2008 BUELL XB12XT Problems & Recalls
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36 Y/O MAN RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE MAY HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD START TO COME OFF AND PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. FAQUIER CO SHERIFF RESPONDED TO TRUCK HITTING MOTORCYCLE WHO COULDN'T STOP. MAN PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE ON ADEN RD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA ON AUG 5, 2014 AT APPROXIMAT...
36 Y/O MAN RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE MAY HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD START TO COME OFF AND PREVENTED HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. FAQUIER CO SHERIFF RESPONDED TO TRUCK HITTING MOTORCYCLE WHO COULDN'T STOP. MAN PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE ON ADEN RD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA ON AUG 5, 2014 AT APPROXIMAT...
I AM HEREBY FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA CONCERNING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2006 - 2009 BUELL ULYSSES XB12X AND XB12XT MOTORCYCLES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PREMATURE REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON THE AFOREMENTIONED MOTORCYCLES. SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THESE WHEEL BEARIN...
Mileage: 1,000
I WAS RIDING MY 2008 BUELL XB12XT MOTORCYCLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT, BEHIND AND BESIDE. THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. IT FLEW UP AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD WITH SOME FORCE. I LOOKED IN THE REVIEW MIRROR AND SAW IT...
Mileage: 6,500
I OWN A 2008 BUELL FIREBOLT MOTORCYCLE. ACCORDING TO DATA PUBLISHED BY BUELL AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS AN ESTIMATED HIGHWAY MILEAGE AROUND 65 MILES PER GALLON, WITH MAYBE TEN LESS MPG AROUND TOWN. THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISING AS I CONSISTENTLY GET POOR GAS MILEAGE OF ABOUT 35 MPG... JUS...