New to this BuellXB Forum. Hi from a Bueller in Oz.

[au-rora]

submax James, Thanks for the welcome mate! I'm very lucky to have two nice Buells sitting here available for when the spirit & soul need a recharge! I might have to sell some of the other bikes and buy more Buells. My mrs says that the right number of bikes to own is the number you have plus one! How can I argue with that! She owns five (I think) just now.

[au-rora]

My mrs rides too. But she's only a little pip-squeak, measuring "squirt foot three", but she really appreciates the v-twin roar of a beast like a duc or a buell as her own ride. She's keen to have a Buell of her own, but lack of height and strength are a serious issue for her. So an XB12SCG is probably the only option.... but the SCG's were never sold here in Australia.... bugger!! So we may have to put scooter wheels on an XB9S and replace the motor with pedals - to be viable?? Seriously though, small people (especially women) must have so much trouble addressing that issue when they are hot for a Buell when no shorties are available.

[au-rora]

Cooter, which of the quiet cores did you try in the Barker? What are your thoughts on taming the db's on a Barker?

[Cooter]

The quiet pipe came in it, so I assumed it was from Barkers. You will lose HP, so use it on the street and maybe take it out and re-tune for track days? Up to you!

[au-rora]

Cooter, at an appropriate time, I may start a thread on the Barker system (with IDS Barker ECM) and three different Quiet Core options and how the three cores vary in effectiveness of db dampening. I don't have any of it as yet. All on order. Would be handy to have a db meter. Hmmm. Might be stretching the wallet, but would be very interesting to have a db meter for testing and reporting back! I wonder if anyone else has played with the different optional Barker Quiet Cores? Would appreciate any feedback.