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Is resistance normal when pulling handlebar clutch lever?
Re-connect clutch cable to clutch actuator-arm (inside primary)?
Adjust clutch actuator/rod free-play?
Adjust clutch cable free-play?

Sold! :(

Six feet and 32-in inseam, the fit of XB-R, fitted w/ 1-in lower foot-pegs) is ideal.
I'm guessing seat-to-pegs becomes uncomfortable before seat-to-bars for lanky fellers.
Buell's acc'y seat...

Significant rear wheel bearings change, last year-models, XB series, rear wheel: (3) wheel bearings: drive-belt side and (1) bearing opposite side.
Back in the day, there was concern about seal...

Does Thunderstorm engine use same stator as a rubber-mount Sportster engine?

Dry sump, however 09 models (any XB with "new" horizontal shaft oil pump) may present oil draining from swing arm reservoir back into engine sump: check oil level promptly after engine shut-down.

Try re-setting idle speed when it's fully warmed-up.
Although, for me that's a hang @ 2k rpm, when I set it @ 1.1k rpm at first (engine not up to temp).

XB ownership 'bonus', learning some &...

How many miles did the system go before failing?

Why must it fail if repaired (know welding heat can weaken, make metal harden/brittle), brazing repair joins could be an answer @ muffler.

If you experience fogging on bike's gauges or fairing parts, similar condensation, water intrusion, takes place inside its fuel tank & crankcase, too.
... even in California :p

Inspect transmission output shaft bearing & its internal needle bearing.
Thinner gaskets toward increasing compression ratio?
Link to scary picture

Choosing to sell my Buell to finance a dirt bike/toy.
If times were flush: replace my XB12R with an '08 1125R.
Adore XB's chassis & ergonomics (6-ft, 190lb).
Gripe: engine heat (cooling?) &...

Sorry, didn't mean to set prices, but to ask if price difference between 'em might be insignificant. :)

Don't run engine on diesel anymore! Doing so leaves much carbon & un-burnt goo; rings will seize pistons, evil will ensue...
Best case scenario:
Empty-flush tank & fuel system of diesel as much as...

Riding it is asking that surviving stud to provide twice its normal work. After some use: two broken exhaust studs.
, indeed. With an ez-out in there, you gotta have a fixture or jig to hold...

Estimated materials price on diy rebuild; including renewal of crank & rod, $2500.
Estimated fair-deal price to buy & ship reliable used engine, $2500.
Bonding time with new-to-you motorcycle,...

Test for brake rotor: pump forks with wheel chocked, instead of brake-locked. :)

XB's are factory hot-rods already. What changes do you want?
I've imagined de-tuning my XB. Trying Sportster cams (thicker base gaskets?), toward a lower & broader rpm -power band; increasing...

+1, brake's rotor. Bouncing the suspension rattles rotor against wheel.
Rotor is slotted at each connection to wheel. Slot design provides limited bit of movement in all directions at each...

Check/test for air leaking into intake manifold: seal(s) between head & manifold, or missing cap on vacuum port.

(why are there two "sad" smiley's to choose from?)

I've read on the internet Amber wheels are not all the same color. Might test the t-up paint before hitting all nicks.
Have dozens on my XB's Amber wheels from PO.
Do they make Sharpies in yellow? ...

Motorcycles have a significant hinge between the rear and front tires: doesn't matter if tires match brand/style IMO.
Take the wheel off and carry it to the tire store. ;)

Improvising rider/wrench at UKBEG used a leaf from a door's hinge: Link to subject post

Realize you gotta open a rocker cover to unload the valve train from the cams? (more gaskets)

I've heard (experienced maybe) this problem, but understood it's limited to to older Japanese motorcycles; bikes switched over to synthetic oil after a couple decades running standard oil....

That's a weep at the rocker gasket; not a seep, nor a leak.
Simple tightening is unlikely to stop it. R&R rocker cover gaskets.

My XB-R is old: what's last picture's gizmo with three red...

Subject trail riding, cow-trailing, them's my roots!
And, grateful it was there I did my pre-licensed moto learning & crashing: off-the-road (most of the time), or on country roads.