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Borrowedbike
| Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 10:14 am: |
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Agreed, Take it to Latus and make em earn thier money. Glad you got out for a ride, should have let us know you were out to have fun! |
Xbswede
| Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 10:56 pm: |
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Saw a 1125CR today going down 217. I caught up with him at paradise and saw it up close. Nice bike but I like the R better. There is just something odd about the PODS without the front fairing. He bought it from Paradise three weeks ago just as they got it in. Must be the fist and only one in the Portland area. I know Latus has not received any yet or at least put out on the floor. I also saw the 09 firebolt and XB12ss in transparent blue. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 09:17 am: |
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Got my Re-flash Yesterday. City traffic cruising shows a 7-10 mpg increase on the instant display. I can also cruise at 25 mph in 2nd without surging. |
Sweatmark
| Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 10:38 am: |
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Swede, Bike is looking good. Your muffler mod makes a huge difference in the look, and hopefully the "exhaust note". I'm feeling some moto=power envy these days with my little XB9 and all you folks with more oomph. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 05:56 pm: |
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Latus has a CR in stock Taken with Camera phone so they are not great.
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Xbswede
| Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 09:10 pm: |
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How about moving the meet up now that it is darker and colder in the mornings. 8:00 ? 9:00 ? Any suggestions? |
Billetmetallic
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 09:17 pm: |
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I like the bars on the cr, they might be nice on my s1? |
Xbswede
| Posted on Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 11:12 pm: |
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Yeah the club man bars. They are pretty aggressive. They put you in the same riding position as the R. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Monday, September 22, 2008 - 01:37 am: |
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Went to Bob Yamaha today to check out some leathers. Found some that I think I might be able to afford within the next three months. While we were there they had the Metal militia motor Cross bikes team out there doing jumps and back flips across the ramps. Pretty cool to see standing 10 feet away. My wife was amazed by it. Pretty amazing seeing these guys jump 20 - 30 feet in the air while hanging off there their bikes. |
Slimdave
| Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 - 01:48 pm: |
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The bars feel great on CR when you can ride each bike over the same road. I am waiting for throttle cables to install the superbike bar kit. A red CR should be in stock the couple days. Come see me. Slim Dave @ Latus. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 11:40 pm: |
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So what do you guys think of this exhaust? Its reasonably priced.
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Livnloud
| Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 12:00 am: |
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I would have to hear it first, but it looks ok. What is reasonable? |
Xbswede
| Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 01:41 am: |
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Under $500. |
Billetmetallic
| Posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 11:11 am: |
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i think i like yours better, aesthetically, but that HMF(?) is an interesting looking pipe |
Billetmetallic
| Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 11:20 am: |
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Aron, someone is selling a hero blue windscreen for the 1125R in the bad web classifieds if you were lookin for that kinda change on yours |
Xbswede
| Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 08:37 pm: |
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for getting two extra in his shipment he sure is not giving much discount. There only $65 brand new with no shipping charge from Latus. |
Billetmetallic
| Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 09:37 pm: |
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what a scammer! i wonder if his dealer saw that ad! |
Thump
| Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:18 pm: |
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I just ordered the clubmans for my Blast along with new grips and bar end mirrors. They were $139. Should be in on friday. I will post some pics when I get them on. I think they would look pretty good on an S1 too. |
Billetmetallic
| Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 02:21 am: |
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which clubmans did you get Rylie, id love to see some pics when you have them on your bike |
Slimdave
| Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 04:14 pm: |
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I just contacted HMF and they are willing to send and help with tuning and promoting the 1125 pipe. This is a slip-on and easy to install. Est. power 133hp. Sounds good and saves weight. We have the igntion controller in stock to use with it. |
Thump
| Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 09:44 pm: |
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I ordered the black anodized aluminum 1125 CR clubmans. It's a mouthful but they look sweet! I am hoping to black out my Blast (most likely with a powdercoat)so these are a good start and one less part to pay for. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 10:22 pm: |
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dave, is this a Latus ignition controller or is it one that Buell sales for race only? I would be really interested in seeing the pipe up close. When do you expect getting it in and who's lucky bike will be running it? I volunteer by the way. |
Slimdave
| Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 12:31 pm: |
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The pipes are built to order and takes approximately 7 days plus shipping time. The controller is by our specs. I will have dyno time before and after pipe install. Plus putting on road time. We want to find out how the Buell system reacts to self mapping. |
Sweatmark
| Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 10:32 pm: |
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That pipe looks good, an improvement in "sporty-ness" over the OE piece. Also, the stripes treatment on cooler pods really helps the bike. Swede, I'm jealous of that motor. Now I'm really gonna get smoked at trackdays. |
Xbswede
| Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 - 10:42 pm: |
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Mark, the motor is real sweet now with the new Flash. The first few weeks it was a little jerky feeling but not anymore. I am taking it on a 600 -700 mile RT next weekend to Eastern OR so I will see how it does on fuel. I think it may be pretty close to my old XB. |
Thump
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 04:47 pm: |
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Here are those pics I promised:
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Borrowedbike
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 05:04 pm: |
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Looks good Thump! Someone was making a billett insturment plate that allowed fora tach, would look truely awesome! Gonna stick with the stock mirror or go to bar ends? I'm a fan of the cheap cat eyes. Black too! |
Thump
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 10:09 pm: |
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Mmmm...black billet/anodized/powdercoated instrument panel. That is a thought. I have enough space, might as well fill it up with something. I took those pics before I rode down to REI. I took this one afterward.
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Borrowedbike
| Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 11:30 pm: |
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Thump
| Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 01:09 am: |
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Any preferred Powder Coaters you guys can recommend? Those risers are a bit too bright for my liking. |