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19th December 2008
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU, Ducati Monster Other Motorcycle Year: 09
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Aussie XR 1,000 Km's on.
Well it's 3 weeks since I picked up my new Orange XR1200, and I have just ticked over 1,000 Km's on her. She is still quite tight, but is starting to loosen up and rev out freely.
am falling for this Orange delight, and can't get enough of her. Even after working a 12 hour shift, I get her out of the garage and go for a squirt up the hills around Adelaide.
First 1,000 Km impressions;
Love the brakes, plenty of power & feel, with a little too much initial bite.
Front forks are a tad on the soft side (for my hard late braking style of riding) but a gold valve replacement and harder springs will sort out that.
Fuel range is 210 Km's to a tank at the moment, but that will change after the TTS tune goes in and the high flow filter and Remus exhaust system. 
Seat is a plank, but if you are playing up the hills then you aren't sitting on the seat anyway 
Rear shock are great as is the ground clearance with only the hero knobs touching the bitumen on full lean angles.
Got a custom number plate that reads XR1200 (would post up a pic, but you're not allowed untill 15 posts. WTF.
Will post up another ride impression when the pipe, tune, and filter are installed.
Regards
One happy Bob
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19th December 2008
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Sin City
Posts: 1,302 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Chopster Sportster/Buell Year: 2008 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell XB1200STT Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007
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you only need 5 post to post pics! let us see that bike!
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19th December 2008
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,890 Sportster/Buell Model: Ironhead XLH Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead XLT Sportster Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBX 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 1979
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You weren't the guy who met up with Hopper and his restored '77 XLCH Ironhead were you? The orange XR?
Glad to hear you like the bike: sounds like a real sweetheart on those hilly backroads. Yes, let's see some photos!
Eric
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1978 Anniversary Edition XLH. Wiseco 10:1 forged pistons, Andrews R5 cams, dual plugged heads with Super Port Flow, single fire ignition, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, Jagg oil cooler, '73 gauges, kickstart, Barnett kevlar clutch, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks, all-Andrews tranny. 1977 XLT, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, tapered dual exhausts, Andrews Y cams, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks.
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19th December 2008
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Biker
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU, Ducati Monster Other Motorcycle Year: 09
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I will get the post counts up
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19th December 2008
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 45 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2009 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDF Other Motorcycle Year: 2008
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Welcome over to the XL board Lofty - glad you're liking the XR. I think mine should be here a couple of weeks into the new year - which is probably a good thing cause it's been rainy and cold here in SoCal.
Mate, if I was in SA now, I'd be going for a spin up to Hahndorf for a beer and a braut
Cheers,
-Jack
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19th December 2008
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Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU, Ducati Monster Other Motorcycle Year: 09
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So I can post up the pics
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19th December 2008
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU, Ducati Monster Other Motorcycle Year: 09
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Of the bike.
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19th December 2008
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 30 Sportster/Buell Model: XR1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 09 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHTCU, Ducati Monster Other Motorcycle Year: 09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rhinoWErX
Welcome over to the XL board Lofty - glad you're liking the XR. I think mine should be here a couple of weeks into the new year - which is probably a good thing cause it's been rainy and cold here in SoCal.
Mate, if I was in SA now, I'd be going for a spin up to Hahndorf for a beer and a braut
Cheers,
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Ahhh, you know the place well.
Pics should work, so I'll give it a try.
Just got her home from the dealers (1,300 Km drive to Port Lincon & back)
New custom plate fitted (not a bad plate to get hey?) 
This is the exhaust system I have ordered fo my XR.
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29th November 2009
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Biker
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2 Sportster/Buell Model: xr1200x Sportster/Buell Year: 2010
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nice bike I am going to get an 1200x and like the remus pipe how much did you pay and where did you get it ?
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29th November 2009
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 281 Sportster/Buell Model: XR 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2009 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XR 1000 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1983
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nice bike, thanks for posting the photos
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