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Cityxslicker
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 04:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Latest winter mods. Just got the nobbies (mt-60s) and the Touratech bashplate on. The techs washed it so they could work on it, time to go get muddy again : D RSS & Bike cage are next.

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Treadmarks
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 04:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Dayuum

One tuff lookin bike. I dig the tires and luggage.

Sweet!
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Maximum
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 04:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey CXS...do you plan to ride in snow? I am curious as to what tires would be best for the snow.

I'm not planning to ride in snow, but when riding during winter in Colorado there is always a chance to get caught out in the start of a little snow.
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 05:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I will keep you posted on the snow, I figure if the Avons can handle it, the MT-60s should be able to. pics and performance reviews pending.
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Hoon
Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 07:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cityx,

"The techs washed it so they could work on it" Good man,I like you.lol

Haha,nice to know someone else resents the washing of their bike unnecessarily.

Enjoy yerself.
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 - 07:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Typically the way I clean it is to run through the puddles and get the big chunks of mud off. If you see my bike washed, it is either being serviced, or the Hooter girls are back ;)

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Hooliken
Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 09:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How does that work??

Is the one in the middle the ALPHA HOOTER!!

Oooooo damn I slay myself.
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Gotj
Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 09:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cityxslicker,

I have a question about your bags. You note in your profile that they are Caribou Pelican bags but not the size. Are they 1550s or 1520s? They look smaller than pictures I have seen of the 1550s on a Uly.
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 01:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They are the 1520s. I had to run a set of fasteners and fender bolts through them to make them work. There really wasnt a good alternative for hard bags at the time that I did it. Now of course H&B has smaller journey bags for the XBs. No regrets, they are durable, rugged and have helped to save the bike from a couple of trail mishaps. (damn gravity sucks) heres a pic of the H&B bags

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Cityxslicker
Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 03:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Finally got the phone cam to send email, so here is a pic of my bike loaded with H&B Sport Trunk for the top, Caribou Cases left & Right, Buell Tank bag up front, I have more cubic inches of storage than an H-D Ultra !

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Clutchless
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2007 - 02:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

holy snap cityxslicker, I dont make my way to the dirt side often but damn whatta buncha goodies you got going.

I'm jealous of your luggage...is that wrong?

but seriously more cu. in. of storage than an ultra-classic is awesome, I would gloat any chance I got.
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 07:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I am planning a big road trip, I will put the cases to the test. I will post a blog the moment my house sells. Then it is off on the CityXSlicker world tour
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86129squids
Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Y'know, every time I looked at your bike, it never registered that it was a CityX. (Yeah, I realize that's part of your handle, but hey.) Thought all along that it was a 12SS.

When you take off on your road trip, do stop by at Smoky Mountain H-D/BUELL and say WHAZZZZAAAAAAPPP. I'd like to see that modded bike, maybe take off on a ride witchu if possible.

Gonna make it to MBV? Coming from WA? That's be kewl.
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Bearly
Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

City, where can I find out more info on those H&B bags. Do you know if they will fit a Firebolt / 1125R?
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 09:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Bearly, PM sent
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My goal for the trip is to warm up the R.A.N. and coordinate it with the Buell authorized dealer list and set out to visit as many as I can. Kind of like the RV'rs that color in the states as they go. When I get to the east coast, I am going to have the bike shipped to Europe and see if I cant get into Russia with it. No film crew, no support truck, just me, the bike, the network of Buelligans from here and I figure a year minimum. It will be my midlife crisis. : D
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Jflaig
Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 03:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

keep us informed as to when you start your long adventure. I'm sure that you will find, or be found, by those of us wishing to join up, if only for a bit. This sounds interesting. Be honored to help a fellow Buelligan, especially on such a glorious journey.
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 10:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was planing on doing something similar. My goal was to get one of those blue dealer key chains from every dealer, sofar i got Danbury and New Rochelle. : )
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 12:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

On the Mt-60s on the snow, they work well on hard pack, & light powder. Gotta be careful that there is not a layer of ice underneath as the weight of the bike will sink down to it. "Its called ice and it gets a little Slick" I am looking forward to doing more aggressive spring mudding and winter hard pack. Will try and get some pics and vids. Winterize the bike~ Nah! Who says you cant ride all year ?
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