I have a 2007 xb12r it has 1650 miles on it and the rear tire won't hold air. I looked over the tire and can see no nails, screws, holes or defects. I am afraid to take it to the local dealer, because I will not see the bike for who knows how long,I don't trust them to be honest about the problem and the area i live in seems to be shy on mechanical type people. No other shops will look at it without just replacing the tire do to insurance reasons...blah blah blah. So before I dump this bike that I just love to ride and by some 5 year old jap bike does anyone have any idea what I should do?
advice please
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His_and_Her_Buells
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Do the soapy water thing Das Bolt suggested. valve stem could also be suspect. I think it would be pretty foolish to get rid of a bike that you love for a problem that can happen to any bike that comes equipped with wheels and tires
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.I will try the soapy water around the rim and valve stem. Thanks
I agree it would be silly. I traded a 94 HD for a Buell because I just want to ride. I was tired of dealing with the dealer and read about the buells reliability. I never beat on the bike and here I am right back at the dealer.I understand it could have happened to any bike. Maybe I'm just hoping at least one dealer out there can get a bike part in a reasonable amount of time. I repair robots, even with the amount of them being much less than any make of bike on the road around here. I can get just about any part overnight. For some reason bike parts always take 5 to 7 days. I even offered to get the f*&^%ing tire for them and they said they won't mount any tire they don't supply. I hope some day buell will seperate from HD and try to cater to its customers a little better. Until then I may just consider some other brand.
I agree it would be silly. I traded a 94 HD for a Buell because I just want to ride. I was tired of dealing with the dealer and read about the buells reliability. I never beat on the bike and here I am right back at the dealer.I understand it could have happened to any bike. Maybe I'm just hoping at least one dealer out there can get a bike part in a reasonable amount of time. I repair robots, even with the amount of them being much less than any make of bike on the road around here. I can get just about any part overnight. For some reason bike parts always take 5 to 7 days. I even offered to get the f*&^%ing tire for them and they said they won't mount any tire they don't supply. I hope some day buell will seperate from HD and try to cater to its customers a little better. Until then I may just consider some other brand.
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I had the same problem when my wifes former blast needed a tire. I searched around and found a shop (not a dealer, just an any make motorcycle mechanic) that got me the tire next day for $20 higher than my cheapest internet price and only charge $20 to mount it if I took it off the bike ($40 if I took the whole bike in). Have you tried to find someone in your area like that?
Yes I have tried a local mechanic I found thru a coworker. After riding the bike home I pulled the front calipers to see why I had a grinding noise in them.I found one of the pads in backward. I bought a jack right after that and did everything myself. I traded the bike because it was hard to find the time to repair the bike myself.
Thanks for replying to my post. Its helped me realize that I am only wasting time mine and others, I should be finding a way to jack up my bike instead. I
Thanks for replying to my post. Its helped me realize that I am only wasting time mine and others, I should be finding a way to jack up my bike instead. I
