Intro Thread, 1st Bike!

[CELison]

Hey guys,

Thought I'd introduce myself. Just got my first bike! (Had a 150cc scooter, but that doesn't count). Monday I'm picking up a Ulysses in orange, which will be my first bike at age 28. This may be my first bike, but I've been a gearhead since I could walk. I currently daily drive a FBO and pully'd B8 Audi S4, and my fun car is a built motor B5 Audi S4. I'm also a design engineer by day, so I think I have a pretty good foundation to start on. I've owned my b5 since it was stock and have done all the work myself including building the motor with forged internals. I didn't think I would ever get the bike bug, but here I am. I'm excited to start turning some wrenches and learn about this platform.
Here's a pic of it.

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And here's a video of my b5 for anyone interested. I'm an Audi guy, but I can see myself really getting hooked on this platform.

[njloco]

Welcome, sounds like you'll fit right in and have fun. What year Ully is that ?

[CELison]

Welcome, sounds like you'll fit right in and have fun. What year Ully is that ?

2006 with 20k miles. New tires, accessory bags, and comes with 2 helmets. Has a code for the muffler actuator though. I'm going to do the resistor mod to it, and probably just swap out the can at some point. Something with tone, but not too loud. Am I leaving performance on the table at low rpm by leaving the butterfly valve open all the time? The resister will obviously trick the ECU, but I want to make sure it makes sense to do. It's only 150 bucks for a new actuator. If it's worth replacing, I'll just do that.

[CELison]

you northeast PA guys need to understand that Penn State beenies....sauerkraut cars....rap music blaring away on your vids....driving like maniacs on public roads...won't cut it around here.

Oh boy, the big bad Buell Forum wolf showed up to flex his internet muscles. That was when I was 21. Sauerkraut cars? Lol. Gosh, what a cool, red-blooded guy you must be! The pinnacle of masculinity and patriotism. And I’m sorry a own a hat from the college I attended. But please, if you want to let me know of any more of your grievances, you can just PM me instead of cluttering this thread up. I’d be happy to talk to you about them. If you're in Lancaster, that's only about an hour away. Maybe we can meet in person and discuss over some drinks. PBR of course. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Here's something a little more merican I'm also doing if this tickles your fancy. GM 14 bolt I built with an ARB air locker and chromoly shafts. Also a 4 link from scratch. Trailing arms, links, brackets, ect will all be made from stock. Only thing purchased is the truss.

Edit: disregard the smart ass remarks. Didn’t know you were kidding.

[BuellyBagger]

Oh boy, the big bad Buell Forum wolf showed up to flex his internet muscles. That was when I was 21. Sauerkraut cars? Lol. Gosh, what a cool, red-blooded guy you must be! The pinnacle of masculinity and patriotism. And I’m sorry a own a hat from the college I attended. But please, if you want to let me know of any more of your grievances, you can just PM me instead of cluttering this thread up. I’d be happy to talk to you about them. If you're in Lancaster, that's only about an hour away. Maybe we can meet in person and discuss over some drinks. PBR of course. Thanks for the warm welcome.

Here's something a little more merican I'm also doing if this tickles your fancy. GM 14 bolt I built with an ARB air locker and chromoly shafts. Also a 4 link from scratch. Trailing arms, links, brackets, ect will all be made from stock. Only thing purchased is the truss.

Edit: disregard the smart ass remarks. Didn’t know you were kidding.

Get that gm trash outta here! Lol pbr and buells onlyATTACH=CONFIG]11719[/ATTACH]

[Cooter]

Get that gm trash outta here! Lol pbr and buells onlyATTACH=CONFIG]11719[/ATTACH]

Drinking and tuning? That explains a LOT, BB

[Cooter]

If its all stock and you like it that way, it's worth keeping the valve operational, you'll lose a bunch of mid-range torque (3500-4500) if you just wire it open.

ECMDroid is free on Google play and a good diagnostic tool to have handy, It also can download fuel programs to the ECM

An aftermarket muffler (or Buell Race can) and 'race' tune really wake them up. Buelltooth.com.

Love that Audi! Recently sold my modified S-5 and got a '57 Bel-air because I'm old, haha.

[CELison]

If its all stock and you like it that way, it's worth keeping the valve operational, you'll lose a bunch of mid-range torque (3500-4500) if you just wire it open.

ECMDroid is free on Google play and a good diagnostic tool to have handy, It also can download fuel programs to the ECM

An aftermarket muffler (or Buell Race can) and 'race' tune really wake them up. Buelltooth.com.

Love that Audi! Recently sold my modified S-5 and got a '57 Bel-air because I'm old, haha.

Thanks for the info. I'll do some reading about ECM Droid and it's capabilities. Sounds similar to Nefmoto and ME7 logger that I use for data logging and ECU flashing on my cars. For now, I'm going to keep it stock, so I'll replace the actuator. I want to learn the bike stock, before I start modifying it. I feel like that's the best way to pinpoint areas I want to improve.

[ratchdaddy]

I just picked up an 08 XT. It has an aftermarket Jardine and is running lean. I had an 09 XR1200 before this and I used a Patriot Fueler module to tune it. Tonight I found out from an friend that I can tune this baby from a bluetooth app on my phone. STOKED!!!

I used Sportster.org and the badweatherbiker forums to learn how to upkeep and mod my Sportsters and X1 Lightning. I am looking forward to digging into the knowledge vaults on this forum to make my Uly run great.

[Outlaw]

That's right John...tell em. 'Merica.