Buell XB12 Delila

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Buell XB12 Delila

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https://www.bikebound.com/2022/04/21/buell-xb12/

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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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I like how the belly pan hides the ugly stock pipe.

I don't like the rest.

The head light looks like it's droopy/melting, those scoops are stupidly big and the tank seat unit isn't as nice as the stocker, which hides the silly looking std shock setup.
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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I think I know what the FMC means :D
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Like it a lot more than the standard XB12, but the colour's helping!
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:21 pm I think I know what the FMC means :D
Fabulous motorcycle?
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Skub wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:40 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:21 pm I think I know what the FMC means :D
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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There actually...absolutely shite. 👎
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Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:44 pm There actually...absolutely shite. 👎
Yes, but, they're cool with it.

I wouldn't have one if it was free, but I admire people who do.
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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I love the XB12, one of my favourite bikes ever.
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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but they breakdown every 50 miles, maybe 40. 🙂
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lol!
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Why, why why, Delila ??


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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:48 pm
Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:44 pm There actually...absolutely shite. 👎
Yes, but, they're cool with it.

I wouldn't have one if it was free, but I admire people who do.
I remember a bloke came on a rideout with one back in the VD days ....it didnt make it all the way round and went home with less parts on it than when it started through them vibrating loose and falling off
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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I really like the stock bike, however...

My mate worked for MCN and we went out for a ride, him on their long term test bike, got maybe 10 miles from his house, stopped for fuel and I spotted what I thought was a yellow duster stuck in the rear sprocket... it was the belt disintegrating.

I think the bike had four or five belts in the 6 months and couple of thousand miles they had it.
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Much prefer the look of the stock bike.

I've ridden a XB12 Ulysses thing and that was quite fun
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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Apart from the air scoops I like it
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Re: Buell XB12 Delila

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I saw one the other day - stock.
Can't remember the last time i saw one
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