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Eustace
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 04:47 pm: | 
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I have an XB12Ss, and I need to remove the fuel filter. I don't have a stand, so I need to know whether I can get the fuel filter out if I unbolt the shock and jack the swingarm down. The manual says to remove the swingarm, but I have no way to hold the bike for that. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 07:10 pm: |
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Hey Eustace, it's me, reepicheep.  |
Eustace
| | Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 03:25 am: |
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I hope you aren't holding a grudge over that tail thing... |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 08:20 am: |
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Nope... though at the time, I really did believe you deserved the name Eustace. |
Eustace
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 - 04:54 pm: |
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I had to give up on changing the filter out myself. Took it to the dealer - over $300 to CHANGE A FUEL FILTER.
As much as I love to ride my Lightning, I would't buy Buell again. Putting a fuel filter where they put it is just INSANE. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 - 09:27 pm: |
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Why did you replace it? How many miles do you have on the bike? |
Eustace
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 - 09:59 pm: |
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65K. I replaced it because the bike was starving for fuel at high speed. Turns out that the fuel filter isn't the problem.
Finding that out on another bike would have taken 30 minutes and ten bucks. Finding that out on a Buell took 2 days and 327 bucks. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2008 - 12:51 pm: |
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Wow! Thats a LOT of mileage. You must be a pretty serious rider.
So did you find the problem? What else has gone on with the bike? None of my business really, but lots of people here that are curious how the XB did for that many miles... |
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