What's your take on the Buell XB9s and XB12s

[Big Dave]

Buell's are pieces of crap according to a friend of mine. Has he riden one? Yes, many, many more than most. Why? Because he used to work for the company on the production line putting them together. A big pile of steaming pony poo. And the owner of Image motorcycles here in NP also reckons they are crap, says they are terrible coming out of corners, worse than anything he had ridden.

A mate & I went to Helengrad (Wellington) on Friday to trade his 2006 955 Daytona & he rode a Buell, you wanna see his face when he got back. Yep you guessed it, biggest pile of pony poo. Even the salesman at the shop agreed they were crap lol

This Kiwi Rider tester also endorses the results attached.

[Zuki Bandit]

I would cut out and swap my left testie for one.

I know a couple of people with em, seems to suit them perfectly.

No need for naked bints in this pic, Shes pure sex.

Have to agree in a big way there Headbanger. Freakin awesome lookin machine aye!!!

[Big Dave]

I can't recall 'Bint' used other than in Python.

[ajturbo]

Buell's are pieces of crap according to a friend of mine. Has he riden one? Yes, many, many more than most. Why? Because he used to work for the company on the production line putting them together. A big pile of steaming pony poo. And the owner of Image motorcycles here in NP also reckons they are crap, says they are terrible coming out of corners, worse than anything he had ridden.

A mate & I went to Helengrad (Wellington) on Friday to trade his 2006 955 Daytona & he rode a Buell, you wanna see his face when he got back. Yep you guessed it, biggest pile of pony poo. Even the salesman at the shop agreed they were crap lol

was going to bite .. but...

[hospitalfood]

heaps of fun till you lose your licence

[Big Dave]

was going to bite .. but...

Just a wind up - I tried some 'clever' answers and they came across as angry - which I ain't.

Just state the fax jack.

[Headbanger]

I can't recall 'Bint' used other than in Python.

Great word for use on forums where referring to one of our lovely ladies as bitch or a whore would just be bad manners.

BINT-English slang for a whore or bitch. Similar to a tart.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bint

[Big Dave]

Great word for use on forums where referring to one of our lovely ladies as bitch or a whore would just be bad manners.





http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bint

Oh yes - I had it - just not oft used.

[Boob Johnson]

This Kiwi Rider tester also endorses the results attached.

They also said the Titantic was a fantastic boat


I haven't ridden one, will do when the time comes but only passing on what has been said by the previously stated. The clincher for me is me mate who used to put the damn things together, if anyone has a solid knowledge of the bikes then he does

[Waylander]

They also said the Titantic was a fantastic boat


I haven't ridden one, will do when the time comes but only passing on what has been said by the previously stated. The clincher for me is me mate who used to put the damn things together, if anyone has a solid knowledge of the bikes then he does

Funny thing is if he has a problem with the build quality, maybe he should have done a better job putting them together.

[James Deuce]

They also said the Titantic was a fantastic boat


I haven't ridden one, will do when the time comes but only passing on what has been said by the previously stated. The clincher for me is me mate who used to put the damn things together, if anyone has a solid knowledge of the bikes then he does

Bet you haven't ridden the Titanic either.

Go and try one, and if you don't like it then you have a platform to discuss from. I've ridden exactly 3 Buells and they all had me counting the change in my coin purse. If I've won powerball, there'll be a TT in Garage in a flash.

I think the polarised "opinion" is symptomatic of there being two Kiwi schools of thought on Buell in general:

1. I've ridden/owned/own one and it was/is unbelievable fun.
2. My mate said, "sucks", and he should know, and it has a shitty HD engine and gearbox, and the build quality is shit, and anyway what's the point of a sprotsbike that won't do 300km/hr?

You can trawl through KB and every thread on Buells can be broken down into those two schools of thought.

it's kind of sad, but then I've turned from a sprots bigot into someone who struggles to say a "bad" word about any bike. Most of the bad words I say revolve around sprotsbikes changing from sporting motorcycles to psuedo-racebikes with lights.

[buellbabe]

hey Rashika.... it funny how quickly the mind goes when one turns 40....

should we ask BB just WHO uses LESS fuel EACH time her and i fill up???

or is it a age thing and not talk about it???

Yes yr memory certainly HAS failed... perhaps if you didn't underfil ?... Quit while yr ahead AJ ...

As for the comments about Buells being a pile of poo.

I have heard the EXACT OPPOSITE from professionals so I guess it really IS a matter of personal taste.

Cornering issues??? well thats a first! maybe that persons particular riding style just wasn't suited to a bike that has been acknowledged worldwide as one of the top cornering bikes...

[SixPackBack]

Circumstances are forcing me of the 'rice rocket' and onto a naked, I guess that means its time to go 'shopping'

After riding black buells 12R I came away with two impressions, the fooker revs to what feels like 500rpm [but had plenty of power] and the small nimble size. No question it handled better than the GSXR. So, a few questions!

Can anyone confirm the maintenance intervals and likely costs? I suspect most maintenance to be straight forward and accomplished easily by a competent? [by contrast shim adjustment on the GSXR is a pain in the arse!]

Expected longevity of powerplant? Travelling over 30K a year I expect to be able to get 120K before rebuild, is this possible? has anyone onsite accomplished these sort of K's.

[buellbabe]

Service is every 4000kms. That may sound frequent but the 2 inbetweens are small. Basically the services work on a 16,000km rotation with 4 & 12 being pretty small, costs me about $200 if I am not doing anything extra. 8 is medium and 16 is the big one, expect to pay between $4 & 600 for that one depending on the labour rate.

My X1 was the first Buell model to come out with the ecm and fuel injection. The next service is coming up and its 108,000km. Bike is going like a dream...totally reliable.

[buellbabe]

Service is every 4000kms. That may sound frequent but the 2 inbetweens are small. Basically the services work on a 16,000km rotation with 4 & 12 being pretty small, costs me about $200 if I am not doing anything extra. 8 is medium and 16 is the big one, expect to pay between $4 & 600 for that one depending on the labour rate.

My X1 was the first Buell model to come out with the ecm and fuel injection. The next service is coming up and its 108,000km. Bike is going like a dream...totally reliable.

And yes I know the question was about the Firebolts but the X1 gave birth to the XB range...