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Mike748
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 08:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Been looking at getting another Buell. I can get a good deal on a left over '05 XB12S. Are the '06 upgrades significant enough to justify the additional cost? I'm not crazy about that translucent body work either. Thanks for any opinions.
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Typeone
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 09:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
From the reviews of it, the '06 tranny alone would justify the cost for me ; )
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Whodom
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 09:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The tranny definitely looks like the major upgrade for 06. Try and demo one of each and see if it's worth the money to you.
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Mike748
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 09:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yes the '06 tranny is what I was most interested in.
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Slippy
Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2005 - 09:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yah the tranny, easier clutch, easier rear swingarm (for oil). I would go 06.
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Mike748
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I decided to with the '06. Thanks for the input.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 04:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Excellent! Let us know how that new tranny works!
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Mike748
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 04:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Sure will. It was a difference of $500 to get the '06. Just waiting for one to come in now.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 05:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Money well spent. You get better fuel range, a better airbox setup, the better oil pump drive gear, a better belt, better oil fill location, and the best transmission ever put in an HD product.

I'd pay $500 to get my 05 updated : )
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