Buell 1125 or Ducati 999? [Archive]

Sensei

11th June 2012, 21:19

The Buell has the Animal engine but the rest of the bike lets that down with vage handling at speed ... the 999 is still rated by most as the best of the Ducatis up till the latest models ... I was impressed with the bike when road one lazy power but still very quick , heavy front end which gave good feed back when pushed hard & the best thing a great looking bike which is very reliable for a Ducati .... Try both you never know which may suit you better .. Enjoy

ducatilover

11th June 2012, 21:22

I'd go for the 999 myself. The Buell has a hell of a motor, but the 99 is a great package...and the noise :D

Laava

11th June 2012, 21:23

http://katieisateacher.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/ahhh.jpg

Laava

11th June 2012, 21:24

I'd go for the 999 myself. The Buell has a hell of a motor, but the 99 is a great package...and the noise :D

Oh, and YOU'RE not biased?
Oh yeah, the noise! I love a good L twin!

ducatilover

11th June 2012, 21:26

Oh, and YOU'RE not biased?
Oh yeah, the noise! I love a good L twin!

:innocent: What gave that away?

I just couldn't walk to my garage and see an 1125CR there in the morning, I'd throw up more than a teen super model

BMWST?

11th June 2012, 21:27

i just cant get my head around how those huge radiator shrouds look like on the 1125 Buells

Laava

11th June 2012, 21:30

So it sounds like the Duc would be more user friendly?
I don't care about the "ears"

HenryDorsetCase

11th June 2012, 21:36

If one of each isnt an option I would pick the 999.

Whats the servicing and parts cost and availability like on both models?

Laava

11th June 2012, 21:43

Whats the servicing and parts cost and availability like on both models?

Don't open a can of worms! Anyway I'm not going to actually ride it!

Ocean1

11th June 2012, 21:55

The Buell has the Animal engine but the rest of the bike lets that down with vage handling at speed ...

True. I always try to remember that when I'm bouncing off the rev limiter in 6th.

Try both you never know which may suit you better .. Enjoy

In all honesty I like the 999, never had the chance to push one hard 'cause I've never owned one. From the saddle time I did get: the Ohlins are better than the Buell's rig, and I'd say the whole bike's optomised for somewhere around 60k over the recommended retail speed. Whereas the Buell's sweet spot is from 80 to 120k. Horses for courses, if I spent more time at a track I might trade, until then I'll just grin and twitch the right wrist a tad more.

Ender EnZed

11th June 2012, 23:37

I vote Buell.

Because Buells are badass.

MIXONE

12th June 2012, 07:28

Ducati...:love:

imdying

12th June 2012, 10:35

The 999 wasn't the prettiest Ducati, but the 1125 is close to the ugliest Buell, not that that is saying much :laugh:

The 999 would be worth getting just to sit in the garage with a joint looking at the rear cylinder head area. Lovely detailing on it... seems an easy choice.

White trash

12th June 2012, 11:14

999 all the way. A simply stunning and emotive bike to ride. Far better looking than the Buell, sublime stable handling and that motor!!!! Whoah!!!!!!!!!!! Not particularly comfortable is the only thing.

nudemetalz

12th June 2012, 12:07

I love the look of the 999 over the 1125,...but then I'm still biased towards Italian Twins,...

PeeJay

12th June 2012, 13:31

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i

onearmedbandit

12th June 2012, 13:41

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i

Yeah, who'd want a popular bike for when it comes time to sell it. Get something that nobody wants because - oh wait that doesn't work...

imdying

12th June 2012, 14:12

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i

Way to nullify your own opinion, GG...

EJK

12th June 2012, 14:14

Indulge yourself

<img src="http://www.motoitaliane.it/mondoducati/images/999ts041.jpg" />

willytheekid

12th June 2012, 14:28

999 hands down!

came very close to buying one myself (but a wee bit over my budget)
love the styling and the engine, great all round bike...and like most Italian rides, the smile factor is off the chart!

http://image.sportrider.com/f/8645663/146_0304_zoom+ducati_999+front_left.jpg

ps...if you can spring for it...get the 999s:niceone:

ducatilover

12th June 2012, 14:29

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i
Because both happen to be the ugliest model each manufacturer has made recently? Or because the Ducati is just better :laugh:

Maha

12th June 2012, 14:34

Because both happen to be the ugliest model each manufacturer has made recently? Or because the Ducati is just better :laugh:

Oh hell yeah, that 1125 looks like a clubbed foot with a mean as overbite.

jim.cox

12th June 2012, 15:19

Because both happen to be the ugliest model each manufacturer has made recently?

