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Author Message   Mn01x1 Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 05:29 pm:        Chris at Wild Prairie HD (Eden Prairie, MN) rebuilt the top end on my bike last year. Did great work! Unfortunately he has left the dealership. Does anyone know where he went or how to reach him? If not, any recommendations for a good Buell mechanic in the Twin Cities? Thank you!   Buellistic Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 07:34 pm:        Buy the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL and PARTS book for you YEAR/MODEL BUELL and learn to be your own MECHANIC ...   S1owner Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 08:11 pm:        Hamel powersports. He is a buell guy does a lot of buell work and has them himself comes highly recommended. Otherwise zylstra I elk river like working on them and eric in parts is a buell guy also.   Bluzm2 Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 10:58 pm:        Ping me, I may be able to help. I may have worked on a few here and there If I do it, you get to watch and learn...... Brad   Andymnelson Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:54 am:        quote: I may have worked on a few here and there Hey, I resemble that! Mark- take Brad up on that. I've worked on 4 of my family's Buells at his place....well worth the time to learn how to do your own work, and Brad knows his stuff! ...and if you end up over there when I can join, then you'll meet new Buellers too!   Redbuelljunkie Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 - 12:10 pm:        Buy the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL and PARTS book for you YEAR/MODEL BUELL and learn to be your own MECHANIC ... I hear this all the time, and to be fair it should be made clear this is not as simple as it sounds. It takes a lot of time, energy and expense to become one's own mechanic- especially one that's competent. And that's assuming someone has the basic skill set and aptitude for mechanical work. It's a worthwhile goal, but honestly not one that everyone can simply pick up and be successful. That's why there are schools for this line of work.   Bluzm2 Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 12:21 am:        Thanks Andy! I should have said "Watch, Learn AND Do". That's the very best way to learn. Red, I totally agree. I've seen that way too many times. "Book smart" doesn't always translate into "hand smart" if you know what I mean. We had a classmate when I was in electronics school. We called him Dennis the Test Menace. He messed up the curve for most everyone. They guy killed EVERY test. But when he was in the lab, he couldn't prototype a circuit and get it running to save his life. He was lucky if he could change the batteries in a flashlight and have it operate correctly. For some, the service manual is proof that they shouldn't attempt the big things. Kind of a wake up call. Even after all the engine builds I've done, there is lots I won't do. Like set up a crank... I gotta agree with you 100%. Brad   Kalali Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 11:01 am:        "For some, the service manual is proof that they shouldn't attempt the big things. Kind of a wake up call..." Count me in that group...   Andymnelson Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 11:32 am:        I usually figure "well, I can't afford to bring it in, so I might as well try. Worst case is I mess it all up, but either way my bike is down..." Usually I surprise myself by what I can accomplish with a few decent tools, my service manuals and the right parts!   Mn01x1 Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 12:23 pm:        Brad, Thank you for the generous offer! I'm in Eden Prairie. What's part of town are you in? How does next week sound? Mark   Andymnelson Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 12:37 pm:        Let me know when the "Men's Crisis Center" is open (I can't see the light from my house )! I'll swing by with some pizzas if I can.   S1owner Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 05:58 pm:        Wher are all of you from I am in elk river   Iconverted Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 06:37 pm:        hey, id like to come to is that ok(depending on time? Brad is great and very generous to help all of us. oh and s1 im in blaine.   Andymnelson Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 07:59 pm:        Brooklyn Park here.   S1owner Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 08:30 pm:        We should all get together and ride or work o bikes   Bluzm2 Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 09:24 pm:        I'm in Maple Grove. As luck would have it I'm on vacation next week! Waa Friggin Hooo!!! Sounds like a Buell party... I've got a S2 rocker box to do as well. It didn't happen this weekend... Brad   Bluzm2 Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 09:25 pm:        Mark, What do you need help with? We're not rebuilding a crank right??   S1owner Posted on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:26 pm:        Wow sounds like most of us are very close let us know I would not mind learning some and nesting some fellow buellers!   Mn01x1 Posted on Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 01:11 pm:        Brad, Thank you for the help! You're the mad scientist of Buells! Mark   No_rice Posted on Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 07:30 pm:        i would stay away from brad, he's a loon!   Andymnelson Posted on Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 10:01 pm:        quote: i would stay away from brad, he's a loon! ; ) I won't argue, but I don't see a need to stay away from him   Bluzm2 Posted on Friday, September 09, 2011 - 05:18 pm:        Aww shucks guys, you're embarrassing me! Tim, what better state to be a loon than MN?

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