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Crusty
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 05:52 pm: |
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I keep hearing how loud the fans are on Ulysses'. Aren't the fans on the other XBs just as loud? Nobody is complaining about how loud the fans are on their Firebolts or Lightnings. I don't mind the fan noise, it's a good conversation starter, but I'm curious about the other models. |
Teeps
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 06:00 pm: |
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I've only heard one non-Uly fan. From about 20 feet it was not that loud. I think the Ulysses fan complaints are mainly a demographics or market complaint. In other words a 20 something is less likely to complain about the fan noise than a 50 something rider. The fan shouldn't be louder than the engine/exhaust, that's just wrong... |
Indy_bueller
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 07:04 pm: |
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I've heard both, and I don't think the fan on the Uly is any louder than the other XB's. |
Imonabuss
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 07:43 pm: |
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XBs are all the same, from what I have heard, and I think Teeps nailed the reason. Also they are wealthier customers, I'll bet. |
Lost_in_ohio
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 08:15 pm: |
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The fan is part of life and sets the Buell apart. I kinda enjoy the odd looks I get when I turn it off and walk away. |
Crusty
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 08:27 pm: |
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Also they are wealthier customers, I'll bet HA! I'm so broke I'm having trouble paying attention. I may be an exception, but the Uly riders that I've met aren't any better off financially than any other Buell owners I've met. They do tend to travel more, though. |
Ducxl
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 09:02 pm: |
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My fanned Buell is making grinding bearing noises.........Buells' S... Nah.....they don't.The fan is ok |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 10:01 pm: |
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I believe that the secret is that the Uly has brought many more first time Buell owners into the "flock". It's my first. You guys who have ridden them for years know that they all sound like that. What was interesting was when I rode with another Bueller on a 9R. When Warbaby, ChadHargis, the 9R rider and I shut down our bikes, they all had the fan going. They all were singing at the same pitch. They all shut down withing a second of one another. None were any louder than any others. PS. Wealthier riders ride GS's. Buells are relegated to the "knuckle draggers". |
Etennuly
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 10:12 pm: |
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My City-X fan was the same as my Uly fan is. These fans are SO much quieter than those dry clutch Ducs. A guy had one idling fifty feet from me at a gas station at the base of the Cherohala Skyway this weekend. I could not even hear his loud pipes over the rattling. Fan............I don't hear no stinkin' fan.............des' o'dder bike is rattling so much............I can't hear no fan. |
Bake
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 11:42 pm: |
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When people ask about the noise I just tell them " it's rewinding" |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 11:56 pm: |
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I told a guy just today that "it's the turbo spooling down!" |
Diablobrian
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 12:44 am: |
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Loud is in the ear of the beholder! |
Icon12r
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 12:53 am: |
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"it's the turbo spooling down!" that's my line. Good call. (Message edited by Icon12R on April 23, 2007) |
M2nc
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 02:23 am: |
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I am a pretty loud fan of the XB12X. Why? |
Brumbear
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 07:18 am: |
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turbo boost "Kit" Yes Micheal |
Tommy_black_shark
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 08:06 am: |
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You miss it when it isn't there!! I made a quick ride to the grocery yesterday early am. It was only a few miles, but I was surprised when the fan wasn't on when I stopped. I started thinking of all the things that could be wrong, but it was working fine when I got home. |
Oz666
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 09:43 am: |
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When I ride with my friend who owns an XB12R, I tell the gawkers that the sound they hear is the Flux Capacitor recharging... Oz "Nobody gets in to see the Wizard. Not nobody, not no how." |
T9r
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 10:19 am: |
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I want mine to sound like a jet turbine winding up and down. Now how do I go about doing that. I wonder if they make a whistle that I could stick behind the fan to give it a "fun" sound? |
Jaimec
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 11:34 am: |
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Loud Fans Save Lives! If it's too loud, you're too old. |
Sparky
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 03:13 pm: |
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It's the other way around. As one gets older, the fan gets quieter compared to the noise in your head. |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 03:28 pm: |
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Mine is only loud when Ferris is listening. |
Vanvideo
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 04:09 pm: |
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What? I can't hear you - my 'bolt's fan is blowing! Hey, it's a Buell. |
Rkutzner
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 06:26 pm: |
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Sorry, I'm old AND wealthy. Used to be neither. Can't hear the fan much cause all those years shootin' in the Marines killed half my hearing......married into the money ! Don't think being broke makes you cool...it's the Buell !!! |
Alchemy
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 07:54 pm: |
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Teeps says "The fan shouldn't be louder than the engine/exhaust, that's just wrong..." Completely agree. I am very close to wiring up a kill switch for the fan so I can kill it when the time is right. I quietly rolled into a HD parking lot on Sunday with a pile of hogs parked and enjoying the shade on the side of the building and that fan was louder than my exhaust. It was like I was riding an electric moped or something. It is not the air movement that makes the noise by my guess but it is the motor or something. I wish I could service/lube it and make it run more quietly. Sometimes it is just not what you want. It is just crying out for a better engineering solution. |
Jerry_haughton
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 08:17 pm: |
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Mine is only loud when Ferris is listening. duly noted.
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Xbullet
| Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 10:58 pm: |
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I've fried a rear cylinder on a sporty before (overheat in ATL traffic). having seen that before makes me love the fan, noise and all. it is louder than the stock exhaust, though. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 02:15 am: |
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Alchemy, Just get a louder exhaust! I really, LIKE the sound of the fan. If you've ever been in or flown light aircraft, the sound in your ears is very similar to the fan. Makes me feel more like a pilot than a rider. That and the bird strikes. |
Alchemy
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:21 am: |
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FB, I would just like the fan to be a non-issue really and it is annoying. A change in the frequency or loudness would be a welcome improvement in my riding enjoyment. The exhaust note is fine with me. Maybe I just need a noisier helmet<grin>. |
Court
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:55 am: |
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To those of us who grew up listening to Led Zepplin . . . it's a non-issue. . HUH? |
Teeps
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 09:03 am: |
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Court, I grew up on the Zep too and all the others. I can hear the fan loud and clear, when cruising up PCH @ 50mph, with full face helmet and ear plugs. When ambient temp is <60F.degrees, and the fan is wailing away. To me, the fan running AND being that loud... Well, that is just wrong. I have said before the fan noise is a market issue. Whether Buell cares to fix the market quality issue, is up to them. |
Buellinachinashop
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 10:58 am: |
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the first time I heard my fan start I thought a Harrier jet was landing..and I had my helmet on! |
Crusty
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 05:47 pm: |
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Hey! I saw Led Zeppelin on their first U.S. tour, back in May of 1969. I was pissed off because the tickets cost three bucks instead of the usual $2.50 at the Boston Tea Party. They put on an amazing performance which included four encores that lasted over an hour. Maybe that's why my loud(?) fan doesn't bother me? |
Brumbear
| Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 09:28 pm: |
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Hey GOT FAN ? |