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micknmeld wrote:

Roy wrote:

well done

i had a buell firebolt – great bike, still regret selling it but gravel roads were taking their toll on its bodywork !

How did the drive belt stand up to gravel roads?

no problems at all with the drive belt on gravel roads, loved it, no adjusting, no lubrication, clean . . . .

only problem with gravel roads was stone chips on bodywork

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had it for 2 years
only problems were a failed speedo sensor ( easy fix thanks to google, buell forums & morgan & wacker ), a dead frog in the cooling fan which caused repeated blown fuses, and finding that you REALLY needed the genuine Harley battery – they take a bit of cranking over

beware that most Harley dealers are completely ignorant about Buells, only a few were also Buell dealers

there are some great Buell forums with heaps of info

i do miss the buell !

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well done

i had a buell firebolt – great bike, still regret selling it but gravel roads were taking their toll on its bodywork !

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can you take still shots with the goggles, and how do you view playback ? do you need to download to a computer to see what you’ve filmed ?

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G’day Garry

sounds like you all had a great trip

cheers

Roy

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well, I’m away for a few weeks ( riding a postie bike from Ipswich to Alice Springs actually ! ) but will strip bike and take frame to an engineering works for a professional fix. While I’m at it a new cam chain & tensioner is on the cards and then I think the suspension needs a complete overhaul. Will be asking some questions then ! !

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I am a farmer as well. Know what you mean.[/quote]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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jimmy wrote:

It will need plating somehow as a welded crack just cracks again. Without pics its hard to know.

yeah my farmer brain is telling me to plate it , but a bike frame is a bit different to planters or chisel ploughs that I do most welding on, so wasnt sure

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ok, not same bike, mine a 250

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2000 yr model

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micknmeld wrote:

Roy, I think Bollocks had his old XR break in the same place. I know it got fixed but for the life of me I cant remember what they did. Hopefully Bol might stick his head in here.

I bought this bike from a bloke in Tamwoth, what are the odds its the same one ????

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I’ve never been to one of these before but they look good.

Am thinking I might try & get there this year, seeing as how it’s not too far from home. Anyone else going ?

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looks like a great ride. Inland northern NSW is my country,( being a farmer from Gunnedah ) familiar with a lot of the areas you rode through, sorry to have missed it, if you ever do another trip up through here I’ll have to tag along

cheers

Roy

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Thanks for the welcome guys. XR’s ! I had a 84 model XR250 I bought new on my L’s, a new 92 model, then in a homage to my lost youth I recently bought the 2000 model I now have – why do we ever get rid of the old bikes we used to have. Other regretfull sales are a Ducati Pantah, Honda NX650, Kawasaki Z1000 . . . . .Having said that, the Buell ( Billy Bob ) is for sale as he just doesnt get the use he deserves, as much as I would like to keep him !

Look forward to maybe catching up and riding with you soon

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