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Firefightergarcia
| | Posted on Monday, April 03, 2006 - 10:29 pm: | 
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Earwig those are my kids swings that hang from my mango tree. |
Glitch
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 07:24 am: |
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Stealth and myself at MB3...
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Chiefiron
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 08:07 pm: |
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Well it was cold as.... Well i dont have to tell those of you who also live in the "great white north" Up state NY. i went for a 100 mile ride any way.
here is the bike. better pics any way.
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U4euh
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 01:21 am: |
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After getting home from MBIII! What a blast that was. A few more pics:
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Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 09:30 am: |
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That looks great U4euh! |
Ccemn1
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 10:43 am: |
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Me & Bueller
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Diablobrian
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 04:49 pm: |
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signguy- I've admired your clean and classy paint for a while now.
chiefiron- glad to see you back, dig the chrome wheels
u4euh- That is probably the most unique buell yet. I'm surprised you didn't go with white paint instead of black ala white lightning. |
Neema
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 05:58 am: |
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heres mine... no crazy mods yet. it came good looking from the factory 
anyone know how to take the reflectors off easily? up front, i figured it's just taped/glued on there. i tried doing it in the back but there are little dimples that keep the reflectors in place with the turn signals are mounted. also that plastic canister on the left side of the bike... anyway to take that off and put on a breather or something? |
Firebolteric_ma
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 08:46 am: |
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the reflectors come off pretty easy. i just used a hair dryer and a small piece of wood.(so not to scratch anything). once they are warm the tape will slowly release. the wood i used was a piece of wedge from when i installed a new door in my house. hope it helps you. enjoy! |
Ratyson
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 09:22 am: |
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The plastic canister that you are referring to, do you mean the intake air scoop??
If so, I would probably recommend not removing that. |
Ez_rider
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 10:07 am: |
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Neema, The black cannister is just a charcoal cannister filter for the fuel tank breather tube. This is only found on CA bikes, and can definitely be removed. Personally, I just cut the plastic tube where it goes up under the airbox cover and tucked the rest of the tube in along the inside the frame. Does not affect bike performance or engine at all. It's basically just for CA emissions crap... |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:26 pm: |
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you do need to cap off the barb fitting on the throttle body if you remove the canister.
otherwise you will have a vacuum leak. |
Ratyson
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:38 pm: |
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Oh, now I know what he was talking about...
DOH... This is me, feeling like a doofus.  |
Rafartist
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 02:02 pm: |
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U4euh, what kind of "handles" are those on the back, they aren't too intrusive and my girl complains all the time that she feels like she is gonna fall off all the time. I could rig up a very small trick backrest from them. That airbox is sweet too, and I'll bet it makes some nasty noise too, if the inner box is off. |
Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 02:15 pm: |
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I think that the "handles" are actually the frame for the detachable bags that he has. U4euh, I love the look of the bike, but the comment about having white plastics is pretty cool. I bet you could pick up an exrta set pretty easily and get it painted. That would be pretty cool to have an interchangeable black or white lightning. |
U4euh
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 03:20 pm: |
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Rafartist-the handles are the main structure for the Ventura Rack luggage system. A buddy of mine (rubberdown) had an S model then switched to the R, so he could no longer use them. I made a grag handle out of an old shop light. That really makes my wife and daughter feel safer on the bike also. You can get just these two pieces from the website. Google 'Ventura Rack' and that should bring up the address.
As far as the white plastics go, I think it is a great idea. HMMM anyone have some they need to get rid of?
And the noise from the airbox is ridiculous, when I jump on it, it screams drag bike. At least inside of my helmet! The air intake is louder than the modded pipe I have on there. Everyone says that the bike sounds really good going around them, but earplugs are my friend.
(Message edited by u4euh on April 06, 2006) |
Ducxl
| | Posted on Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 04:05 pm: |
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I had a chilly short ride on the XB today,BBBRRRrrrrr
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Neema
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 05:11 am: |
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thx to diablo, firebolt eric, and ez rider. i'll get to that stuff this weekend to clean up the bike a little more.
ratyson - dont worry, i know the feeling |
Buell_rider_24
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:30 pm: |
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Midknyte
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:48 pm: |
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just a cool abstract pic from last year
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Exitlandrew
| | Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 08:40 pm: |
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This would be so cool. Photoshop is awesome.
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Hdbobwithabuell
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 12:40 am: |
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Exitlandrew: you better move over on your 'Bolt on that road! |
Lonexb
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 04:49 pm: |
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i thought i was done for this year. but i just could not resist.
i should have this back from the painter sometime next week. i will post up some pics installed on the bike.
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Mxer83
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 06:05 pm: |
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Lonexb what is that seat/rearcowl made of? Is that a Trojan part?, looks way cool dude! |
U4euh
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 08:08 pm: |
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Midknyte-was that photo taken at the battlefields in PA.? |
Midknyte
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 10:41 pm: |
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nope, just a little 'musement park in Meringo IL. Wild West Town |
Coyote_xb12s
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 11:08 pm: |
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The evolution of my Buell:
2004
Early 2005
Summer 2005
Fall 2005
Winter 2005
Spring 2006
Not sure what summer will bring |
Buellin_ri
| | Posted on Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 11:34 pm: |
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Funny, I have a black Avalanche, and a white Firebolt.  |
Lonexb
| | Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 12:40 am: |
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Mxer83
yes it is the same part that can be purchased through trojan.
it is made of fiber glass.
brian
(lonexb) |
Robino
| | Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 10:55 am: |
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you guys with the orange or red stripes on your wheels, is that paint or decals?
where do you get it?
(Message edited by robino on April 09, 2006) |
Olinxb12r
| | Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 12:37 pm: |
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www.tapeworx.com |
Coyote_xb12s
| | Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 12:38 pm: |
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Mine are vinyl that I cut myself. You can get them from tapeworks.com |
Toona
| | Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 10:07 pm: |
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Coyote...Does your bike shift 1 up, 4 down with the shift linkage going to the front of the input shaft thru the primary cover? My shift linkage goes to the backside and the Buell site has it going to the rear also? Just Curious. |
Spike
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 11:54 am: |
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Coyote-
Looks nice, but I think your front tire is backwards. |
Mrs_rhinowerx
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 06:12 pm: |
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Hi there. Just picked up my first ever Buell late yesterday afternoon - haven't even had a chance to ride it yet :-(
Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to this weekend 
One each
Cindy |
Lonexb
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 06:38 pm: |
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kick ash!!! |
Coyote_xb12s
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 09:40 pm: |
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Toona- I reversed the shift pattern to the race style shift. I have been using that since my days riding gsx-r's and zx7's.
Spike- good eye...damn Cycle Gear!! This is the first Metzler set I have had on here so was not familiar with the pattern. Doh!! |
Buellblastrider
| | Posted on Friday, April 14, 2006 - 06:59 pm: |
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updated list and pics
race kit
open air box
xenon headlight
painted heel guards
frame pucks
removed reflectors and warning labels
chopped tail
traction grips
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