| Username: |
Sdlabrat |
| Full Name: |
John Earle |
| E-mail Address: |
(Hidden) |
| Last Logged In: |
August 24, 2010
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| Registered: |
April 03, 2006
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| Total Posts: |
13 |
| Status: |
RR1000 |
| Home Page URL: |
http://www.geocities.com/j_earle
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| Birthday (Year) & Occupation: |
01/31/70 Biologist
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| City: |
Beverly
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| State/Province: |
MA
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| Country: |
United States
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| Personal Quote: |
If it doesn't kill you, it will probably f you up pretty good. Don't cry over spilt milk... It all comes out in the wash... Be Excellent to one another, not Bogus! Always use protection, Trojans, or .45 ACP (situation dependant of course)
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| Bike Model (Ex - M2, XB12Rr, S1W, P3): |
XB9R
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| Model Year (Please enter full 4-digit year): |
2003
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| Color: |
"Battle Blue"
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| V.I.N. (To aid in problem resolution. Will not be displayed or shared otherwise.) : |
(Hidden)
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| Servicing Dealership: |
Myself primarily, occasionally, SD Harley. Pls. advise where to go in MA!
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| Performance Mods!: |
K&N filter, race ECM, Latus Pipe. New front end procured by Al of American Sport Bike! You DO NOT want to ride around Mass roads on forks, etc. with metal fatigue.
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| Problems/Miles (Please be specific): |
Bad services at Lee's cycle service of San Diego, caused serial fr. bearing failures due to damage they caused to inter-bearing spacer. Blind old British Bat (Jennifer Dorman of La Mesa) backed into me in traffic while I was at dead stop. (FYI- she drives a blue Hyndai Santa Fe)
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| Other Mods/Misc/Customization.: |
Corbin Seat (electrically isolated from (+) terminal! American Sport Bike carbon stuffs when black ABS plastic gives in to UV rays... Crossroads now makes a very nice points cover.
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| Favorite Rides (Roads and Routes): |
Highland Valley Rd, SD Co Rte 116 North from Sunderland, MA.
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| Why I do/don't ride a Buell: |
Got tired to same old bike from Japan made for 20-somethings. Bank of Harley and price made it an easy decision too. They made a Bueller out of me! I don't miss the adjusting of valves all the time either! 
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| How can Buell improve their motorcycles?: |
Eliminate PROC (ChiCom) sourcing of parts. I'm fine with Italian parts, an old H-D tradition! Cast footpegs must go! Plastic projector lamp housings on Firebolt are just plain bad engineering. I'm sure Erik had nothing to do with those... There should have been a recall on 2003 drivebelt. I got lucky in my parking lot...
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| Life History/Philosophy: |
Perpetual student & play Igor in cancer & cardiovascular research labs. USMC was first employer to put me in a lab... Now I've got my sights on the main causes of suffering & loss in the industrialized world. However, we should be doing something about other diseases in places where nobody has ever even heard of Buell as well?
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| Top speed on 2 wheels (mph): |
150ish, (said analog speedo) Rte 5 going past UMass, gave a Brat in Bavarian M3 some school!
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| Preferred engine oil (brand/grade): |
Rev-Tech synth
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