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LostArtist Ex Member	maybe selling buell 06/09/11 at 18:41:01 if I can't get the suspension adjusted to be a bit softer . . . when I get off it, I feel like Jackie Chan did in Shanghai Noon when he got off that horse after a long day's ride. . . feeling every bump in your crotch isn't the best riding experience
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29288 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: maybe selling buell Reply #1 - 06/10/11 at 09:25:28 My buddy got rid of his, because the fuel in frame, was burning his right leg... No problems with that?... He's riding one of the new Triumph Bonneville's now,... and the fit and finish on those is amazing... beautiful machine... I imagine you have the shock adjusted to the softest setting already,... or is it stuck?...
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Re: maybe selling buell
Reply #2 - 06/10/11 at 09:27:05

LostArtist wrote on 06/09/11 at 18:41:01:

if I can't get the suspension adjusted to be a bit softer . . .

when I get off it, I feel like Jackie Chan did in Shanghai Noon when he got off that horse after a long day's ride. . .

feeling every bump in your crotch isn't the best riding experience

... nor is going numb from the vibrations in the seat. Now you know the REAL reason for the King & Queen seat on the Triumph

and the springer seat on the Enfield

But that was never a problem on the Savage -- it got the custom seat for sore butt and lower back issues:

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29288 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: maybe selling buell Reply #3 - 06/10/11 at 09:35:46 ... Doc,.. I just edited my previous post to add info on my buddies Triumph, and came back to find this from you... Sorry,... didn't mean to "pre-highjack" ... They are lovely... ... I added the info, because I remember Lost mentioning an interest in them...
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Reply #4 - 06/10/11 at 10:35:21

I would love a Triumph Bonneville, however, they dont' come cheap, ever.

I need to mess with the suspension on the buell some more for sure, the heat from the engine and fuel in frame isn't really all that bad, unless you are stopped at a stop light that won't cycle for you, then it can get a bit intense.

think I'm going to try to trade everything in for a Suzuki S 83

http://www.wildwesthonda.com/showcaseproductdetail.htm?ID=181148&Used=1&Model...

My only problem with my S-50 is that I keep looking for another gear on the highway.

then I will have owned them all, the S-40, S-50 and S-83 Grin

for some reason that makes me stupid happy

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Z Full Member Offline Ride Baby Ride!!! Posts: 144 Northwestern PA Gender:	Re: maybe selling buell Reply #5 - 06/10/11 at 10:40:03 LostArtist wrote on 06/10/11 at 10:35:21: My only problem with my S-50 is that I keep looking for another gear on the highway. Me too!!
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Re: maybe selling buell
Reply #6 - 06/10/11 at 16:28:43

LostArtist wrote on 06/09/11 at 18:41:01:

if I can't get the suspension adjusted to be a bit softer . . .

when I get off it, I feel like Jackie Chan did in Shanghai Noon when he got off that horse after a long day's ride. . .

feeling every bump in your crotch isn't the best riding experience

Yeah, because there's no such thing as aftermarket suspension parts. Grin

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LostArtist

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Re: maybe selling buell
Reply #7 - 06/10/11 at 17:06:29

MotoBuddha wrote on 06/10/11 at 16:28:43:

LostArtist wrote on 06/09/11 at 18:41:01:

if I can't get the suspension adjusted to be a bit softer . . .

when I get off it, I feel like Jackie Chan did in Shanghai Noon when he got off that horse after a long day's ride. . .

feeling every bump in your crotch isn't the best riding experience

Yeah, because there's no such thing as aftermarket suspension parts. Grin

I'm working on it, gimme a weekend will ya Tongue

I'm not sure how easy it is to find cheap aftermarket suspension for this buell, and it may be the sport bike/stiffer suspension might not be the ride I like. more performance doesn't always equal more comfort and some shocks for the back of the buell cost $800 bucks alone

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Edgar Senior Member Offline Are you a lucky little lady in the city of light? Posts: 353 San Diego	Re: maybe selling buell Reply #8 - 06/11/11 at 00:30:05 Just get a ducati monster.....sleek n sexy
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29288 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: maybe selling buell Reply #9 - 06/11/11 at 01:19:58 Duc;s are the hottest!... ... but, I forgot.... Lost, have you considered a Savage?... I hear they're loads of fun, and the riders are just the nicest, funnest people you'd ever want to meet.... ... PS... I'm officially posting in my sleep, now...
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Re: maybe selling buell
Reply #10 - 06/11/11 at 07:48:25

LostArtist wrote on 06/10/11 at 17:06:29:

MotoBuddha wrote on 06/10/11 at 16:28:43:

LostArtist wrote on 06/09/11 at 18:41:01:

if I can't get the suspension adjusted to be a bit softer . . .

when I get off it, I feel like Jackie Chan did in Shanghai Noon when he got off that horse after a long day's ride. . .

feeling every bump in your crotch isn't the best riding experience

Yeah, because there's no such thing as aftermarket suspension parts. Grin

I'm working on it, gimme a weekend will ya Tongue

I'm not sure how easy it is to find cheap aftermarket suspension for this buell, and it may be the sport bike/stiffer suspension might not be the ride I like. more performance doesn't always equal more comfort and some shocks for the back of the buell cost $800 bucks alone

It could just be a matter of changing the spring rate to something softer. Springs are relatively cheap.

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