Not true : you've missed Ducati's Street Frightener and the Diavel

Or because the Ducati is just better

Now you're onto it

In ten years time that Buell will (still) be a pig-ugly orphan, and the 999 a classic

ducatilover

12th June 2012, 15:24

Not true : you've missed Ducati's Street Frightener and the Diavel

Now you're onto it

In ten years time that Buell will (still) be a pig-ugly orphan, and the 999 a classic

I loves the Streetfucker. The Multissssssssstrada (lisp needed), Diavel, Elephant and well, more or less any Monster are poo in my books.
The 999 series is growing on me :laugh: and they're becoming pretty good value too.

HenryDorsetCase

12th June 2012, 15:24

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i

We're all experts, buddy, its the internet.

HenryDorsetCase

12th June 2012, 15:27

999 hands down!

came very close to buying one myself (but a wee bit over my budget)
love the styling and the engine, great all round bike...and like most Italian rides, the smile factor is off the chart!

ps...if you can spring for it...get the 999s:niceone:

I've always liked the look of the 999. I dont know why people call them ugly.

I'd totally have a streetfighter 848 too. or an 848 Evo.

or a 916. or a 250 desmo single.

I just need your money to do it. How about it internet?

jim.cox

12th June 2012, 15:35

The 999 series is growing on me :laugh: and they're becoming pretty good value too.

While personally I would go for a 996R; a 998 or (best yet) shoehorning a Testastretta engine into a 916, The 999 is certainally great performance for the $$$

Stirts

12th June 2012, 15:42

Laava saw the sign - Laava saw the si-i-ign - Laava saw the sign
Laava saw the sign - Laava saw the si-i-ign
Laava saw the sign - Laava saw the si-i-ign - Laava saw the sign

Laava saw the sign and it opened up his eyes
Laava saw the sign

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nodrog

12th June 2012, 16:47

...Not interested in the haters....

awww stink :(

Laava

12th June 2012, 17:12

Because both happen to be the ugliest model each manufacturer has made recently? :laugh:

You gotta remember tho that I currently ride a V Strom, so looks aint the b all if you know what I mean. Somebody has to love the ugly babies as my mum always said!

cave weta

12th June 2012, 18:30

For me it would be the 999. Styling and heritage are the deciding factors for me between the two.

For me it would be the Buell. sharp handling and weird looks are the deciding factor for me between the two:shutup:

mossy1200

12th June 2012, 18:48

Buel. Its like a metro honda.

Crasherfromwayback

12th June 2012, 18:57

You gotta remember tho that I currently ride a V Strom, so looks aint the b all if you know what I mean. Somebody has to love the ugly babies as my mum always said!

Go the Buell. It's no uglier than the 999, and at least it's never been seen as the homesick abortion the 999 was within the Ducati family.

It's faster, cheaper to run, and is at least a bit different. The 999 was for sure a great bike to ride. But it was one of THE most uncomfortable bikes I've EVER ridden. The Buell is actually quite roomy and nice to ride.

Ocean1

12th June 2012, 18:58

sharp handling and weird looks are the deciding factor for me between the two:shutup:

Vage, man, vage handling, get yer fashion statement statement spelled right eh?

I loves the Streetfucker.

I took a new streetfucker for a test ride, had the folding readies in me back pocket. Think it was built for dwarfs. Surgically re-proportioned ones. I couldn’t use either handful without falling over the back or front. Never been so disappointed in me life.

Well, not since Heather Price... nevermind.

ducatilover

12th June 2012, 19:08

You gotta remember tho that I currently ride a V Strom, so looks aint the b all if you know what I mean. Somebody has to love the ugly babies as my mum always said!
In that case, buy both?

I took a new streetfucker for a test ride, had the folding readies in me back pocket. Think it was built for dwarfs. Surgically re-proportioned ones. I couldn’t use either handful without falling over the back or front. Never been so disappointed in me life.

