Springfield, MO XB9R 03' issue

[jwarren03]

Last week started hearing a noise on the front end like a bolt was coming loose and a very minor vibration. checked whole bike for loose bolts nothing loose. Runs fantastic when bike is not moving high RPMs and all. From what I've read sound like it is possibly thr front bearings if any knows of similar issues and it not being the front bearing let me know. And if you in or near springfield mo and could help a fellow Buell owner out that has a bike jacki can do the labor, I just dont wanna pay a shop because I dont have a bike jack let me know [email protected]

 

[wolfo68]

can you take a video?

 

[jwarren03]

a video of the bearing change or the noise? if you mean the bearing change I recommend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8bI3XM2x6M&list=FL7IHqPvdphWcunhWEMEv8fA&index=2&feature=plpp_video

followed by

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGkb3k3rRL0&feature=BFa&list=FL7IHqPvdphWcunhWEMEv8fA

 

[Red93stang]

I'm in Springfield, or I should say I work in Springfield. Live south of town. I would be glad to help and fellow Bueller out! PM me.

 

[jwarren03]

GOt to love the buell community thanks

 

[03Firebolt9R]

Hey jwarren, red93stang knows your Firebolt pretty good. I am in Dallas now or would love to help you out to.

 

[Red93stang]

It's a small world!

Hey jwarren does your bike look like this or something close. That was the bike after I did the chrome wheels.

 

[jwarren03]

this I think is my exact bike it used to belong to paul I bought it from him little over a year ago

 

[jwarren03]

little late but i see thats you paul thats for the heads up

 

[BuellRiderX]

Hey I'm in Springfield as well!

Republic to be exact

 

[jwarren03]

all these local buell's sound like after i get this bike back on the road i need to look to get in on a local Buell ride.

 

[xjnation]

I'm in Springfield too. Let me know if you need any help.

 

[Red93stang]

I know I see several Buells throughout Springfield all the time. Couple weeks ago I saw a 08 1125R coming North on Campbell out of Nixa.

It's a funny story about jwarrens bike though. I'm kinda partial to that bike. It feels like a long lost love has come back into my life. That bike is what started the "worst" addition I have ever had.

All you Springfield people post up a pic of your bike.

 

[Jenkins651]

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I actually live in Springfield also! I am currently looking to trade my 03 ninja 636 for a buell. I absolutely love the way they look and sound. My problem comes in with the power and torque difference between my bike and the buell.

You see I have never ridden a buell, and I just don't know if I could deal with a loss of 30 horses (I read the xb9 has 92hp) even though I'm gaining about 20 ft/lbs of turque.

Does anyone know of a dealer in town that has one for sale that I could test drive? Also this is a weird question, but if anyone would feel comfortable, which I wouldn't blame anyone at ALL if you didn't, could we meet up in town and go for a short ride and swap bikes for a few miles? I have been riding since I was 17 and I'm now 24, plus I would never do anything stupid with someone else's bike.

I am just really interested in getting one, but no dealer that I have found has one and the only ones for sale besides blasts seem to be more than three hours away, and I don't want to say "yeah I want your bike," drive three hours to get it just to test drive it and figure out it's just not the bike for me.

 

[Red93stang]

Denny's HD over on West Sunshine has a 07 STT on their showroom floor.

 

[03Firebolt9R]

I don't live there anymore, but it is home. I will come back pretty often. I know red would let me ride one of his in the stable.

 

[Red93stang]

Anytime my friend![up]

 

[Jenkins651]

Does Denny's allow test rides though. I actually saw that orange lightning they have on craigslist, but I was skeptical that they did.

 

[jwarren03]

 

[Red93stang]

That driveway looks really familar for some reason.

Still a damn good looking bike jwarren!