TeamHennis
02-12-2015, 06:03 PM
Hi everyone, I'm new here, but I've been creeping on this site for a while and learning a lot. I'm looking to get an XB soon and I have a few questions. Just going to apologize now for the rambling and tons of questions to follow.. Anyways, I was looking for a 9sx, but an '09 12r came up for sale locally and I'm strongly considering getting it. My reasons for wanting the 9sx was comforts and I love the short tail, but 12r doesn't look too bad and is priced pretty good (more on that later). I'm very mechanically inclined and have been riding for a while and owned a bunch of different bikes, so I'm not afraid at all of working on things.
So, first question:
How comfortable is the R vs the SX for passenger comfort? My wife likes riding, but didn't enjoy my cbr too much when I had it. The R seems to have a little more upright riding position than a CBR/GSXR/etc, but not as much as an SX. I realize that clipons can be swapped for bars and the tails can be swapped (or a custom tail can be made, which I'm thinking of doing anyways), so everything is possible. I wouldn't be doing any swaps or custom building right away and don't want the wife to get a bad first impression of the bike, if that makes sense.
Next question:
The bike I'm looking at is an '09 12r with <7K miles on it. Needs a front tire and has some exhaust issues. It was straight piped by owner before the current owner. The current owner has had issues with the exhaust studs falling out of the head. How hard is it to replace the rear studs? Is it necessary to rotate the motor? What can I do to keep them from falling out again? I'm assuming the straight pipe is a crappy diy type and the front or rear mounts are messed up or missing. He also has no idea if it was tuned or not.
Last question:
The asking price for the bike is $3000. The guy has been trying to sell it for almost 3 weeks now, without success. Given the issues (front tire and exhaust studs/straight pipe), is this a decent price? I'm sure I can get it for less than the $3000, but I wanted to hear what y'all thought of the price.
Sorry for the super long post. Depending on what you guys say, I might be a proud new Buell owner this weekend! Thanks!
So, first question:
How comfortable is the R vs the SX for passenger comfort? My wife likes riding, but didn't enjoy my cbr too much when I had it. The R seems to have a little more upright riding position than a CBR/GSXR/etc, but not as much as an SX. I realize that clipons can be swapped for bars and the tails can be swapped (or a custom tail can be made, which I'm thinking of doing anyways), so everything is possible. I wouldn't be doing any swaps or custom building right away and don't want the wife to get a bad first impression of the bike, if that makes sense.
Next question:
The bike I'm looking at is an '09 12r with <7K miles on it. Needs a front tire and has some exhaust issues. It was straight piped by owner before the current owner. The current owner has had issues with the exhaust studs falling out of the head. How hard is it to replace the rear studs? Is it necessary to rotate the motor? What can I do to keep them from falling out again? I'm assuming the straight pipe is a crappy diy type and the front or rear mounts are messed up or missing. He also has no idea if it was tuned or not.
Last question:
The asking price for the bike is $3000. The guy has been trying to sell it for almost 3 weeks now, without success. Given the issues (front tire and exhaust studs/straight pipe), is this a decent price? I'm sure I can get it for less than the $3000, but I wanted to hear what y'all thought of the price.
Sorry for the super long post. Depending on what you guys say, I might be a proud new Buell owner this weekend! Thanks!