Howdo,
I bought a cherry red XB12SS after seeing (and hearing) a load of Buells on holiday in Italy.

Unfortunately, I don't have my full bike licence (CBT only) even though I've ridden Competitve Trials and learner/city bikes for many years. As a result its only done PDI mileage so far and is on a SORN from new.

Currently, the plan is to just look after the bike over the winter and get the test in Spring.

So, my question is - how best to look after the bike while laid up? How to stop any potential rust etc..

Cheers
Iain McL

keep it in the kitchen like Kevmean does

keep it on a charger like the optimate etc.

an welcome to the forum BTW

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Feros Ferio

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

Your luggage looks a bit wonky, and you've got a duster over your numberplate, in case you didn't realise.....

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Valencia Orange XB12Scg - serviced by Maz 2018
Black P3 Blast - serviced by Maz and fixed by Maz in 2019

I'll have you know that duster is flash activated anti speed camera operated from the white wire connector between the main connectors on my ecm

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

...and I just thought you had left it there whilst resting during your housekeeping duties.....

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Valencia Orange XB12Scg - serviced by Maz 2018
Black P3 Blast - serviced by Maz and fixed by Maz in 2019

I had but it didn't sound so interesting

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

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Valencia Orange XB12Scg - serviced by Maz 2018
Black P3 Blast - serviced by Maz and fixed by Maz in 2019

Welcome to the site nice choice of bike and hope you get your test passed soon so you can enjoy the bike.

If you don't have room in your kitchen, then your owner's manual will tell you what you need to do for winter storage. However, take it with a grain of salt at this late stage of winter... only a coupla months to go.

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2006 XB12Ss..... 1998 S1W..... 1996 S2T
We do not need the help of our friends so much as confidence that they will help us when we need it. –Epicurus

Oh, theres a section on wintering in the manual is there?

RTFM I guess

This may be one of my biggest mistakes of recent times.....

We've totted up the finances over the Christmas and its become bloody obvious that we are spending far more than we are earning. As a result, it doesn't look like I'm going to be able to keep the Buell (certainly not if we want to be able to go on holiday this year).

If the wife and kids got to choose between my bike and a summer holiday then its no contest unfortunately.

As per usual, I get hold of something brilliant, look after it then end up selling it reluctantly. Just last year I sold a mint S14A 200sx just after sorting all its minor niggles and still regret it.

Any suggestions as how best to sell it? Ebay? Autotrader? others?

Cheers
Iain

Ouch, that's gotta hurt.

If it was me, I'd hold onto it for another month, it'll be easier to sell and may fetch more once spring finally arrives.

Divorce the wife and put the kids in Barnardos.

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I started out with nothing and still got most of it left.

taking xb12ss to Germany in April....wos wondering how to pack it up.....just the job...