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bardo688
04-14-2010, 02:28 PM
Anybody around SW Kansas or am i just a loner out here?

Warlock
04-15-2010, 12:14 AM
Im by Wichita. Where you at?

bardo688
04-15-2010, 03:18 AM
Garden City...dont make it to Wichita much...Alefs kept telling me the stock Left scoop didnt exist even though they had 2 buells left on the floor (i think)
I go to Hays for service. Once i get my license ill be out more!
You ever make it out this way?
Not much for twisties[sad]

Warlock
04-15-2010, 03:35 AM
I dont go to Alefs either. My father in law does harleys on the side and had a confrontation with them. My bike was bought from its original owner in hays. I cant say I have ever been to Garden City.

USUM3
04-15-2010, 05:59 AM
I'm gonna be living in Wichita for the month of May and then I'll be in OKC. I shipped my bike out today from Utah, but I wont be out there for almost 2 weeks. The weather is just becoming good riding weather too. :(

Warlock
04-15-2010, 11:51 PM
Yeah its 80 right now. We go on random rides every other Wednesday night. We just pick a place out of town to eat and then we all head that way. welcome to join while your in town. I am actually in augusta rather than wichita

bardo688
04-16-2010, 01:54 AM
Well GC is nothing much.Ive only found 1 road thats got 3 slight turns haha. what you get for living in kansas. Hoping this summer to have license and head out that way some time over summer.
Silver W/black plastic 03 9s
Heard about a couple in hays what did you get a yellow firebolt?
Doeflers in hays isnt bad but not great either atleast they get the parts and send them.

its a small shot, but i might be up there sometime next month or two. part of me wants to raise hell in alefs

Warlock
04-16-2010, 02:31 AM
Its an 04 Red Xb12s with translucent amber wheels. Had 258 miles on it and gave $4500. Kid got scared of it and parked it....lol

bardo688
04-16-2010, 02:37 AM
You lucky SOB. mine was $3600 from dealership 3k original .6k from shipping NC to here and doc. 5.5k Miles it wasnt HD but it was a stealership.
Nice Snag though. I cant believe you got a deal like that.
Did he tell you why he got scared lol. They arnt that scary are they

Warlock
04-16-2010, 02:47 AM
His girlfriend went off the back. His dad got him way too much of a bike for his first one at the age of 16. He only put 100 miles on it and his dad put the rest on it.

bardo688
04-16-2010, 03:32 PM
I bought mine at 16 last August. IMO its just right:D
Any Mods?

Warlock
04-16-2010, 11:23 PM
It WAS completely stock.

I done the
Air Box mod
Breather Mod
Removed all the uneeded crap...I.E pass pegs and reflectors

Ive got a D&D exhaust,EcmSpy, K&N, Flush Mount R1 signals, and INtegrated tail light on the way.

bardo688
04-17-2010, 04:39 AM
Mine was all stock too.

Hawk Pipe, Hawk Race ECM, K&N, Tail chop, added Frame pucks, Buell air box protector, & in the mail is Pegasus decal for tank. If i get some more $ ima look at new signals.
CLEANED IT
Stealership failed to mention it went through a "Flood" build up was even on top of the engine..but everything runs good

Warlock
04-18-2010, 01:26 AM
I wanna do the tail chop but im waiting on my integrated tail to come in first. Got any pics of your bike? 316-737-4030

bardo688
04-18-2010, 05:41 AM
Dont have a clear one on the tail chop...Randy Hawkins did it along with my pipe. Amazing turn-around and customer service he does custom pipes for $200 price range plus reflash a Slightly modified Race ECM.
Back to the Chop. Plan everything out and think about it. I did mine and now this summer i have to fab up a License plate bracket. I need to run a light to my plate so i can ride at night and iam looking into some LED's for the whole bike. Turned out really clean though.

(Since the pic ive added comfort scoop and left scoop.)
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4968_20100119211633_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4968_20100119211550_L.jpg
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/4968_20100119211508_L.jpg

bardo688
04-18-2010, 05:49 AM
If you send it to Randy it will come back done but its not pefect and ready to re mount it he does it for free and only spends 10 min or so on it. You have to prime/sand it and repaint to your satisfaction.

Warlock
04-18-2010, 01:02 PM
I think im gonna take a stab at it. I am just gonna run my tag on the back plastics. Idk about GC but here they dont care about tag lights on bikes. Ive had my rear fender shaved off my other bike for a year with no tag lights and never had a problem.

bardo688
04-19-2010, 01:59 AM
Ill look into it then. Just be carefull when you screw into the plastic because of all the stuff that is mounted behind it and its not very thick.
You cant really see it in the pics but mine is screwed into the plastics. I just bent the plate down a bit to make it more visible. (Riding around on a permit iam not taking much more chances)[smirk]

Warlock
04-19-2010, 02:14 AM
Does your bike not have a ram air scoop?

bardo688
04-19-2010, 02:20 AM
Well...short story.
Bought it and while it was being shipped realized it wasnt there. Alefs told me it didnt exist. Got a Left and Comfort Kit Right for my bike from Doeflers in Hays. And last week I felt something hit my leg didnt realize till today that my scoop broke off.[sad]
So Tuesday Iam ordering another

Warlock
04-19-2010, 02:30 AM
Im getting ready to order right scoop and pucks I think

bardo688
04-19-2010, 02:38 AM
The Right comfort is nice ive never heard my fan since i got it. Just a heads up You need 3 of the standard T27 screws (I think) and 3 of something I havent figured out out. I got told it was a 10x32 1/2in.

