Go Back   Two Wheel Fix > Riding > Street

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-08-2008, 12:14 PM   #101
Dave
Chaotic Neutral
 
Dave's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanchez View Post
Technical stuff aside, the best reason to buy a Buell is the Buell community. There's nothing like it out there for any other brand I've found. Buell has a great relationship with its customers - right down to posting on our boards - and Buell people are some of the best people I've ever met.

We had a gathering we called Buelltoberfest earlier this month. Dozens of Buell riders from all over the place converged on the North GA mountains. One rider wrecked, and he was immediately surrounded with friends who took care of everything for him. One group escorted him to the hospital while another group recovered his bike. A guy he hardly knew from NC drove him and his bike all the way down to Colombus, GA and wouldn't even accept gas money, just because he rode a Buell.

The rider's response to all of this really sums up why I'll always have a Buell in my garage: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgib...32#POST1276732
so its the motorcycle version of a saturn?

Quote:
Originally Posted by FT BSTRD View Post
I like the scoops, I like the front fairing. It's just my taste. I like the front fairing better than that on the the Speed Triple.
triple is waaay better looking IMO

Quote:
Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho View Post

I LOVE the XB's... one of the best looking line of bikes ever produced IMHO. My XB12Ss vs. CBR954RR thread says it all.
it said that the 954 was the better bike but that you felt the xb had more "character"
__________________
TWF Post whore #6
Dave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-08-2008, 12:24 PM   #102
OneSickPsycho
Ride Like an Asshole
 
OneSickPsycho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Moto: nothing...
Posts: 11,254
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave View Post
so its the motorcycle version of a saturn?



triple is waaay better looking IMO



it said that the 954 was the better bike but that you felt the xb had more "character"
And I said the XB:

"... the Buell looks like something is wrong with it. Everything's a little rough looking, brutal, and looks functional... mechanical... There is no doubt it's a machine with moving parts on the inside. Far from boring to the eye, it just looks like it does something."

"With the Special OPS hacked pipe it sounded like it was going to come into your living room and cock-whip your grandma's teeth out of her mouth and then shit on your birthday cake."

"The Buell is a much more fun bike to ride, looks cooler, sounds cooler, and just fits me better. I'm rough around the edges (believe it or not)... I'm a little curt, very crass, a tad ugly, pretty fucked up, loud, obnoxious, and relatively angry. The Buell is too."

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=1738
OneSickPsycho is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-08-2008, 02:22 PM   #103
marko138
DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
 
marko138's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho View Post
Yep, yep... me too. Well, only if they were riding a Buell.

Oh, of course. I'm not helping some schlub on a Kawasaki.
__________________


Quote:
Grandma said she doesn't want you here when she gets back because you've been ruining everybody's lives and eating all our steak.
marko138 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2008, 02:48 AM   #104
Cutty72
Ride Naked.
 
Cutty72's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
Moto: 08 BUELL 1125R, 05 SV650S
Posts: 7,916
Default

I'd help most of you fuckers, except ceo... he's an ass.
__________________
Adrenaline... the wonder drug.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gas Man View Post
Again... Cutty you are one smart man!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chi View Post
If I have to get help to get it back up, I dont need to be riding it.

3662 Supply NCO

Cutty72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2008, 03:34 AM   #105
Mr Lefty
TWFix Legend
 
Mr Lefty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
Oh, of course. I'm not helping some schlub on a Kawasaki.
hey... I... wait... nm... I could care less now
Mr Lefty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-13-2008, 05:22 AM   #106
Cutty72
Ride Naked.
 
Cutty72's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
Moto: 08 BUELL 1125R, 05 SV650S
Posts: 7,916
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ebbs15 View Post
hey... I... wait... nm... I could care less now
Yeah, you're not on a Kawi, you're on the ground while the Kawi slides down teh street in front of you.
__________________
Adrenaline... the wonder drug.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gas Man View Post
Again... Cutty you are one smart man!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chi View Post
If I have to get help to get it back up, I dont need to be riding it.

3662 Supply NCO

Cutty72 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-13-2008, 05:42 PM   #107
FT BSTRD
Tractor Driver
 
FT BSTRD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
Posts: 1,007
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho View Post

"With the Special OPS hacked pipe it sounded like it was going to come into your living room and cock-whip your grandma's teeth out of her mouth and then shit on your birthday cake."

[/url]
Oh damn.
__________________
"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?"

--Erik Buell


FT BSTRD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2008, 08:56 AM   #108
marko138
DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
 
marko138's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FT BSTRD View Post
Oh damn.
What do you have on yours? Race can? I've got a Drummer...sounds awesome...I'm interested in the savage beast of a Special Ops after OSP's description. Do you like the sound of the race can?
__________________


Quote:
Grandma said she doesn't want you here when she gets back because you've been ruining everybody's lives and eating all our steak.
marko138 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2008, 09:56 AM   #109
FT BSTRD
Tractor Driver
 
FT BSTRD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
Posts: 1,007
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
What do you have on yours? Race can? I've got a Drummer...sounds awesome...I'm interested in the savage beast of a Special Ops after OSP's description. Do you like the sound of the race can?

I really do. It's the best of both worlds. It sounds great, but not to loud to the rider, but it isn't that loud off the bike. It's weird. You'd think that it would be really loud from the bystander point of view, but it isn't.

They're hard to come by right now, though. I'm surprised someone doesn't gut one and replicate it for sale. They'd have make a mint.
__________________
"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?"

--Erik Buell


FT BSTRD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-14-2008, 10:40 AM   #110
Sanchez
Too sweet to be sour
 
Sanchez's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA
Moto: 2006 Buell Ulysses, 2006 GSX-R 750
Posts: 76
Default

I loved the sound of my Special Ops around town, but I took it off because it was too loud for days of touring.
__________________
- Matt
Sanchez is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:01 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.