rigger4343
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Making the Buell more comfortable?
I have looked into doing some things to make my XB9R more comfortable but I had pretty much dropped the idea of most of it because of the overall cost of parts. I like my Buell but the riding position is not much fun for me anymore. I have thought about selling her and finding a bike that is more comfortable, maybe something like an adventure bike or a sport touring machine, but I am also still entertaining the idea of modifying my bike to get her more where I would like it to be.
What I would like to be is a bike that I can ride for longer periods with or without a passenger and not hurt during or after my ride. I also want the bike to be more comfortable for my girlfriend because she loves to ride with me. On occasion, we also need to be able to carry some stuff with us too.
My Positives to modifications….
It would be a cool project and I love cool projects.
She is a fun ride and she is paid for.
I love the old V-Twin motor.
My negatives to modifying her…..
Dumping money into her that I will not be able to get back in the future. (Right now if I sold her, I could get 100% of what I have invested the bike back out of it.)
I am also not real big on the idea of modifying the bike too much and also hurting resale potential in the future. I have had several people offer to buy mine in the past year because it is clean and not hacked up.
I know I can make it more comfortable for me but it does not seem like I can do much for the passenger.
Some of my ideas for the bike have been the normal things like….
The risers from ASB. But they seem like a lot of money for only a little rise. A handle bar conversion makes more since to me for what I want but it’s a lot of money. I could also make my own handle bar conversion and I could do a nice job but I don’t want that hurting resale.
I know there are better seats out there and drop pegs would help too.
I can weld up my own quick release frames for some saddle bags to sit back on the bike so they will clear passenger feet.
I have also heard about some people changing out the hole tale section for one from a Lighting but I like the way the Firebolt tail looks better.
So I guess I am just looking for a cost effective plan to make the bike more what I want it to be. Or any ideas or thoughts or maybe I should just sell her and find something else to ride that is already a little more of a sport touring machine.
I have looked into doing some things to make my XB9R more comfortable but I had pretty much dropped the idea of most of it because of the overall cost of parts. I like my Buell but the riding position is not much fun for me anymore. I have thought about selling her and finding a bike that is more comfortable, maybe something like an adventure bike or a sport touring machine, but I am also still entertaining the idea of modifying my bike to get her more where I would like it to be.
What I would like to be is a bike that I can ride for longer periods with or without a passenger and not hurt during or after my ride. I also want the bike to be more comfortable for my girlfriend because she loves to ride with me. On occasion, we also need to be able to carry some stuff with us too.
My Positives to modifications….
It would be a cool project and I love cool projects.
She is a fun ride and she is paid for.
I love the old V-Twin motor.
My negatives to modifying her…..
Dumping money into her that I will not be able to get back in the future. (Right now if I sold her, I could get 100% of what I have invested the bike back out of it.)
I am also not real big on the idea of modifying the bike too much and also hurting resale potential in the future. I have had several people offer to buy mine in the past year because it is clean and not hacked up.
I know I can make it more comfortable for me but it does not seem like I can do much for the passenger.
Some of my ideas for the bike have been the normal things like….
The risers from ASB. But they seem like a lot of money for only a little rise. A handle bar conversion makes more since to me for what I want but it’s a lot of money. I could also make my own handle bar conversion and I could do a nice job but I don’t want that hurting resale.
I know there are better seats out there and drop pegs would help too.
I can weld up my own quick release frames for some saddle bags to sit back on the bike so they will clear passenger feet.
I have also heard about some people changing out the hole tale section for one from a Lighting but I like the way the Firebolt tail looks better.
So I guess I am just looking for a cost effective plan to make the bike more what I want it to be. Or any ideas or thoughts or maybe I should just sell her and find something else to ride that is already a little more of a sport touring machine.