I'm meeting with Buell CS this thursd - Page 2

snowscum · 02-27-2007, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Red_Chili

Neither Steve's nor mine are pingers. The fans still sing in harmony too! Mine goes to slow speed approximately .46 seconds before his.

Did you have yours back when it was 80+ degrees out?

FT BSTRD · 02-27-2007, 10:00 AM

Fleas,

Ask them when they are going to be doing the fan recall.

Dranrab Luap · 02-27-2007, 10:35 AM

I find it very impressive that Buell is going to these lengths to try to resolve a problem. Wonder why Kaw didn't do the same with the Doohickey...sorry couldn't resist.

chadhargis · 02-27-2007, 10:47 AM

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Wonder why Kaw didn't do the same with the Doohickey

Or 1150GS with the rear drive and head carboning up. Or the 1150RT with the surging.

I've opened up a can of worms with that comment.

Red_Chili · 02-27-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by snowscum

Did you have yours back when it was 80+ degrees out?

Yeppers. 90+.

larryboy · 02-27-2007, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by grebenshikov

And to get back on topic: Pings on cheap gas above 70 degrees. Solution: Pay for good the good stuff; it 's a friggin' motorcycle with a tiny apetite! How much money are you really gonna save?

it saves me $100 a year during the 4 months or so that i can get away with low octane fuel...is that a crime?

Red_Chili · 02-27-2007, 10:58 AM

Yeah. Your motor is gonna call 911.

larryboy · 02-27-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Red_Chili

Yeah. Your motor is gonna call 911.

snowscum · 02-27-2007, 12:12 PM

Ah now I remember.... I did have a intake leak that they fixed and hasnt pinged yet. But it needs to get above 80 for me to verfiy that the ping is no longer.....

thunder1200 · 02-27-2007, 04:43 PM

For years the HD vtwin didnt have a fan. Unplug it. I consider it icing on the cake.

Stretch67 · 02-27-2007, 06:40 PM

HD's don't have the rear cylinder tucked way the hell up into a twin-spar frame with minimal airflow.

Buell XB's have a fan for a reason.

Red_Chili · 02-28-2007, 06:48 AM

One thing's for sure... if I unplug the fan, any pinging will resolve itself with no further intervention.

Think about it....

chadhargis · 02-28-2007, 07:33 AM

I still don't understand the fan thing. It's a mystery to me. I see people buying aftermarket exhaust because they claim their bike is too quiet, then they complain about the fan noise?

The fan noise never bothers me. I don't even notice it anymore.

Is it similar to Jerry Seinfeld's theroy of "bad naked" when it comes to women? You know, when the girl he's dating opens the jar while naked and he is put off by it? Now, if that were me, and I was dating that hot chick, I wouldn't care what she was doing...it's ALL good naked. But Jerry's character was a little "touched" as they say down here in the south.

Maybe all the fan bashers are too.

Stretch67 · 02-28-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Red_Chili

One thing's for sure... if I unplug the fan, any pinging will resolve itself with no further intervention.
Think about it...

No doubt. It's hard for an engine to ping when the rear cylinder has seized and been reduced to a pile of solidified slag.

*Edit*- Forgot the smileys...

Moat · 03-01-2007, 08:50 AM

FWIW - I spoke with a Buell development engineer (John, maybe...?? Good guy) at the Cycle World IMS in Novi, MI (Jan 6th) - he said the fan noise was an issue they were definitely aware of, and working on.

02-27-2007, 10:58 AM	#22
Red_Chili Fresh Ground Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Evergreen, CO Oddometer: 2,077	Yeah. Your motor is gonna call 911. __________________ -Bill '06 Buell Ulysses 'Odysseus' a.k.a. 'Ody', '00 XR650R plated & farkled- 'Nuclear Thunderpig' '06 PS1000LE Paul Smart. One cannot do without a Duc or two. '97 KDX 220 for woods work *SMUGMUG COUPON* RSKbiM6oytjtw, save some money and have a great online picture gallery!

02-27-2007, 12:12 PM	#24
snowscum World Owner Joined: May 2006 Location: Broomfield Colorado Oddometer: 1,136	Ah now I remember.... I did have a intake leak that they fixed and hasnt pinged yet. But it needs to get above 80 for me to verfiy that the ping is no longer..... __________________ I want to leave this planet the way I entered it, being held upside down naked and spanked by a nurse.

02-27-2007, 04:43 PM	#25
thunder1200 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Oddometer: 361	For years the HD vtwin didnt have a fan. Unplug it. I consider it icing on the cake. __________________ DAve '06 Buell Ulysses XB12X (It stole me from my '01 Tiger) http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107187 '99 Buell S3 Nuked-Demon Thunderbolt '95 Buell S2 Thunderbolt

02-28-2007, 06:48 AM	#27
Red_Chili Fresh Ground Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Evergreen, CO Oddometer: 2,077	One thing's for sure... if I unplug the fan, any pinging will resolve itself with no further intervention. Think about it.... __________________ -Bill '06 Buell Ulysses 'Odysseus' a.k.a. 'Ody', '00 XR650R plated & farkled- 'Nuclear Thunderpig' '06 PS1000LE Paul Smart. One cannot do without a Duc or two. '97 KDX 220 for woods work *SMUGMUG COUPON* RSKbiM6oytjtw, save some money and have a great online picture gallery!

02-28-2007, 07:33 AM	#28
chadhargis Too tall for sportbikes Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Florence, AL Oddometer: 2,043	I still don't understand the fan thing. It's a mystery to me. I see people buying aftermarket exhaust because they claim their bike is too quiet, then they complain about the fan noise? The fan noise never bothers me. I don't even notice it anymore. Is it similar to Jerry Seinfeld's theroy of "bad naked" when it comes to women? You know, when the girl he's dating opens the jar while naked and he is put off by it? Now, if that were me, and I was dating that hot chick, I wouldn't care what she was doing...it's ALL good naked. But Jerry's character was a little "touched" as they say down here in the south. Maybe all the fan bashers are too. __________________ __________________________________ Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing

02-27-2007, 10:35 AM	#18
Dranrab Luap E-Tarded Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Louisissippi Coast Oddometer: 25,787	I find it very impressive that Buell is going to these lengths to try to resolve a problem. Wonder why Kaw didn't do the same with the Doohickey...sorry couldn't resist.

02-27-2007, 06:40 PM	#26
Stretch67 Mad Scientist Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Bent, but not broken Oddometer: 3,168	HD's don't have the rear cylinder tucked way the hell up into a twin-spar frame with minimal airflow. Buell XB's have a fan for a reason.

03-01-2007, 08:50 AM	#30
Moat Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Oddometer: 74	FWIW - I spoke with a Buell development engineer (John, maybe...?? Good guy) at the Cycle World IMS in Novi, MI (Jan 6th) - he said the fan noise was an issue they were definitely aware of, and working on. __________________ Bob - '01 YZF600r - '97 KLR250

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