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Username: | Raymaines |
Full Name: | Ray Maines |
E-mail Address: | (Hidden) |
Last Logged In: | December 26, 2011 |
Registered: | December 03, 2000 |
Total Posts: | 318 |
Status: | RR1200 |
Home Page URL: | |
Birthday (Year) & Occupation: | b. 09/22/1945, drive a city bus in Tacoma, WA |
City: | Tacoma |
State/Province: | WA |
Country: | USA |
Personal Quote: | If you love your Buell, set it free. If it comes back to you, you probably high sided. |
Bike Model (Ex - M2, XB12Rr, S1W, P3): | A Semi Stock Black Y2K-M2 |
Model Year (Please enter full 4-digit year): | 2002 |
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V.I.N. (To aid in problem resolution. Will not be displayed or shared otherwise.) : | (Hidden) |
Servicing Dealership: | Eastside HD /Buell, Bellview, WA & Destination HD/Buell, Tacoma, WA |
Performance Mods!: | HyperCharger (K&N) Air Filter. Two Brothers Racing Muffler. ThunderSlide Stage 7 Carb Re-Jet Kit. Re-routed the breather hoses out of the carb into a catch can. New shock @7,500 miles (nice!) Junked the Catch Can. Now the breathers vent to garage floor. Installed a set of Bridgestone 010's |
Problems/Miles (Please be specific): | Rocker Box Leak @ 5,000 miles. ---------- Improper start procedure results in holes burned in Carburetor Diaphragm resulting in loss of vacuum and loss of power. Corrected @ 5,000 miles. ---------- Alternator bolts worked loose and made a horrable racket @ 7,500 miles, no damage done and it was fixed under warrentee. ---------- Another rocker box leak @ 12,000 miles, this time it's on the extended warrentee. ---------- New Speedo sensor AND a new Battery at about 13,500 miles. |
Other Mods/Misc/Customization.: | Bar End Mirrors and some polished aluminum. New X1 style turn signals. Cheap aluminum foot pegs replaced the stock rubber pegs. Stiffer fork springs. Heated hand grips. |
Favorite Rides (Roads and Routes): | A two hundred mile loop around Mt. Rainier |
Why I do/don't ride a Buell: | |
How can Buell improve their motorcycles?: | |
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Top speed on 2 wheels (mph): | 130mph -- Wow, that's really fast on a naked bike! |
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