Well, not since Heather Price... nevermind.
I'm small, I'd love to try one out

Big Dave

12th June 2012, 19:39

'Vague handling'.

You funny!

I heard they don't do sheep well though.

Madness

12th June 2012, 19:46

So not having ridden either I must ask, which one handles like a vagina?

Big Dave

12th June 2012, 19:55

So not having ridden either I must ask, which one handles like a vagina?

T'cnut riding it.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7179336045_03d4f6a04d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdavespics/7179336045/)

Laava

12th June 2012, 21:45

So, Big Fella, how did you rate the comfort level of the Buell? Compared to 999?

Big Dave

12th June 2012, 22:22

So, Big Fella, how did you rate the comfort level of the Buell? Compared to 999?

Dunno - not been on a Nein Nein Nein!
I tell ya what though - I did some silly speeds on a few different 1125Rs and when properly set up the handling was just dandy. Stunts well too.
The early ones had some EFI issues though. Remapped and sorted.
Some have burnt out stators - bit of a known issue.
Are you going to do track days or summat?

Laava

12th June 2012, 22:27

So how far could you ride on the Buell before you had to get off to look for gonads? Timewise I mean. And was it comfortable?

Laava

12th June 2012, 22:28

Are you going to do track days or summat?

Is that all it's good for?

CHOPPA

12th June 2012, 22:43

Id go the Buell. Something a bit different. The 999 is looking really dated. Id have the 916 or the Panigale. Prob would have a Panigale now if they were available

Big Dave

12th June 2012, 22:52

Is that all it's good for?

You know my 'tude to 150hp bikes. An exercise in self-control.
40 is more fun on the road.
It's pretty comfortable for a sports bike. But it is a sports bike.

Crasherfromwayback

12th June 2012, 22:57

So how far could you ride on the Buell before you had to get off to look for gonads? Timewise I mean. And was it comfortable?

Go the Buell mate trust me.

Ocean1

13th June 2012, 10:54

So how far could you ride on the Buell before you had to get off to look for gonads? Timewise I mean. And was it comfortable?

I've done 1000k in 12 hrs on mine.

Admittedly it's a CR, but only the hand position is different. The R is essentially the same ergonomics as an XB12R, and I've spent plenty of hours touring one of those and while it's definitely a sports bike it's nowhere near as extreme as the Duc.

Ocean1

13th June 2012, 10:56

You know my 'tude to 150hp bikes.

A good start?

slowpoke

13th June 2012, 20:56

It has to be said: if you are even remotely considering an 1125 over a 999 then you and the Buell are perfect for each other. The Duc is a bargain, with spares a plenty, while the Buell is probably the most disappointing and least characterful of the Buell range. I'd go an XB12R over an 1125R/CR in heartbeat.

With all the great bikes out there, in a buyers market, there are a plethora of better options than the 1125. Unless you just want something different, in which case see the opening sentence.

Ocean1

13th June 2012, 21:10

I'd go an XB12R over an 1125R/CR in heartbeat.

The difference being more or less the engine.

I sorta get that. When I've finished pretending I can use this one I might well make a custom XB12.

Not sure most would agree with you, though, when it comes to what most believe they want in a V twin sports engine that 1125 mill is a genuine contender for best in class.

ducatilover

13th June 2012, 21:12

The difference being more or less the engine.

I sorta get that. When I've finished pretending I can use this one I might well make a custom XB12.

Not sure most would agree with you, though, when it comes to what most believe they want in a V twin sports engine that 1125 mill is a genuine contender for best in class.
I'd take an XB12 too, then I'd make it quiet. I hate the 45deg twin noise :sick: The XB may not have had straight line grunt, but they are super cool bikes :Punk:

Ocean1

13th June 2012, 21:27

I'd take an XB12 too, then I'd make it quiet. I hate the 45deg twin noise :sick: The XB may not have had straight line grunt, but they are super cool bikes :Punk:

Mine had the factory race kit, sounded just fine.

I've put a few miles on both, now, the XB12R was quicker through and out of the corners. That may be just me, but I had more confidence on the edge of traction than I do on the CR.

I miss the lack of slipper clutch, too, I found the engine braking useful. Whatever, I doubt I'll ever have the spare time to make a "best of breed", but it'd sure be fun.

ducatilover

13th June 2012, 21:37

Mine had the factory race kit, sounded just fine.

