| Author | Message | ||
     Chingo3000 |
Finally took delivery of a new midnight/cherry '09 XB12R on Monday! Wow has it been a long year of waiting! Deployments suck, but the present to myself makes it worth it. I have been reading the boards for a couple months now and trying to absorb all I can. Majority of y'all are apparently extensively knowledgable. I'm an Army mechanic and not scared to work on her myself. At approx 25 miles I discovered a fuel leak. Without the service manual I don't know proper parts/terms. (will order soon) at lower left of frame above drain plug(?) a square fitting with a hose, dripped every 3 seconds. Pulled the nut and fitting and found it to be a hollow stud (definately pressurized!) with 2 O-rings and looked to be pieces of saturated paper. Cleaned out paper and reassembled, one problem solved. Also a small wire harness was pulled too tight on that square fitting and wore a hole in the sleeve. Luckily no damage to wires inside. Just readjusted the zip tie to allow more slack. Good and easy confidence building job. Hopefully won't need any more work until 1k service. I've got my eyes peeled for anything else and am ready for it! So far I've got 2 questions - The tool kit. I've read the owners manual cover to cover and only found how to store and what tools are in it. The included tools were chosen for a specific reason, could anyone give some exames? Also, I plan on riding this bike for as long as possible. I understand the importance of a good break in for later down the road. "Break in rule 2: Up to 500 miles, vary the engine speed and avoid operating at any steady engine speed for long periods." From home to work is approx 30 highway miles with 6 lights that tend to be green. Could this be considered "long periods"? I understand this question will have different opinions (break in discussions usually do). I plan on following the manual, just unsure of how to interpret the "long periods". I appreciate and welcome all opinions! As for mods... Would be nice, but the family takes priority. I need a right side scoop soon! My learning/slow riding is making the fan run alot. Then a catch can shortly later. Wishful thinking says during the winter storage go for a K&N and Drummer setup. Too computer illiterate to figure out ECMspy. For right now being a rookie rider she's got more than enough power. Deliberate, steady and responsible, I hope I never drop her! Chingo3000 | ||
| B00stzx3 |
WElcome to the addiction  Good ole Firebolt, funnest bike around EVAR. Enjoy man! Plenty of Howtows and such in the Xboard section and Knowledge Vault. Oh and grab a copy of the service manual from one of the sponsors. It will help 100X and let ya do everything ya need in your own garage! (Message edited by b00stzx3 on May 12, 2010) | ||
| Bman12r |
Welcome to the Buell world! Thank You for your service! I have an 05 Firebolt that I have the Buell race kit on. Sounds much better than stock with an added power boost thru the whole power band. Your 09 is different in the tuning, but I believe that proper ECM and TPS tuning will provide more power and better rideability. The fan will run a lot on a new bike until about 3000 miles. Don't worry about it. Break it in by downshifting and upshifting periodically to vary RPMs. I think I hit mine up to 5-6000 RPMS a few times during the first couple hundred miles. The key is not to lug the engine in the wrong gear at too low RPMs. Even a 'Bolt likes to rev a little. | ||
| Gschuette |
Enjoy it! And post up some pics. | ||
| Uncommon_harley |
Congrats! and welcome to our Buell family. Make sure you post some pics! | ||
| Uncommon_harley |
....and thanks for your service!! |
