| Author | Message | ||
     Twisty_dan |
Blake, Absolutely! Thanks for the instruction. Dan | ||
| Twisty_dan |
Wjoyner, Meet you at the General Discussion Board, as per Blakes' suggestion. Blake, Which is the better location for this type of banter? Thanks for the help, Dan | ||
| Jesse370 |
Hi my name is jesse. Going to be buying my first bike and taking the harley rider safety course in the very early spring... Live in south jersey and will be riding alot with my dad for the first year or so. Had the stupid fast cars and got that whole driving like a moron thing out of my system and now I want to ride. Used to ride dirtbikes and then graduated to race quads...And now to a XB.. be safe out there | ||
| Ralf |
Hi, I've been lurking for a few weeks. One test drive convinced me to try the Buell experience. I found a 2004 XB12R that I will pick up in a few days. I have learned a lot on this board, and when I get my "new" bike home I will have lots of questions. Ralf | ||
| Blake |
As you wish Dan. Email works great for one-on-one personal conversation.  Welcome Jesse and Ralf! | ||
| Girlscantwo |
I am not really new just returning from a long nap. I haven't been on the forum since june and only a few times then. I live in the DFW area. I have a 2005 Blast (that I am selling) and a 2005 City X. I never see any Buells in this area but I keep riding and looking for fellow friends. | ||
| Leonard Lloyd (Unregistered Guest) |
Just picked up my Lightning Long at Diablo Mountain Buell, Pittsburg, CA, and learned about this site. Not many miles on it today, so plan to be on it all day tommorrow, as very different from the Moto Guzzi's I sold to buy it. Very young machine for an old man like me. Senior Momments | ||
| Blake |
Congratulations and welcome to BadWeB Leonard! | ||
| Henrik |
Congratulations on the new bike Lloyd. wish you lots of (s)miles, blue skies and twisty roads. Henrik | ||
| Wrenchnryan |
Hello All my names Ryan im from toledo OH i have a 2004 fireboltxb12 that i had layed down a couple of weeks ago.so while i was lookin around for parts i found this site and figured i should join hope no one mines. Thanks Ryan | ||
| Captjim |
Welcome aboard Ryan! I am originally from Toledo. Went to high school in Sylvania. Then lived in the south end for awhile before making my escape. Oh yeah, Forgot to mention. This is a great place to meet fellow riders and gather info on your bike. Order those replacement parts from Daves right here on this board. (Message edited by Capt.Jim on November 08, 2005) | ||
| Blake |
Ryan, It's why BadWeB exists. Welcome and good luck with the repairs. | ||
| Helge Kirkhus (Unregistered Guest) |
Hello !! I just want to send a few lines from Norway. This forum has already been very usefull to me. I will purchase a xb12ss later on this month. I had a sportster from 2000-2004 that was pumpt up quite a bit in the engine. Last year i bought a Aprilia tuono 1000R.I had this bike for 1 month then i met a mouse in a turn and vent of the road and it was end of story for that bike!! Now i will return to the one and only air cooled v-twin again.I think i will be faithful from now on.(please forgive me for i have sinned) Bear over with my poor Language. Helge | ||
| chris wilson (Unregistered Guest) |
Greetings from a damp Devon, England.  I'm currently running a 30 year old Guzzi Convert ( now 5 speed, bored yet? ) and an 02 V11 Sport Scura, but having ridden a friend's XB9S I realise that there are other air cooled v-twins out there! Great site, loads of debate and useful technical advice, might just be time to make room out in the garage. Take care out there, regards, cw. | ||
| Blake |
Helge, I'm happy to know that you are okay after your run-in with that horrible mouse. Your English is very good. Thanks for taking time to say "hello." Chris, Welcome. You do realize that is coffee, not tea right?  Congrats on discovering the other V-twin. I wonder, will you be inclined to park it sideways in your garage? Thanks for taking time for the greeting and regards back at you. Blake | ||
| Chiefiron |
Hey all, guess i should introduce myself since i have been getting such good information from you all. My Name is Tim i am a sport bike rider from way back but have been into cruising now for quite some time. i currently own a 1984 very Custom Softail and am negotiating for a New 04 Buell XB12R right now with dealers in the Upsate NY area. I am a former cop and have been working various security and close protection jobs in Iraq for almost two years now. thanks again for all the good advice and maybe ill see some of the more hard core of you out on the road next month in Ny while i break in my new bike. need to go out once or twice before i have to come back to Iraq. | ||
| Schmotz |
Hi Everyone, I'm brand new to this site and hope someday I will me able to take full advantage of this website. I drive a 97 s1 lighting and absolutey love everything about it. A registered user named charlie boy told me about this site and I havent been able to get a hold of him so if any one can help I would appreaciate it. Thanks - Adam | ||
| Unibear12r |
Welcome aboard Schmotz! I think the charlie boy you want posts a lot in the Arizona parts of our Stormfronts section. Try posting there. There are a lot of So. Cal. Buellers on the board too. | ||
| guerrerozr1 (Unregistered Guest) |
just want to say thanks to all tech heads at this sight had to get in primary found all info needed here love u all buell shift guerrerozr1 | ||
