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Rick_a
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 01:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Early last year my Buell ate a camshaft and lifter.

As predicted then by a forum member then, the same has happened again, only a more catastrophic failure has occurred; this time spinning the cam bushing in the crankcase, leading to the cam and lifter dying again. The damage is isolated to those components, but it's likely the bike will be down for some time as the top end needs freshening, the chassis needs some work, and the crankcase needs repair or replacement.

It's a real bummer but I knew this day would come...I was just hoping it'd make it through the year!

The wife and I work on different schedules in different parts of town and we're fairly broke at the moment so life just got a bit more interesting for us having only one vehicle.

She's not happy.

My baby is down.

We have no monies.

So is life.
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S1owner
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 06:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That sucks Rick!
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Scott_in_nh
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well that sucks,
can you put a link to the thread that details the problem you had?
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Fxdrydr
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 10:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sucks - but I watched your vid and that's one badass bike! You'll get it back on the road.
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Rick_a
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 01:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My Buell is Sick

*Edited to fix link

(Message edited by Rick_A on April 07, 2015)
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Rick_a
Posted on Monday, April 06, 2015 - 01:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The above isn't the original thread, but that's the story.

I'll be seeing how the top end looks shortly. It's been burning oil as well...
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Imadog
Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 04:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sorry about your luck. Maybe you can find a small commuter bike until your finances change. It would definitely help with your commute situation. I read your profile, sounds like you have a great attitude, I love the bike, don't let it die!
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Lakes
Posted on Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

hope you have some good luck, come your way, soon.
love style of your bike
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Rick_a
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015 - 07:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks guys. The bike did ~50k hard miles with an unforgiving rider since the last rebuild. Can't ask much more than that.

I've gotta get to the bottom of the failure. Hopefully it's just the bushing(s) at the root. Everything else looks fine.

The crankcase needs some work but the rest should be simple.

I almost got an 1125CR but the wife says she'd like me to keep this one on the road.

There were a lot of ideas, but I love fun, simple bikes so I got this one:


There's a handful of parts and supermoto conversion wheels/brakes coming for it.

The fam wanted me to get a DRZ400SM, but even though they make the same power, I like a lumpier delivery.
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Lakes
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2015 - 07:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So what will happen to the Buell?
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Rick_a
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 07:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It will sit in wait until I can afford the parts and crankcase repair.
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