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    Anybody ever weld up the frame hole for more fuel?

    Acerbis sells a 1.6 gallon auxillary gas tank. I have it mounted to a base that snaps to the bike instead of the pillion. The tank has a stopcock that remains off until I get 100 miles on a fill up. I then open the valve and the fuel flows through a quick disconnect/shutoff fitting and into a...
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    Powder Coat a Race Pipe?

    There's a new silicone based powder coat available. Eastwood sells it. Caswell Plating also sells it for about 1/4 the cost. I just did a Firebolt muffler after the ceramic coating rusted through. The silicone powder coat is supposed to be good for 1000 degrees. I used the satin black & it looks...
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    possibly interested in buying a firebolt

    Motorcycles are just tools. Whether a given bike is for you depends on what job you're doing. Your ZX6 will shred the Firebolt in every measure of speed & acceleration. And it's far easier to ride with no wacky handling quirks. The Firebolt has lethal handling quirks. However, if you are a...
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    Plastic Polish

    For serious abrasions start with a fine nonwoven ball polisher spun on a drill revving to no more than1200 rpm. Go back at a different angle & lighter pressure before switching to a buffing wheel spun with the same drill & using tripoli abrasive. This will take it to a good shine. After this...
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    worst thing uve ever done on ur buell

    Motioned to a buddy who followed me into a three curve commmbination to slow down. Meanwhile I took it up to about 75 for the 25mph curves. He figured if I could make it he could. He lost it on the second curve and got pretty beat up. Everytime I think about it I feel like a skunk.
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    **Why Did You Buy Buell? (Please Post Why)** Results will be Tallied for Buell info.

    My reason for buying an XB!2R are horribly practical. I am my own mechanic and do long distance touring through mountainous areas. You won't catch me pulling a chain in the middle of a 6000 mile trip for a soak & lube. Or doing a valve adjustment. How many bikes can you say that about even as...
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    two new problems to deal with

    Most silicones, with the exception of threebond 1231, are attacked by petroleum products. Use Pernatex #2. It's a non~hardening liquid gasket that'll seal your butt to an oak tree. The other thing is that the Buell tranny loves thicker gearlube. I use AMSoil 80w95, and it shifts better, protects...
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    Hot Seat

    Not long after getting my 'bolt I grew tired of detonating away from long stoplights & installed an Aquatune water injection setup. When I stopped for lunch halfway through the Mojave the cooling fan didn't even come on. Engine runs so much cooler that the seat doesn't get hot anymore & I was...
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    I think I'm doing the whole shebang this weekend....

    I thought about the race mods for my Firebolt. Then I saw the dyno results. Big payment in midrange for four horsepower up top. I ride mountain roads so it doesn't make sense anyhow. Me, I like the quiet exhaust; as it turns out cops like the noisy ones.
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    LED turn signals..

    For some reason Buell used a wacky pin pattern on their flasher that is the reverse of standard. If you want a normal flash for LEDs, make a set of three 1.5" jumpers with 16 ga wire. Put a male spade connector on one end of each and a female spade connector on the other end of each. Just...
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    Help me shits hitting the fan

    As already suggested, check clutch adjustment. But then check the operation and function of your neutral switch. This supplies an input to your ECM, without that signal things don't work so well. Some of the Firebolt's switches are a bit on the underengineered side. In general terms, the...
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