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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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![]() yeah... I just meant I've kinda moved on from that type of riding... though I still like the 1125r.. be a good sport tourer if they got all the first year issues fixed... sucks they went down... if Harley didn't treat them like a read headed stepchild... they'd have sold more... IMO |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Renton, WA
Moto: Ninja 650R
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ugh- full fairings on the 1125R. Disgusting!
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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NO NO NO!!! I love Triumphs so the bike MUST be great! You are just an asshole that didn't know how to ride the bike correctly!!!! ![]() Buell came on the scene claiming that he had built a better sport bike...I'm sorry but that was not the case and in my opinion, was never the case. Sure if you traded in a 600 for a new 1125R, you may be happy but I couldn't imagine dropping my 1000 for one. Almost everyone I know that owns a Buell and that is satisfied, used to ride a 600 or some cruiser. I have never met a guy that traded in a liter bike on a Buell. ![]() |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Halifax, NS
Moto: '12 CB1000R
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You're confused.
Buells appeal to people who don't give a shit about being the fastest, or riding the fastest bike. I don't care if nobody else likes them. I actually prefer it. But, I just know for a fact that the majority of people who talk shit about them have never really ridden one. I came from a 600. I hated my bike when I first bought it. Then I got "it". It appeals to me because of its powerband, not in spite of it. I don't want something that makes top end power. I could have bought a busa, or gixxer 1000. I wanted a buell. There was no brain washing. I made an informed decision based on a number of reasons. I know it doesn't spec out as good as an equivalent race bike. And I'm fine with that. I just hate to hear, "its a pos.". When I know it isn't. It keeps up with much faster bikes in the twisties. And as far as I'm concerned, I'm riding a slow bike fast. I should be left in the dust according to spec sheets. But in real life, its more than capable. Its more than the sum of its parts. |
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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As far as your "bike" keeping up, maybe you are a better rider than your friends... who knows? I know guys that can take a Ninja 250 to the Gap and clean your fucking clock on your Buell! Does that mean that the Ninja 250 is a better bike? Of course not. Every time this subject comes up, one of you guys jump up and accuse the person "bashing" Buell of not riding one. Well I have ridden the older ones and they sucked!!! I have not ridden one of the new bikes, so I don't claim to be an expert. How many GSXR1000s have you ridden and for how long? I've owned a liter class sport bike since 1994, longer if you count the '86 Ninja 1000 I rode for over a year (Army buddy's bike). This thread was started with the question, "what was the worst bike you've ever ridden?", for me that's a Buell. If he had asked what the worst bike owned was, I'd have to say my AMF/Harley Sportster. I had it for about 6 months and it spent 3 of those months in Barnett HD's service dept. Hell, I spent more time on my bud's Kawasaki than I did on my bike! |
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Its a good day.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Pace, FL
Moto: Victory Kingpin Low
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2000 something Harley Custom. Pretty bike but damn... Of course, reach was a huge problem for me! Couldn't reach the controls with my feet... every time I had to slow down or stop I had to scooch up onto the tank
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Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
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Yeesh!
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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There was no oil in the swing-arm, fuel in frame or ZTL brakes. If a Buell is the worst bike you've ever ridden then your resume isn't as diverse as I thought it was. If you said over-hyped or disappointing I would understand.
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