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panther wrote:

or have not got the right stamp in stock :hehe:

x4

,,good to see your sense of humour is bearing up Panth,,,this scenario you're facing now is the reason I sold my Firedbolt, and kept the X1,,,I had the good sense to actually listen to what Maz had to say on the subject,,,all this dosn't help you any I know, and my heartfelt condolences for your situation,

,,,and yes, I DID actually LOVE my Firebolt, Maz and myself had many "words" on the subject, but common engineering sense won the day, and I sold my beloved Firebolt (I bought her brand new, first new bike I'd had since '77),,,I still have my X1, a cracking bike,,,but as far as I have seen these last few years,,still a fucking ticking timebomb,,,if only the bloody thing wasn't soooooooooo fantastic to ride !!!,,,that would have been sacrificed at the alter of "common sense",,and I would be back on an old Triumph or Beeza a year ago

,,,like many others here, Buell has left an unpleasant taste in my mouth,,and it isn't really Erik's fault as far as I can see, his dream and story is one of a true hero to my mind, it's just "corporate buisiness" got in the way/enabled it all to happen,,,one of those things I guess,,,fuckin' "bean-counters" rule the world, and have for some time,,,,as a wise man once commented,,, "NOoooooooo fuckin' soul whatsoever!"

,,,really hope the "Muses" work for you on this one fella,,,

Author:	panther [ 25 Sep 2009 20:52 ]
Post subject:	bikeless
well i finally took my bike to tubbs to let him do his magic on my knackered gearbox bearing.i had an interesting ride to poole as the clutch was getting worse the nearer i got to poole untill i arrived and had to press the cut out to stop as i had no clutch at all.now i have to wait and see how much my wallet is going to hate me!

Author:	Maz [ 25 Sep 2009 23:52 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
Clutch basket bearing or mainshaft/5th outer needle race ? If the former, your wallet will be OK, if the later, you're bike is a write off.

Author:	panther [ 26 Sep 2009 09:01 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
i allready knew the gearbox bearing was knackered so this is probablly a result of that..just for a laugh i sent a letter to harley in usa comenting on my experience with my xb ill post result if they reply

Author:	Nutah [ 26 Sep 2009 10:24 ]
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panther wrote: i allready knew the gearbox bearing was knackered so this is probablly a result of that..just for a laugh i sent a letter to harley in usa comenting on my experience with my xb ill post result if they reply ..dont hold yer breath Panther , they probably cant afford the stamp

Author:	panther [ 26 Sep 2009 10:35 ]
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or have not got the right stamp in stock

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Author:	Nutah [ 26 Sep 2009 10:57 ]
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Author:	Cybertec [ 26 Sep 2009 11:31 ]
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Author:	Maz [ 26 Sep 2009 12:45 ]
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Maz wrote: Clutch basket bearing or mainshaft/5th outer needle race ? If the former, your wallet will be OK, if the later, you're bike is a write off. So which bearing has failed ?

Author:	Adam [ 26 Sep 2009 13:11 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
panther wrote: or have not got the right stamp in stock x2

Author:	panther [ 26 Sep 2009 14:27 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
well the front pulley sprocket moves about like its on a rubber shaft so is that the fifth gear bearing?.and the clutch could be a related problem or a seperate self desruct mechanism that buell installed

Author:	Maz [ 26 Sep 2009 15:42 ]
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Kinell, ya wallets gonna hate you.....that's gonna cost a fortune

Author:	panther [ 26 Sep 2009 17:58 ]
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Author:	Nutah [ 26 Sep 2009 19:56 ]
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greasemonkey wrote: panther wrote: or have not got the right stamp in stock x4 ,,good to see your sense of humour is bearing up Panth,,,this scenario you're facing now is the reason I sold my Firedbolt, and kept the X1,,,I had the good sense to actually listen to what Maz had to say on the subject,,,all this dosn't help you any I know, and my heartfelt condolences for your situation, ,,,and yes, I DID actually LOVE my Firebolt, Maz and myself had many "words" on the subject, but common engineering sense won the day, and I sold my beloved Firebolt (I bought her brand new, first new bike I'd had since '77),,,I still have my X1, a cracking bike,,,but as far as I have seen these last few years,,still a fucking ticking timebomb,,,if only the bloody thing wasn't soooooooooo fantastic to ride !!!,,,that would have been sacrificed at the alter of "common sense",,and I would be back on an old Triumph or Beeza a year ago ,,,like many others here, Buell has left an unpleasant taste in my mouth,,and it isn't really Erik's fault as far as I can see, his dream and story is one of a true hero to my mind, it's just "corporate buisiness" got in the way/enabled it all to happen,,,one of those things I guess,,,fuckin' "bean-counters" rule the world, and have for some time,,,,as a wise man once commented,,, "NOoooooooo fuckin' soul whatsoever!" ,,,really hope the "Muses" work for you on this one fella,,, wise words

Author:	panther [ 26 Sep 2009 20:08 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
just another thought on this subject do harley owners have all these troubles? im not thinking of getting one just curious

Author:	Nutah [ 26 Sep 2009 20:21 ]
Post subject:	Re: bikeless
most Harley riders i know spanner there own . but remember the Buell /sportster is different motor to most big Harleys TBH an the standard Sporty has a lot less power than the Buell so less stress ..

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