Hi people!
My name is Johan and I'm from Belgium. I've been driving a 125cc scooter [sad] to work for a few years now and was finally fed up with it this summer. Did my permit and started looking around for a bike. After lots of thinking, reading and talking to people I decided to buy myself a Buell.
This forum was a huge help in deciding if it was the bike for me.
Anyway, since last friday a brand new 09 black XB12Scg is sitting in my garage. Biggest engine I've driven in the past was a street-prepped Husq 610TC, so it took some getting used to, but I adapted quickly (doing a cross country trip helped
) and I must say I absolutely love how it drives, handles and looks.
Right now I can live with its stock look (Select seat counts as stock right?), but I'm sure the modding will start sooner or later, but probably in 2010.
Things on the to-do list are:
* pm-Performance tail rise (have the parts already, I hate easy internet orders)
* rightside-scoop
* S-o-C Sharknose tail
* Led-turnsignals
* different mirrors
* remove decalls from windscreen
* Possibly a louder pipe, mainly because I need people to hear me when driving through traffic jams.
(Am I the only one that thinks the bike feels loud when you're on it, yet people in cars barely seem to hear you?)
The one thing I'll do asap is the breather mod. I'd like to use a nice catch can (if anyone is in to machining them themselves as an alternative to the ASB one, let me know) since it fits nicer imo.
If you have any other must-have mods or cool ideas, let me know!
To summarize: a big thank you to you all!
J.
My name is Johan and I'm from Belgium. I've been driving a 125cc scooter [sad] to work for a few years now and was finally fed up with it this summer. Did my permit and started looking around for a bike. After lots of thinking, reading and talking to people I decided to buy myself a Buell.
This forum was a huge help in deciding if it was the bike for me.
Anyway, since last friday a brand new 09 black XB12Scg is sitting in my garage. Biggest engine I've driven in the past was a street-prepped Husq 610TC, so it took some getting used to, but I adapted quickly (doing a cross country trip helped
) and I must say I absolutely love how it drives, handles and looks.Right now I can live with its stock look (Select seat counts as stock right?), but I'm sure the modding will start sooner or later, but probably in 2010.
Things on the to-do list are:
* pm-Performance tail rise (have the parts already, I hate easy internet orders
)* rightside-scoop
* S-o-C Sharknose tail
* Led-turnsignals
* different mirrors
* remove decalls from windscreen
* Possibly a louder pipe, mainly because I need people to hear me when driving through traffic jams.
(Am I the only one that thinks the bike feels loud when you're on it, yet people in cars barely seem to hear you?)
The one thing I'll do asap is the breather mod. I'd like to use a nice catch can (if anyone is in to machining them themselves as an alternative to the ASB one, let me know) since it fits nicer imo.
If you have any other must-have mods or cool ideas, let me know!
To summarize: a big thank you to you all!
J.
