| Author | Message | ||
     99x1 |
".. the steering and how difficult these bikes are to keep leaned over." I've been reading "Sport Riding Techniques" by Nick Ienatsch (Cycle World / Motorcyclist magazines), and am amazed how much my Buell does exactly what he explains in each chapter. Trail braking or rolling off the throttle causes it to lean in, acceleration or front brake makes it stand up, and the use of "maintenance" throttle keeps it neutral through the curve. (I found long expressway ramps are great for trying this stuff out - esp if caught behind traffic.) The book is like reading a fat magazine - lots of glossy pictures and sidebars. | ||
| Acmemfg |
Hi..I need some input. I have read much about the advantages of using a Motorcraft FL1A filter on my S3T. I recently installed one. Seems to work OK and the extra qt. of oil is nice. Met a Harley mechanic (factory trained, lots of experience, but a tad opinionated)who insisted using the FL1A was useless mostly because the bypass valve required too much pressure for the Buell motor to open. Therefore, he said, the oil was not being filtered at all. Any comments??? Thanks | ||
| Dave |
Daveblaster2 As far as I know it will work. The S3T's bread box cover has 2 holes on the bottom of it for the fairing lower mount. By the way: I've seen S3Ts with a Buell race air cleaner (ham can) and fairing lowers. DAve | ||
| Tripper |
Therefore, he said, the oil was not being filtered at all. Any comments??? he's an idiot. | ||
| Daveblaster2 |
Dave, Thanks, I would like to retain as stock an appearance as possible. I did remove the snorkel and use the HD velocity stack with a midtube change and we seem to run well out here in Vegas. | ||
| Stringbean |
I MIGHT be removing my (polished) ForceWinder w/K&N when I replace my V&H with the stock muffler... If you're interested, I'll let you know when I do. -SB edited by stringbean on December 01, 2003 | ||
| Iamike |
Tim, Does he understand the purpose of the bypass? I always thought that it would allow the oil to flow through the filter (via bypass) if the filter was plugged from debris. Automobile's oil pumps do have a higher pressure than the Buell's. I just change my filter with every oil change. | ||
| Basti |
Hi Perhaps anybody can help me with that:Irecently bought this frame, it is anew RSS frame with no ID number.The seller told me the frame was given from Eric Buell to a museum. Eric took the frame off the production line, that,s why there is no ID.I would like to register the frame original here in Germany. Any help is appreciated. Ps: Jim what apity that you sell your RR, hope it finds a good home.     | ||
| Mikej |
Basti, Click here. Looks like you got the frame in question. | ||
| Mikej |
Basti, You might also want to try and track down the museum the frame was supposedly donated to in order to acquire any documentation for provenience purposes and to verify the story. Museums don't often sell off their items, and when they do there is usually some documentation to go along with the item. | ||
| Basti |
Hi Mikej I'm a bit confused now, because the link you gave me leads me directly to the e-Bay seller that I have my frame from.I purchased mine on 18th October 2003 and we were only two bidders. Is there anybody out there who rebuilds RSS frames? The pictures you see are the same like the ones on your link. | ||
| Basti |
Hi Mikej Sorry but i was a bit confused, yes this is the frame we are talking about, i just noticed that it was relisted and I got it. The Head Section is not stamped but I compared the frame to my RS 4 Speed and everything seems to be fine. | ||
| Mikej |
Basti, I was just pointing you to the recent discussion that included a little background thinking on the frame if someone was thinking of building a bike around it, as you seem destined to do. That's all. Perhaps, especially with your other bikes, you would do well to contact Buell directly and ask them for more data on the frame. If the frame is valid and structurally sound and complete then all you're missing is a VIN, and here in the U.S.A. many motor vehicle licensing state departments have guidelines for issuing new VIN numbers to unlicensed vehicles. I have no idea what sort of problems you'll encounter over there where you are. But, and this is perhaps the biggest issue, if the frame in question was/is not functionally sound then it's is best used as a form of wall-art, as it was meant to be when it was possibly donated to a museum. A museum piece does not need to be structurally sound to hang on a wall, the welds do not need to be inspected beyond cosmetics, and the fit does not need to be 100% within tolerance if no parts are destined to be attached to it. I'm not the expert on your new frame, but I have been around a couple of issues in the past that would cause me some concerns about using the frame in a built-up bike. It might be perfectly sound and solid, but I personally would want to verify that before bolting up an engine and other components to it. Your life, quite literally, is on the line in this case. Use caution, do the research, and get qualified answers from qualified sources. I'd wager a nickel that nobody from the factory will say to go ahead and build the bike with that frame, at least not until they verify what exactly it is. I'd need something more than an anonymous reply to verify that frames validity. It might be good, it might not, but I wouldn't risk my life to find out. Do the research, get the facts, then if all is good proceed. | ||
| Rick_a |
