| Author | Message | ||
     Twolls |
Well, I've had my 05 cityx for a little over a month as of today. Took her out for my first full day ride, with lot's of the twisties. From Phoenix to Wickenburg, to Prescott, to Jerome, to Sedona, and lastly back to Phoenix! Whew! 375.2 miles roundtrip. 1. My left hand barely works! Need to know how well the hyrdaulic clutch mod works. Is it effortless? 2. Way too much wind buffeting above 80 mph. Need the link to the uly mod for the windscreen. And again how well does that help? thanks for helping the noob  | ||
| Darkducati |
Sounds like fun. I can do about 400 on mine in a day without my hand cramping on my 06 so I guess it works. For the wind you might try a zero gravity sport touring wind screen which is available in kick ash and hero blue.  | ||
| Pwnzor |
The longer you own the bike, the farther you'll be able to ride. I can handle driving the 460 miles to San Francisco, and then making the return trip the next day, no problem at all. And I'm on an XB12R with stock bars and seat. Keep at it! Sounds like you had a great ride! | ||
| Irideabuell |
I did 846 miles in one day from Orlando, FL to Warrenton, VA back in October. I hit every possible kind of weather that day (except snow) and my Lightning ran perfectly and I felt good once I arrived at my destination. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
To help with the wind blast I would look into a speed shield. http://www.laminarlip.com/speed3.htm I have one on my Cityx and it works well. You just have to find the right position for your height. Funny you mentioned Jerome, I was just there. Strange little town. | ||
| 07xb12scg |
I've seen lots of complaints about the Buell's clutch, but I was pleasantly surprised how easy it is. To me, it feels lighter than the pull on most other sport bikes. | ||
| Wsplrll |
Any idea where I can get the Zero Gravity Sport Shield? Thanks ! | ||
| Reepicheep |
You can go with the new 06 clutch springs as well and get an easier clutch pull without all the expense and hassles of a hydraulic conversion. | ||
| Frankfast |
The Zero Gravity Shield is sold by American Sportbike. | ||
| Fullpower |
As you get more saddle time, your body will condition, and longer rides will be more fun, and less taxing for you. so the easy answer is "ride more" | ||
| Twolls |
thanks for all the info so far! | ||
| Panhead_dan |
Your muscles will become conditioned to the bike the more you ride. You can speed up the process for your clutch hand with one of those hand excersizer thingies that looks like a "V" and has a spring in it. I don't know what they're called but I've got one around here somewhere. Work with it till you can hold a coin pinched in it for 30 seconds and your clutch will feel like nothin. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Pwnzor said ***The longer you own the bike, the farther you'll be able to ride. I can handle driving the 460 miles to San Francisco, and then making the return trip the next day, no problem at all. And I'm on an XB12R with stock bars and seat.*** Amen to that. The first long ride (200 miles)I took on my Concours, even with it's awesome weather protection, had me dog tired. After many trips 500 mile days are no problem. You will get conditioned don't worry. | ||
| Urbansurfking |
Arizona is a great place to ride!!! Hope to get back there on my 9sx someday. Try to eat foods and drink juices high in potassium which will go a long way to help prevent cramping in the muscles. I usually do this before and during a long ride. Also, aspirin as a preventative measure and the one thing many overlook is a set of earplugs. A pair of spandex bicycle shorts with a leatherette or sponge type of chamois under your clothing will help ease hot spots generated by the seams in your pants and provide an extra measure of padding. | ||
| Thunderheart |
With your clutch... make sure the cable is routed correctly. I bought my bike used and the cable was routed with a few REALLY tight bends in it. I re-routed it back through the hole in the fork assembly and now it pulls super easy... infact it took me a few days to get used to it. |
