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     Islandigital |
Hey all- Ive been looking at buying a bike ever since the XB's came out- I remember looking at on in NY where i used to live and saying "oh yea, im getting one of those..." fast forward 5 years. I still never owned a bike and then i heard about buell going extinct. So i started looking into it because here where i live its 85 every day of the year. i said what the hell. Almost ended up with a 05 12s a week ago then i found her. 09 12ss all black. 6 miles. demo unit. sold. Its on its way here now. It will be about a month till it makes its way all the way here but im trying to soak up as much info as i can before its in my hands. Now to the questions (and yes, i searched the crap out of them) Size- Im 5' 11" and i used to ride BMX professionally. that was my original want for the motorcycle is that it felt natural. I am primarily using this for transportation so i wanted it to ride comfortable with the rough roads we have here on island. There is really only 1 small 2 lane highway here , everything is hilly and windy. i really wanted an s but they dont make them in this year and i thought about the reduced suspension travel in the scg and how short the distance is to the pegs. i was really worried about being cramped there. i could have gotten an scg but since ive never even sat on either i went with the general consensus of guys my size and go the SS. I just hope the SS is small enough to be "flick-able". Is this reasonable? anything i can do to the ss other then the touring seat to make it feel smaller if i think its too large? Break in- I think im pretty convinced about doing a motoman break in. any of you new bullers done this? any experience to share? positive or negative results? Oil- since its NEVER been below 68 degrees here i saw in the manual that it recommends 50w oil for my climate. I think that ridiculous, single weight oil is very oldschool. i want to run a multiweight synthetic once im past the 500 mile break in. What oils are you guys using for hot weather? mobile 1 diesel? Amsoil? What (black) filter are you guys running? When i get it- Anything i should so right away? anything to check that gets overlooked or problem areas? Thanks guys and i hope to love riding this thing as much as i "think" i will since i never have! T | ||
| Ulynut |
I would recommend riding the bike for 10,000 miles before making any major changes. I think you will be very pleased with the handling of the Ss. There are so many opinions about break-in and oil. I usually follow the manufacturers recommendations on oil, although I like motomans break-in technique. |
