| Username: | Capecodder |
| Full Name: | Brian Shaw |
| E-mail Address: | (Hidden) |
| Last Logged In: | July 25, 2014 |
| Registered: | June 03, 2014 |
| Total Posts: | 2 |
| Status: | Barton |
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| Birthday (Year) & Occupation: | |
| City: | Falmouth |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | USA |
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| Bike Model (Ex - M2, XB12Rr, S1W, P3): | M2 |
| Model Year (Please enter full 4-digit year): | 2000 |
| Color: | Blue |
| V.I.N. (To aid in problem resolution. Will not be displayed or shared otherwise.) : | (Hidden) |
| Servicing Dealership: | No dealerships left around here. |
| Performance Mods!: | Performance "mods"? Not really added much but they came with the bike! K&N air filter with carbon fiber cover. Buell "race" Zorst, Buell "race" ECM. |
| Problems/Miles (Please be specific): | New bike to me. I bought it with some issues. |
| Other Mods/Misc/Customization.: | Shaved down entire seat and recovered it to accommodate my being a shorter pilot. |
| Favorite Rides (Roads and Routes): | Almost anywhere as long as it does not involve driving in a city. |
| Why I do/don't ride a Buell: | I have always liked Buells, but now owning one and the more I learn about them,the more I realize why they are no longer around. I am mostly retired and have a small workshop and always have a bike or four in there. The Buell just added more variety! Buell's obsession with putting brass threaded tubing inside rubber O-rings then using a stainless bolts, highlights his design limitations. His use of imperial and metric nuts (rear stop/tail light securing nuts are 10mm f'rinstance) makes me think he built this cyclone in a shed from whatever was lying around. The front brake light switch dangling below the brake lever with spade terminals exposed to the weather.....servicing a carbratooter through a tubular steel triangular frame is unforgivable. Don't get me wrong, I like the Buell, but with a little extra effort and an understanding of service needs and people who actually ride in rain, he could have had a great bike. Instead he has one with what fools call "character". |
| How can Buell improve their motorcycles?: | They could have done much better it seems after reading so many past complaints. It seems their QA barely existed. As an Electrical Engineer I find it strange that Buell chose the cheapest nastiest connectors on the planet just to save a maybe $100. Check out the headlamp cluster oil/high beam, neutral lamps etc, or try accessing the side stand switch connector where the wires are *just* long enough to connect it during manufacture. Given time I will have discarded or replaced all the cheapo connectors. |
| Life History/Philosophy: | Military contractor (engineer). "Do unto others as they would do unto you, only do it first". |
| Top speed on 2 wheels (mph): | 156 m.p.h. Isle of Man Mad Sunday. Confirmed by local police... |
| Preferred engine oil (brand/grade): | Castrol or Mobil. Grade depends on too many variables to have a "preferred grade". |
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