| Author | Message | ||
     X1glider |
Ride on the balls of your feet, not the middle of the foot. This will prevent accidental shifts and braking and will keep your toes from dragging in the corners. | ||
| Blake |
JQ, There's that awesome photo of you again, tearing up the asphalt. Wow. That is probably the most leaned over I've ever seen a street tire shod S3. Did you make it through that one okay? Super Sport Enthusiasts, Check out RRW's writeup on the new CBR600F5. Sounds impressive, ten lbs lighter. We'll see. They say Honda went with conventional forks because testers found inverted forks too stiff? Uh... use smaller inverted forks? The article is at http://venus.13x.com/roadracingworld/scripts/NewsInsert.asp?insert=3970 Blake (notviolatingRRW'scopyright) | ||
| Blake |
Cool! Colin Edwards to join Ducati WSB effort in 2003 | ||
| Xgecko |
yeah blake I saw that too but I wonder where that leaves BBoz. I read rumors that he is talking to Aprilia but nothing substantial as of now | ||
| Blake |
Either BBoz needs to take a year off and learn to race on competitive tires, or Dunlop needs to figure out how build him some competitive tires. The Dunlops just aren't cutting it any more at the world level.  | ||
| Ralph |
Jimjib, I can help you out with most of those parts. Shoot me an email if you're interested bighairyralph@hotmail.com bighairyralph | ||
| Chainsaw |
Can't compare it to the M2, but my longest stretch so far has been 600+ miles in a day. At highway speeds the wind keeps weight off my wrists, which is great. Some discomfort from having my legs in one position (I had luggage strapped to the passenger pegs). After 8 or 10 hours my backside is a bit sore. Good aerodynamics. Crosswinds barely move the bike, and wind & rain hit heaviest around the shoulders. In my opinion, the XB is comfy up to 300-400 miles. After that I start lusting for highway pegs and a softer seat. If the road is twisty, it's a great ride all the time! Hope this was helpful. | ||
| Roc |
Questions - I've seen a product that wraps around a bolt head and then provides a place to safety wire it, made of sheet metal. Can anyone tell me where to find these? I'm tired of trying to drill through some very tough bolts. | ||
| Ferris |
Rotate shifter lever up a notch or two or better yet simply switch to GP shifting to prevent the tarmac from accidentally initiating a shift into neutral (ask FB about this one.) you gotta be pretty quick on the draw to save the bastard when THIS happens! re: BattleTrax prep, all of the above is good advice, most of the mental preparation will get lost in the fog when the green flag drops, taking the first few passes relatively slowly so as to learn the course works good for me. i also like to take the bike out for a lengthy spin before hand, to get some heat in the tires (especially important for D205's, etc.) the first time i Battle Trax'd i had SERIOUS forearm pump, so much so that by the end of the course i could barely operate the front brake or clutch as a result. FB | ||
| Ferris |
ps: remember when Michelin Race Pilots were new on the scene? a buddy (hi Erich Martin at Bartels' :-) scored me a set of barely-used take-offs during Laguna WSB Saturday qualifying a few years back, and it was on these very tires that i took Top Time at the BattleTrax at Santa Cruz Buell later that afternoon. Erik Buell was on hand for the festivities, and giggled like i little kid when i whispered, "Hey, take a look at the zoomy meats I'm running against these guys!" these tires only lasted about a thousand miles, but man they were FUN miles! FB | ||
| Snail |
Tip over swithch is located next to the ecm. Paul | ||
| Turnagain |
José leaned over on the other side  then the results of having the tarmac rotate the shifter more than a few notches.  sorry, just havin' some fun.  Any word on the bike yet? Steve(2) | ||
| Loki |
Turn, got to admit one thing, the stock stuff would be laying elsewhere on the course...... | ||
| Tavs |
Just installed Crossroads rear sets (Basix) on the M2. Looks really good, and it doesn't feel uncomfortable. I also ordered a set of telefix bars; waiting for those to show up and maybe I can start ripping the canyons with some confidence! | ||
| Fogcity |
Blake, Xgecko, Pammy, Chainsaw, Dynarider, Jeffh, Jose', Bull, Mikej, Josh (that was a mouth full)- Thanks so much for the good advice. I'm going to check all the easy stuff before I get one of those needle electrical tester things 'cause I'm sure it will take me just as long to figure out how to use it. Blake - Ignition module tip sensor? Try cycling it? How do I do that? Also, you struck a chord when you said to check my ignition fuse. The last time it wouldn't start I removed that very fuse. It looked okay so I gave it the customary quick "blow" and put it back in...the bike fired right up. Since the fuse looked fine I figured that wasn't it but maybe it was. Going for a ride tomorrow; will post. Although, would the starter motor turn if the ignition fuse was faulty/dirty? This board is great and I thank everyone (you all) who keep it going | ||
| Kdraw1 |
Tav, Awesome looking M2! Where did you get the tail/seat for it. I've got to have one! Is that the stock Speedo and Tach? More pics please. Kevin | ||
| Kdraw1 |
Sorry, that was for TavS. Just FYI, I just put the xroads bars on my M2 and they are awesome. Going today to get some bar end mirrors so I can lose the Mickey Mouse look. Kevin | ||
