Has anyone totally disassembles wheels before? I have a 2000 M2 and am taking off the wheels and disassembling them to have them powder coated. I have a...
Hi All: I have a stock seat and muffler from an '06 XB12ss for sale, will take 150 for the seat (excellent condition)and 150 for the muffler (good condition)...
WOW! either you are beating that belt like a red headed step child or there is something wrong with your bike. I have 12,000 miles on my less than one year...
I'm with Shawn. I have the original belt on my 1997 S3. There has to be something haywire with the alignment of the pulleys on your bike or something...
Amen to that! 36,000 miles on the original belt on my 2000 M2 Cyclone before I traded it in. I have a 2006 XB12Ss and that model is supposed to have a...
I believe they're now considered "life of the vehicle" i.e. there's no book replacement interval because on average the belt's life will be longer than the...
Is your belt getting chewed up on the edges before it fails? That's a sure sign of an alignment problem.Check the pulleys to see if there are any nicks or...
Do you ride it through a gravel quarry or something like that? Derk chuck smith <chassmit2003@...> wrote: Is your belt getting chewed up on the edges...
Ride my Uly on roads equivalent to a "gravel quarry" frequently. Shielding appears to be about the same as on other XB's. No problems so far (knocking on...
This is a very well known issue with the early XB9's Your Buell dealer should be able to show you the pulley/belt upgrade to fix the issue. Of course it's not...
Hi All: I have an 06 XB12Ss and would love to have a 6th gear, since there is not one, has anyone changed the sprocket ratios to get a bit lower rpm's at...
I heard that the problem with the early XB belt longevity was caused by a bad match between the belt teeth and the cogs. There was a fix, to upgrade belt...
I'm looking for an exhaust upgrade on my 2006 Ulysses. What are the popular systems and what do I need to do for mapping the computer? Thanks, GrandPa...
Today's chains are not really a major maintenance nuisance except maybe for those who do Iron Butt mileage on a regular basis. Nor do they make bothersome...
I have a Drummer on my 06 XB12ss and stock air cleaner and ECM; Kevin Drummer himself told me to just try riding w the stock ECM, I have encountered no ...
I have the Drummer SS, race ECM and Buell race filter on my XB12R. I have a pretty bad flat spot at 3,000 rpm. Below that it runs fine and above that you ...
I have an 03 xb9r and put a Jardine pipe and a K&N filter. It runs pretty good I think! I have the race ECM but haven't installed it. Will it make a difference...
Does anyone know whether Kuryakyn footpegs will fit on a 2000 Buell Cyclone? Maybe H-D or metric? I'd like to change the pegs to something more comfortable...
GrandPa, Go to American Sportbike: http://www.americansportbike.com/ and download their exhaust shoot-out (link on the front page). It'll show you all the big...
Yes, if they are designed to fit a Harley of the same vintage, they'll fit. S2s actually came stock with Sportster "cush-o-matic" pegs (which everybody ...
I have a 2003 XB9R. I wasnt that hard on, the bike is stock. I snaped the first belt at about 4200 miles on it. I had owned 1983 Honda V45 Interdcepter, 1985...
Hi John, I have "Fixed" the problem with my '03 9R, which is equipped with the factory race kit. Having owned several bikes before that were extremely...
The '03 XBs had notoriously poor belts. There was an upgrade, but your best bet is to upgrade to the '06 or later pulleys and belts. Unlike the earlier belts...
From what I've read on the Buell website, the drive belt system with its tensioner pulley allows an instant throttle respose feeling. With a chain, when you...
It's also likely that the belt makes life easier for the gearbox by adding some "cushion" between engine and rear wheel. No probs yet on my '06 XBSs but I've...
Hi Tom, I agree, it does provide a sort of "Cushion" effect. On the older jap bikes I had, there was a rubber cushion...that was between chain cog and...
