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If you ride in the rain, pack some grease in the corrugated rubber sheath around the clutch cable hose and secure a zip tie around the top of that rubber piece. I collected some water in the clutch via that route, commuting on my 08 Uly in the rain, as the dealer's service staff found at my 1K...

A performance upgrade may enable you to accelerate and ride faster, which would necessarily use up more gas. On the other hand, if you continue to ride gently and cruise at only moderate speeds like you did before the upgrade, your mileage may improve a little (despite the richer ECM settings)...

I'm even more of a newbie (first and only bike is a new 08 Uly I got last October), but here are just a few thoughts: Check wheel bearings and axles: Bang tires sideways with your fist while listening for knocking sounds and feeling for play with a finger at the axle/hub junctures (I already...

Might it be better to optimize ECM timing parameters on a dyno instead of just cutting a wire?

OK, I just hear back from Al at AmericanSportBike.com . I'm all set with the scoop order for my 08 Uly, but I can't speak for anyone else, so if you have any further questions about the scoop or any of Al's products, I'm sure he'll be happy to help you out, just give him a call or send him an...

OK, I just hear back from Al at AmericanSportBike.com . I'm all set with the scoop order for my 08 Uly, but I can't speak for anyone else, so if you have any further questions about the scoop or any of Al's products, I'm sure he'll be happy to help you out, just give him a call or send him an...

OK, thanks BPG, I pasted your note with the part numbers from the other thread in an email to Al. If he has an 08 Uly and has affixed the scoop onto it properly, I'm sure he'll say so. In the meantime, I guess holding off on ASB scoop orders would be prudent.

Toying with cops is an idiotic crapshoot -- I don't care how capable you or your bike are, or how amenable the local conditions may be to the game. Of course you usually win, but when you lose, you lose big, along with lots of other people who absolutely don't deserve to be involved. Knock...

Al also emailed me photos, one of the unpainted fiberglass scoop, one of it painted. I don't know how to upload pics here, so just ask Al if you're really interested. Maybe ask him about the fuel bar cooling issue, too.

A few days ago, I asked Al (proprietor of AmericanSportBike.com) some questions about his scoop, and here are his answers: 1. Would your 9160 scoop REALLY fit my 08 Uly? I understand there was a change in the stock headers in 08 that made some other scoops unsuitable. Not true, the headers in...

Bike gets hot in NJ too, but more due to idling in traffic rather than hot weather. Can you give a little more detail (I'm a shameless novice)? I'll need to do a similar treatment soon. I already ordered the right scoop from AmericanSportBike.com, but I think I'll need to wrap the headers...

Lucky you -- fewer cars down there I'm guessing. I commute 22 mi from Rutherford to Whippany, via I80 on the Uly, via Eagle Rock Rd (and other back roads) on one of my zero cc's if the forecast is nice (I have two Cannondales and a BikeFriday, with lots of obnoxious lights), just to stay in...

americansportbike.com sells the spiky pegs, plus many other add-ons you might like to browse.

Ortlieb makes nice waterproof backpacks and duffels, available from aerostich.com . I have one of each and like both. They bungee nicely onto the extended beavertail of the Uly. I don't go on big tours, so I cannot comment on the bigger bags and cases. I avoided getting a tank bag, to keep...

Ceramic-coat the muffler, preferably when brand new before you take delivery. I'm going to use jet-hot.com Sterling, but there are others. My muffler was already rusting badly after only 3 months and 3000 miles. Buell honored the warranty, and I'll have an opportunity to get the replacement...