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Froggy
Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 03:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Buell Demo day at Danbury HD today, checked out the 09s. Didn't get a chance to demo the Ulys as they all got taken. Here are some things I noticed that haven't been mentioned.

They have a new kick stand on the 09 X, the foot is effing huge! It looks like Tiger woods can use it as a putter in an emergency. Good luck sinking in the mud now...


It looks bigger than the one on the 08 XT. Forgot to compare it to a 09 XT. : (

The new pegs sure look grippier (is that a word?), but I am not sure if they really are, as it’s been a year since I last Uly'ed.


The engine cases are blacked out like the other XB's, but the frame is still grey like always while the XB's have a black frame.



Oh yea, thank you Danbury HD for another great event!
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Hughlysses
Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 04:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Froggy- Here's a photo of my 07 footpeg next to yours of the 09. I A/B'ed them in my local dealer; the 09's are definitely grippier. The "nubs" on the footpeg surface are sharper-edged and the finish is anti-slip.

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Choyashi
Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 05:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Heck, it's the same peg!
You could take a dremel tool
and make the old pegs twice as
sharp as the new ones.
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Paulync
Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 08:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

To me it appears there is an Angle on the nubs on the 09, higher in the proximal sides

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Hughlysses
Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 08:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Pauly- On second look, I think you're right. The angle on the nubs would tend to keep your foot from slipping off towards the outside end of the pegs.
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818guy
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 08:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Are those pix from a 2009? I'm asking because it looks like it's a black bike. The X and XT, according to Buell's website, will not come in black for 2009. *shrug*
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 08:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The bike is a orange 2009 XB12X.
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818guy
Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

ah, sorry about that.... looked at the X again on Buell's site and the bottom piece is black.

Thanks for the pix and info on the 09.
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