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My hose did not like gas, took off plugged the hole with JBW ,tank is vented to the charcoal canister which is now vented out of the air box .
Well.....Bye.
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Gentlemen,
I'm looking hard into an EBR and I've been reading through posts here, on the EBR forum, and just about any facebook group that I can get my hands on. I understand that when you migrate a few people into a group together, 1/10 posts will be problem related, and while it seems high, it still represents a very small portion bikes on the road.
I love the specs from what I've read and it seems like it may be for me. I don't do track days and I don't ride terribly hard, but I'd like something that is light, power heavy, and has an intuitive feel to it. Does an EBR sound like the bike for me? I currently own an 1125CR and a XB12S, so I'm not a complete novice when it comes to Buell, but I'm curious if an 1190 is essentially a more refined 1125. Also, what is a good price for one? I'm not bothered by driving a decent distance to snag one.
Thank you for all of your wealth and knowledge, even if you didn't know that a lot of people read your posts and are pleased with your findings.
I'm looking hard into an EBR and I've been reading through posts here, on the EBR forum, and just about any facebook group that I can get my hands on. I understand that when you migrate a few people into a group together, 1/10 posts will be problem related, and while it seems high, it still represents a very small portion bikes on the road.
I love the specs from what I've read and it seems like it may be for me. I don't do track days and I don't ride terribly hard, but I'd like something that is light, power heavy, and has an intuitive feel to it. Does an EBR sound like the bike for me? I currently own an 1125CR and a XB12S, so I'm not a complete novice when it comes to Buell, but I'm curious if an 1190 is essentially a more refined 1125. Also, what is a good price for one? I'm not bothered by driving a decent distance to snag one.
Thank you for all of your wealth and knowledge, even if you didn't know that a lot of people read your posts and are pleased with your findings.
If you like your 1125CR and want it to be a little better in every way, including a LOT more power, I'd say go for it:eagerness:
The 1125's like yours have their 'problems' too, right? None of them major, and none of them terribly expensive to fix. Same with the 1190's. People assume that if their one bike had an issue every bike will have that issue and that's just not true. MY 2014 #24 has been a champ, and I beat that poor girl every chance I get.
EBR facebook poster: 'Boo Hoo, feel bad for me, I need to buy a $350 dash for a $20,000 bike (that I only paid $10K for... brand new)'.
Try paying $20K for a Ducati and having the same problem. Now add a zero to the cost of the parts, and wait 4 weeks to fix it.... The EBR is a win every time, and new parts are easy to get.
As far as their current cost, I'd happily pay $9K for a fresh EBR. PM Optomist, his is for sale:up:
The 1125's like yours have their 'problems' too, right? None of them major, and none of them terribly expensive to fix. Same with the 1190's. People assume that if their one bike had an issue every bike will have that issue and that's just not true. MY 2014 #24 has been a champ, and I beat that poor girl every chance I get.
EBR facebook poster: 'Boo Hoo, feel bad for me, I need to buy a $350 dash for a $20,000 bike (that I only paid $10K for... brand new)'.
Try paying $20K for a Ducati and having the same problem. Now add a zero to the cost of the parts, and wait 4 weeks to fix it.... The EBR is a win every time, and new parts are easy to get.
As far as their current cost, I'd happily pay $9K for a fresh EBR. PM Optomist, his is for sale:up:
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EBR have many problems and typical for American-made motorcycles with exception of Polaris and XR1200 which are decent but not nearly as well engineered as Suzuki Savage or Kawasaki SunLite.
EBR suffer from Condensation in speedometer cluster... white dust in headlight.... throttle bodies coming off of the intake tracts... comms error with speedo from bad solder joints.... coolant tank tabs break.... header cracks for no apparent reason...valve adjustments unnecessarily low mileage and impossible for home mechanic to perform. Cannot Recommend EBR. Cannot recommend inferior parts and build quality. And I will not.
Honda motorcycles all superior build quality and can recommend along with Kawasaki and Suzuki motorcycles.
BMW motorcycles the finest in the world and vastly superior to all American and Asian Hyosung motorcycles also. but BMW not affordable by board members on this forum who are the types that buy $1900 garbage from CraigsList then expect BMW quality and superiority. Qianjiang and Lifan and JialingTang superior to all Buell but fasteners need properly torqued.
TEABAG
I'd have this shipped to me in a heartbeat if I was looking for another one...
https://ebrforum.com/showthread.php?1803-2014-EBR-1190SX-6900-00-Colorado-Springs
https://ebrforum.com/showthread.php?1803-2014-EBR-1190SX-6900-00-Colorado-Springs
$6900 with 3300 miles and in BLUE!? I'd be sending him his asking price and getting shipping quotes, or planning a trip across the border:angel:
You won't regert it:black_eyed:
You won't regert it:black_eyed:
I couldn't resist a little splurge since the EBR is re-built and ready for the track again!
EBR branded canyon dancer :love_heart:
And hookless ratchet straps
EBR branded canyon dancer :love_heart:
And hookless ratchet straps
They are perfect for when you pull up looking like Sanford and Son:angel:
Took Bubbles to "Femwalla". Its an all girl track day at the VERY nice Chuckwalla Raceway. Wow! 53 girls, some new riders, and a whole lot of them were FAST. It was really inspiring to see these ladies hauling butt and (ahem) not one single red flag all day, lol. Us guys have some lessons to learn.
They hosted a nice dinner that night and a big raffle! Guess who won THREE more track days? Add that to the 4 pack we EACH bought at the IMS show and thats, uh... a lot of track days coming. Holy lord we'll be busy. I might as well get my WERA racers license (if I can keep the rubber down). Ol' high side Cooter better learn how to ride.