I've put a few miles on both, now, the XB12R was quicker through and out of the corners. That may be just me, but I had more confidence on the edge of traction than I do on the CR.

I miss the lack of slipper clutch, too, I found the engine braking useful. Whatever, I doubt I'll ever have the spare time to make a "best of breed", but it'd sure be fun.
It's a personal thing, I have a passionate hate for any level of 45deg twin noise :laugh:
I'm not exactly a corner slut, I wouldn't be any slower on a heavier bike, or lighter bike.
I also care not for magazine articles :D I like the XB series, mainly 'cos they look good.

reggie1198

14th June 2012, 23:01

Buell
Everyone is saying buy the Ducat, and thats the best reason to not buy one.
By the looks of it most of the people saying buy one dont actually have one, why is that?i

Price!

By the Ducati, you won't be disappointed .

Reggie

98tls

14th June 2012, 23:34

You know my 'tude to 150hp bikes. An exercise in self-control.
40 is more fun on the road.
It's pretty comfortable for a sports bike. But it is a sports bike.
"sports bike",the term still makes me chuckle.Modern day motorcyclings a wonderful thing eh.

98tls

14th June 2012, 23:36

Price!

By the Ducati, you won't be disappointed .

Reggie

Price?Buy an old GSXR and if indeed you have some ability you will make the guy that bought the Ducati or the Buell very disappointed indeed.

ducatilover

14th June 2012, 23:43

Price?Buy an old GSXR and if indeed you have some ability you will make the guy that bought the Ducati or the Buell very disappointed indeed.
What if you have talent and make the 999 or 1125 perform better? (private road/race track)
Or tart up an old heap :msn-wink:

Motig

15th June 2012, 08:22

I'd have the 999 as a lounge ornament. Got the book, got the diecasts, just cant afford the full size model. :cool: There, that'll help your picking :lol:

buellbabe

15th June 2012, 08:58

Hang on! I thought this thread originated by saying ‘no haters’ ???

Once again Buell gets bashed...yawn...so boring...so predictable...

Hey Ocean, I agree with you mate! Actually I’m curious how many of the people who diss Buells have ever REALLY put one through its paces???
Yes they may be oddball in the looks dept but they have an x-factor that does it for me. If I had judged my beloved X1 by her looks then I would have missed out on the love affair of a lifetime. 150,000kms and still going strong.

Yes I know that isn’t the model being discussed but my point is “don’t judge a book by its cover’.

As for the 1125, well when i went to demo it I told the salesman about a review I had read on KB that totally bashed it. he said “oh yeah, i know who that is, he came in here thinking he knew it all and proceeded to fuck with the suspension to set it up to suit himself. What a joke, just because the suspension is easily adjusted doesn’t mean it needs to be but even though he hadn’t even ridden it yet he was certain he knew what he was doing. gee, he had a shit ride...well surprise surprise”.

Anyway I loved the 1125CR I demo-ed sooooooo much I bought it.

SO, because I actually have REAL daily riding experience on an 1125CR I am voting for the Buell.
Its not because I am biased but because I can speak from experience.
I know what all-out-blissful-sex it is to ride.

Fast Eddie

15th June 2012, 10:04

SO, because I actually have REAL daily riding experience on an 1125CR I am voting for the Buell.
Its not because I am biased but because I can speak from experience.
I know what all-out-blissful-sex it is to ride.

yea but have you owned and ridden a 999.. maybe its better?

ducatilover

15th June 2012, 10:10

yea but have you owned and ridden a 999.. maybe its better?
This too

Hang on! I thought this thread originated by saying ‘no haters’ ???

Once again Buell gets bashed...yawn...so boring...so predictable...

Hey Ocean, I agree with you mate! Actually I’m curious how many of the people who diss Buells have ever REALLY put one through its paces???
Yes they may be oddball in the looks dept but they have an x-factor that does it for me. If I had judged my beloved X1 by her looks then I would have missed out on the love affair of a lifetime. 150,000kms and still going strong.

Yes I know that isn’t the model being discussed but my point is “don’t judge a book by its cover’.

