Buell maintenance

**Cresco750** · 15th August 2008, 11:56

G'day. I can now change my profile and add that I am a proud owner of a Buell XB9S! This is my first Buell and I'm wondering what maintenance items I should attend to before I get into any sort of riding, ie are there any Buell-specific things to check / do? The bike has 20000Km's on the clock and appears to have been well looked after and maintained.
Cheers----

**paulmac:Me** · 15th August 2008, 12:39

Go for a ride and talk to the good people at speed and custom in pukereua(?) bay. They only do hd and are geniune and honest.

**Cresco750** · 15th August 2008, 14:51

Cheers for that. Will do.

**Big Dave** · 15th August 2008, 15:13

Check your oil and tyres and put fuel in it. Job done really.

New to you bike - check your bearings - steering head - swingarm - wheels.

If it's idling rough or stumbley at all - it needs a TPS - Throttle Position Sensor- reset. 10 minute shop job.

Otherwise they have 8,000km service intervals. Ongoing ownership costs were audited as cheapest of any brand.

Normal service from a dealer is typically $250 - A 'big' service $300ish.

Belt is auto adjusting. Check it for wear.

Grin a lot.

**enigma51** · 15th August 2008, 15:20

You got a awesome bike there my first ride on a buel was xb9

Loved it!

**dwnundabkr** · 16th August 2008, 21:38

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Check your oil and tyres and put fuel in it. Job done really.

New to you bike - check your bearings - steering head - swingarm - wheels.

If it's idling rough or stumbley at all - it needs a TPS - Throttle Position Sensor- reset. 10 minute shop job.

Otherwise they have 8,000km service intervals. Ongoing ownership costs were audited as cheapest of any brand.

Normal service from a dealer is typically $250 - A 'big' service $300ish.

Belt is auto adjusting. Check it for wear.

Grin a lot.

++1
if you are mechanically minded u can do all service yourself apart from TPS very easy i have had the motor out and back in with only the manual to work on
awesome bikes i still have a grin everytime i ride mine

**Cresco750** · 17th August 2008, 08:34

Thanks for the replies, guys. I'm really looking forward to getting back into some riding (as soon as the Biketranz truck shows up!!!).

**Zebedee2** · 18th August 2008, 19:52

Hi stay away from dirt roads any stones in the belt will give you problems plus get the gearbox oil checked it can make changes a lot smoother. Check your tyre supplier carefully any wheel removal needs an experienced technician (posh word for mechanic) its not like dealing with a chain driven bike. Great bike enjoy