Rode Hard and put Away Dry

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 06/15/2018 at 22:45 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good

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Learned two more things about Neutron (the Buell) after riding him for three hours straight...

1) The seat doesn’t feel bad anymore. I think I just needed to break it in. I do recall the PO mentioning that the seat is recent.

2) STOP fueling the bike when the pump clicks off. If you don’t, the vacuum line at the top of the tank may get blocked by fuel and the bike will not idle. It’ll die every time you stop. If you do fill it to the top, it takes 30 miles to get idle to return to normal.

Other than that, I had a blast! I kept trying to go home, but found myself chasing Groms and hitting back roads instead. Before you know it, three hours passed!

The one thing I want to do to this bike tomorrow is adjust the idle. Even when the fuel isn’t too high, it feels like the idle is like 100 RPM too low.

More adventures await!

jkm7680 > Mercedes Streeter 06/15/2018 at 22:48

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Love that black on gold combination. Glad you’re enjoying it!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Mercedes Streeter 06/15/2018 at 22:53

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shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 06/16/2018 at 00:05

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Excellent! I’ve been riding the 150 around a ton the last couple days.

I actually decided to put the Elite up for sale. Now that the 150 is up and running, I found myself never choosing to ride the Elite instead.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Mercedes Streeter 06/16/2018 at 00:57

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3. on the highway/over 60mph it will vibrate your butt off

Mercedes Streeter > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 06/16/2018 at 08:57

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And the mirrors. “I guess that blur behind me isn’t a cop.” lol

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 06/16/2018 at 08:58

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Too bad the Elite isn’t a 150 or I would have taken it home by now!

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 06/16/2018 at 10:29

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I wish the guy with the Elite 150 for sale for $300 would respond to my messages.

Mercedes Streeter > shop-teacher 06/16/2018 at 11:31

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Facebook Marketplace? Maybe I can get him to respond to me?

shop-teacher > Mercedes Streeter 06/16/2018 at 11:41

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Yep. Give it a shot! I’ll send it to you.