| Author | Message | ||
     Dbahm |
Anyone ever have the brass bar across the butterfly break? Happened to me on my way to Ft. Worth yesterday. Weird. Anyone have a spare? | ||
| Chasespeed |
Mine broke too, on my X1.. You cant get just the throttle shaft, you have to buy the whole throttle body... chase | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
What causes that? I saw this problem in "the x1-files" site. Just a fluke? | ||
| Chasespeed |
Nah, the ones I have seen break, seem to break at one of the screws that holds the butterfly on the shaft.. The newer, update shaft, is beefier, and the butterfly slides down into a slot, the shaft captures it form both sides...more material, less likely to break... Chase | ||
| Dbahm |
That's exactly where it broke. Kind of sucked that it happened on my way to Blake's killer gig in Keller. EB autographed my bike in the back of a pick-up. Most embarrassing. He was incredibly gracious. Gotta thank Jay, James, and Chad for getting me and my bike back to Austin! | ||
| Tom_b |
Been there done that! about 125.00 for the throttle body from appleton buell. About a 30 minute repair, just have to reset the TPS when done | ||
| Dbahm |
Thanks, Tom. While at the Up In Smoke gathering, I got to meet Dave from Appleton. Great guy. I ordered a new throttle body from my guys here in Austin. Should see it tomorrow (critical order). I'll post as soon as I'm back on the road with a fresh picture. I sure appreciate everyone's input and advice. | ||
| Easy_rider |
About how many miles does this happen at? I'm wondering if I should start looking for a spare. The used one I passed on for $50 suddenly looks better..... | ||
| Chasespeed |
I was a little shy of 40k, I believe when mine qwuit... Chase | ||
| Tom_b |
Mine broke about about 11,000, I noticed the throttle was acting stiff and wouldn't return to idle quite right the time before I rode before it broke. just thought the return spring was getting bad. Pull the air filter and look at the shaft for bending or cracking. Might save some major headache. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Mine hasn't quit yet at 64K. (I'm still running my original rear isolators too) | ||
| Dbahm |
Mine went at just over 15K. New one works GREAT! Smoother than the original ever was. Had I known about the potential problem, I'd have switched it out before to prevent the trouble. I love my bike again! | ||
| Brion |
I found this at www.bcheads.com/fuel.htm does anyone have any experience with this setup? Buell Throttle Body Modification Throttle Body Upgrade: • 23% increase in butterfly area • 21 CFM increase in airflow • Bore to 50mm • Install throttle linkage gusset • Install new butterfly Part #EVS9... $325 (to your throttle body) | ||
| Dave |
I'd not put a used on on my FI unless it was off a late '01 or '02 DDFI Buell. There were updated. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/25/38165.html#POST199577 DAve |
