HazardousWaste
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I'm new to this forum, not new to the Buell though. I'm on my 2nd Buell and it's a 09 XB Firebolt that is stripped for track days.
My first Buell was this 2000 M2 that a friend bought new. I rode it once and fell in love with the handling and brakes. I bought it in 2004, I rode this bike hard and the only trouble I ever had were top end oil leaks that were a once a year repair, I went trough a few different aftermarket mufflers and became tired of the junk that lasted about 2 months so I built my own muffler from a SpinTech race car muffler. A little quieter than the aftermarket junk and better power everywhere. I also did the flat slide carb swap and that was a big improvement. About 2010 I sold this bike to my Godson and he proceed to destroy the engine from miss-shifts. I kind of miss this bike
Last year I picked up this 2009 XB. When this shot was taken I had only rode it a few miles as the Pirelli's were kind of square. Its quit a bit different than the M2 but I like it very much although the muffler sure has this thing plugged up. I plan on the same type of SpinTech but now they make a smaller version that will be a better fit under the XB. I sure hate the front brake though, the feedback is horrible and it's hard to feel the grip level under braking. I stripped this one down as soon as I got it home. I went to Colorado to buy this one as it only had 5k miles on it and the dealer that had it gave me a very good deal.
My first Buell was this 2000 M2 that a friend bought new. I rode it once and fell in love with the handling and brakes. I bought it in 2004, I rode this bike hard and the only trouble I ever had were top end oil leaks that were a once a year repair, I went trough a few different aftermarket mufflers and became tired of the junk that lasted about 2 months so I built my own muffler from a SpinTech race car muffler. A little quieter than the aftermarket junk and better power everywhere. I also did the flat slide carb swap and that was a big improvement. About 2010 I sold this bike to my Godson and he proceed to destroy the engine from miss-shifts. I kind of miss this bike
Last year I picked up this 2009 XB. When this shot was taken I had only rode it a few miles as the Pirelli's were kind of square. Its quit a bit different than the M2 but I like it very much although the muffler sure has this thing plugged up. I plan on the same type of SpinTech but now they make a smaller version that will be a better fit under the XB. I sure hate the front brake though, the feedback is horrible and it's hard to feel the grip level under braking. I stripped this one down as soon as I got it home. I went to Colorado to buy this one as it only had 5k miles on it and the dealer that had it gave me a very good deal.
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