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Kkcdcdc
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

off work today, finally passed 200 miles on my 09 xb9sx, kinda cold but no traffic.
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Arctic9r
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 09:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Debated on pulling the bike out of the garage but my girl does not feel like giving up th e garage yet. I also don't feel like repeated washing of the bike in this kind of weather. It might just be the right idea and let some of this upcoming rain wash the shit of the road.

anyone want to get together and do a sunday brunch ride or something of the sort soon?
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Scheetz31
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 03:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yep
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Chuma1
Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 10:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My roommate and I rode on Riverside Rd today. It was chilly but fun.
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Circusninja
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 11:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Took Samantha off the battery tender today, fired her up... warmed up nicely then shut her back off. I still have a small mountain of snow blocking the garage door. Boooo.
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Scheetz31
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 10:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

break the shovel out...samantha has needs too
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 03:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Clutch is coming to town on April 3rd if we any other fans in the house....

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Kkcdcdc
Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Passed 300 mile mark yesterday. Still havent seen another Buell on the road yet. Would like to find someone to ride with, new rider stuck in a white collar neighborhood.
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 08:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey Don.... where did you take your Riders Edge class at?
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Kkcdcdc
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 08:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

C&A harley last September, Award for most likely to accelerate
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I teach for Farrows. Its a fun gig and I've put a few students on Buells.... guess I wont get to do that anymore : (
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Kkcdcdc
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

never been to Farrows, bought my bike in Mansfield Hales Hd, both salesmen there ride Buells. how is Farrows Service? Sun is out-no work today-time to ride
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

how is Farrows Service?

For anything you can't do yourself, I would recommend Mitch at the North Star location.
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Chuma1
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 05:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Today, I saw 2 Buells on Riverside Rd about 5pm! One is red Lightning. The other is blue Firebolt. Both riders had white-ish jackets on them. I did not get chances to talk to them. Was anyone here riding Buell today?

(Message edited by chuma1 on March 12, 2010)
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Ohbuellman
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was on the R all afternoon, but alas, quite a bit further South than Riverside Drive. Can't wait for the rains to come and clean off the salt, ash, and sand!
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Spyder_man
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 10:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My wife bought her first bike a few months ago (a former Rider's Edge Blast) and is taking the beginner course in Delaware next month. I was wondering if there are any active females in the club?

She and I don't work well in a teacher / student relationship and I think she'd benefit from talking and riding with someone else until she's comfortable on the bike.

Her bike before the repair / restoration process:

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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 11:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was wondering if there are any active females in the club?

We have a couple that show up pretty regular when we get together.

When is you wife signed up to take the class?
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Spyder_man
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 02:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Her class is April 16-18.

Are guests welcome on Cobra rides? Here's mine:



(Message edited by spyder_man on March 13, 2010)
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Thump4fun
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 05:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm excited to be heading into Iron Pony tomorrow to get my tires so I can ride! (I figured it's time to change once I could see the steel mesh under the rubber...lol)

Going with the Michelin Pilot Road 2CT dual compounds. http://www.michelinmotorcycle.com/index.cfm?event= pilotroad2

I have the shop manual for my 2008 XB12 to help me with removing the wheels. Any helpful suggestions before I get to them Sunday morning?
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I take the rear brake caliper off because it makes it a lot easier to get back on by yourself.

I also take the pinch bolt all the way out for the rear tire.... this way I remember to put it back in.
I lost one because I forgot to tighten it... LOL

Remember the front is reverse thread (Righty=loosey)

ANTI SEIZE! don't forget to put it on the axle and a little on the inside of the bearings never hurt.
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 06:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Are guests welcome on Cobra rides?

come on down...
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Mikef5000
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 07:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Chuma, I was on Riverside Dr yesterday on my blue lightning, but it was earlier, about 11:30 AM.


FARROW'S VENTING:
Went to the parts counter to order the brake and clutch lever bolts (to remove the hand guards) as well as a muffler strap. He was flipping through the parts manual, landed on the handlebars page, looked at it for a minute before saying, sorry, the whole front brake lever comes as an assembly. 30 seconds of awkward silence. Me because I knew I can get them separate online, him because he had given up and was done looking. I ordered the strap and left.
About ten seconds into looking at my parts manual at home (forgot to check before I left) I find a page specifically on the front brake setup. Including the bolts I needed. So back to Farrow's I go, part numbers in hand. Now I have them on order as well.
I didn't say anything, although about a million comments were running through my head.
The most prevalent being "Isn't this your job?"

You better believe I won't forget to look up my own part numbers from now on. At least I got the COBRA 10% discount.
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Thump4fun
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 08:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for the tips Mark. We'll see how I do. lol
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 09:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

part numbers in hand

sad to say....that's the best way to go...
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Thump4fun
Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well, after a longer Sunday then originally anticipated, I do have ONE shiny new tire on the bike. Ended up going with the Power Pilot 2CT instead of the Road Pilot 2CT. the pricing went waaaay down compared to when I looked a few months ago. The rear was $200, today...just $135!



So here's how my day went.

