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Rick_a
| Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 09:03 pm: |
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My Buell is back after being down for over a year. I had to wait for the tax return to get all the parts I wanted needed. I took it for its maiden voyage around the neighborhood today. I forgot how damn loud it is. The neutral light works intermittently, my speedo light is dead, it idles very inconsistently (the timing and mixture seem a bit off) but it runs quite well once underway and she's otherwise good to go. I'll be riding her to work tomorrow. I bled the brakes and they're ridiculously firm and responsive. It's got dual 340's up front and they're definitely a one finger proposition and a bit touchy (normally they need to warm up a bit). I haven't rode it in so long I feel very rusty. I've just gotta set the static sag on the shock and I'll be done until I run her on the dyno |
Brumbear
| Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 09:08 pm: |
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you might wanna get that clutch cable in a little better |
Buellfighter
| Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 09:11 pm: |
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Down for a year! I couldn't imagine not being able to get my daily fix. Looks killer!! More pics! |
Spiderman
| Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 09:32 pm: |
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It looks weird with that S2 tank on her. Weird in a good way! |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 09:55 pm: |
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Wasn't that the motor that ate a oil pump drive gear? Am I thinking of the right motor? |
Rick_a
| Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 09:50 am: |
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quote:you might wanna get that clutch cable in a little better
Thanks...the pic is a few days old.
quote:I couldn't imagine not being able to get my daily fix.
The worst thing is that I rode my mountainbike to work...and ended up wasting the chain, cogs, cassette, front derailleur, and headset on that. I'll get more pics when I put some more goodies on her and clean it up a bit. I'm still on the fence as to what color to paint the tail.
quote:Wasn't that the motor that ate a oil pump drive gear? Am I thinking of the right motor?
It almost did, but I replaced it before it fragged. The front cylinder head also broke at the mount...then the crank went bad... |
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