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Author Message   Jfoxx88 Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 08:28 pm:        just picked up my 07 xb12r, what do i need to know? it has a jardine muffler, gel seat, 1" drop pegs... not looking to race it, but with that said i am interested in a k&n filter and tune, what are your recommendations? what are some things i need to know to get the most out of my buell?   Gunut75 Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:02 pm:        Get the tune for the Jardine. It tends to lean out the fueling a LOT. With a proper tune, it will run pretty good. Keep the gel seat. The stocker works for some, not for others. Change the oils, and put gas and tires on it. I think by that year the wheel bearing issues were well taken care of. Check them every tire change. Get a service manual. Do the work yourself, and save the $. As long as you don't mind being intimate with yer scoot. Change the fluids and ride the he11 out of it!!! Oh! Pics please!!!!!   Briz31 Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:13 pm:        After you have taken care of an initial safety check... Grab ya Helmet, Jacket, Gloves, a full tank of fuel, head for an open highway...... and ride.. you won't regret it. oh.. welcome to Badweb.   Hughlysses Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 09:18 pm:        First and foremost- set the suspension per the owner's manual!   Jfoxx88 Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 10:09 pm:        what are your recommendations for fluids? what does this bike run best with?   Gunut75 Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 11:37 pm:        what are your recommendations for fluids? what does this bike run best with? Personal preference really. I run diesel oil 15-40 in the swing arm. Changed every 2000 miles.If I buy the oil in bulk, it costs me about $6 per oil change. I run the H-D recommended stuff in the primary. It's expensive ($7 a quart), but you only need one, and I change that every 5000 miles or so. I'm going to be doing fork oil here soon. Lots of people here like the full synthetic too. I may switch to that this season, and see how I like it. Dunno yet. I still have 1 oil change left of diesel oil. YMMV   Totallynoobular Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 11:57 pm:        You should know it's the best bike you've ever had. welcome   Dhays1775 Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 12:40 am:        welcome to badweb! i love mine more than my fiancée! but at least she knows it. lol please, post some pictures. once i get back, we should get together and go for a ride sometime. make sure you set the suspension correctly. i had a hard time getting used to mine until i set it. once i did, i didn't have to think, the bike did what i wanted as soon as i could think it. enjoy the ride!   Jaylightnin0666 Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 09:41 am:        you should know where harley davidson is for sure. Get to know the mechanics really really good. You'll probably be seing them atleast every 3 months if you dont know alot about bikes. If you know how to work on bikes, or are mechanically inclined you've got a GREAT BIKE. These great machines, like most, are far from maintenence free.

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