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What Liz has: 2000 Buell Lightning X1 Factory authorized limited edition, red with stripe #373 out of 800 Vance and Hines pipes Forcewinder intake Cooling fan Home made undertail All guards removed Working on a custom made mixture display, cooling fan idiot light, and custom made dash.

I picked this bike up April 17th from Golden Gate Harley-Davidson/Buell in Corte Madera, CA for a sticker price of $8500 with 4822 miles.  This is my introduction to street bikes, I had only ever been on dirt bikes before.  I went to the dealership to look at a Buell Blast! for my wife (friends old bike), and walked out with this too.  I fell in love with it the first time I saw it and had to have it.  I am really enjoying this bike, she runs incredibly well (mind you, for a Buell), and is much more comfortable then I thought she would be. So far, my troubles have been limited to only a backed off crankshaft nut.  It created quite a scare since it sounds extremely familiar to a rod knock (I am a professional mechanic).  It took me a while before I was able to crank the engine open, so it sat in the garage waiting for money (I didn't have the money for the registration and everything it may require to repair it.  After cranking the primary cover off, I found the crankshaft nut backed almost completely off.  I torqued it back down, and went for a ride.  A few miles later, the noise came back.  I eventually got back to it, torqued it down again (by the way, about 200 ft lbs) and used Loc-Tite in a liberal way.  Been okay for a few 100 miles now (since about 10/15/03).  It is my main transportation right now. My current plans are to pay it off, and add a more touring type bike to my stable.  The VFR is looking better everyday.

Engine:  Type Air-cooled, four-stroke, 45-degree V-Twin Displacement 1203cc Bore x Stroke 3.5x3.8in./88.8x96.8mm Compression Ratio 10:1 Valve Train OHV, two valves per cylinder, hydraulic adjusters Valve Adjustment Self adjusting Fuel Delivery Dynamic Digital Fuel Injection (DDFI) HP/Torque 101hp @ 6000rpm; 90 ft. lbs. @ 5500rpm Lubrication Dry sump, 2.5 qt. (2366cc) Battery 12 volt, 19 amp-hour, SLA (sealed lead acid) Drivetrain:  Transmission Five-speed, constant mesh Ratio (1) 2.69 (2) 1.85 (3) 1.43 (4) 1.18 (5) 1.00 Primary Drive Triplex chain; 1.6:1 Clutch Wet, multiplate Final Drive Kevlar belt; raio 2.26:1 Chassis:  Frame Tubular perimeter chrome-moly mainframe with Uniplanar powertrain vibration isolation system. Black or Nuclear Blue (not available with Blue Streak) finish; cast-aluminum tail section Wheelbase 55 in./139.7cm Rake/Trail 23-degree, 3.5in./8.9cm Front Suspension Showa inverted forks with adjustable compression and rebound damping Rear Suspension Aluminum arc swingarm; Showa extension type damper with adjustable compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload Front Wheel Travel 4.7in./11.9cm Rear Wheel Vert. Travel 4.6in./11.7cm Front Brake Six-piston caliper, 340mm stainless steel floating rotor Rear Brake Single-piston caliper, 230mm stainless steel rotor Front Wheel 3-spoke cast, 3.5x17; Black Rear Wheel 3-spoke cast, 5.0x17; Black Front Tire Dunlop Sportmax, 120/70 ZR 17 D207F Rear Tire Dunlop Sportmax, 170/60 ZR 17 D207 Seat Height 29.5in/74.9cm Fuel Tank Capacity 4.6 gal. (low fuel light at .5 gal.)/15.8L (low fuel light at 1.9L) Gross Vehicle Wt. Rating 820 lbs./372kg Dry Weight 440 lbs./199.6kg Load Capacity 380 lbs./179.2kg MPG-EPA Test Reg. 45 City/53 Highway Details:  Instruments Electronic speedometer, odometer, tripmeter, low fuel light, check engine light, warning light for low oil pressure, indicators for high beam, turn signals and neutral Warranty 12 months, unlimited miles Colors Carbon Black, Reactor yellow (Available October '99), Red Snap, Molten Orange, Blue Streak (not available with Nuclear Blue frame) Optional Features Buel P/M 3.5x17 front and 5.5x17 rear, spun aluminum wheels Special Features Spring-loaded rider foot pegs, European passing lamp ** All specifications are subject to change. ** Specifications are taken from Buell's Web site, for the X1 2000 model.