| Snail |
Fog, I cnfess I haven't been following your thread that closely and don't know what year and model Buell you have, but, I have a spare coil (new) that I can ups to you to try, its for a '99 S-3. If it's the problem you can pay me for the coil, if not, send it back, no charge. Tip over switch is actually called a 'bank angle sensor' and in the '99 S-3 parts cat. its part # 69528-99y Email me you shipping add. if you want to try the coil, paul1@harborside.com Paul | ||
| Blake |
That Snail feller is one helluva nice guy ain't he?  Fog, the tip over switch reset on my '97 M2 is a little tiny white button. You may be right about the ignition fuse killing the starter. I almost suggested looking at and cleaning the kill switch, but that would affect the starter too. A pocket multimeter is pretty easy to learn, and they usually have pretty good instructions. You'll just be looking for DC voltage and resistance wrt ground and wrt the positive 12V feed. Others here are way more qualified than I to guide you, but if needed I'd be happy to help. | ||
| Tavs |
Kevin: Its from a Yam R6; I had to cut off the rear subframe and reweld tabs to support the Yamaha piece. Its pretty easy, but it did take me a month to build the nerve to cut up the frame. I did it last November and have had no problems. I'll put up an updated picture as soon as I get the clip ons installed. | ||
| Djkaplan |
Tav, Outstanding bike! I love what you did with the tail also. I've always thought the tail section on my M2 was visually it's weakest point, especially from the rear. It looks like you did a little surgery and welding to mount the new R6 unit. You must provide pics and a story about this...PLEASE! | ||
| Court |
I just got this email. I don't have any involvement with this and don't know any 18-24 year olds who can afford to own Harleys. But I'm passing it along anyway. If you're interested, contact Shelly directly, not me. My name is Shelly Fraga and I am a production coordinator for MTV, I am working on the 2002 Video Music Awards Pre-Show. I need to find 12 attractive womene aged 18-24 who own their own Harley motorcycles, who would like to participate in a performance with a well know rap artist on National television. If you know anyone who would be interested, please have them contact me at(323)251-1790/(310)752-8494 or via e-mail at shelly.fraga@mtvstaff.com. I need to hear from them as soon as possible. Thank you, Shelly Fraga Production Coordinator MTV News and Specials | ||
| Loki |
 Blake, this ones for you.... RoadThing, you also Ummmm, everybody else also..... | ||
| Sportyeric |
Just picked up the "Thunder Press", the free Harley newspaper, from the local dealer. It has a write-up of the Centennial Models which includes a bit about the Buells. On the demise of the tube-framed models, they include this: "an era that started ... in 1995 with the introduction of the Lightning S1." Who says Harley people don't know anything about Buells? | ||
| Fogcity |
Snail - you've got mail. Blake - Where would that tiny white button be? The bike wouldn't start, so I rapped on the fuses and relays (or whatever) next to the ICM. It started, but then failed later. More jiggling on the same plus the coil and it started again but wouldn't stay running (like I was out of gas but I wasn't). I don't know if this is all by chance or the knocking on relays/fuses/coil has some significance. It reminded me of Jose's issue - on the highway it did fine but when I gave it some RPMs in the twisties/inclines it coughed, backfired and almost entirely died, then acted fine again - weird. Oh, and get this: It died as I was enterring the HD dealer's parking lot. GREAT, except it stared right back up again. All this said, and all the frustration, I have to say that it always gets me back home which to me, makes a good day of riding (I just don't trust it to go too far from home right now) | ||
| Fogcity |
Snail - Whay happen when your tip over switch went bad (it says in your profile you replaced it)? Thanks. | ||
| Scottcolbath |
Hey guys, I'm guessing I have a fuel delivery problem with my 2000 S3. I was on the bike last night. It ran great. I parked it after a mild ride. Then this afternoon I went to run an errand and it wouldn't start. Cranks over but will not start. Nothing. I pulled a spark plug. Looks good. Bike has good spark. When I turn on the keyswitch I hear the fuel pump spin up, the check engine light stays on for about five seconds and then turns off. Normal behavior. Hit the button, it cranks like a champ but never fires up. Two days ago I ran out of gas as I mentioned here. Could there be a lingering effect of that somehow? Ideas? Later, Scott | ||
| Blake |
Fog,  The little white button is on the tip (bank angle  ) sensor which is mounted next to the ICM on your M2. Take off the tail section if necessary. You'll see it easily. Scott, Are you getting spark? | ||
| Scottcolbath |
Yup Blake, plenty of spark. S.C. | ||
| Buellman |
Don't know if anyone has noticed this yet but the new trailer for Ballistic: Ecks vs Severs with Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu (oh baby oh baby!) has a brief shot of an X1 on the back wheel and then sliding sideways.....about damn time a Buell made it in a major flick: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/ecks_vs_sever/ Brad G Sport Twin www.sporttwin.com |
