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| Username: | Motorbike |
| Full Name: | Al H |
| E-mail Address: | (Hidden) |
| Last Logged In: | October 26, 2024 |
| Registered: | December 08, 2009 |
| Total Posts: | 1330 |
| Status: | XBRR |
| Home Page URL: | |
| Birthday (Year) & Occupation: | Forced into retirement at IBM after 29 years. Now driving semi for McNeilus Steel. |
| City: | Byron |
| State/Province: | MN |
| Country: | USA |
| Personal Quote: | If you can't find time to do it right the first time, how will you find time to do it over later? |
| Bike Model (Ex - M2, XB12Rr, S1W, P3): | Ulysses XB12XT |
| Model Year (Please enter full 4-digit year): | 2008 |
| Color: | Racing Red |
| V.I.N. (To aid in problem resolution. Will not be displayed or shared otherwise.) : | (Hidden) |
| Servicing Dealership: | My workshop |
| Performance Mods!: | Erik Buell Racing ECM |
| Problems/Miles (Please be specific): | *Exhaust actuator failed at 3,025 miles. Replaced under warranty. *Drive side rear wheel bearing failed at 7300 miles. Would have been covered by warranty but decided to upgrade to the 2010 wheel setup. *Replaced front isolator under warranty at 8560 miles. Original rubber cushion was cracking. *Front rotor warped, replaced with EBR 5mm Finned Rotor at 12,600 miles. *Charging system failed at 21,000 miles. Replaced the voltage regulator with a Shindengen MOSFET VR and adapted wiring. *Replaced trunk rear reflector, mounting boss was broken off. |
| Other Mods/Misc/Customization.: | *Palmer windshield brackets (Love them!) *1" Handlebar risers *Disabled T-tail key lock *Philips Motovision Headlight Bulbs *Both lights on with Hi-beam *Added top box LED tail/brakelights in reflector *Comfort kit *Odie's Heat Blanket *Replaced chin fairing rivets with SS bolts *NGK Iridium plugs *Tied-back the clutch cable *Star washers on all ground wires *Polished exhaust header to even out color *Modified front wire harness clamp to prevent wire breaks *06 Tall seat *Erik Buell Racing ECM *2010 rear wheel, bearings, axle and seals *Sandblasted muffler and ceramic coated. 12/2011 *Magnecor #2557 plug wires. *5MM EBR Finned Front Rotor *EBC HH Front Pads *EBC HH Rear Pads *Memphis Shades Solar Lowers *Installed Gammatronix Voltage Monitor at 21531 miles, 7/3/2016 |
| Favorite Rides (Roads and Routes): | Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
| Why I do/don't ride a Buell: | Bike looks cool and handles perfectly. |
| How can Buell improve their motorcycles?: | Start producing them again. |
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| Top speed on 2 wheels (mph): | 110 MPH |
| Preferred engine oil (brand/grade): | Amsoil 20W-50 in both holes |
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