Taken off Highway 23, south of Duluth

After seven years of riding my 1997 Concours, I was finally able
to purchase a new motorcycle!  I'd done a bunch of research on different bikes, but
it kept coming back to the Buell XB12XT Ulysses.  I'd loved the Uly since it
first came out in 2006, but the X Version was just too tall for my 30" inseam.
Then, in 2008, Buell came out with a shorter version, the XT.  In addition to lowered
suspension, the XT comes standard with hard luggage and heated grips.

I stumbled across this one at Harley-Davidson Sports Center in Duluth, MN, in June
of 2009.  It's a 2008, and the first owner traded it in after just one year, and 2600 miles,
as the back seat was too tall for his wife to climb up on.  His loss, my gain, as I was
able to buy it for way less than new, and actually quite a bit less than book value.

Unfortunately, about a month and a half later, Harley-Davidson decided to shut down Buell 
production, and my deal suddenly wasn't so good with the deals being offered. Oh well, I don't
regret my decision.

I love this bike. The riding position, the sound, the handling. Everything about it
is so much fun.  The biggest thing about it is that it's so much lighter than my old Kawasaki, 
which makes it much better on gravel roads, and it's taller, which makes it nicer in heavy freeway
commuting traffic. 

I've added some farkles to make it more ready for long-distance riding, despite Lisaberg's
hope that I wouldn't "junk it up."

J&M 2003 CB/Audio system (off my old bike)
Garmin 478 GPS with XM Radio add on and Touratech locking mount
Gerbing heated jacket controller (off my old bike)
Kaoko throttle lock
Dual hi-beam mod
Precision Engineering lower footpegs
Airhawk seat pad

and I did plumb my Tourtank 3 gallon fuel cell in prep
for several LD rides. I won't leave it on all the time, because I like my
big stock trunk, but the fuel range in stock form is kind of low.

For photos and instructions on the auxiliary fuel tank mod,
click here.