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My First Twin

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    My First Twin

    Picked up a 2004 XB9s this weekend...

    Looking forward to using it as a short stint/commuter bike, has 2100 miles on it, and I bought it from the original female owner.

    Hoping to swap out seat for something with a bit of a bolster to keep me in place, and a slip-on or full exhaust.

    The original tank and fairing bits are transparent blue so I wouldn't mind painting or replacing those.

    Pics to follow.

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    nice, congrats, fun bike to thump around on + super simple to keep maintained.

    there are a few seats you can swap, scope BadWeatherBikers.com, BuellXB.com or BuelletinBoard.com for used stuff. also check out Drummer Racing Products for a pipe, they sound and perform great. kdfab.com

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    i was hoping to see a picture of two chicks you picked up at the bar this weekend.
    guess i read the thread title wrong.

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    I have a edelbrock can, same as the original latus for those bikes if you're interested. I wish I still had mine...and had never brought it to nhms. It's a real fun streetbike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy 2 Shots View Post
    i was hoping to see a picture of two chicks you picked up at the bar this weekend.
    guess i read the thread title wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    I have a edelbrock can, same as the original latus for those bikes if you're interested. I wish I still had mine...and had never brought it to nhms. It's a real fun streetbike.
    yea i may be interested... don't know much!

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    Re: My First Twin

    The xb9s is a fun bike to cruise around on.

    They only suck in city traffic.

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    I like the layout of these bikes. Keep the clear plastics! It's a kitchy gimmick, but it's coooool and now kinda historic...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 03Worc9R View Post
    The xb9s is a fun bike to cruise around on.

    They only suck in city traffic.
    - Always curious about them - waited until I moved to VT to get one!

    We'll see how an air-cooled bike works out up here. The price was right for the mileage... 2k miles - it's hardly broken in!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    I like the layout of these bikes. Keep the clear plastics! It's a kitchy gimmick, but it's coooool and now kinda historic...
    Problem is, some fuel must have gotten on the tank cover, and left some marks. sucks!

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    Welcome to the madness. I'll highly doubt I'll ever get rid of mine.

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    Always loved the XB bikes, even with the crazy looking plastics.

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    Re: My First Twin

    I still want an XB really badly.

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    2003 xb9s here........

    where do you live?

    what color? pics?

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    Re: My First Twin

    Put a gas mask on the front

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    It's not a tank....its the airbox cover
    Super easy to work on those. Read up, there's some sort of white wire mod or something. No spacers for the wheels either.

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    The white wire thing is so both headlights are on with the high beam, if I remember correct.

    They are pretty simple to work on. The wiring harnesses will give you monumental headaches. I recommend taking the seat off and beefing up the tape job before it starts to chafe too badly. I'll think of a ton more tidbits as I go...

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    White wire mod is for European bikes.

    Don't take it to the track, They blow up...don't put N2o on it, again, they will blow up...and don't let me see you on it. I will only make fun of you

    Seriously, If you need any information, hit me up. I may know my way around these big, heavy, slow bikes.












    Congrats, they are fun as hell on the streets

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    Quote Originally Posted by mace View Post
    2003 xb9s here........

    where do you live?

    what color? pics?
    VT, it's the city X, so it has the see-through blue (which I will probably change).

    VT - pics soon!

    Quote Originally Posted by Chippertheripper View Post
    The white wire thing is so both headlights are on with the high beam, if I remember correct.

    They are pretty simple to work on. The wiring harnesses will give you monumental headaches. I recommend taking the seat off and beefing up the tape job before it starts to chafe too badly. I'll think of a ton more tidbits as I go...
    Thanks - I will take that suggestion and check it out - I hate chasing shorted wires around - have had 2 vehicles to troubleshoot this spring already.

    Quote Originally Posted by FireboltEric_MA View Post
    White wire mod is for European bikes.

    Don't take it to the track, They blow up...don't put N2o on it, again, they will blow up...and don't let me see you on it. I will only make fun of you

    Seriously, If you need any information, hit me up. I may know my way around these big, heavy, slow bikes.
    When I come back to the track I'll be looking for 13's or on a tard... So don't think the Buell will be a part of that

    Looking forward to it on the street, and may do some trackdays with it just to geet to know it a bit better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitt View Post
    Um, there's a plastic fuel tank under it, and it's in the place of any faux tank or real tank on any bike I've owned, and vendors refer to it as a tank cover. Good input
    thats the inner airbox fuel is in the frame where you grip with your knees

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    Quote Originally Posted by typeone View Post
    fuel is in the frame where you grip with your knees


    2004 XB9 for sale!

    edit: props to oxx for correction.

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    hahaa, and the oil is in the swingarm

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    Quote Originally Posted by typeone View Post
    hahaa, and the oil is in the swingarm
    saw the drain plug there...

    I think mine is the city x, not sure of all the differences, but it didn't come with handguards.

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    Re: My First Twin

    quick sketch below to show some detail. weird bikes

    you can see how that cutout in the frame draws in air which is directed up into that inner airbox. some mods can be done to open up the flow. there is a snorkel in there and later years Buell redesigned the inner box with cutouts. K&N or UNI (my preference) filters were used as well.

    other popular mods were the Race ECM maps (fuel and timing) and some other tricks you can apply directly to the ECM to smooth idle, cure popping, etc. i may still have a bunch of that stuff but you would need ECMSpy and a cable to 'talk' to the ECM.

    model wise, the CityX was just a recolored XB 9 with some accessories like the handguards.

    some things to check off the top of my head... condition of your pulleys (sprockets) for rock chips, condition of the belt, condition of the front isolator (motor mount), TPS setting and idle at ~1050RPM.


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    Score! Thought it was an '04, but title says '05. Took it for a 45 mile thump last night 2-up... $8/mo insurance and registering it today.

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