superfastgherkin
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Mr Buell XB Forum... (to whom it may concern)
I have not posted f**king anything for 7 months now. I originally picked up a 2nd hand Buell xb12r 05 model in great condition for a good price with 18000kms* on the clock.
I am guilty of being a "buellxb.com leecher" as in, reading the relevant posts and not adding anything relevant.
Well just an update for those of you who are interested in reading. The main problem I encountered was the ****** stand. The previous owner had taken it upon himself to replace the original ****** side stand screw with a slightly smaller and shittier bolt. No wonder he had it on a race stand when i went to buy it! So after this simple addition http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourself-Buell-Mods/11-sidestand-upgrade problem one was fixed.
The next issue and still current, a 'rattle' not audible but you can feel it in the front end when going over sharp bumps in the road. I replaced both the front wheel bearings and the steering head bearings. The front wheel bearings were fine but the steering head bearings (ball as opposed to tapered) were shot. I replaced both with the ' www.allballsracing.com ' equivalent and the difference was extremely noticeable in the ease of steering but the rattle was still there. When stationary I can hold the front brake on and push the forks down and get the same feeling. Does this mean my forks or fork seals are shot? If so, what next?
Another possibly helpful post is the shaking speedo. We all know these things vibrate more than our mother in laws' top drawer, and my speedo had shaken itself loose on three anchor points. The thread was f**ked so rather than order the $250* speedo kit replacement i got a fine drill bit and a few washers and split pins and one fiddly job later it was fixed for good.
Another addition was Cycle pirate pegs. Original foot pegs were broken (this is embarrassing), due to me parking the bike in a mates driveway (after doing a feet-up burnout up the length of it) getting off and standing proudly beside my beautiful bike only to discover that the driveway was ever so slightly off kilter and the bike fell over about 2 feet away from me... Right hand peg and indicator snapped. New ones ordered and fitted. Happy. The next time (possibly more embarrassing) was when, after going to the pub* thought it would be a great idea to do a few fast laps around town... drunk... and as a result leave my bike parked out the front of my house in a ****** street while i went to work with a hangover the next morning. My awesome and beautiful girlfriend thought she'd do me a favor, and through no fault of her own dropped it on it's left hand side... Left peg snapped. Okay. Thought this would be a good opportunity, as I am quite tall and lanky to order and fit the Buell 1" dropper pegs. Did that and was was extremely happy... until the third and most embarrassing 'peg snapping event'. Just pulled out of the RTA* and was travelling along at the required 50kph*, thought I'd put my wallet from my jeans pocket and safely place it in my zip-up jacket pocket. I dropped it, thought 'f**k' did a u-turn and thought 'I'll just stoop down and pick it up on the run'. Idiot. It was with my right hand and at about 0.5kph* and as you guys know these things don't run too smoothly at idle, rather than pull my clutch in and coast, i lent in and my bike had a splutter, lost my balance and stacked it at a snails pace on a busy road in front of a lot of people I had just overtaken. Right hand 1"dropper peg and right hand indicator both royally f**ked. So... Rather than admit my stupidity, I got after market pegs and extra long vibration bar ends to make up for my next drop.
So anyway, after a lot of vitally important and ridiculous lessons (and a lengthy post) my bike is still kicking and amazingly not scratched thankfully to the handlebar/foot peg placement on the things!!
One last point I must bring up is steering dampeners. Am I just a girl or are these things twitchy as f**k around bumpy corners? Never believed in them before but now think it may be a life lengthening idea. Any feedback appreciated.
And as one last side note an awesome ride a friend and myself are going on for Easter weekend away. Thank you for listening and sorry for the lack of posts.
Yours sincerely
avid Buellxb.com fan
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?sad...mrsp=8&sz=12&via=2,4,7&z=12&source=gplus-ogsb
I have not posted f**king anything for 7 months now. I originally picked up a 2nd hand Buell xb12r 05 model in great condition for a good price with 18000kms* on the clock.
I am guilty of being a "buellxb.com leecher" as in, reading the relevant posts and not adding anything relevant.
Well just an update for those of you who are interested in reading. The main problem I encountered was the ****** stand. The previous owner had taken it upon himself to replace the original ****** side stand screw with a slightly smaller and shittier bolt. No wonder he had it on a race stand when i went to buy it! So after this simple addition http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourself-Buell-Mods/11-sidestand-upgrade problem one was fixed.
The next issue and still current, a 'rattle' not audible but you can feel it in the front end when going over sharp bumps in the road. I replaced both the front wheel bearings and the steering head bearings. The front wheel bearings were fine but the steering head bearings (ball as opposed to tapered) were shot. I replaced both with the ' www.allballsracing.com ' equivalent and the difference was extremely noticeable in the ease of steering but the rattle was still there. When stationary I can hold the front brake on and push the forks down and get the same feeling. Does this mean my forks or fork seals are shot? If so, what next?
Another possibly helpful post is the shaking speedo. We all know these things vibrate more than our mother in laws' top drawer, and my speedo had shaken itself loose on three anchor points. The thread was f**ked so rather than order the $250* speedo kit replacement i got a fine drill bit and a few washers and split pins and one fiddly job later it was fixed for good.
Another addition was Cycle pirate pegs. Original foot pegs were broken (this is embarrassing), due to me parking the bike in a mates driveway (after doing a feet-up burnout up the length of it) getting off and standing proudly beside my beautiful bike only to discover that the driveway was ever so slightly off kilter and the bike fell over about 2 feet away from me... Right hand peg and indicator snapped. New ones ordered and fitted. Happy. The next time (possibly more embarrassing) was when, after going to the pub* thought it would be a great idea to do a few fast laps around town... drunk... and as a result leave my bike parked out the front of my house in a ****** street while i went to work with a hangover the next morning. My awesome and beautiful girlfriend thought she'd do me a favor, and through no fault of her own dropped it on it's left hand side... Left peg snapped. Okay. Thought this would be a good opportunity, as I am quite tall and lanky to order and fit the Buell 1" dropper pegs. Did that and was was extremely happy... until the third and most embarrassing 'peg snapping event'. Just pulled out of the RTA* and was travelling along at the required 50kph*, thought I'd put my wallet from my jeans pocket and safely place it in my zip-up jacket pocket. I dropped it, thought 'f**k' did a u-turn and thought 'I'll just stoop down and pick it up on the run'. Idiot. It was with my right hand and at about 0.5kph* and as you guys know these things don't run too smoothly at idle, rather than pull my clutch in and coast, i lent in and my bike had a splutter, lost my balance and stacked it at a snails pace on a busy road in front of a lot of people I had just overtaken. Right hand 1"dropper peg and right hand indicator both royally f**ked. So... Rather than admit my stupidity, I got after market pegs and extra long vibration bar ends to make up for my next drop.
So anyway, after a lot of vitally important and ridiculous lessons (and a lengthy post) my bike is still kicking and amazingly not scratched thankfully to the handlebar/foot peg placement on the things!!
One last point I must bring up is steering dampeners. Am I just a girl or are these things twitchy as f**k around bumpy corners? Never believed in them before but now think it may be a life lengthening idea. Any feedback appreciated.
And as one last side note an awesome ride a friend and myself are going on for Easter weekend away. Thank you for listening and sorry for the lack of posts.
Yours sincerely
avid Buellxb.com fan
https://maps.google.com.au/maps?sad...mrsp=8&sz=12&via=2,4,7&z=12&source=gplus-ogsb