We talking the same language?

You keep the girlfriend in the fridge?

Whatever keeps her quiet...

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Bob Krzeszkiewicz
2012 XR1200X - 2011 Kawasaki Z1000SX - 1999 Buell X1

I find keeping the fridge door closed suffices.

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Bugs. On ally use autosol aluminium, it's grey and comes in a silver tube, it's less abasive than the standard white paste. Brings it up a treat........DaveH.......aka The phantom polisher.....

I have a polish called Peek. Used to use it on my ali tanked flat tracker. Hardly abrazive at all. Thanks for the tip though.

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If you saw Dave's S1 you'd understand

I have to say that, that is one nice X1 Gibbsy. That is the clean look I am after about the rear end. It concentrates the focus on the important bits and makes the frame and engine a focal point.[/quote

If you want the motor to be a focal point, once Winter sets in and time in the Man Cave has to happen.
I would suggest taking a hacksaw to the Cam Box Cover and re routing the oil lines.
The ns a good time to do the oil pump drive

Thanks Gibbsy,

Now I take it that you are referring to the cover over the front pulley. I was looking at that cover and thought it was a separate item. Exactly what do you have to hacksaw
On a different note, I noticed something odd when I went out last night. Ever since I have owned the buell the tachometer light hasn't come on until the engine is started. I thought that this was something peculiar to the bike until last night. When I turned the key to on, both lit up. When I repeatedly turned the ignition off and on it would come on sometimes and others not. It never comes on in the first position although the speedo does.
Next task is to check the ignition wires to check for a loose connection. That would explain why I get a misfire sometimes and others not. Although it always stutters above 5K. That would explain the intermittent misfire below this, but maybe not the misfire above 5k.

As you know I have now installed Magnicore plug leads and Iridium plugs which, on riding it, have made a huge difference. The engine is noticibly stronger and no longer pops on de-accelleration. A strange thing is that it is also quieter on the exhaust note, I didn't expect that one.

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On to the next stage,

After waiting most impatiently for the arrival of my Forcewinder and frame infills, which I have to say, hats off to Twin Motorcycles for not keeping me waiting to long, I came home to a box.
Tools out, I stripped out the airbox and rockerbox breathers. Installing the breathers was a breeze.



Now for the hard ware, not to bad.



Now the hard bit was the damned sensor wire, which I am still not happy with, I will remove the tank to do that properly later.
The infills went straight on with a bit of drilling, and the end result I am pleased to punch with.

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.....FFS more dosh than sense.......do some research

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Say it as it is Maz, how about a bit of constructive criticism.

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Your motor should NEVER re-breathe its own puke.....always vent to atmoshere and the shite cosmetic shroud around the temp sensor should've been binned as it will chaff through the cables where they exit the pipe.....it will also periodically pull the now butchered plug off the sensor, resulting in a CEL
If you'd done some research, you'd have know that you could have bought the correct kit for your bike at a fraction of the cost

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

The first part I understand, it was never my intention to leave the breather connected to the filter, just connected till I had adapted the breather I had to fit the Forcewinder. I still had not decided on a route for the tubing. It was still preferable to the bastardized airbox that I had in place.
I stand corrected on your second point, although I have reinforced the wire around the exit. The butchered plug I have taped till I can get the correct size heatshrink to fit. Or at least that was the plan.
Do you have the parts needed to correct this?

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Like I said earlier
form over function , get the misfire sorted first and any other safety critical mods before you buy more bling

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Buell Ulysses XB12X 06/08

But I think the undertray is very nice (even though I can't see it all).

I am more a 'blow it overboard' guy on a tuber, so all that metal piping would have either gone in the loft or bin or would not have been sourced. I would have also leaned towards XB rocker covers as Mickrick showed in his posts.

How are you getting on with Weatherleys?

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08 Specialized Langster

Yes, the undertray does look nice. I already have an ali one which does the job for the mo.
The rocker breather is only temporary.

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