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I got a 2000 buell blast on craigslist a few months ago: things I've fixed so far:
things I still plan to do:
Giblet Plus! fucked around with this message at 02:52 on Nov 14, 2011 |
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Nov 14, 2011 02:50
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CombatMedic posted:Why not just smash your dick repeatedly with a hammer instead? well this way i'm riding a bike so shut the gently caress up
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Nov 14, 2011 04:49
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CombatMedic posted:First thing I noticed was the complete lack of a "friction zone" with the clutch. It was either engaged or it wasn't, which led to the thing jumping out from under you when you are going slow. The blast has a shorter friction zone. I personally like it and have no problem controlling the bike with it. The plastic tank cover does fit loosely. The metal parts on my bike seem fine. I changed to a new factory low seat and I find it very comfortable. The original tall seat was hard and too wide. The bike's low cg and centralized mass make it feel very responsive. The engine & rear swing arm are isolated from the rest of the bike by links & rubber dampeners. The bike becomes very smooth above ~2000 rpm because of this. Mine cost considerably less than $5k, and I picked it over the ninja 250 as a starter bike because I like thumpers and the blast is easier to work on. It comes with more faults than some bikes but they are all fixable yourself.
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Nov 18, 2011 02:31
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CombatMedic posted:That is the new stock seat for 2012. It's why I spent the extra money on a '12 instead of a used '11. Really comfortable. It doesn't create any hot spots, and is good for several hours of riding without walking away with cramps. wouldn't it make more sense to just buy the '12 seat?
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Nov 27, 2011 07:07
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Marv Hushman posted:Matures give, on average, $1066 per year to 6.3 charities 
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Mar 26, 2012 05:25
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 gently caress THE HATERS
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Mar 30, 2012 02:46
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KozmoNaut posted:No need to worry about coolant, water pumps etc., that's pretty much it. all that and they also sound cooler due to more sound transmission of the combustion event thru the cylinder jugs
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May 25, 2012 02:55
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   waiting on a front rubber isolator and exhaust gasket Giblet Plus! fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Jun 18, 2012 |
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Jun 18, 2012 04:41
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DILLIGAF posted:With the fat front tire on my bike, there is a lot of stress on the forks when riding twisty roads. After a couple of days at Deal's gap, my fork seals were shot, same thing happened the next year. Here is some constructive criticism:  The above drawing shows the loads on a fork, in a turn, hitting a bump. On the bottom left you can see your fork brace. The brace parallelograms about the threaded rods of your brace and the axle to fork bolted joints. On the bottom right, you can see the "superbrace" style approach. This design has more stiffness in the axis to resist the loads I drew in the top picture.
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Aug 13, 2012 17:21
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DILLIGAF posted:Not an engineer or even pretending to be. This basic design is one I copied from a couple of companies that make fork braces, just not in the size I wanted. The current design will provide very little stiffness to the forks twisting relative to each other, due to the small jointed connection between the tubing and the side plates. They will parallelogram along the axis of the fork as well. If you have a bench press drill, hole saw, and radial or belt saw, you should be able to make a superbrace style brace yourself. 
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Aug 13, 2012 19:38
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Backov posted:Anyone know offhand if there are significant physical differences between the Sportster engine and the other Harley V-Twins? Other than displacement I mean. They have a unitized crankcase / transmission. The mechanical drive for the cams uses gears, compared to the silent chain of the big twin. The high centeredness probably comes from the more ideal belt/chain and swingarm angles than from the design of the engine. This one looks somewhat high centered, maybe a little less just because of the overwhelming size of the big twin:  http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/08/05/big-twin-torque-in-a-sport-bike-package/
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Aug 14, 2012 17:47
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DILLIGAF posted:So I got this last Tuesday... Dealer leftover 2011 XR1200R with 25miles on the odometer. cool bike, easily the coolest harley made by harley in the last ~20 years or so. but I'd still rather have a buell s1. 
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Aug 17, 2012 01:45
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n8r posted:Harley updates their bikes - they're just restricted as hell as to what they can do because their buyers like "classic" Harleys. They're pretty drat good at what they do though. they only do serious updates when forced to by the government. the reason they made the big twin was that the evo was too loud (gear driven cams) and didn't comply with emissions.
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Aug 31, 2012 00:04
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:I know they advertise, but in terms of pushing individual models, I never see it. Though they would need to do that with the V-Rod and XR - the rest of their bikes are so traditional as to sell off their history. The new ones, though, would need some outreach - especially to people not interested in the "classic" Harleys. Does anyone live in chicago? There's a guy who lives on belmont street and has an all chrome v-rod. the only non chrome is the tires. it must have taken a fortune. I'm not sure what he does, because I only see the bike out after midnight and in the early morning. living after midnight and all that.
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Aug 31, 2012 00:06
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clutchpuck posted:The government forced them to add inverted forks and a tailpiece to the Vrod? victory forced them to do that
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Aug 31, 2012 00:16
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:Someone at work has a XR 1200 with the same scheme as my Sporty You should get 2 into 1 pipes as well, then you can really match, and your bike will run better.
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Oct 11, 2012 01:12
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Snowdens Secret posted:Cruisers are inherently heavy. It's a consequence of the steel frames, dual shocks, heavy bars, chrome and cosmetics etc. instead of an aluminum backbone and plastic body. The weight does have the advantage of damping engine vibes. Buell S1 weighs 440 dry, has a steel frame, and a better isolated engine than even the newest rubber mount sportsters. Oh, and it's powered by the sportster engine.
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Oct 12, 2012 01:41
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Strife posted:Dear CAHOG, sell them and get a decent 2 into 1. the bike will perform better and it will be slightly quieter.
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Mar 14, 2013 02:28
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they sell special oil pumps where the main purpose is to enable a lower idle :harley:
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Apr 4, 2013 00:18
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High Protein posted:I think it's just plain cool they managed to squeeze 100HP out of something like this, just like I think it's cool how pushrod V8 engines are still competitive. Technically, it was Buell, not harley, who squeezed 100 hp out of the Evo.
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Nov 7, 2013 01:21
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