I had an experience today that illustrated how truly ignorant some people are towards motorcycles. I went to pick up my step son from school today. It's a couple blocks from my home so I walked the usual direct way. The brash young police officer on duty informed me of the new policy...that I'd have to walk completely around the school grounds to pick him up. So, instead of walking around the slow traffic within the grounds I'll be forced to walk him in a higher speed, high traffic area with heavy construction for HIS safety...makes a lot of sense. I got frustrated and decided not to take the extra 15 minute walk around. I walked home, waited a while and came back on the bike. He then walks up to me and says in a cocky manner, "What's the plan?" "Uh, I'm picking him up." "You can't do that" "I can't do what?" "You can't take a kid on a bike like that." "Uh, I did it for a whole year last year (removing the kid's helmet from bag and motioning him over), what's the problem now?, I live right over there (pointing to the corner)" "Wait a minute, I can't let you do that, he's just a kid...you can't take him on a motorcycle" So this ass calls his station to find out that the minimum legal age of a motorcycle passenger is something like 4 years old. What a fool. Really fired me up. I had plenty of derogatory comments and expletives floating in my head for him but the kids, teachers, and parents there prevented me from letting it out. | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Rick...that reminds me of a story about this guy that got arrested in Denver for having his kid on the back of his bike. It was probably about 4 years ago. I think he was suing the city/county/state. I never did hear how it ended. Maybe some of my CO friends could get me the answer. | ||
| Apex1 |
Just completed an MSF course in CO. The issue of kids riding as passengers came up & the answer given to us was that for this state, a child of any age can ride as a passenger, so long as they can reach the passenger designated footrests, and wear eye protection. Never heard anything about the suit in question though. | ||
| Bigj |
I am posting this by request: I used to post on this board a lot. I wasn't one of the "originals" like Blake, FB or Court, but I was right behind them. This whole thing started over at www.motorcycle.com . The reason I don't post much here anymore is because I no longer own a Buell. I had a '97 Cyclone from August '97 to March of this year. It really kind of bothers me that some fairly serious dissent has taken place here lately. This is the best place for Buell information. If everyone would stop taking personal offense at things which really mean nothing, you all will be a lot further down the road. The reason you come on here is to talk about Buells. If you concentrate on that, and quit worrying about who is making money, who has red hair, etc. you'll have a lot more fun. I usually reside on SACBORG. The reasons for this are: I actually live in the Sacramento area  I actually know Vik and Chop I can learn more about Beemers over there than here  Blake and FB and Court and AW may not be perfect(and who is?)  but they have all impacted my life in a positive way, and I am grateful for that. Remember, in the end, a Buell is just a mere machine. People are the most important.  | ||
| Henrik |
BigJ; good to see you popping your head in  . You should stop by more often. Whether you own a Buell or not I believe you're still a Bueller at heart. Henrik | ||
| Blake |
Thanks Big.  | ||
| Used_96_s1 |
Any ballistics curious out there? Check this out... Pretty cool!!! A bowling ball cannon. Me and a buddy have a potato gun that make folks like us grin. We can launch a #1 baker an easy 150 yards into the air; more than enough to clear the bluffs on the Columbia River gorge (west side of Desert Aire)  } | ||
| Jim_witt |
Sebastian mentioned: Jim what apity that you sell your RR, hope it finds a good home. Love the RR, just isn't practical for me at this point in my adventure in life. I purchased the bike so I could race it at Bonneville in the turbo class. Since I retired last year, I decided the money I would of spent at Bonneville could be better spent on other interesting toys I'd enjoy more. Who knows, maybe I won't sell the puppy anyway, makes no difference to me either way. Just thought someone else might enjoy it. -JW:>  | ||
| Jim_witt |
Dave asked: Will a stock 2000 M2 Airbox fit my 98 S3T Bolt and will I get to retain the fairing lowers? Or should I bag the stock look and spend a ton of money on a forcewinder? Can't remember for sure but I thought I put a M2 box on my S3T back in 98. Think I had to drill out a hole or something on the M2 box. Everything looked like a normal S3 box, fit perfect and worked with the fairing lowers etc. -JW:> | ||
| Bads1 |
Big you are absolutely right. | ||
| Rick_a |
On the passenger issue...I wouldn't take an 8 year old kid on the freeway with me...but tellin' me I can't ride a couple blocks away at under 30mph with him on back is ridiculous. Sure, motorcycles are in some ways more dangerous than cages, but some people act like they're lethal death traps. edited by rick_a on December 02, 2003 | ||
| Captainkirk |
Has anybody run the Force exhaust on the late model M2 yet? ('99 & up) If so, is the sound level tolerable with the so-called "street baffle" in it? I rode behind my brother on his '97 M2 with the Force pipe and I swear, I could feel the shock waves with the exhaust pulses. It was so loud his neighbors all got pissed and he ended up changing to the Buell race system, which is a lot more mellow but still produces the numbers. Your thoughts and comments? | ||
| Chuck |
Hey Kirk, How does your brother's Force pipe look? I heard one on an M2 a couple years ago . . . and it sounded beautiful . . . even at idle (never heard a Buell idle so smoothly and evenly) Anyway, even as well as it "ran" I just couldn't get past the looks of the thing. The welds were horrible looking. IMHO appearance has to count for something.  Unless Force has improved, I think my next pipe will be the Buell brand . . . As far as sound level goes, I have a documented "hearing deficiency" --- so anything with any sort of expansion chamber sounds decent to me. edited by chuck on December 02, 2003 | ||
| Stringbean |
Captainkirk: Sorry this isn't an answer, but another related question.. Speaking of exhaust notes/level.. Would anyone consider the V&H slip-on to be overly loud?? I run that pipe on my 00 Cyclone, and am so sick of the noise that I'm planning on returning to the stock muffler! Does it only sound loud to me, or are they too loud when you're NOT the one on the bike? -SB edited by stringbean on December 02, 2003 | ||
| Chuck |
I have a "gutted" V&H on my M2 . . . but the only time it seems "loud" to me is when I'm in the garage or "splitting lanes" | ||
| Court |
Sir Big: Great to see you here...Buell or not, make it a habit to drop in more often. Court (who also is a closet Beemer rider ) | ||
| Smoke |
my v&h sounded too loud gutted(and also picked up midrange and lost top end)(97s1). all returned to a more likeable condition when repacked with new glass cloth tim |
