Orlando Buell Meet

[Gloomshadow]

I know, I had to turn back early but Ill go with them next time..

 

[FlaXB9R]

@ gloom yeah he was definitley going nowhere fast lol
@ bull It took me about an hour got stuck behind a long long row of cars on 46 going slow . Thought about picking them off a few at a time but the more I looked the more it seemed hopeless because it looked never ending so I enjoyed the scenery .

 

[Draxsonimy]

What kind of exhaust is on the cherry R?

 

[snrusnak]

What kind of exhaust is on the cherry R?

He made it himself, I just asked him the same question lol. He send me a link to how he did it, it's basically shortened, gutted, and has two baffles in it. It sounds really good. The white bike in the pic sounds good too, I think that one is just all gutted.

 

[Bullxb12r]

Yep, made it myself. Picked up an xb9 muffler for $50 and went nuts with a sawzall. There's a "how to" on it. I tweaked his recipe a bit, and for the money (about $75 including muffler) I couldn't be happier with it.

 

[Bullxb12r]

Hey guys, I'll be out of town for thanksgiving weekend, but I think we should do the Sugarloaf mt. ride the weekend after. Who's with me?

 

[FlaXB9R]

I'll be game . Me and snrusnak have already been talking about it . Bull how long did it take you ? I'm debating on weather I should gut and mod the extra exhaust I have or to just chop mine to the back chamber wall and add two turn downs . I love the sound of my pipe but I must admit I'm rather jealous of the look of yours . Mine (exhaust) looks like $h!+ shitting next to your bike .

 

[Bullxb12r]

Start to finish, including dropping and remounting the pipe, it took just under 8 hours. I did have a welder there ready to go, but I had to run around for an hour or so looking for fiberglass. Also changed the oil while I had it on the lift

 

[Draxsonimy]

i have access to an xb9 muffler are the internal pipe diameters the same as the xb12? If so or if it doesn't matter i'll just pick up the 9 muffler. I was thinking hawk but i really want to do it myself.

 

[Bullxb12r]

The internal pipes come out, so it doesn't matter. here is the link to the thread i based mine on.
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Do-It-Yourself-Buell-Mods/DIY-Installing-baffles-in-muffler
The 9 muffler doesn't have the "active exhaust valve", so you don't have to worry about that part of it

 

[snrusnak]

I should be good for the second sunday after thanksgiving. Just like flaxb9r and I were talking about. That will honestly be my last ride before I rip my bike apart though haha! Don't worry, come next year my bike should be looking better than ever, and have a new exhaust and intake . And maybe a wideband and tuning, but we'll see how much money I have to stretch...

 

[Gloomshadow]

I should be good to go for that next moutanin run too, guys.. I got jealous of those factory badges you guys have. If I knew that I was going to keep the Amber wheels and windscreen Id go ahead and buy them now. Im getting kinda sick of the 2 Pegasuai on my airbox, thinking about pullling them.. what do you guys think? Keep em or chuck em?

 

[FlaXB9R]

Bump to see who is in for the sugarloaf mt. ride . Also any others in the area who may be .

@Gloom I don't think the pegs look bad but I also don't have to see them everyday . If your getting sick of them I say chuck'em . I think the factory badges should be a definetley add to your bike but I too would wait if I planned on changing color/theme . Just my .02

 

[snrusnak]

I'm sort of on the fence right now. I can't let you know for sure until saturday night. Honestly I likely won't be able to go, and probably won't ride anymore until I get my forks rebuilt. I rode over thanksgiving (in the sugarloaf mountain area) and some of the road conditions were pretty poor and I felt pretty unsafe between my forks and oil soaked front brake pads. Probably best for my safety and others safety if I don't ride anymore until I get it all straightened out. On a good note though I found a lot of great roads out there (I rode about 8 hours the one day all in that area).

 

[FlaXB9R]

I didn't feel the roads on the route we took were poor at all but I also wouldn't disagree with you if you choose not to ride considering your saftey .

 

[snrusnak]

Yeah the roads in that area were good, but I circled around south of hwy 50 and found some pretty rough roads there lol. Like REALLY rough, although they were pretty twisty for florida. I think I'm going to pass and stop pushing my luck like I have been for the past 2,000 miles and 1 year riding around with my forks needing rebuilt and front brakes soaked in fork oil (making them about half useless). I'll be back riding after the new year sometime.

 

[Bullxb12r]

Didn't know your front end was that bad Sean. Probably a good call tho, considering. My offer still stands if you need help.
I have seen a few Buell's running around at school lately that I haven't seen before. I will try to track down the owners and spread the word. Either way, I'm in for Sunday. Still meeting up there? or do we wanna find a mid-point for all of us?

 

[FlaXB9R]

I'm down to meet wherever but what would be a middle point ? I've tried to look at the map and figure a way to meet on the other end closer to your side of town and the only thing I could think of would be I4 & the turnpike ? Just let me know and I'll be there .

 

[ATFIII]

Well, I have a GPS, but no way to charge it or plug it into the bike. I WANNA GO I WANNA GO! In tampa though, so no fun.

 

[snrusnak]

west orlando ride

Here's basically where I rode last weekend, I spent much more time out exploring other roads, but basically took this loop around. Started at eagle rider on sand lake where my brother rented a bike and looped around and returned there. At the corner of highway 50 and avalon road is a 7-11(I think that's what it is), that's a great place to meet up.

I'm going to skip out, I'll be riding again next year Have fun!