Are Buell's pretty reliable?

OneSickPsycho · 01-04-2009, 07:11 PM

Mine inexplicably ate shit at about 9k miles... For some reason the ECU started thinking the bike was running lean so it kept pumping more and more fuel into it until the bike dripped gas out the exhaust and barely fucking ran. Now, the reason for this was never officially diagnosed (while I still owned it), but it could have been caused by some defect from the factory or, more likely, from me pinching a wire or something when I put my engine back in. NEVER heard of this happening to ANY other Buell, so I'm pretty sure it was my dumbass fault.

Otherwise, the XB series are known to be reliable. Blasts are from what I understand too. The new 1125's have had fueling issues, but no real mechanical issues... just standard new model FI gremlins.

Maintenance is non-existent. Fork and brake fluid once a year, lube the cables each wash, and change the oil every 5k. I recall the primary fluid changes being every 10k, I think... I'd just do it every time I changed the oil... using the same 20w50 oil. I used Amsoil for v-twin engines and primary drives.

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01-04-2009, 07:11 PM	#3
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Mine inexplicably ate shit at about 9k miles... For some reason the ECU started thinking the bike was running lean so it kept pumping more and more fuel into it until the bike dripped gas out the exhaust and barely fucking ran. Now, the reason for this was never officially diagnosed (while I still owned it), but it could have been caused by some defect from the factory or, more likely, from me pinching a wire or something when I put my engine back in. NEVER heard of this happening to ANY other Buell, so I'm pretty sure it was my dumbass fault. Otherwise, the XB series are known to be reliable. Blasts are from what I understand too. The new 1125's have had fueling issues, but no real mechanical issues... just standard new model FI gremlins. Maintenance is non-existent. Fork and brake fluid once a year, lube the cables each wash, and change the oil every 5k. I recall the primary fluid changes being every 10k, I think... I'd just do it every time I changed the oil... using the same 20w50 oil. I used Amsoil for v-twin engines and primary drives.