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    Show me your Uly's!

    Had a Honda 305 Scrambler in college with tires that were worn flat in the middle and I still got out on the fire trails through the Santa Monica mountains and had a ball. Had to sell it to get through my last year. Missed that feeling you get when you hop on a bike and realize you don't owe...
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    Time for new tyres

    thrstmech, we should meet up for a ride sometime. My wife and I usually ride together, she following on the Harley, using bike to bike intercom to stay in touch, but she hasn't been going out as much lately. My favorites are: 1. Otay Lakes to Dulzura to Descanso to Lake Cuyamaca to Sunrise Hwy...
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    Sad way to end a ride

    No, TPEHAK, mea culpa. I'll add that to the preride checklist. The aluminum lines looked fine to me but I wasn't about to stand in the middle of a puddle of oil by the freeway and poke around too much. It's at my regular indie shop in SD. I don't know if they'll clean it up after they get the...
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    Sad way to end a ride

    Geez, I didn't even think about the oily tire at speed. I usually do 5 over the speed limit which is 70 out there and there was plenty of oil all over the rear tire, believe me. All over my right boot as well.
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    Sad way to end a ride

    Well, I hadn't been out on the Uly for weeks but I managed to squeeze a few hours to myself this weekend and went up into the SD County back country, just getting reacquainted. Just before it started to get dark, about 4:30 up there, I hit Interstate 8 at Pine Valley Rd. and headed for home (Pt...
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    2007 ulysses-flawless-super low miles-$4950 firm

    Assume by now these are both long gone but I gotta ask why are you selling them?
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    Time for new tyres

    Which Ulysses version? I own the XT and went with sportbike tires, the Dunlop Sportmax Q3 front and Roadsmart Q3 rear. The Roadsmart is the Sport Touring version and gets a little better wear but I like the Sportmax on the front . I just replaced the front and the rear looks like it will go...
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    what's next?

    Funny, I had vibration issues with the Madstad and sent it back. Like some others, I've learned to live with, and actually enjoy, the wind hitting me. I'm 6'4" so maybe my height is the difference but most of the air is hitting me in the chest and I just lean against it. Whenever I feel actual...
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    Might buy a 2007 Ulysses question

    Nicholas900 called it, Zippy's long gone. For the record, my friend tells me his water cooled R1 cooks him in traffic, too and our Heritage Softail gets mighty toasty as well. It's a bike; avoid stop and go traffic and ride it out on the open road would be my advice to any future Zippy's lurking...
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    OBs (Other Bikes)

    My wife wants to add another Harley tot he stable. My only problem is that makes it another four or five years before we can afford another bike for me[confused]. She wants a Dyna Fat Bob. I really like the way they handle but all the Harleys are so lean limited, about all I want to do on them...
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    Sputters Stutters Sputters Stutters

    I hate to stick my oar in when I know so little about bike maintenance but I had something similar about eight or nine months ago and had to replace the ECM. Do you have someone nearby who would swap with you for a short test? I'm in San Diego.
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    OBs (Other Bikes)

    I was thinking about this the other day. Like every other bike owner out there I can't resist walking through a showroom looking at bikes, even if they are brands or types in which I have limited interest. Although I can honestly say nothing makes me want to even think about replacing my Uly or...
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    Longest trip

    I feel I'm a piker. Longest trip was San Diego, CA to Sedona, AZ via Phoenix, then spent several days riding to the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, the Mogollon Ridge and then back through Havasu and Palm Springs. Hotter than hell going through the deserts in mid-June and the bike ran perfectly. I...
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    New to Buell Ulysses

    +1 for American Sportbike
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    New Ulysses XT owner

    Where can you buy those Aprilia mirrors? Do you have to hunt up a dealer?
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    How reliable is your XB12X, R, and S?

    Bought my '09 Uly XT with a little over 13K on the clock three years ago and now have just under 28K. ECM went bad last year but I think my aftermarket saddle caused that problem. My rear bearing went out at 24K. The forks had to be overhauled at 22K. I'm at the point where I work hard enough...
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    xb12xt D&D exhaust = lost horsepower?

    I think my '09 XT with stock ECM and exhaust is supposed to crank out 103 bHP. Sounds to me as if all the add ons buy you is more noise. And I may be missing something obvious but what's with the complaints about the interactive exhaust? That little trick means the engine will have the...
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    flashing the ECM in San Diego

    I have my issues with SD Harley but they are the only dealer in the County that still has qualified tech support so you might have to go there. I have the comfort kit installed and just had them replace the ECM. It wasn't cheap but they took care of it and the bike runs fine. There's a Buell...
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    ULYSSES DANGEROUS REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE

    Had my rear bearings go out at 25K miles. Now I know I'm going to replace every 15K, needed or not. As for the cost, mine was $200 labor and $46 parts but only because there was enough surface on the swing arm to seat against the bearing. The aluminum was pretty gouged by the balls squeezing out...
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    Rear shock

    Are you that unconcerned about screwing with one of the most important suspension components in what is arguably the best handling motorcycle brand in the Universe? I would NEVER reduce rear suspension travel on my Uly and spoil that ride. You want that lowrider look, buy an old Sportster and...
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