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    Anyone have a spare dipstick?

    Ok, so here's where I sit tonight. Cooter, Thanks for hunting me one down on E-Bay. $25 Canadian for a broken part sounds a bit much though. Called a sorta local ( an hour away) Harley dealer, Brown's Harley in Mississauga Ont. they've been real good to me in the past. Part is on order out of...
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    Anyone have a spare dipstick?

    Opps sorry, it's an 2008 XB 12-R
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    Anyone have a spare dipstick?

    Ok, just so we're clear on this, I'm an idiot. Checked my oil yesterday, was a tiny bit low, looked in the shed for a refill and walked away from the bike. Other stuff went on ( may or may not have been beer related) Long story short got home from work today and my dipstick is gone. I've got a...
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    primary chain rubbing against cover

    I have no idea what drive sprocket you're talking about but I'd like to throw something out there. I'm backing Lunatic on this. This is a bad idea. If you should choose to grind the cover to make this part work be prepared to die because of it. The case isn't all that thick to begin with, 1/8 in...
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    Another newbie with issues XB9SX

    Hey leaky, the short answer is you can't get one, lol. He got his in 2010 from a dealer in Vancouver, it was a demo. If you look on You Tube and see Onewheeldrive.com, that's HIS bike. ( he's looked and the casting marks on the fork leg in the video match exactly) If you think our bikes are hard...
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    Another newbie with issues XB9SX

    Hey leaky? That's the thing, for some crazy reason Riders Plus doesn't consider my 12 a sportbike! If you wanna find something even more crazy, look up a Benelli Cafe Racer. My brother has one and they don't consider it a sportbike either. Look at the name! it's called a CAFE RACER!! lol Just...
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    Another newbie with issues XB9SX

    Hey leakyrat, welcome to your new obsession. Not that it's any of my business but just wondering, how old are you and what's your driving record like? I'm in Kitchener, I'm 54 running an 08 XB12 firebolt. I'm paying just under $1000 a year full coverage with Riders Plus. Can't imagine there's...
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    HD grips on an XB12?

    Just my two cents worth, but after all these years of riding the BEST mod I've ever made to any bike is...... heated grips. I use them in any temps under 70F or so. In the rain they're awesome, never mind when it gets close to freezing. My brother and I did a four hour ride home from a camping...
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    can you get kickstand bolts in without removing exhaust?

    sinikl, A GP bike ( even a silly little 125 ) doesn't give you a little nudge in the small of your back, it's kinda like wait for it.....Wham! it's go time! The key was to try and keep it in the powerband all the time, VERY tight, like 9500 to 11000 RPM. Slipping the clutch helped out a bit but...
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    can you get kickstand bolts in without removing exhaust?

    Cooter, I love the pic of the Suzuki. I have a 500 titan, year unknown, sitting complete in a shed out back. Found it sitting against a light post with a "free" sign on it. Gonna get it running one of these days. Have you ever seen the race bodywork that Airtech sells for these old bikes? For...
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    can you get kickstand bolts in without removing exhaust?

    Wow, name my favorite two stroke oil smell? Really? That was always the best part of getting back to the track in the springtime, the smell! I'm gonna go with Castrol 747 mixed with Cam -2 purple racing fuel. I raced an 81 Honda RS- 125 by the way. That was a long time ago and you just made me...
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    can you get kickstand bolts in without removing exhaust?

    Well then... this happened to my 08 Bolt the first year I had it. I parked next an R-6 at work and thought mine looked funny, leaned way further over than the Yamaha. Found out both kickstand bolts had backed out, neither fell off but still.. I know people laugh at saftey wire on street bikes...
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    Riding gear question.

    I don't remember which member used to say it so I'll say it for him, ATGATT, All the gear all the time. I don't like the way my work boots feel on my bike, I don't like my full leathers when they get wet, I don't ride at the track so I'm ok, my Kevlar jeans and jacket should be fine. Sorry but...
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    Dragging clutch

    Ok, I am most certainly NOT a knowlegaeble person but I'll give it a shot...I'm thinking a worn clutch dragging as opposed to slipping is kinda like a torque converter in a car. I mean the oil in the clutch pack may be locking it up. The serrations on the clutch plates on a wet clutch " fling"...
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    Odd double shift intermittent issue

    My 08 Firebolt went back for warranty service shortly after I got it. ( Less then 2000 Km) Exact same problem, I was told there is a bushing in the cases that the shift shaft seats into (behind the clutch) that was faulty. Was replaced and 50,000 Km later its never happened again. Hope this...
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    Speedometer and odometer intermittently quit working

    I've had this exact same problem for over a year now (08 XB12R) but I've just never gotten around to posting about it. Mine happens now and then, usually when the bike is hot after I've stopped for gas or whatever. The speedo doesn't come back on, the odometer doesn't work and sometimes the...
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    Cycle World Article: 1190RX vs TZ250

    As much as I love the handling on my Firebolt it doesn't hole a candle to my Honda RS125GP bike from years ago. 35HP or so and weighed about 180 lbs. I really miss that bike. The only thing faster in the corners at the track back then were the sidecars. (Was a passenger on one for 2 years) The...
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    Chain Final Drive

    I did the conversion on my 08 Firebolt, the 277x from PBI fits perfectly without a spacer behind the sprocket but I had to add a 2 large washers on the nut side to stop the countershaft nut from bottoming. I forget the guys name at PBI but give them a call, they're very helpful. Its really no...
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    Nicky Hayden.....RIP

    I remember seeing an article about him and his brother in Roadracing World around 1992. Me and a few buds were sooo pissed that these friggin kids were on aluminum framed Honda RS 125's that we could only dream of owning while we were running old MT 125R's and steel framed RS125's. First time I...
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    09 FireBolt XB12R Blue White 6xxx miles

    Man that is a nice bike, I've got the 08 white and blue. I think the 09 is way nicer with the black frame, forks, engine,etc. Any one have any idea how many 08/09 white and blue's were ever made? Only 12 white 08's ever made it to Canada, I've never seen another one. All I can say is try and...
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