| Author | Message | ||
     Xb9rski  |
42012 miles as of this morning "Ride it till it seizes" Ski  | ||
| Dago  |
Psssst. There's no way your p.o.s. Buell could possibly have that many miles. jk I think it's funny how the average joe thinks these things won't last. | ||
| Chainsaw  |
...it is his second engine! Ski...I mean this in the nicest way possible  | ||
| Dale |
Congrads Ski | ||
| Xb9rski |
Hey now the first one lasted 30344 mile, Thats like 15 years of riding shoved into 1 year (As per general population yearly riding) You know the 18g's and 18 mile bikers.....LOL "Ride it till it seizes" Ski (Message edited by xb9rski on February 03, 2005) | ||
| Wyckedflesh  |
Well with my new job, its 120 miles round trip so I am wondering how long its going to take for me to catch up...15000 as of today... | ||
| Reepicheep  |
And not to beat dead horses here, and it's none of my business, but the first engine failure may have been entirely preventable. As I recall the story, I think XB9Rski did all the right things, I think somebody else made a bad call, and a third party then stepped up and did the right thing and made things right again. A good outcome to a potentially bad situation. If I am guessing right, the "engine failure" was originally a sub $500 repair. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Wyckedflesh, I know you ride a XB12R and that they come with the clip on the front oil lines. So, just how in the world did you rub through them? | ||
| Xb9rski |
I concur Bill, Just think of how many miles I would have had.....LOL "Ride it till it seizes & Get a new engine free" Ski  | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Its not an XB12R...its an XB12S with an R front end. It did not come with the clip and the dealer wouldn't put one on who repaired the lines so now it has 2 zipties as spacers. | ||
| Charlieboy6649  |
Zip ties! Good idea Wycked... I had to shove a rubber grommet under my oil lines so they wouldn't rub the muffler anymore. I'll have to implement the zip ties as well up front. I still have no rubbing problem, but I'm not looking for one either... | ||
| Cataract2 |
Ug, man Wyckedflesh, time to order that spacer. | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Why? the Zip ties are unnoticable, and as fitted, one around the lines, and one around the middle of the first but between the lines holds it just as securely. Its been that way for almost a year now. In otherwords, I am not going to fix what is no longer broken  | ||
| U4euh  |
What are you doin, racing across America on the weekends?? And my wife gets huffy when I go riding! She'd have a stroke with you. Congrats. | ||
| Fullpower  |
ski, how many drive belts and fork seals have you used up so far? | ||
| Briz31  |
I have a confession... I have at home a 2003 XB9s.. With only 3892 km's on the dial. Possibly need to get out more. | ||
| Newxb9er  |
Briz.. The point is, you have one!! | ||
| Xb9rski |
I'm on my second belt, the first one broke after the engine was replaced. Ski | ||
| Spike  |
Man, I need your job. Working on Saturdays kills the weekend rides. My '04 XB12 only has 13.5k on it. Congrats man, keep up the good work.  | ||
| Xb9rski |
Hey Spike, I'm sure I can hook you up with your friendly neighborhood U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter....LOL "Ride it till it seizes" Ski | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Hey Ski, after the 14th you will probably see me on the 60 alot more often...I will be working out that way. | ||
| Xb9rski |
What cross streets? | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Ellsworth and 60E | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
I found a rock stuck in my drive belt, but it's still plugging along fine and fits the serviceable description in the manual. I'm going to buy a spare anyway though...Just in case. Hey Wycked, E-mail me and let me know what you're doing now... Just being nosey. (Message edited by charlieboy6649 on February 05, 2005) |
