# new ride

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [August 1, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566 "2012-08-01T06:07:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/21 "2012-08-02T05:52:46Z")

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> [@Ugh...House Passes new Surveillance Law](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ugh-house-passes-new-surveillance-law/50327/3):
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> maybe the 240mm kit… thoughts?  
> [http://www.buellxb.com/buell\_images/1933\_20100330173417\_L.jpg](http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/1933_20100330173417_L.jpg)

I don’t like it.

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**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/22 "2012-08-02T07:56:44Z")

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Nice bike! That’s the front headlight I’m using on my sv650

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/23 "2012-08-02T07:59:09Z")

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> [@uh oh... Mac users beware](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/uh-oh-mac-users-beware/50330/13):
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> I don’t like it.

:+1

Anything bigger than a 190 on bikes is not needed, nor looks good unless it’s a chopper.

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**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/24 "2012-08-02T08:04:35Z")

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A 200 is as big as i’d go. It’s what my tl has. Keep the belt drive too.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/25 "2012-08-02T08:33:15Z")

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> [@wtb.grand prix](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-grand-prix/50234/17):
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> A 200 is as big as i’d go. It’s what my tl has. Keep the belt drive too.

After a brief discussion with an owner of a belt driven BMW, conclusion was that there are many benefits and very few drawbacks to a belt driven system. I’d keep it.

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**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/26 "2012-08-02T08:35:35Z")

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I love it.

no adjusting the tension, no cleaning/lubing, and on these bikes they last 15-20k miles

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**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/27 "2012-08-02T09:34:27Z")

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Yep, buell belt drive ftw. Hydraulic adjusting lifters too… no checking clearences all of the time. Buells seriously rule. Will be my next bike.

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**Author:** ![OhNoPOPO](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ohnopopo/32/6344_2.png) [@OhNoPOPO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OhNoPOPO)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride/264566/28 "2012-08-02T20:18:00Z")

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> [@wtb.grand prix](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-grand-prix/50234/16):
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> Nice bike! That’s the front headlight I’m using on my sv650

good choice man!

> [@uh oh... Mac users beware](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/uh-oh-mac-users-beware/50330/16):
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> After a brief discussion with an owner of a belt driven BMW, conclusion was that there are many benefits and very few drawbacks to a belt driven system. I’d keep it.

Yeah that was the main thing I was debating about, if i did the 240 kit id need to do the chain conversion

> [@Look! A pole!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/look-a-pole/50309/45):
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> I love it.
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> no adjusting the tension, no cleaning/lubing, and on these bikes they last 15-20k miles

yeah buddy

> [@close encounter with WS cop....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/close-encounter-with-ws-cop/50307/28):
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> congrads

thanks man

> [@FS: KYB AGX + lowering springs for S14 240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-kyb-agx-lowering-springs-for-s14-240sx/50002/6):
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> sweet! love these buells
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> ride safe

thanks

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