| Author | Message | ||
     Nivek |
Hello, My name is Nivek and i have a problem. Its been a month since my last ride and i dont want to be clean anymore!!! i need my fix man!!!!!!!!!! ARRGGGG  | ||
| Hogzilla |
Snow bound myself. Here is the kicker for me, I've never driven a Buell, any Buell. I just bought mine. Will be delivered to the house on Thursday where it will sit in a bike cocoon till the snow and ice behind my garage melt enough for a first ride. I feel your | ||
| Kirb |
I was lucky enough to get in 50 miles before the snow started to fly. Enough to really want that high bar kit. | ||
| Family_buells |
I got two freezing-cold miles in the day I bought mine. I'm looking at a minimum two month wait here in Buffalo.  | ||
| Tbolt98 |
My name is Chad... and I'm an addict too! I've been snowblowing the driveway for the fun of it... that's how bad I need a fix! | ||
| Froggy |
Just ride it. I live in upstate NY, I haven't driven a car in months. | ||
| Milleniumx1 |
Mine's been tucked in the garage for a month or more. I too am suffering from withdrawals! I did manage about 800 miles beforehand, so I can't complain. I bought a Maisto model (in white / blue even) to sit on my desk. Saves me a lot of time going to the garage to uncover and look at the real thing! Mike | ||
| Ogobracing |
If only I would think in terms of a 12-step program for this addiction rather than the two-less-seconds a lap program. I'm snowbound here in NW PA, and the Buell is in the shed on battery tender life support. I visit him and wait. | ||
| Gas |
I rode my SV650 to work yesterday. My CR is having the tranny revision done, so it's in the shop(AGAIN). I rode it to the dealer on a 15 degree morning. Had the usual fogging problems. Anyway, yesterday was a nice ride to work at 50 degrees. The temp dropped like a rock when the sun went down, leaving the ambient air at 34 degrees. I climbed on the Suzuki and took off across the parking lot on my way home. Imagine my surprise when the front AND rear both broke loose on a thin sheet of ice. The whole lot was like a skating rink. I guess the ground temperature was so cold from our recent snowpack that it overcame the air temperature. I made that save,(luck I guess), and a couple of more on the streets before I made it to my driveway. Withdrawals or not, I believe I will cage it for a while. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
ill ride for you guys, in AZ its 70* F and clear blue skies  hahaha... latta Jake | ||
| Littlebutquick |
GOT MY CR LAST YEAR, DONE ABOUT 20 MILES ON IT ,RAIN ,SNOW, RAIN, SNOW ,SALT, RAIN,SNOW ,ETC  | ||
| Xbud |
"ill ride for you guys, in AZ its 70* F and clear blue skies hahaha..." I used to live in Phoenix, I'll drop you a line in the middle of July and see how much your riding.... } | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
bud, touche lol...ill still be riding, just open up all the vents, sweat a little , and go like hell its almost like a/c hahaha Jake Its actually ALOT cooler with gear on in the summer becasue u dont get the wind burn haha | ||
| Hogzilla |
Heat is fine to ride in, till you stop. Know that from many years living in Texas. Heat from the sun, street, motor, gear... It's a hell of a clam bake in the jeans. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
Thats EXACTLY right Hog..it gets down right ridiculous to be riding in 120* weather with your bike hoovering around 220* and ur in dead stop traffic...although i will admit in the 10 years ive lived in AZ, i have yet to have a vehicle with a/c so its not too bad...but man that rear cylinder gets awfully hot if u catch my drift hahaha Jake | ||
| Drhodes1970 |
I just got home from my therapist. She say's we have a lot of work to do. | ||
| Hogzilla |
It's a dry heat though!  | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
that it is haha..im originally from iowa so i HATE humidity...i love the dry heat..u get used to it..kinda  Jake | ||
| Froggy |
Rather freeze than cook. It is a hell of a lot easier to stay warm than stay cool.   | ||
| Ratsmc |
I'm with you on that. Things are great here in Phoenix right now but the summer is just miserable and riding is next to impossible (ATGATT). Even worse though is that while you who are snowed in can at least work on your bikes, here in Phoenix during the summer my garage is usually about 135°F making working on the bike worse than riding it. | ||
| Darkitekt |
27 degrees F when I left the house this morning here in Colorado. I still have a big sheet of ice in the street just in front of the driveway. Luckily, my neighbor took the time to hack through the section in front of his driveway earlier this week. I just ride down one house on the sidewalk and hit the street from his drive. Getting the Buell fix is worth it and it turned out to be a gorgeous day. Now I need an excuse to leave work early and take the "long" way home.  | ||
| Jrfitzny |
I let a friend of mine use my R while I was out of the country for X-mas...the day I flew in he called me and said he "dropped my bike." The H-D dealership quoted the repair at $4.5K, I am getting a second opinion. Good thing my buddy is paying for it, but bike will probably never ride the same. Cruddy liability coverage Don't lend out your bike! | ||
| Family_buells |
Dang! What building did he drop it from? | ||
| Nm5150 |
I am Cavedug and I am a Buellaholic My last ride was on New Years but I fell off the wagon yesterday.I got to go out for the last two days.The ice in my driveway is a biotch but the roads have thawed out.I went to Devil's Den and there was no ice but there was sand and gravel all over the place.Peggy Red was loose as a goose and I got some serious flat track practice.Susposed to be one more decent day here so I will try a run to Eureka Springs tomorrow.Man!1600 miles and my rear tire is already looking kind of shabby.I think I will buy stock in Perelli | ||
| Froggy |
BS if it is put back together right. It is next to impossible to drop the bike and cause $4500 in damage, unless you dropped it onto a large spike that punctured the frame. Even then, that is about $2k to replace the frame. | ||
| Jules |
At that price you'd be better off buying another one and then selling whatever salvageable parts you have on yours.. | ||
| Fast1075 |
Froggy is usually right...but not this time...heat is fine....cold sucks nutz!!!!! | ||
| Ohbuellman |
The cold builds character. Get out and ride. If you must be a sissy, invest in some heated gear (Gerbing's stuff is really great). As long as you can see pavement, you should be good to go. The snow thing is a pain though. Am thinking about picking up a pair of Gerbing's leather heated gloves only b/c my hands get so cold sometimes I can no longer feel the controls (a safety issue). | ||
| Hogzilla |
I can take cold, I could even get the bike out of the garage and to the street, but that salt is no good on the bike. Unless you can get it off pretty quick be prepared for some pitting and rust. | ||
| Froggy |
I use the Gerbings heated gloves, they are fantastic. I just picked up some hippohands, I will see how good they do on our bikes. I don't give a rats ass about the salt, my daily beater bike was $1500 and I haven't sunk a penny into it yet other than 2 gallons of gas every 150 miles. 6000 miles later, its due for tires, damn this is going to suck at $100 for the pair.  |
