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Username: | Tiltcylinder |
Full Name: | Jay McMahon |
E-mail Address: | (Hidden) |
Last Logged In: | June 17, 2019 |
Registered: | July 24, 2009 |
Total Posts: | 267 |
Status: | RR1200 |
Home Page URL: | (Hidden) |
Birthday (Year) & Occupation: | 1963, Supervisor of mechanics NYPD Truck and Motorcycle shops. |
City: | Levittown |
State/Province: | New York |
Country: | USA |
Personal Quote: | All those who wander... are not lost. |
Bike Model (Ex - M2, XB12Rr, S1W, P3): | XB12XT, Z50, Super Tenere, XLCH |
Model Year (Please enter full 4-digit year): | 2009, 1978, 2013, 1971 |
Color: | Red, Red, White, Silver |
V.I.N. (To aid in problem resolution. Will not be displayed or shared otherwise.) : | (Hidden) |
Servicing Dealership: | Myself, |
Performance Mods!: | Erik Buell Racing ECM. Best bang for the buck. Finally, the bike runs like it should. The Blastard's gotten, V&H pipe (too damn loud!), Rejetted, Custom intake and filter. |
Problems/Miles (Please be specific): | Exploding left rear wheel bearing @ 12k! Otherwise... a dream bike. Now at 21k and my EBR 6mm rotor and Lyndal gold brakes don't pulse! |
Other Mods/Misc/Customization.: | Heat shielding, header wrap, grip pads, risers, LED stop lamps in the top box, GPS. Red paint on the luggage inserts and 'comfort kit' (no big change, was already pretty cool). Palmer windsheild brackets. |
Favorite Rides (Roads and Routes): | 17 in Vermont (nicely twisted), 28 (the Moonshiner?)in NC, Blue Ridge Parkway, Old 8a through Vt and Mass. |
Why I do/don't ride a Buell: | Been riding for forty five years, mostly sportys for the last fifteen, a ten mile ride courtesy of a Bueller conviced me to trade in the '07 883r for the XT... it's the suspension... it works! |
How can Buell improve their motorcycles?: | Make a new, water cooled and 100 horsepower XT with 6 gallons of fuel that wieghs a little less. |
Life History/Philosophy: | Tricycle, bicycle, lawn mower engine, QA50, Z50, CT70, TM75, YZ80, DS100, RM125, Maico 250, YZ390, CB350, RD400, XT500, KZ900, Katana,(huge gap), Sportster, Sportster Sportster and so on, and so on... Buell. |
Top speed on 2 wheels (mph): | 175... a long time ago... on a naked UJM (stupid kid)... the XT seems to top out at 143 (indicated)loaded and WOT |
Preferred engine oil (brand/grade): | Mobil 1 , 20w50 V-Twin |
If you could only own 1 motorcycle?: | Honda Z50 |
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