Warlock
04-19-2010, 02:48 AM
Yeah 10x32 half inch is what I was told too

bardo688
04-19-2010, 02:50 AM
Now its just to find someone around here with them..go to store A they dont have it but B should B says to go to A. Haha

Warlock
04-19-2010, 02:52 AM
Ace is the helpful place...lol

They have that size but I want stainless.

bardo688
04-19-2010, 03:05 AM
haha I think we have one thats store #3 on my list. Ill be going by there Next week:D then home deep ****

Banzai
05-23-2010, 04:07 AM
Hey guys.
I just bought a 07 XB9R. Literally just bought, on friday the 21st. Mines Red and has 3600 miles on it now.
All stock as far as I can tell.

I am about to order a Jardine can and the ECM spy stuff so I can tune it for the pipe. Not really looking for more power, just want to hear the V-twin. :D

I live inbetween Medicine Lodge and Coldwater right off the highway. Just west of my house there's 6 miles of smooth as glass turns. They just paved the road two summers ago.

My girl friend and I took turns riding the bike down that road tonight. :D The road is a lot of fun, but the wind gusts....not so much.

Anyway, if there are any rides, meets or groups planned, let me know.

edit: Bardo, we have the same jacket....looks like I might have to go find another one. :p

bardo688
05-24-2010, 03:31 PM
save your $$$ I got another its the Kevlar mesh one a bit older.

I dont know about meeting up, but I might be able to head over that away sometime this summer...Just gatta bring my buddy on his V-star:p

Before you get that Jardine you might wanna look around. Some guys seem to have lots of hassle with rivits breaking, repacking every 5k, and some say a loss in torque.
Ive never ran it though.

Warlock
05-24-2010, 06:31 PM
Save your money and get a hawk.

bardo688
05-25-2010, 02:47 AM
Ya we both run hawks. $200 free flowing pipe with (Hawk)race ecm cant really beat that. Plus turn around is just about 1 week. You can think of some custom stuff for him to do too. I had my tips angled more down and out to be like a street sweeper style and to be off the tire. Just sit back and think of something or call him.
706-260-9734 Cell Randy Hawkins
706-237-5933 Shop %100+ Customer service

Its loud like the jardine but it creates more back pressure (No torque loss like Jardine). Quite a few people got them and no complaints, but you can go cutsom with tips and other things just give him a call.

FYI he knows quite a bit. You recieve your bike, ride a few times and once your sure everythings ok you pay him[smirk]

Warlock
05-25-2010, 03:14 AM
I have a D&D. I was gonna run a hawk but found a good used D&D for cheap. The buell we have at work has a jardine and it has jb weld holding the back on it from the previous owner.

bardo688
05-25-2010, 03:52 AM
O...Well he can hunt around for used I never thought of that. D&D new is quite a bit isnt it?

I personally have everything against the Jardine. I havent heard 1 good thing about them besides they are loud and my Hawk is plenty loud for me. I wear plugs on long trips

Warlock
05-25-2010, 04:07 AM
They are around $500+ new

bardo688
05-25-2010, 04:13 AM
Ouch...
Not to be a momma's boy...but me and my buds dont got a snowflakes chance in africa making it up there. Parents dont like the idea of 2 kids who havent had their license for less than a year going up to witchita by ourselves. So if you guys ever make it out to this side of the state lemme know[smirk]

Banzai
05-25-2010, 06:08 AM
I will be in Dodge city tomorrow getting my truck serviced.

I'm getting a pretty good deal on the Jardine. I've thought about Hawk, Spec OPS and a few others. I decided to go the inexpensive way that keeps me on the road. i.e., not having a bike sitting in the shop waiting on a pipe to get back from someone that's hacking it up.

I do have a pretty full fab shop myself, so I might do my own hackpipe, or something with a flowmaster can. I haven't decided yet.

The other reason I am going Jardine is for the time being if I want to quiet it down, I can always put the stocker back on.

I have tracked down a bike for my g/f to ride this season, hopefully I'll be meeting the guy in the next few days to make the trade. It's not a Buell, but not everyone is perfect.

Somewhere around Pratt or Greensburg would probably be a good meeting point for the western crowd to meet up with the Wichita crowd.

I will be a good child and repack it every 3k miles. I promise. :D

EvilRX
05-27-2010, 10:40 PM
new bueller in Wichita just got my 06 XB12Ss in april

bardo688
05-28-2010, 02:16 AM
Welcome to the forum.
Well you Wichita guys got a another[smirk]

Warlock
05-28-2010, 02:58 AM
Where in wichita are you? East or west?

EvilRX
05-28-2010, 11:28 AM
I live right off Kellogg and 135

Warlock
05-30-2010, 01:15 AM
Im in augusta not far from you.