Scared and Alone - A Buell Nightmare

[Midnight82]

Ophawk is right, the biggest thing is stopping for frequent water breaks. (or using a Camelpack)

Cotton mouth comes on QUICK when it's triple digits.

Ophawk, what part of town are you in?

 

[ophawk]

Live and Work over near the Scottsdale Airpark, and your in the west Valley, right?

 

[Grrr]

Craigslist '04 XB12R (with goodies) with 8k miles, for $4k, last November. I'm @ 15k miles now and have only done scheduled maitnence (oh and 3rd set of tires on it now). Shinko Stealths (corndogs ) seem like my Dunlop Qualifers.

I had the luck you had on a ebay cb750 engine. Even picked it up in person. Inspect, inspect, inspect.

 

[Grrr]

p.s. I don't ease up on my bike. I'm all ways giving it hell. Same plugs still in there. [up]

 

[Midnight82]

Good for you Grrr.

When I bought my Buell I inspected it, but all the damage was internal so I never would have known anything was wrong.

Oh well, it's getting fixed and once I get it back I'll be tearin it up for sure.

 

[Midnight82]

I got my bike back last night.

I got to see all the old parts from the original motor. Cases were all haggard, cam covers were burnt to ****, clutch basket and shifter forks were all booged up.
The only original motor I have left are the heads and the flywheel. Transmission was completely rebuilt, new clutch, new clutch cable. new fuel line.

When I bought this bike, I thought for sure I was riding the fastest bike on the planet. Turns out I was riding a haggard pile of crap with dismal compression on the rear cylinder (broke piston).

Now that it's all back together, I have to break the motor back in, but even at a quarter throttle this thing runs like a raped ape.

Praise baby jesus for extended warrenties.

Arizona Riders REPRESENT!

 

[dave_xb12r]

NO WAY!!! Extended warranty covered it? Dude... thats awesome!

 

[meetch]

NICE!!

sounds like everything worked out for you... Enjoy your new toy!

 

[only1reds]

Praise baby jesus for extended warrenties.

I love it

 

[Midnight82]

I'm fairly certain the HD/Buell shop pulled some strings in this. I've bought two motorcycles from them now, and I've spent THOUSANDS of dollars in their parts/service depts.
I can't imagine the extended warrenty people would have actually done this without some convincing.