| Author | Message | ||
     Ftd |
Jersey, I really don't need the bling on a ULY so I'll wait for a black anodized version. Please keep me in mind when they come in. TIA Frank | ||
| Chadhargis |
What is that? It doesn't look like an exhaust. | ||
| Speedstar |
Thanks for asking - I didn't know what it was either... | ||
| Smcnamara |
That's the catch can. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Ok...I'm a Buell newbie. What's a catch can? Do I need one of these things? Never had one on any of my other bikes. | ||
| Thunderbox |
Not really Chad. I never had one on my other bike and as far as I know it never needed one. Maybe someone else has another opinion. What am I saying maybe lol. | ||
| Madsx |
Kevin, I'll take a catch can on the next order. Keep us posted. | ||
| Jerseyguy |
I'm sorry, guys. I should have explained what it was. In a nutshell, the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valves dump a fair amount of water and a bit of oil back into your air intake. The PCV hoses are reconfigured to divert this condensation & oil into a small "catch can" which is periodically emptied by you instead of going through your engine. A 70 mile ride a couple of weeks ago yielded about a shot glass of water on my XB12Ss. It has been stated that it gains a couple of HP. Honestly, I doubt it, but I don't know for sure. Do you need it? NO. Do you want it? I hope so.  We have a dozen of them on order from the machine shop. | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Mad - Do you want the polished or black anodized? I can do a bead blasted matte aluminum finish too. | ||
| Chadhargis |
So basically it's the thing I removed from my Ducati that now allows the oil and junk to blow all over my rear hugger?  LOL!!! | ||
| Thunderbox |
Just a quick question. What is wrong with putting it through the engine rather than collecting it in a can. If you got a shot glass of water in yours when you went for a 70 mile drive you must be doing a lot of short riding. Like back and forth to work. | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Chad - You got it. lol. This is a bit more civilized. Thunder - My daily riding is mostly around 30 miles or so and 100 miles on weekends. If you look at your velocity stack you'll see oily residue on it as well. It seems logical, if not necessary, that its better to keep this residue out of the intake tract. | ||
| Thunderbox |
Every other engine uses the PCV valve to suck this stuff into the engine where it is burnt. It is the first polution control device that came out. I find it takes quite a long time to get the oil in the Buell hot enough to burn off all the condensation. 30 miles isn't far enough to get the oil over 200 degrees. This is precisely why you should not run your engine for short periods of time if it is in storage. Just leave it alone for the winter and keep the battery charged. | ||
| Jerseyguy |
I guess I'll have to move farther form my business... | ||
| Madsx |
Jersey- I think I want the black to go with the rest of the SX decor. Will these have the Drummer crossed flags like in the pic? | ||
| Kds1 |
Mark, Yes it has the Drummer logo with the flags...Mike has alot of stuff to machine...All the Drummer SS's that are in the shop are sold and I've ordered another run of material... Kevin www.kdfab.com | ||
| Madsx |
Kevin, Do you, or can you, put a fatlet on the SS? Spoiler mounts and a fatlet, Hmmmmmmm......... | ||
| Dragon_slayer |
Ok, these are questions for everyone that's have the Drummer SS installed and a few miles ran beneath it. How has the SS looks held up to road grime? Any permanent staining? What's cleaning it like and how have you been cleaning it? And lastly, how come the response to the "Buy Slayer a New Drummer SS Fund" posting has been less than overwhelming? | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Slayer - I've got about 900 miles on my Drummer SS and it has held up quite well. I travel down a long dirt lane to my factory every day so it gets quite dusty (I wipe my bike off almost every day briefly with a wet paper towel as therapy). The rear and body of the Drummer SS are as new. I don't use the chin spoiler so the front in the center shows some tiny nicks from road grime. It generally wipes clean though and only an anal person (like me) would notice it. Mad - The outlet pipe isn't a fatlet but it doesn't have a cheap thin look. I know that Kevin made a fatlet SS for a 9 and it was alot of extra work.  | ||
| Windaddiction |
woot! I got the drummer today in the mail, cant wait to put it on. To bad there is still snow on the ground, hopefully this weekend. Kinda tweaked at canada post, they charged me gst and pst, plus a handling fee..... facking blood suckers! Oh and tips on taking the old one off and new one on? | ||
| Digdad |
I installed a drummer and it works as advertised. I am a drummer pimp now. | ||
| Clayman |
drummer web page has a step by step removal | ||
| Thunderbox |
Windaddiction you should be happy it wasn't sent by UPS. They charge a percentage for brokerage like about 12% plus the GST. Count your blessings buddy. How long was the turn around for the muffler? | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Send me pics of your bikes for the website. The Customer Bikes page is getting bigger daily. It's kind of cool to look at all the bikes from around the world regardless of the fact that they are all Drummer customers. | ||
| Windaddiction |
um i just payed the extra and didn't send mine... took about 2 weeks from order to get it here so pretty fast ( thanks Kevin)Anyone who has installed this is there any shortcuts to installing it? | ||
| 2old2bfast |
What is the cost of getting one without sending mine? I'll probably take the same route if it's reasonable and just keep the stock can around just in case I ever need a back-up. | ||
| Windaddiction |
it's 100$ more for me at least 1/2 if not more would have been the cost to ship it from canada down to the states | ||
| 2old2bfast |
Done deal. I'll be ordering mine soon from Kevin. Thanks for the info! | ||
| Jerseyguy |
Kevin's been busting his ••• to get a dozen or so of them finished. They will be ready soon. Check out the bottom of this page to see the parts before assembly. http://www.kdfab.com/drummer%20ss%20pics.htm | ||
| Lowflyer |
Kevin needs to get a 24/7 webcam going in his shop so we can see if he is really working. |
