hey everyone, i just picked up a 2015 sx from a dealer in texas.. had about 6.5 miles i have about 350 on it now.. i have a 2003 buell xb9r that is a blast and once i heard he went under again it was go time. i had to get one asap before all new ones were gone. but just wanted to say whats up on the forum and see whats goon on here..
nice bike , Welcome, Did you get it from Dallas moto ?
Nope. Had it sent out to phoenix by Southwest Superbikes. Picked it up for 9000 shipped to my door. Don't know what people are paying for them I wanted the black sx and he had one. Good place the deal went without a hitch
Sweet , What mods do you have planed if any ?
Nice! I had a '03 xb9sl, but went down and frame damage...so I upgraded to my SX. Love riding it as much as I can.
EBRrider i have been reading a couple thing people have done on here to these Bikes mostly just ecm upgrade to a better map and the second muffler taken off. I think the two tip exhaust thing is kinda goofy looking it would be cool just a oval outlet out of the primary muffler. Might fab one up, i won't hack mine up I would have to buy another then there is dyno time to check to make sure that didn't change it enough to be out of range from those pre program maps for the muffler delete. Maybe gear it a little different. That's not why I got it I have a lot of stuff I am working on currently 1978gs750.... So just ride it and enjoy it for some miles.. I put a tidy tail on it the second day I had it . Does anyone know about firmware update? And the dionod thing that cuts throttle? Ill effects? All bueno?
ok, sounds good, keep us posted on your can mod, Black is a good color.
Qurten10 I wanted a lightning so bad after I picked up the firebolt. Something about the stubby look to them but never got around to getting one ...how does it feel on handling compared to the sx? From a seating and cornering stand point I know the sx will dust the xb in a drag.
I felt more comfortable taking corners on the xb. I sat much lower on the xb, but mine was the lower sl model (like the scg). The lightning was my first bike though, so I don't want to claim a very experienced rider's perspective (riding about 3-4 years).Originally Posted by MakingPAIN
About 10 months later I added another EBR to the stable. I'm now trying to pay off some bills to add a third bike. There are a handful of options I'm considering, but two of the front runners are either a 1190RS carbon edition or xb12scg.
As for first mods, my recommendations would be:
Tail tidy - Twisted designs on eBay has a great setup that my bikes and lots of others I know run. Inexpensive and bolts on in 15 minutes.
Exhaust - There are a handful of good options out there. Do a little research and ask questions to find which one fits you best - all are improved over stock.
Mirrors - Seeing around my shoulders was tricky with the stock mirrors. I went with bar end mirrors from CRG and love them. Much better visibility.
Those were the first three things on my list as soon as I got my bike. It took me about 3 weeks of ownership to get them checked off, and when I did I thought the bike looked 100% better than stock. This was taken right after those first 3 mods were done.
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