| Author | Message | ||
     B_bueller |
Hey Mike, Just got the power back on,it was out for three days, and lost a lot of trees. Hope you guys made it through the Ice storm ok. The motel is in Brookfield, about 20 miles north of East Troy. The Buell web site had listed it as the Homecoming headquarters with free motorcycle washing area, and M/C parking. Eric. are you getting yours from Route66 ? Brian. | ||
| Dtx |
Route 66 called me tonight and said mine will likely be coming in January. Eric, if yours is the first one, Jody said it is on its way! Brian, We were outta power for about 36 hours, but no damage. Hopefully it didn't get you too bad. | ||
| Etsoneup |
Brian, yes I'm getting it from 66. Jody says I'm getting the first one. I hope you guys are able to stay warm. If there anything I can do to help let me know. | ||
| B_bueller |
Living on a acreage has its down falls....but at least we get free firewood.  There is a house somewhere in the background. I am not complaning some still have no electricity. | ||
| Eagleez8 |
Nice pic. My XB is a little warmer inside a garage. And yes still no electricity. Is it May yet? | ||
| Motomut |
Brian, Power came back on Friday, 4 days without. It's great to flip a light switch and have something happen. Lot of trees down, but no damage to the house. We use gas for heat, hot water and cooking so life went on with a little help from the Troy gen-set. Thanks for the info. on the hotel and the pic of your bike in the trees. | ||
| Smoke |
hope y'all are doing ok since the storm. bad conditions for sure. makes me glad i have gas heat.(and live down south) happy holidays!! tim | ||
| Motomut |
Life is almost back to normal; it does go to show you how little you really need to get by. I'm ready for spring....anyone plan to ride to homecoming? To the lucky few who are getting new bikes this year; let's see some pictures! | ||
| B_bueller |
Mike, Camping out in your own house is strange, and with the wife getting a little grumpy, wasn't making things any better.I would be in my element,camping in the great outdoors, and the wife said thats were I'll be next time. Tim, Thanks for the good words,and con-grats on your VIN#316 ,hope the weather is nice for your delivery and ride back home. Brian. | ||
| Dtx |
Mike, So far we have a handful who have expressed interest in Homecoming. Here is the list so far: B_Bueller (Brian) DTX (me) Smoke (Tim from La) Etsoneup (Eric) Motomut (you) Eagle (Andrew) Sam Rush ?? Medic ?? Anybody else? I think it would be fun if a bunch of us rode up there together. | ||
| Medic352 |
Homecoming? Don't know yet, just got power back an hour ago... | ||
| Eagleez8 |
Power back on? Where abouts? 31st and Riverside? Please I need to get out of my dad's house! | ||
| Dtx |
Eric, I saw your new bike...  | ||
| Etsoneup |
its here, i know jody called me. i'm going to see it in the morning. | ||
| Sam_rush |
I'm interested in riding up as well. I assume we'd head out on the 1st? | ||
| Dtx |
Not sure about the 1st. Obviously most people will be off the 4th of July. Might be able to pull this trip off and only have to ask for a few days off at work. What was everybody thinking? Would it be possible to be back in Tulsa in time for work on Monday the 7th? | ||
| Sam_rush |
Well luckily i've got about 50 days of vacation available to me this year and I HAVE to take 25 of them. So, i'm up for however many days. One thing to think about is all the drunks out on the 4th so we may want to leave on the 2nd or 3rd. On a completely unrelated note my damn drive belt snapped on the way home today  I'm debating on replacing the whole setup with a '04 and newer one. Anyone ever changed out the front pulley? | ||
| Medic352 |
Its not hard, easy if you have an impact. | ||
| Dtx |
Oh darn. Yeah that 03 belt is kinda quirky. Some last a long time, some don't. A buddy of mine had an 03 belt on his "stunt!" bike with no failures at 20K! If you do decide to upgrade to the 04 belt/sprockets, I have a "used" belt that would fit. You can have it. As for Homecoming..yeah I would want to hit the road on the 2nd or 3rd of July (or sooner?). | ||
| Sam_rush |
Thanks for the offer Drake, but RT 66 has the '03 belt in stock so i'm just gonna go pick it up this afternoon. I really don't think i'll be rolling on the XB9 for much longer. When my house sells i'm really leaning towards picking up a 1125R and possibly a KTM 950. So I may just sell or trade it in the XB. | ||
| Etsoneup |
ok, I'm in heaven. The 1125 is everything i hoped it would be( without going over 5k rpms) | ||
| Dtx |
Jerk!....  | ||
| Dtx |
And to think the weather today and tomorrow is near 60 degrees!  | ||
| B_bueller |
Eric, After this next storm passes I would like to ride up to T-town and go riding, before you get that thing broke-in(might be able to keep up with ya during your break-in). Merry Christmas, you jerk.  | ||
| Etsoneup |
Brian, That sounds great, Let me know I'm aways up for a ride. Merry Christmas to all. | ||
| Medic352 |
I was in the shop at Rt 66 the other day, they were doing Pre-Delivery Inspection on an 1125R.... | ||
| Motomut |
Made my hotel reservation for "Home coming 2008". The rate is $80.00 and includes breakfast. | ||
| Dtx |
That's good news. I wasn't sure how quickly those would sell out. To the guys with rooms already: Would you be willing to split a room? I would sleep on the floor if I had too. If not, I understand...some people like having a room to themselves. | ||
| B_bueller |
Drake, I have room If needed. Mike, You got a better room rate, the Sheraton in Brookfeild was $90 for a two bed, where are you staying? BTW,the OKC craiglist had two XB Buell listings, one was parting out, and the other just the front end. Eric, Hows that new ride? Need a new rear tire from that extra HP? Also did you get the new info about the oil level check? (Message edited by b_bueller on January 05, 2008) | ||
| Dtx |
Thanks Brian. It's gonna be a good year. Happy New Year everybody! |
