| Author | Message | ||
     Streetfighterx |
So I am buying a 2010 XB12SCG this weekend and have been calling some local Harley dealers and some of them are saying they don't work on Buells anymore and for even the ones who will work on Buells, should I be worried since there were so few 2010s made? I am moderately mechanically inclined but can't handle everything. | ||
| Froggy |
The 2010 XBs, while low in production are not much different from 2009s. They do have a few new unique parts like dual O2 sensors and a different fuel pump, but nothing crazy or special. If you are moderately mechanically inclined you should be fine, most maintenance and repairs on the XBs will be simple for you once you read the service manual and some guides on here. American Sport Bike will have you covered for the most commonly needed parts. | ||
| Alfau |
(Message edited by Glitch on September 01, 2015) | ||
| Ferris_von_bueller |
Did the mechanical changes to the 2010 models make a difference in their performance? | ||
| 86129squids |
When I bought my new '05 CityX, I learned real quick NOT to let the dealer service it... and, I WORKED for that dealer. (HD = $100.  ) Once I had it out of warranty, I took it to my independent HD tech, he did fine. You'll still require someone with the ability to do the computer stuff, but that's generally covered by ECMspy, easy-peasy. Otherwise, folks here will getcha through it. | ||
| Streetfighterx |
Thanks guys! Stupid question, so I am trying to buy a service manual and I know there are the separate electronic diagnostics and parts manuals, but I'm seeing some sites listing a manual as a "owners manual" and some as a "service manual". Are these the same thing or different? | ||
| Ourdee |
Owner's manual=little book that comes with bike. Service manual=big book tells you how to fix ear everything. | ||
| Ourdee |
If you are going to call on me for questions, it should read; Stupid, Question....... | ||
| Readyxb |
They owner's manual and service manual are different. The 2010 model has two service manuals: one is the "Electrical Diagnostics Manual" which focuses on the computer/fuel injection system and resolving trouble codes, and the other covers everything else. Both have wiring diagrams. The Owners Manual covers the typical topics such as how to start and ride the bike, controls and indicators, and basic maintenance tasks. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Your profile says you're in NoVa...I'm just north of Frederick MD. If you need a hand... | ||
| Reepicheep |
If you don't have any interest in doing any maintenance, then I would say don't buy a Buell unless you first line up a good local tech. Of course I would say that about any other brand too... as good shops can be hit and miss depending on who you have and how good their work is. I'd have no idea where to get a Yamaha fixed around me here in the midwest. And my neighbor just had to trailer his BMW bike 90 minutes one way (for a grand total of 6 hours driving) just to do a normal maintenance interval. But the work on them is generally pretty easy. And the kind of things that you can't do are probably approaching service shop cost ranges where you could just sell the bike at a loss and be ahead anyway. I'm talking like "split the cases" type jobs. Yeah, sure, in the old days you could have paid the Buell dealer to do that, but it's what, 10 hours at $100 per hour just for labor, and another $800 for parts? Pffft. By the time you need that kind of work, you are probably looking at half the value of the bike to fix it. Just sell the bike cheap to somebody who enjoys rebuilding them for fun. (Message edited by reepicheep on September 02, 2015) | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
I'm not very mechanically inclined but the nice thing about buells is that people on this forum are willing to help walk you through things. | ||
| Reepicheep |
When I bought my first Buell, I remember when it felt like a big deal when I stripped a head from the derby cover screw. Now I buy bikes in pieces and rebuild them for fun. Of all the vehicles I've worked on (just about every brand ever made), I inevitably compare the pain of most of what I do to them them negatively to my Buells. (And the only work I'll ***ever*** do on a virago again would be to pour gasoline on it and set it on fire.... whoever engineered that thing was flat out evil, and should be sent back to the piano factory) |
