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Roadrash1
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 08:46 pm: |
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Let me start by saying....I love Buell's. I had a '00 M2, and I'm on my 2nd XB9SX. I have a chance to buy a new '09 1125R at a great price. I test-rode the '08 1125R very early on, before all the reflashes and stuff. It ran like crap. (Mostly) It even killed on me. I hear the '09 is a much better situation. I am going to ride one on Monday. I just want to know what any of you folks have to say about your '09 1125R's! Thanks for the input. -Roadrash1 |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 08:58 pm: |
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Yes! (From me. ) |
Roadrash1
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:02 pm: |
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Jeremy, Your profile is a bit disturbing, but very entertaining! |
Christiankid3
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:17 pm: |
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I have owned mine since the end of February and have loved most every minute of it. The only issue that I have run into is a bad stator. Aside from having to wait 5 weeks to have it replaced, which has more to do with the dealer than anything else, it has all been covered under warranty. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:27 pm: |
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Your profile is a bit disturbing, but very entertaining! I can't stop laughing at it. |
Clarkjw
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:28 pm: |
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It's a good bike that's easy to ride. Buying it depends on the price. Some 09s are going for around 8k, which is impossible to turn down. Having a good dealer will help. |
Parrick
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:29 pm: |
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Ditto what he said and ditto on the stator. Been waiting on mine since mid August. Now they're backordered again till October. Still wouldn't part with her though. |
Christiankid3
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:34 pm: |
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Parrick, I got the same story about the stator being backordered until October, so I called Buell Customer Service. After expressing my dissatisfaction, I ended up speaking with a very nice gentleman who found one and had it overnighted to my dealership. |
Parrick
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:38 pm: |
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Ah so YOU'RE the guy! There was supposedly one left somewhere in TN and then it disappeared! |
Christiankid3
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:44 pm: |
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No, that wasn't it. The guy I spoke with called the dealership in TN only to find out that they didn't have it. I'm not sure who he spoke with, but he found one somewhere. His name is John, by the way. I wish I could remember his last name so you could call and ask to speak with him directly. I'm fairly certain that he could solve your stator problem, too. Sorry about the thread hi-jack. Please continue with the intended discussion on '09 1125Rs (Message edited by Christiankid3 on September 24, 2009) |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:44 pm: |
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Hey, we didn't send it to him. |
Roadrash1
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 09:45 pm: |
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Is there a range of serial numbers that the bad stators tend to show-up on? Or is it just luck of the draw? I thought they got that problem cleared-up on the 09's. Thanks, this is the kind of useful info I need. -Roadrash1 |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:12 pm: |
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09's use a different stator than the 08s. The 08 Stator is junk, along with the first like dozen ECM programmings. Love my 09 CR! |
Clarkjw
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:38 pm: |
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09 stators have been going too. |
Ccryder
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 11:12 pm: |
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Just DO IT!!!!!!!!!! DOn't worry about froggy he tends to stretch reality. As far as Ft_bstrd, just count yourself lucky Chad hasn't chimed in ;+} |
Ezblast
| Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 11:49 pm: |
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A great bike - your going to love it! EZ |
Boltrider
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 12:14 am: |
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quote:Your profile is a bit disturbing, but very entertaining!
quote:I can't stop laughing at it.
Ft just showed another definition for "blowback" (Message edited by boltrider on September 25, 2009) |
Dirty_john
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 02:09 am: |
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Yes - but if you can't make up your own mind don't rely on the opinion of others |
Whynot
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 08:40 am: |
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Great bike. Don't listen to the whiners. |
Chevycummins
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 09:25 am: |
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Christiankid3, The person at Buell you talked to was probably Jon Silinski. I've talked with him many times. Very easy to talk to and he actually tries to get things resolved if he can. |
Christiankid3
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 10:44 am: |
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Yes, that was who I spoke with. I couldn't agree more with how easy he was to talk to and the fact that he tried his best (and succeeded) in getting things resolved for me. It was a relief to finally speak with someone who would help me rather than just read words from a computer screen to me. |
Chadhargis
| Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 12:21 pm: |
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Neil, do you want to hear the ice cream story or the hot tub adventure again? (Message edited by chadhargis on September 25, 2009) |