As for the 1125, well when i went to demo it I told the salesman about a review I had read on KB that totally bashed it. he said “oh yeah, i know who that is, he came in here thinking he knew it all and proceeded to fuck with the suspension to set it up to suit himself. What a joke, just because the suspension is easily adjusted doesn’t mean it needs to be but even though he hadn’t even ridden it yet he was certain he knew what he was doing. gee, he had a shit ride...well surprise surprise”.

Anyway I loved the 1125CR I demo-ed sooooooo much I bought it.

SO, because I actually have REAL daily riding experience on an 1125CR I am voting for the Buell.
Its not because I am biased but because I can speak from experience.
I know what all-out-blissful-sex it is to ride.
My opnion was the 1125 is hideous, and I like the 999. Other than that, horses for courses.
I've ridden an XB12R asnd XB9, the 12R was underpowered and the 9 was just...I don't talk about it.
However, I would own an XB12R, I say it's slow (it really isn;t fast in a straight line) and I say it sounds hilariously shit, but it's cool and different.
Mind you, a 999 is different too.

Horse for courses, curries for people and all that crap.

buellbabe

15th June 2012, 10:14

NO I haven't ridden or owned a 999 which is why I am making no comment about the Ducati.

so I am not gonna make any disparaging remarks about it.

Can the all the Buell bashers say that?

What I can honestly say is that a friend of mine owns one and I would like to be able to say that he rides it but sadly it spends most of its time in the shop with maintenance issues.

Strangely, (or not!) the parts on the CR that are causing headaches are DUCATI parts...

I am NOT dissing the 999 tho, hey I like its looks! But since I haven't ridden it I can only comment on the bike that I AM VERY familiar with.
Thats fair isn't it?

ducatilover

15th June 2012, 10:18

I am NOT dissing the 999 tho, hey I like its looks! But since I haven't ridden it I can only comment on the bike that I AM VERY familiar with.
Thats fair isn't it?
Then you and I are in no better position than each other :bleh:
I couldn't own the Buell 1125, mental motor yes, but the looks are not my taste and for me that means a lot (That's why I like the XB12R, looks grouse)
:2thumbsup Can I have a go on yours please?

Laava

15th June 2012, 17:17

Price?Buy an old GSXR and if indeed you have some ability you will make the guy that bought the Ducati or the Buell very disappointed indeed.

Like this one?

Fast Eddie

15th June 2012, 17:49

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7108784/Motorcycle-in-tree-after-crash

I dunno if I'd trust a Buell.. looks like they climb trees as well as the old porsche 911's hehe

Laava

15th June 2012, 18:27

Hang on! I thought this thread originated by saying ‘no haters’ ???.

Actually I am very happy with everyones comments Pos and Neg. That is what I was after, it is healthy to be able to say "no, that 1125 is an ugly POS" without actually being nasty about it or slagging other posters who happen to think it looks great! [Me!]
Upshot is that I will be test riding both and very looking forward to it! Thanks everyone! SL8R!

slowpoke

18th June 2012, 12:06

I've got nothing against Buell's, and the XB12R is something I'd happily have in my shed. My problem is with the 1125. For a brand that prided itself on forging a different path they managed to create an SV1000 from in the most convoluted manner possible. Many folks craved a more.....er......modern.....motor to complement the sweet chassis of XB12's etc. News came of the Rotax donk and we were led to believe we'd finally have something to really run with the open class big kids.

Instead it was nowhere close, and more of a VTR/SV type jack of all trades master of none type bike. Nothing wrong with that but the disappointment was palpable, in my household anyway. Worse, if I wanted to do a track day how do I adjust the gearing? No simple sprocket change that pretty much every big bore bike needs to exploit it's potential, either on track or road.

Ultimately, the 999 knows exactly what it is and does it very well. The 1125 seems kinda in limbo, not quite sure where it's s'posed to fit in. From that perspective I reckon the 1125CR makes more sense than the fully faired 1125R....and it looks a lot better!

Crasherfromwayback

18th June 2012, 12:11

....and it looks a lot better!

See that's why personal taste is everything. To me...the 999 is one of THE ugliest motorcycles ever built.

reggie1198

21st June 2012, 17:35

Price?Buy an old GSXR and if indeed you have some ability you will make the guy that bought the Ducati or the Buell very disappointed indeed.

