Hi all,
Finally managed to get registered on the forum with help from Admin Nick!!
I've had my Buell since new in 2008 - little did I know that a year later production would cease.
After a string of 4 cylinder Jap bikes, I was looking for something different and had been a long time admirer of Buells. Much time was spent searching the second hand market and I soon realised low mileage standard bikes were few and far between - and beyond my budget. I then spotted a brand new XB12STT on bike trader for £4500!! A misprint surely? A quick phone call revealed it was being cleared to make room for new stock and deposit had been taken on it.
A week or so later I phoned again just in case circumstances had changed and just for once, fate was on my side. The dealer had just got off the phone to the buyer to tell him finance had been refused and as I was on the phone, the bike was mine if I wanted it. Needless to say - the deal was done!!
Since then I've done a fair few mods - nothing that can't be reversed as I have kept all the original parts.
It is a toy and not used for commuting - well, only on warm sunny days!! The only negative thing about it is the noise. I absolutely love the rumble from the D & D pipe, but at 112 db I was refused circuit time at Brands Hatch and my riding buddies don't like to be behind me so I always end up as the back marker.
In the brief time I've been on the site, it's been great to look in the gallery for further inspiration and it also looks as though there is a huge amount of technical help and 'how to' features.
Well thats enough rambling for now.
Here's a pic taken at the BikeShed show, Shoreditch 2013 - the day the XB decided to have an intermittent stalling and not starting again problem - rather embarrasing at the traffic lights!
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