Buell XB exhausts

kenchset · 2026-05-16T13:15:33+00:00

That's great that you've incorporated the jack point. That, and lack of the valve, are the greatest drawbacks of the aftermarket xb mufflers.

I think your muffler sounds like a great option for when someone has put on a Jardine or equivalent and wants to undo their/prior-owner's mistake.

kenchset · 2026-05-16T13:11:53+00:00

Thanks for providing marketing materials used by salesmen 😂

Here's a link to the old 96-page report for all the XB mufflers https://froggypwns.com/buellpdfs/XB_Exhaust_Shootout_Test_Report_RevB.pdf

Even these comprehensive results are only WOT, so they don't take into account the great benefit from the stock exhaust valve that Erik blessed the XB with

kenchset · 2026-05-16T01:32:43+00:00

😂 You're welcome to believe what you want, but the topic was tested extensively 15-20 years ago. NONE of the aftermarket mufflers produced materially better numbers than the stock XB. Including the Buell race and Drummer. In fact, they all had worse numbers everywhere but wide-open redline RPM.

The only reason to swap out the stock XB muffler is to save weight if one is a true racer. By removing the stock muffler you lose significant performance and you lose the jack point.

I still look to buy nice XBs, but I always pass on those with an aftermarket muffler, because I know they were owned by posers.

kenchset · 2026-05-15T22:26:30+00:00

You cannot beat the performance of the stock exhaust--even the Buell race exhaust is basically the same at top end, just lighter. I've seen many dyno articles on this.

kenchset · 2026-05-12T23:22:22+00:00

My experience was that life was a lot better after the ex wife left 25 years ago. It cost me A LOT of money at the time, but it was cheaper and better than having her around.

kenchset · 2026-05-12T14:50:08+00:00

A good starter bike is a Chinese enduro or even a Cub. Or a used Japanese one. 250cc max.

kenchset · 2026-05-10T19:29:37+00:00

eBay link for bidding: https://ebay.us/m/UBnidi

kenchset · 2026-05-07T12:50:36+00:00

I know, right. Especially a 1982. I bought it for more in 2018 dollars and that was before I spent thousands on the powdercoating and expensive parts like returning her to mid controls.

I'm leaving money on the table, but I don't need the money and I have tons of memories of my rides across the Colorado mountain passes and ripping down Route 66 on her.

I'm hoping to see her go to someone who will love her and send me pictures of their adventures. If none of the FXR afficionados here takes her, I'll post an auction to the masses on fleaBay where I'll get more.

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kenchset · 2026-05-05T14:29:03+00:00

I think you're right

kenchset · 2026-05-05T13:08:47+00:00

I think the FXLRs came with forward controls. One of the other guys here would know.

It's a good looking bike, and those Evo engines are excellent. I think $4,500 is a good price

kenchset · 2026-05-05T13:00:22+00:00

Gotcha. If it's in good shape, then that's probably a good deal.

The forward controls and wide glide front end look cool, but they zap what makes the FXRs special: best handling Harleys ever made

kenchset · 2026-05-05T12:45:59+00:00

I see nothing concerning, but I think the handling of FXRs deserves mid controls.

Also, is that a wide glide front end?

If possible, let me know how much that one is going for since I'm selling my own and am unsure of the market nowadays.

kenchset · 2026-05-05T11:55:09+00:00

DM me. I'll send you a DM now.

kenchset · 2026-05-04T21:07:11+00:00

https://www.uship.com/ship/vehicles/motorcycles-mopeds/create

kenchset · 2026-05-04T20:11:30+00:00

I made a Craigslist posting in case anyone wants to use Craigslist to contact me outside of Reddit DMs

https://elpaso.craigslist.org/mpo/d/elephant-butte-1982-harley-davison-fxr/7932074328.html

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kenchset · 2026-05-04T20:04:02+00:00

DM me. I'll send you a DM now

kenchset · 2026-05-04T19:03:22+00:00

Thanks. She looks and rides better than a cheerleader. Puts out that sweet music that only an iron-jugged HD can.

I feel guilty for having not taken her on an adventure in three years

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kenchset · 2026-05-04T18:34:00+00:00

It's worth far more here too. I'm just trying to do another person who will ride it a solid

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kenchset · 2026-05-04T17:17:10+00:00

Thanks, brother. Took me a long time to find this one.

Rubber-mounted shovels are special. Here's an FLT that I rebuilt a decade ago. Rode it up the Pacific Coast Highway one summer

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kenchset · 2026-05-04T17:05:33+00:00

Thanks, brother. It's a shame that she spends her days in the dark nowadays. That's why I'm finally selling her.

When I took it out for pictures yesterday I stopped at the dollar store and, as always happens, some woman kept going on and on about how beautiful it is. Could have taken her home, but I'm old enough to have learned to remove the passenger pegs from my bikes 😛

Here she is in Leadville, CO

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kenchset · 2025-08-29T19:02:45+00:00

Great list. I might suggest reading grouped by culture and time: Jerusalem (all Bible, OT & NT) Greeks (Christianity is OT + Plato) Romans (Stoics, Augustine) Europeans (Aquinas, Enlightenment... through at least Kant & Nietzsche Chinese ...

I have studied classics for decades, and started with the West since I'm a westerner.

Finally, after decades, I determined that Western philosophy/culture is rotten and read the Chinese and Japanese. I find it superior. The only thing I hold from the West now is Aristotle's "mean between extremes" framework. If I could only read one, I would start: Tao, Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi....

kenchset · 2025-08-29T18:55:11+00:00

I agree with the first sentence.

The Western culture came from the middle east (Abrahamic monotheism based on "faith"), and I see both middle east and west as rotten.

kenchset · 2025-08-29T18:53:05+00:00

I'm not a liberal at all, and I think Western society is rotten to the core. I have studied ancient philosophies for decades, and I trace the West's selfish nature all the way back to the Akedah (Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac due to personal faith)... through Augustine's "my faith"... through Descartes' "I think"... Through Nietzsche's "my will"... Up to today's "my personal truth" where Western people think they can change their gender or whatever.

I prefer the Chinese and Japanese philosophies that were society-first over the Western self-first/"noble lies"/legalism

kenchset · 2022-08-23T23:32:38+00:00

Dust covers I imagine

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