Riding on that high, Bubbles went over to Kawasaki and fell for the Ninja 400 she's been test riding. She likes the R-3 she's been renting, but LOVES:love_heart: the 400. Over 2 days(!) we got screwed around at the dealer so bad we walked out. What a shame. I know there isn't much profit margin on a little bike like that but we went in prepared to pay MSRP and couldn't even do that
. All the games they play are so stupid. Oh, THAT one on special we texted you about yesterday isn't here, THIS ones on special for only $500 more, Oops! it's listed wrong, but THIS one is (for $1000 more) UGH! Can she just PAY for it and go home??
:mad-new:
They hosted a nice dinner that night and a big raffle! Guess who won THREE more track days? Add that to the 4 pack we EACH bought at the IMS show and thats, uh... a lot of track days coming. Holy lord we'll be busy. I might as well get my WERA racers license (if I can keep the rubber down). Ol' high side Cooter better learn how to ride.
Riding on that high, Bubbles went over to Kawasaki and fell for the Ninja 400 she's been test riding. She likes the R-3 she's been renting, but LOVES:love_heart: the 400. Over 2 days(!) we got screwed around at the dealer so bad we walked out. What a shame. I know there isn't much profit margin on a little bike like that but we went in prepared to pay MSRP and couldn't even do that
. All the games they play are so stupid. Oh, THAT one on special we texted you about yesterday isn't here, THIS ones on special for only $500 more, Oops! it's listed wrong, but THIS one is (for $1000 more) UGH! Can she just PAY for it and go home?? :mad-new:
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Good Times ^^^ Thanks for sharing ! :applause:
But she did get a call back two days later with an apology from the GM of Del Amo motorsports. I have been buying bikes from there since the 90's and TWO locations ago... with mixed results and never got treated this well.
he said the bike was indeed listed wrong (as on a rebate) on their website. He did the honorable thing and gave her the 2020 special color bike WITH the rebate She also qualified for 0%. Oh Hell yes, we'll be right there
he said the bike was indeed listed wrong (as on a rebate) on their website. He did the honorable thing and gave her the 2020 special color bike WITH the rebate
She also qualified for 0%. Oh Hell yes, we'll be right there
At her first track day at Buttonwillow, Bubbles had won a dyno session at a local high end M/C shop and was generous enough to give it to me
The EBR has been running well but I took it just to double check the IDS tune (and my work, lol). The shop was nice and had the Holy Grail HP4, and some sick Panigales!
check out that full MotoGP exhaust and dash:love_heart:
anyway, back to the cool bike:
load her up!
The EBR has been running well but I took it just to double check the IDS tune (and my work, lol). The shop was nice and had the Holy Grail HP4, and some sick Panigales!
check out that full MotoGP exhaust and dash:love_heart:
anyway, back to the cool bike:
load her up!
The results were 'surprising' and not in a good way:upset:
Runs smooth and strong. You can hear the exhaust popping on decel too. I know its a whole different part of the map than WOT, but it makes ya wonder.
If you can't read the pics, its about the HP I expected at 158 RWHP and a really, really nice curve, but WTH with the AFR at 18-22!?:concern:
Runs smooth and strong. You can hear the exhaust popping on decel too. I know its a whole different part of the map than WOT, but it makes ya wonder.
If you can't read the pics, its about the HP I expected at 158 RWHP and a really, really nice curve, but WTH with the AFR at 18-22!?:concern:
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That is engine catastrophic demolition range
With 3 days 'till track day I had my work cut out for me. The IDS ECM is the only mod to programming and I have faith it's ok (but a double-check is always prudent). I had recently done the valve adjust so I needed to re-check my work as well. Immediately.
I put a call in to Tim at IDS and tore apart the top end of the EBR. Three times. A flashlight, dental mirror and touching ALL of the intake system again proved it was assembled correctly (whew!, embarrassment avoided) and I got a call back from Tim, late night (for him), and super helpful. Man those guys are soooo nice.
He concurred what I thought that theres NO way the bike would run that well, that lean. So what gives?
I rented a Vitpilen 701 for the trackday to relieve some schedule pressure and sent a note to the shop to plan on re-dynoing the EBR again with WB O2's in the stock bungs instead of the sniffer in the tail pipe.
Of course I'll post up what I find (just try and shut me up! but I do have the confidence it was just a weird mistake/anomoly by them.
With 3 days 'till track day I had my work cut out for me. The IDS ECM is the only mod to programming and I have faith it's ok (but a double-check is always prudent). I had recently done the valve adjust so I needed to re-check my work as well. Immediately.
I put a call in to Tim at IDS and tore apart the top end of the EBR. Three times. A flashlight, dental mirror and touching ALL of the intake system again proved it was assembled correctly (whew!, embarrassment avoided
) and I got a call back from Tim, late night (for him), and super helpful. Man those guys are soooo nice.He concurred what I thought that theres NO way the bike would run that well, that lean. So what gives?
I rented a Vitpilen 701 for the trackday to relieve some schedule pressure and sent a note to the shop to plan on re-dynoing the EBR again with WB O2's in the stock bungs instead of the sniffer in the tail pipe.
Of course I'll post up what I find (just try and shut me up!
but I do have the confidence it was just a weird mistake/anomoly by them.
So for now I'll just drown my sorrows, plan the next track day and snack to the heavens:tongue-new:
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Sweet SR! Since our EBR's are so similar, I'm super curious to see the sheet
And what did the Bimmer do?
And what did the Bimmer do?
