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Buell XB 3 Bearing Wheel Envy
One of the three things my pre-purchase chikken dance research on Buell motorcycles did dredge up was that the rear wheel bearing setup for the XB series with the 2 bearing wheel is an Achilles heel that can be the road to hell. If you have the wheel bearing pullers and have the tools to do this job I would say it's a 50/50 toss up as to whether or not you would ever want to resort to the fix for this problem, which consists of a new wheel, three new bearings, a new axle with

Fred
5 days ago3 min read


Buell Ulysses Fuel Pump Palpitations
Buell XB 2004-2009 Fuel Pump setup One of the things you need to own when buying a motorcycle that is nearly 20 years old, is the ongoing maintenance aspects that come with that enchilada. To keep one running reliably comes with replacing a lot of stuff and you just have to do it if you want to keep it running and ride it when you get a spare minute. The 2009 Ulysses XT I bought had a single prior owner which does have it's plusses. He upgraded some parts but some have never

Fred
Nov 2010 min read


To Replace a Buell V-Twin?
2024 Duck-a-Tee V2S Due to the difficulty with finding some Buell Parts for my 2009 Ulysses XB12XT recently, I decided to actually look into what I would likely replace it with, should I ever not be able to find critical components for it. I have just sorted the front brake rotor pulsing but finding the parts for said front rotor was a serious PITA. The new front rotor and springs have arrived from a Harley dealer in France called Legendary Motorcycle Parts and the other bits

Fred
Nov 157 min read
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