1. First I had to devise a way to get the rear tire off the ground. Settled on slightly leaning one side against the garage support pole with a thick towel, then using the floor jack to barely raise the rear tire. Oops! Bike starts to slip away from pole. Used some rope to rap around the muffler support and the pole. That kept the bike straight up. But given the somewhat precarious position, decide to leave the bike on the ground until I loosen/remove everything possible.

2. Caliper, rear pinch bolt, and axle loosening went fine. Didn't have the right hex socket, but the same size torx worked fine. Decided to check the size on the front pinch bolts - doh! Different size and no hex or torx bolt that fits.

3. First trip to hardware store. Pick up necessary torx and hex sockets.

4. Back to house, remove idler pulley cover then the idler itself. Remove lower belt guard, then attempt to remove rear fender. Two of the five bolts are stuck tight, and all I have is the little torx wrench from the Buell tool kit and my long handled torx.

5. Second trip to hardware store. First one doesn't have a T-27 socket. Second one...nope. Third time's a charm - Auto Zone to the rescue.

6. Back home, successfully remove rear fender with new socket.

7. Jack the bike up off the ground, hold breath. It seems to stay with jerry-rig. Remove axle, find that it's half covered in lovely white corrosion. Wheel is off - yeah!

8. Decide I better do one tire at a time given my gimpy little contraption for keeping the bike up. Plus it's closing in on 4pm.

9. At Iron Pony at 4pm. Settled on Power Pilot 2CT. Takes almost an hour to put the tire on. While I'm waiting head to Auto Zone for oil & filter for the SUV...oh, and get the loaner torque wrench. Glad I remember that now instead of having to make yet another run after getting home.

10. 4:50pm and the tire's on. Hey look, that's what a tire is supposed to look like - round and with tread! LOL

11. Back home, figure I can put it all back together pretty quickly. Wait..what's this? Anti-seize on the axle? Oh crap...

12. Back to the hardware store. First tried Meijer...nada. Back to Auto Zone. Thank goodness they're open until an unseemly hour, even on Sunday.

13. Back home with anti-seize in hand. Decide to tempt fate and use just a little brake cleaner on the axle, followed by lots of water and scrubbing with a soft cloth to get as much white crap off of it as I can.

14. Goop up the axle with anti-seize and slide it home. Bike stays upright in my jerry rig. Whew.

15. Everything else goes back on pretty smoothly now that I have all the right tools. The torque seems awfully light on the idler pulley and the axle. The axle makes some sense since it's rolling in a tightening rotation, but the idler bolts? Put a little loctite on the bolts even though it's not called for...just to be safe.

16. 8pm...everything's put away and I'm back in the house to stay. Whew!!

I'm glad I did the rear tire first. The front tire looks a lot easier...that is, alot less to take off. Just not sure how to get the front tire off the ground yet. The one and only jack point I see on the muffler raises the rear up and puts the weight on the front tire. Is the front muffler clasp also a jack point? I don't see any symbol on it.

I'll probably get to the front on Tuesday or Wednesday evening.

And then....I can ride!


(We'll just have to wait and see exactly how far I ride before the wheels fall off...lol)
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is the front muffler clasp also a jack point? I don't see any symbol on it.

Its right in that general area... If you are going to start doing a lot of your own service.... it may be time to buy a motorcycle lift. Harbor Freight has them and so does Sears.... and don't go crazy with that tq wrench... sometimes the feel of the the wrench is good enough.

DO NOT USE A TQ WRENCH ON THE OIL DRAIN PLUG!

it will strip if you go by the spec. in the book.
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Chuma1
Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mikef5000,

How did you get COBRA 10% Discount??? Did you ask Neil?

Last year, I went to AD Farrow to get some parts, and told them I am a member of COBRA, but they never gave me the discount
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Mikef5000
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 12:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Why did you remove the idler pulley for a tire change? Is that recommended? I didn't need to for my tire change. Didn't need to for the belt change either.

After the parts guy gave me my total amount, I ask "Does that include my 10% COBRA discount?" he said no, then gave me a new slightly lower total.
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Thump4fun
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 07:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Mark, I'll take a look at the motorcycle lifts when I refresh my funds. :-) I did already know about the oil plug torque issue before I changed my oil the first time...and I don't use a torque wrench for those type of things anyway. Like you said, the feel of the wrench is usually pretty good. But the axle I felt it was important to be as precise as possible. And as long as I had it, I did torque the caliper bolts and the idler bolts to spec too.

Why did you remove the idler pulley for a tire change?

The shop manual does have a step in there to loosen the axle up, remove the idler pulley, and then remove the wheel. But you know, when I put it back together, it does seem like it's not really necessary to remove the idler. The belt slipped onto the tire just fine with the idler back in place first. I'll probably try it without removing the idler next time.
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Arctic9r
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 06:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mike, sorry to hear about that at our parts counter.

PLEASE, ANYONE, if you are not getting the answer you seek or help with parts. DON'T hesitate to ask me.

I will always make time to help anyone.... but I don't know how to help if you don't ask.

Again sorry the parts associates failed you, they ride HOGs and are not used to looking up Buell parts on a daily basis. No excuses.
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