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BUELL XB12X Ulysses Adventure (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

Segment: Adventure
Production years: 2008, 2009

BUELL XB12X Ulysses Adventure 2008-2009 3 Photos
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If you are on the market for a powerful, American-built machine that can take on both paved and unpaved roads, then the 2009 MY Buell XB12X Ulysses Adventure may be the right choice for you. It has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 1203cc, 45-degree pushrod V-Twin engine paired to a five-speed manual transmission with a low-maintenance, Kevlar final drive and can produce a claimed 103 horsepower and 114 Nm of torque.

In addition, it boasts standard fittings such as a dual seat, a rear luggage rack, passenger grab rails, wide handlebars with hand-guards, cast-aluminium wheels, cast-aluminium wheels, a large, ZTL-type, 375mm front disc brake with a 6-piston caliper, a 43mm Showa upside-down fork, a Showa mono-shock as a rear suspension, a digital and analogue instrument cluster, a small windscreen and dual headlights with protection grilles.

BUELL XB12X Ulysses Adventure 2008-2009

BUELL XB12X Ulysses Adventure 1203

engine specs
Type:air-cooled, four-stroke, 45-degree V-Twin, pushrod OHV, 2 valves per cylinder
Displacement:1203 cm3
Bore X Stroke:3.5x3.8 in OR 89 mm
Compression Ratio:10.0:1
Horsepower:103/6800 KW(hp)/RPM
Torque:84/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 114/6000 Nm/RPM
Fuel System:EFI
transmission specs
Gearbox:5-speed, manual
Clutch:wet multi-disc, manual
Primary Drive:-
Final Drive:belt
chassis specs
Frame:aluminium hollow frame with Uniplanar Powertrain vibration isolation system, doubles as fuel tank
Front Suspension:43mm Showa upside-down fork
Rear Suspension:Showa mono-shock
Front Brake:single 375mm disc, 6-piston caliper, ZTL-type
Rear Brake:single 240mm disc, 1-piston caliper
dimension specs
Overall Length:85 in OR 2159 mm
Overall Width:29.7 in OR 754 mm
Seat Height:33.1 in OR 841 mm
Wheelbase:54 in OR 1372 mm
Ground Clearance:6.7 in OR 170 mm
Weight:425 lbs OR 193 kg
Fuel Capacity:4.5 gallons OR 17.0 L
tyres specs
Front:120/70 R17
Rear:180/55 R17
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