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R32nj
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 04:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Picked up my new 2009 Ulysses "X" today and enjoyed a nice ride home from the dealership about 50 miles away. Right off the bat this bike feels like it fits me like a glove & better than my previous bikes (BMW R1150GS, R1100S, R1150GSA, Moto Guzzi Le Mans).

My wife says it's the nicest looking too!

The dealership didn't have my owner's manual ready for me when I picked up the bike (drawback of Sunday pickup I guess).

I would really like to adjust the suspension for my weight, is their a place online I can view the owner's manual? Or, is their a post with the settings in a thread here?

P.S. - What other things should I expect (if any) besides the owner's manual? Is their a toolset or any other "loose" items that I need to remind the dealer to send me?

Thanks


2009 Ulysses XB12X
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 04:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Go to Buell.com, go to the owners section and make an account. You can view a copy of the owners manual there complete with suspension settings. There should be a tool kit under the seat wedged in with the battery and fuse box, its either black or blue and has a few basic tools in it, most important one being a 7/8" nut used to remove the axles.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 04:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Barricade Orange - the best : )

+1 on Froggy's post - the OM is on buell.com in the owners section. My suggestion is get a 3/4" (I think technically it's a 22mm) socket with a long extension and a ratchet for the front preload. The factory tool is good in a pinch, but a PITA for a base setting (depending on your weight it can be 8 turns out - when you use the factory tool, you're measuring in flats, not turns...).

And if you ever want to paint stuff bodycolor, find a hobby shop. I use Testors plastic model paint in Ford Grabber Orange. Dead-on match. : )

Welcome to the family. Now...GO GET IT DIRTY.
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Ironhead1977
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 05:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Congrats on a nice ride.
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Court
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 05:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Welcome aboard and we are thrilled to have you . . . . . New Jersey is a SPECTACULAR place for riding the Ulysses.

Check out the online version and be sure to snag your manual next time you visit your dealer. It arrived, stapled to the inside of the crate, with some other useful paperwork.

We're glad to have you here. Ride safe and enjoy your Buell.

Court
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 06:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Welcome to the family. Now...GO GET IT DIRTY.

THAT should be a Tshirt... I know I would buy a couple.
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Idaho_buelly
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 08:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Congrats! I have an 09 X w/ about 1300 miles so far great bike!!
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Nevrenuf
Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 08:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
congrats on the buy and welcome to the badness.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 09:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
These things turn a crappy bumpy country road into a pleasant comfy ride.
Love mine.
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Skinstains
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 01:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Cool, the super fast, extra tuff, sexy as all get up orange.




Welcome
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Babired
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 07:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
R32NJ you want instructions on how to set your SAG mesurments? I can post them here for you.
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R32nj
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 08:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks all for the Buell website suggestion. I have the settings now from the owner's manual (until mine arrives from the dealer).

Can someone confirm what I would be missing besides the owner's manual and the tool kit? Any other papers or bits that I should make sure I get my hands on?
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