| r100steve (Unregistered Guest) |
jut boought a 97 S3 with 17K. Black with brown frame and wheels. Weird color choice......... I really like the bike so far. I'm 56 with 35 years on 45 bikes. I've been on (and still am) old BMW airheads for years. I still have a cafe /5. I've got the bubbling decal problem on the Buell. Ordered new decals but unsure how to remove the old ones since they seem to be under the clear. Any ideas? | ||
| Bob Lincoln (Unregistered Guest) |
Greetings, I've checked out your site from time to time, and it's refreshing to see others who are passionate about these great bikes. I own a '95 S2 Thunderbolt and an '02 Cyclone. I have 7 other bikes including a cafe racer modified Yamaha XV920R (euro), a stock XV920R, a 67 Triumph Bonneville (restoration project), a 66 Triton project, an 83 Yamaha Seca 900, a BSA 500 cafe racer (project), and a Triumph 250 vintage trials bike. I've been riding motorcycles for 30 years, I was a motorcycle mechanic for 8 yrs (mid70s-early80s), and now I do engineering design work (CAD). I guess one point I'd like to make is: let's "save the Buells". The same thing that happened to sixties Triumph Bonnevilles is happening to tube frame Buells. They are being chopped. Look on ebay, and you will find early Buell rolling chassis' (minus motor) for sale by chopper shops. The motors are going into chopper frames. These days it is very difficult to find a complete sixties Triumph Bonneville with matching numbers (I'm lucky, I found one), and now their values are skyrocketing. The U.S. got 85% of all of the Bonnevilles sold in the world in the sixties, and now they are so rare. Rare, because they were turned into choppers. The exact same thing is now happening to the tube framed Buells, and there weren't near as many as those produced as those Triumphs. Thirty years from now, tube frame Buells will be as rare and valuable as the mighty Vincents are today. Thanks for the opportunity to spew my words. Is there anyone else out there seeing this happening? | ||
| Blake |
Steve, Welcome to BadWeB. The bubbling decal issue became an issue on many early (pre-'99) Buells. The factory's solution was to go to plastic stick-on labels. Apparently the clear coated appliques trapped vapors and would thus bubble up. You may be able to obtain free of charge a new tank with the plastic raised lettering type labels. Your dealer and the factory customer service folks should be able to tell you for sure. | ||
| Blake |
Bob, Welcome to the BadWeB. Sounds like you will have a lot to offer in the way of technical advice and moto related experience/stories. Hope to see you relate some of that through the cooler months ahead. There indeed are ongoing conversations about the chopperization of the tube frame Buells. I ride a '97 Cyclone. It is the antithesis of a chopper and will stay that way. | ||
| Jon |
Welcome to all ye new-comers. Badweb is THE place for all things Buell and Buellers. | ||
| Angelwild327 |
Hey everyone! Just wanted to say hi! I'm the new Buell chick in town! My name is Angela, I just got an '05 Lightning, XB9SX. I'm working on some height issues, I'm only 5'2"-n'change. When I work out all the issues, I'll let everyone know what worked, so other shorties will have some extra info..Yep..I did the low seat and tall boots...obviously I have a super short inseam..lol I bought my bike from Dale Thompson, salesman extrodinaire at Port Charlotte HD/Buell. Dale and his manager Derek are major Buellers, and are excellent at customer care! I live in Fort Lauderdale and deal with Billy, Ken and Tim at Pompano Beach HD/Buell..those guys, especially Billy take VERY good care of me!!! I'm a very new rider and am getting my bearing with my new baby...soon I'll be on the road and ready to ride with some fun Buellers!!! Thanks for a GREAT website Angela | ||
| martin ashfield (Unregistered Guest) |
well, gone and done it, took a big hit and sold an 04' BM'1150rt and bought a buell XB12R. first impression is, space shuttle (the chassis) meets noah's ark power! (the motor) but that's not a bad thing as iv'e owned 60ish bikes and ridden a lot more beside's, one thing iv'e learn't is that thing's can get a bit too sanatised. that's why the norton, and T500 suzuki are keepers, and the fireblade's and blackbird's have come and gone. the biggest downer at the minute?, breaking in! 100k's an hour for 1600k's?, that's going to hurt! especially as the mad trucker's here in their 420 horse scania's and volvo's typically run 100-140k's per hour!, they dont stop too good!. so breaking in will have to be a cautious affair in more ways than one!. martin, dubai, U.A.E. | ||
| Blake |
Congratulations Martin! Where did you get the 100kph for 1,600 km break-in specification? That sounds a bit overzealous compared to what the owner's manuals say...
Cheers, Blake PS: Take some pics of you and your new Firebolt XB12R in Dubai and post 'em up in a new topic on the board. | ||
| Jon |
Welcome Martin! | ||
| martin ashfield (Unregistered Guest) |
thank's blake, that's not so bad on the breaking in!. got confused between the sales guy, "dont go over 3000rpm for the 1st 1600k's, and the "breakin maintenance". so the lesson for today is, read the owners manual!. no problem with the pic's, will post some soon. and thanks for the welcome. martin. | ||
| Cocobueller |
Hello board, long time rider and wrench, future buller. Thank you, yes, thank you, no please that's enough. Yes thank you for the warm welcome. |
