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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 17:14 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: help help me find next bike seems to be rareish Reply with quote
i want a BUELL XB12 naked 2004 onwards no uleseys yuck to firebolts only the lightning upto £4500 anywhere in england
please help im getting sick of looking
this model
https://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f68/110517d1233694000-carbon-fiber-body-2005-buell-xb12r-firebolt-12-typeone_xb12s_0817_3.jpg
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 18:17 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
ive found a long but not what i want also found a 2008 model but he wants £6k ive offered 4.5k but not holding much hope Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: 18:27 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Found these on MCN's selling bit, I am not sure if those are the exact model but here they are anyway
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/Buell/XB12S-LIGHTNING/_/N-490+2799+191
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 18:32 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks but ones sold the other 2 have no contact details
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 18:38 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
opps my bad just saw numbers rang but answer phone will try again tomorrow Crying or Very sad
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georgem123
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PostPosted: 18:41 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good luck mate. Thumbs Up
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JoeDougieDoug...
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked Wow, thats a beautiful bike! Look at the size of that rear tyre! I had a quick look on www.autotrader.co.uk/bikes, but I have no idea about Buell bikes!

Good luck on your search mate. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:26 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats a standard 180 rear tyre... I have a 190 on my GSXR Laughing
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PostPosted: 20:28 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
##Paddy## wrote:
Thats a standard 180 rear tyre... I have a 190 on my GSXR Laughing


Ahh Forgive me. Laughing Its still big!
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PostPosted: 20:29 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
wonder why disks like that haven't caught on, must be better for heat dissipation
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
t121anf wrote:
wonder why disks like that haven't caught on, must be better for heat dissipation

i think buell have the copyright
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PostPosted: 20:54 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
looks amazing! Cool ! never heard of the manufacture though? imagine it to be hard to get spares aswell? Confused
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 20:56 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
buell is harley davidsons cooler little brother
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PostPosted: 20:58 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone else thiks the headlights look lie a World War 2 gas mask?

https://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/british-militaria/military-collectables/british-wwii-gas-mask-complete-420820.html
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 20:59 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
bencav wrote:
Anyone else thiks the headlights look lie a World War 2 gas mask?

https://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/british-militaria/military-collectables/british-wwii-gas-mask-complete-420820.html



lol thats exacly what it is that bike isnt standard but almost is
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 21:07 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a 2004 model which had done 5500 miles, but I'm afraid I wrote it off...

There certainly aren't many about, and I'm hoping this will work in my favour when the insurance company comes to settle...
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 23:26 - 30 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
I had a 2004 model which had done 5500 miles, but I'm afraid I wrote it off...

There certainly aren't many about, and I'm hoping this will work in my favour when the insurance company comes to settle...


any common fault with them?
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PostPosted: 03:48 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
An awesome looking naked bike but why has it only got one front brake? Surely it needs two?
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PostPosted: 08:25 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
mad4it028 wrote:
buell is harley davidsons cooler little brother


Who on October 30, 2009, closed its doors, bringing an end to a 26-year run.
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PostPosted: 09:28 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
bunglebubs wrote:
An awesome looking naked bike but why has it only got one front brake? Surely it needs two?

Because it's twice as big?

'Technically', like a lot of Buell's solutions the rim brake makes a lot of sense - not only should you only need one, but the spokes can be made weaker in that aspect as they don't have to transfer the forces capable of slowing a bike from 60-0 in 3 seconds.
Of course, the disc it's self is a good chunk wider; not sure on the relative gyro effects between that and a normal wheel.
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PostPosted: 11:45 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would love one but they are made for Ewoks, Oompha Lumphas, and Marjays. I rode one and it was Okay just too damn small.
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mad4it028
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PostPosted: 12:31 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
ive riden the 900 and its the size i loved about it there tiny perfect for the twistys im 6'2"
only thing i didnt like was the 900 topped out at 120mph another 20mph and it would be perfect for me
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 13:02 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
mad4it028 wrote:
any common fault with them?


Yes.

The cranks are known to fail on 2004-2006 models. 2006 onwards models have a lot less power due to restrictive exhausts. The spark plugs can't be changed without either cross threading them, or dropping the engine. If you tilt the engine forwards without disconnecting the wiring loom, you'll break the loom. The finish is awful and if you drop the bike you'll probably write it off because the frame is very delicate and is the fuel tank.

On my bike the piston rings hadn't been heat treated correctly before installation which meant it burned oil like crazy. I had to have the entire motor stripped down and rebuilt to make it work properly.

The engine fasteners are all imperial, and the frame metric...

Apart from that, they are good bikes!
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PostPosted: 15:37 - 31 Oct 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:


Apart from that, they are good bikes!



In the same way that apart from the physical violence, the humiliation, the bleeding orifices, the psychological trauma and the risk of AIDS a gangraping is all right?

Laughing
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PostPosted: 00:10 - 01 Nov 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote
chris-red wrote:
MarJay wrote:


Apart from that, they are good bikes!



In the same way that apart from the physical violence, the humiliation, the bleeding orifices, the psychological trauma and the risk of AIDS a gangraping is all right?

Laughing


Laughing Laughing Laughing
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