About to pull the trigger on an 1125CR

[pdksh]

Looking very seriously at an 1125CR. Plan on going out one evening to look at a CR with cash in hand. The price is good, I think the seller is motivated. I want a heads up for things to look for. I have read about the clutch slave cylinder weeping fluid. Seems like a straight forward fix. The burnt up sator looks like its a little trickier to look for. If the battery is charging at 14.5votls i assume the sator and VR are working but there is no visual way of telling if the sator and rotor has been swapped out. Any suggestions. I messaged the owner about the two issues and he played dumb... Not sure if he's avoiding the question or seriously doesn't know. The price is good enough, assuming the bike is in good shape, free from; scratches, dents, etc and has expected wear; tires, brakes, battery I could afford to do the sator/rotor fix and be ahead of the game. The bike has 30,000 KMS or 20,000 Miles. Anything else I should look for or ask about? How expensive is replacing the water pump? (I'm handy with a wrench and do my own work, I'm a buell owner after all !!!)

 

[Cosworth]

Cant check for the "oiling rotor" without pulling the cover. You can see if the harness fix was done that was more of a stopgap that lowered charging to keep the stator from overheating. Check out this video he runs through what the harness looks like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBYEYGJfyBw

Both 1125's I've owned had the clutch weep its a easy fix.

 

[Joe7Bros]

Look for the procedure to test the stator, pretty straightforward you need a multimeter; here's a link to a youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oag9bKcJUM0

 

[XBPete]

Wondering if you pulled the trigger on the 1125cr. Pick up my cr in a week and a half to go with the 12R and X1, EBR is too much for me at my age but have my eye on a low mile 97S1

Pete

 

[pdksh]

Sitting in a parking lot for an hour waiting for the guy to show up......

 

[pdksh]

Nice bike but the rider has let the care of the plastic slip. I’m sure a little polishing compound or magic restoration product would make it look like new. Surprised that the swing arm has no boot scuffs. Owner made a homemade HAWK style exhaust modification. I think I want a specimen in better shape.

 

[Cooter]

https://www.buellxb.com/forum/showthread.php?54771-2009-1125CR-w-Keda-RT-4-and-other-tasteful-mods

Sounds well taken care of and reasonable to boot!

 

[XBPete]

Sorry to hear that it was not a great example, some really nice ones around, mine has 1100 miles, much better than new, gotta get a Dean Adams pipe w/ECM and a CF hugger, thinking about taking the Brembo RCS 19 off of my XB12r and replacing clutch master with Brembo but other than that, she is all there, lots of American Sportbike Carbon.

Hope ya find one, Onecraig's has a bunch here in the States, if you need a US destination for delivery, I am in NY not to far from Cornwall and would be glad to help you out.

http://www.onecraigs.com/craigslist-search/index.htm?q=buell 1125cr

Pete

 

[pdksh]

There are two fine CR’s in the golden horse shoe area, the so-so one dropped to $3,500 CND, that’s about $100.00 USD. He’s as motivated to sell as I am to buy!

 

[Mesozoic]

It's ridiculous how cheap these machines can be purchased used for... my '09 1125CR is easily the most dialed motorcycle I have ever owned, absolutely no regrets with it whatsoever.

 

[pdksh]

The deal is done, picking it up Monday morning. I would go sooner but I going away for the weekend. The price was FANTASTIC! Enough room to replace the stator and rotor if required. The bike has 22,000 KMS on it (13,000 miles) so I hope it has been already fixed. The first thing I'm going to do is order a stator cover gasket and check if the rotor was drilled and if it still has the HD band-aid. I'll get a couple of miles in before the snow
Pics to follow!

 

[pdksh]

Just brought her home. Wow what an ANGRY BIKE! The bike still has the original club-man bars, Ill have to see if I can endure them. I had club-man bars on my old RD350LC 30 years ago! This thing has insane amounts of power, coming from an XB and an X1 - WOW! I'm not 100% sure if the HD fix is installed, I just looked over the wiring under the seat. It's a little bit of a rats nest. Bike appears to be totally original, the PO removed the inner airbox cover, probably to make it sound meaner. Stock exhaust. I'll tear the stator cover off this winter and check for the drilled rotor. Very Happy so far.

 

[Cooter]

Black lobster looks great!:angel:

I'll always keep a soft spot in my heart for a CR with clubmans.

However, my wrists couldn't live with the downturn angle and had to go with longer cables and the high bars for any riding farther than 200 miles

Post a big picture of under the seat, I'll tell you if the 'fix' is there. But really why bother? If it works, you could leave it alone and just pay attention? Theres a voltmeter on the dash. I believe the '08's were OK and it was some of the '09's that had an issue.