences with a 998. New Freaky Friday movie (you never know what previews you'll see) sports a flamed Monster. What does Duc do to get the placements? | ||
| Pilk |
The S-3? I've thought of this alot, but it has the same suspension as my X-1, how will it handle more weight? If it did, it still would be bottoming out, would it not? I'm looking for comfort, reliability, multi-purpose. Maybe a transformer? hehehe. I'm looking at a KLR also. really other end of the scale. Maybe Blakes Dad's Gold thing. I just dont know, but the harley has to go.  Pilk | ||
| Henrik |
S3 loading and suspension; well first thing is to get the correct spring rate up front. Springs are an easy install - I'd leave re-valving to a good suspension shop (you all know my preference by now). As for the rear suspension, I had good luck with an aftermarket shock with a 650 lbs/inch spring. Correct spring rate, it seems, help maintain the rear geometry and prevent the rear isolators from compressing/deforming in the wrong direction. Just a theory ... Henrik (who's desperately trying to get the S2 touring ready. Carving out seat for pro pad, fixing primary/main shaft nut, front brake, new exhaust mounting, oil cooler, changing fluids, new battery - which requires removing the bodywork etc. etc.) | ||
| Joplin |
Hey Henrik,, How many miles on your S2? Just curious,,,Thanks,,,goodluck to ya getting her ready),,,JM | ||
| Boese |
another MTBiker, I have $15 000 on a Scott Vertigo Pro and a Specialized Rockhopper. Yes that reads fifteen grand  I have come to the conclusion that that is the only thing to put money in and really get something out of it. The VertigoPro sports a $1500 VOTEC triple crown fork and the rockhopper has some really awesome things like the world litest 64g bar ends by cannibal, there are less than 100 of these in existance ... But unlike the Buell I stick to Al and Titanium on the MTB's :-) | ||
| Rick_a |
15G's!??...that's more than I'd even spend on a motorized vehicle...at least initially. My old K2 5000 with it's measly 3"/4" of suspension travel and being a tank of a bicycle with some low speed/high drag components has surprised quite a few people with expensive, new, and high travel bikes.  | ||
| Firemanjim |
Ferris Bueller,lo and behold,I was just gonna post and see if you were still alive anywhere.What have you been doing?Fel of the face of the planet again. | ||
| Jscott |
Pascal is on Pole for tommorrows 600 SportBike race and starting 2nd in SuperBike (Canadian Superbike series) http://www.cdnsuperbike.com/news/03/051703b.shtml | ||
| Ferris |
help, i'm being held captive on top of ThunderDome by an auburn-haired, er, um, nope, make that blonde-haired fair maiden who is in no acute distress and who denies any tenderness upon palpation. that is all. FB | ||
| Henrik |
Hi Joplin, about 12,000 miles on the S2, 9,000 of those are mine. About 18,000 miles on the S3 from new and some 5000 miles on the SV - mostly track and some back roads. As usual I have way too many things lined up before going on a trip . After a long day I only have seat, kick-stand, oil change and exhaust left .... Of course I ought to take it out for a test spin as well before heading out of some 2500 miles in 6 days. One of the things that took a long time today was bleeding the darn HD front master cylinder. After a standard bleeding I had no brake at all. Turned out there was an air bubble at the brake line/master junction. Took some fancy juggling and loosening the banjo bolt to get the brake lever solid - absolutely no resistance before that. Lesson: bleed your brakes well and frequently. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes. Henrik | ||
| Boese |
You just have to love the toby henderson fender though rick hehe.... I also ran midnight downhills with mine, so I am eqipped with an $800 Lupine lightning system .... http://www.lupine.de/de/bike/bike/gl_passubio.html what kind are you running ? This light the Pasubio XC puts the Buell lights to shmae by the way : Technical Data Data Passubio XC Overview Passubio - the outstanding lightweight with more capacity! An excellent way to illuminate your trip. Unbeatable handy with a powerful beam and ready to be of the party at all your tours. Complete Lighting System with a handlebar mounted PowerControlSystem PCS 007, NiMH or NICD rechargeable battery softcase and automatic charger The palladium-coated reflector of this lighting system guarantees a very high efficiency and ingenious lighting characteristic. Our unique, ultra durable krypton halogen bulb provides an extremely bright light with a color temperature of 3400 K. Reflector Krypton halogen bulb with an integrated quartz reflector (Palladium coated), special, extra durable 7,2 volts technique, 20 degrees beam pattern, 34 mm diameter Power 16 W, color temperature 3400 K Rechargeable Battery Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery softcase 4.5 Ah, 7.2 V, 32 Wh Electronics PCS 007 V3 - Power Control System Microprocessor: 8-bit RISC, 24 MHz, EPROM, AC/DC converter, selected Power MOS-FETīs Features: self test, several capacity ganged programmes, 4 light level programmes available: on/off, 2-level (programmable dimmed level 20% - 80%), 4-level, stepless variable. HP an E-mode,SOS signal, soft start bulb protection, low rechargeable battery warning and protection shut down, reserve "tank", automatic switch off. 4 LED monitor: blue: high beam, red, yellow: capacity gauge, green: function control Run time Run time 06W: 4 hours Run time 16W: 2 hours Charge time: 6 hours Charger Wiesel travel charger Mounting Easy adjustable and mounted in seconds. Our patented mounting device is fixed to the headlight. So there are no dangerous brackets left for a day ride. Materials Housing: CNC-machined (7020 aluminium) Mount: carbon fibre, EPDM neoprene ring Cables: Gold plated connectors, all cable connections are soldered an coated with a high elastic elastomer tubing Rechargeable Battery case: 550dtex-Cordura, waterproof, manufactured in Germany Weight System Weight 460 g Warranty 2 years (except reflector) |
