Is an 1190 SX upgrade from 2008 XB9SX a good choice?

Buellxb Forum

Help Support Buellxb Forum:

Silverrider said:
Any time, you break it you own it, As Cooter says, If you enjoy laughing, crying, and pooping yourself at the same time. Bring a undee change.
Click to expand...

Haha you guys are funny! I'm not sure I can even imagine laughing, crying and pooping at the same time. I can certainly imagine more acceleration on a cycle than on the 8 or so I have ridden in the last two years. I'm definitely an adrenaline junkie!

I think you guys have convinced me to hold off on the EBR bike I was considering and look for one with fewer miles and no drop damage :-( It bums me out because I really had my heart set on that gray EBR 1190SX; got financing and the whole works and was ready to drive 4 hours and likely purchase. I felt a bit let down last night...so I rode my XB9SX into work today despite the 25F temperature. Damn I love these cycles! Really fun but yeah I'll definitely want more get up and go. I'm really not interested in modding the crap out of my cool XB just to eak out a few more ponies; it just kinda defeats the purpose of the bike as designed I think. I will try the race map in the ECM when the weather stays above 50F. Seems stupid to mess with mapping in these ever changing temperatures we have (supposed to get 2-4 inches of snow tomorrow? WTF?).

Anyhow perhaps I'll check into other EBR's I can find. Thanks for all the feedback. I know an EBR will be in my future if I can find one.
 
This question has been asked pretty often. Cross-posting from EBRforum.com:

Strike Yellow 195 (RX-185, SX-10)

Racing Red 287 (RX-206, SX-81)

Galactic Black 241 (RX-228, SX-13)

Frostbite White 167 (RX-0, SX-167)

Laguna Blue 50 (RX-0, SX-50)

Hotrod Argent 51 (RX-21, SX-30)

Gunmetal Gray 13 (RX-0, SX-13)

Red, White, Blue 5 (RX-5, SX-0)

Competition White 10 (RX-10, SX-0)

Midnight Black 52 (RX-12, SX-40)

Total bikes 1071 (RX-667, SX-404)
Worldwide production
 
Silverrider said:
This question has been asked pretty often. Cross-posting from EBRforum.com:

Strike Yellow 195 (RX-185, SX-10)

Racing Red 287 (RX-206, SX-81)

Galactic Black 241 (RX-228, SX-13)

Frostbite White 167 (RX-0, SX-167)

Laguna Blue 50 (RX-0, SX-50)

Hotrod Argent 51 (RX-21, SX-30)

Gunmetal Gray 13 (RX-0, SX-13)

Red, White, Blue 5 (RX-5, SX-0)

Competition White 10 (RX-10, SX-0)

Midnight Black 52 (RX-12, SX-40)

Total bikes 1071 (RX-667, SX-404)
Worldwide production
Click to expand...

That doesn't really seem like a lot of bikes to me. Is waiting a year to look for one a good idea? My thoughts are that when word gets out about the bang-for-the-buck on these, prices will skyrocket.
 
CRSole said:
That doesn't really seem like a lot of bikes to me. Is waiting a year to look for one a good idea? My thoughts are that when word gets out about the bang-for-the-buck on these, prices will skyrocket.
Click to expand...

Do what you want follow ur Gut !!! Dont wait a year, but shop around for a better deal. IMO. offer them 6K , maybe 6.5k out the door. They bought it for 5K most likey dropped and all.
 
Last edited:
Thats much better. Not many details needed for a stock bike with 600 miles on it.

I love the white:
39727717635_da83b5d3f4_b.jpg


But you can get a grey airbox cover and front trim easily and cheaply if thats your thing:) Ask Silver, he has an extra one I'm sure of it!
 
Haha thanks! I really like the all blacked-out look, but I probably shouldn't count my chickens before they hatch! Hopefully this will all work out. It's about twice as far away, 8 hour drive instead of 4 but peace of mind is worth it. It saddens me to have to trade the new-to-me Buell XB though. I rode it to work today and home for lunch and wow is that thing fun! Like I said earlier, the timing of this is just kinda bad but "...Sometimes you just gotta say what the f@%k Joel". Buell XB's are much more plentiful and if an EBR doesn't passify my need-for-speed addiction, nothing will.

Man I love beer...but my barefoot waterski training kinda hates it right now. I'll likely get back to that after my body takes a few water hits and bruises in a few weeks haha
 
BTW Nice bike there Cooter! I like that airbox protector. Makes her look "spiney" maybe? White kinda looks "storm trooper" to me which is kinda cool.
 
Cooter said:
Thats much better. Not many details needed for a stock bike with 600 miles on it.

I love the white:
39727717635_da83b5d3f4_b.jpg


But you can get a grey airbox cover and front trim easily and cheaply if thats your thing:) Ask Silver, he has an extra one I'm sure of it!
Click to expand...

Now Thats a sweet bike !!!! I want to see a current Pic!!!!!!! With that NEW loud pipe !!!!
 
Silverrider said:
You like White , OK then white it is .Bam!!! Its that easy !

DSC_1227 by Jack Joseph, on Flickr
Click to expand...

Wow that's nice too! My favorite is black. How did you get the blacked out air intake plastic? It's funny that I wasn't as hyped about the look of the 1190SX as much as the XB9SX at first but the more I see of them, the more I like the 1190SX look. I can never look at enough photos of bikes! Got some with you riding it? Hmm, may have to watch more videos of these later.
 

Similar threads

Kurlon
Motorcycle For Sale 2008 Buell Ulysses Tour with extras fire sale
Replies
2
Views
76
34nineteen
34nineteen
F
05 xb9sx checklist
Replies
4
Views
141
Barrett
Barrett
F
05 xb9sx checklist
Replies
0
Views
79
Fielding05xb9sx
F
M
My new-to-me project 1125R
Replies
12
Views
1K
MATPOC
M
lancruza
Remove rear wheel bearings questions
Replies
4
Views
4K
lancruza
lancruza

Latest posts

Back
Top