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    Fixing a Wrecked XB9R Firebolt - One way to get on a Buell

    Check out my build thread: http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Firebolt-XB12-XB9/Diary-of-a-madman Mine was in slightly worse shape than yours :-) I paid a dude 1k for it and he paid for shipping from SC to IN. It came via FedEX along with 9 boxes of parts (unfortunately for an XBS)...
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    Lets see your Xb12R!

    "Casper the Friendly Ghost" Wearing a spare set of fairings (originally intended for track days).
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    Diary of a madman!

    When I drilled out the pulley cover, I thought I went overboard cause it's so much fun to drill stuff! I kind of had to stop myself. :-D j, The extra frame that came with the bike was set up for the track. It has a quick release gas cap that I believe came from a Blast? It has no lock...
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    Diary of a madman!

    It's your bike ,but I'm quiet a bit Confused by that statement.(sticker)..??? Don't you think Erik BUELL and BUELL Motorcycle Company should get all the credit for the BUELL XB12R Firebolt seeing how it was ERIK Buell he took a sportster engine and turned it in to something it was NEVER...
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    Diary of a madman!

    Yeah, I got all my docs and the original frame and swing arm, just in case. I will bring them with me when I go to the BMV. Got my fingers crossed!
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    Lets see your Xb12R!

    See my build thread "Diary of a madman". In it are pics of my 05 XB12R. My riding buddies called it "Casper". Good bike, handled well, no complaints except for the lack of top end. I'm primarily an I4 guy. If I'd had the money, I would've like to do a stage III engine build and a chain...
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    Diary of a madman!

    Cool! I'll checkout the site! The bike can be ridden either street or track. All the lighting and stuff is hooked up. I haven't found the right turn signals, though. Still looking. The bike has race springs on both ends. I wanted to do a race tech kit on the forks, but again, too...
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    Diary of a madman!

    Belly pan and upper fairings were separate items that popped up on ebay. Brands unknown. I guess having a build go so slow gives someone the option of finding cool parts. I seem to remember the belly pan costing less than the upper! I had to do some cutting on both. The upper needed a...
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    Diary of a madman!

    The frame that came with the bike had those bungs welded on along with a cool quick release gas cap. the welding was superior (perfect stack of dimes). All I did was drill and tap for sliders. I admit I may have gone too long with the sliders and have thought about cutting them down an inch...
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    Diary of a madman!

    I'm gonna send the previous owner pics if I can find his e mail. He probably thought "Man, sure dodged a bullet on this one!" :-D What made me want this bike was that I had an '05 XB12 R and wanted a track bike. Well, I eventually sold the 12 and had this one laying in pieces in the garage...
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    Diary of a madman!

    When I got it, I was all excited. My enthusiasm diminished as the tear down progressed! Ha! I think the point where I had second thoughts was when I undid the oil pump and rusty water gushed out! After that things got worse. I couldn't get the front cylinder off cause the piston was fused...
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    Diary of a madman!

    I had a tire pen sitting around and painted the original tire. I will do the same on a new set of Pirellis. The spring is a Buell race unit. The front forks also have Buell race springs. I've seen polished sprockets on ebay so I decided to do it myself. I've been polishing sport bikes since...
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    Diary of a madman!

    The parts list is really long. I basically began from the bottom up,and started with the swing arm. I actually pulled a pec muscle removing the swing arm pivot bolt as both the swing arm and pivot bolt were twisted. Glad I work out! Over the next two years, I bought parts that popped up on...
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    Diary of a madman!

    Hey everyone. I originally joined this forum 2 1/2 years ago and haven't posted since. The journey I embarked on began as a basket case of a western '05 XB9 S or city X, or whatever. It had a carbon canister on it. The guy I bought it from decided he didn't have time to work on it. After I...
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