True,

But at the end of the day you've still only got a very pricey OLD GSXR,
The 999 is not a bad old hector. IMO

Laava

21st June 2012, 17:51

I think I bought a Buell today.

nallac

21st June 2012, 18:04

I think I bought a Buell today.

Good choice......................are you handy with tools?.

Laava

21st June 2012, 18:06

Good choice......................are you handy with tools?.

Yep. Why's that?

nallac

21st June 2012, 18:12

Yep. Why's that?

Its a Buell...... I've owned 3, still got a Uly at the moment.

Laava

21st June 2012, 18:41

I have owned a Ducati and a Laverda. How bad could it be!

nallac

21st June 2012, 18:54

So what ya end up with????????

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:03

Guy had a 08 1125r on TM with a buy now of 9300. Couldn't resist!

ducatilover

21st June 2012, 21:04

That's a lot of V2 win for not much coin
Good choice

you got the wrong one though :bleh:

nallac

21st June 2012, 21:06

Cool, wheres the pic's?????

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:10

Cool, wheres the pic's?????

Haven't even seen it myself yet!

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:11

That's a lot of V2 win for not much coin
Good choice

you got the wrong one though :bleh:

I am like a 5yr old after 1l of Fanta!

nallac

21st June 2012, 21:12

Haven't even seen it myself yet!

No pics on the Auction???. I searched but can't find the auction on t/me?

edit, found it...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-484887309.htm

Ocean1

21st June 2012, 21:14

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/sports/auction-484887309.htm

Mom

21st June 2012, 21:16

Haven't even seen it myself yet!

OMG :gob: you bought a Buell :banana: :clap: :2thumbsup :drool: :not: :first:

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:17

Oh yeah, those photos! I thought you wanted the ones of me doing celebratory donuts or such. Sat dude!

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:18

OMG :gob: you bought a Buell :banana: :clap: :2thumbsup :drool: :not: :first:

Yeah I know, uuuuuugly! Ears like David Bain! I like it!

nallac

21st June 2012, 21:20

08 has the good, well better stator too.

Crasherfromwayback

21st June 2012, 21:27

Haven't even seen it myself yet!

I have. It's really tidy.

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:41

So it's like David Bain with his absolute best homemade jersey on?

AllanB

21st June 2012, 21:45

DUCATI.

Oops you got the bike with the side boobs for radiators.

Just quietly I always thought Eric was over rated ...... but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

Laava

21st June 2012, 21:51

Mmmmmm.....boobs!

nallac

21st June 2012, 21:56

Don't know if you been here?, its a wealth of info.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics

nallac

21st June 2012, 21:57

Just quietly I always thought Eric was over rated ...... but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

How dare you........that's Blasphemy.

Laava

21st June 2012, 22:16

Don't know if you been here?, its a wealth of info.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics

Cool, thanks for that! Now at least I know how to check the oil! Screw the dipstick IN to get level? New one on me!

Maha

22nd June 2012, 21:50

I have owned a Ducati and a Laverda. How bad could it be!

So your screen name has nothing to do with goop?

Big Dave

22nd June 2012, 21:51

Just quietly I always thought Eric was over rated ...... but I'm happy to be proven wrong.

You already have been.

nallac

22nd June 2012, 21:55

You already have been.

+one million

mossy1200

22nd June 2012, 22:05

Nice. Mines a Buell also. I have the limited edition Millenium X1 150.

Big Dave

22nd June 2012, 22:43

It's Erik.

ducatilover

22nd June 2012, 22:46

Nice. Mines a Buell also. I have the limited edition Millenium X1 150.

That's a rare thing, only 800 made or something?

EDIT: I should've zoomed in :facepalm:

MentalFacility

23rd June 2012, 00:59

Congrats on the new bike. If I was picking between the two, I would go Buell also. Its just cooler then the duc.

MentalFacility

23rd June 2012, 00:59

That's a rare thing, only 800 made or something?

EDIT: I should've zoomed in :facepalm:

:lol:

happens to the best of us ...

nallac

23rd June 2012, 01:48

:lol:

happens to the best of us ...

Not the ones that have owned a X1 before...

ducatilover

23rd June 2012, 17:11

Not the ones that have owned a X1 before...
I'm one of the fortunate people who haven't :msn-wink:

:lol:

happens to the best of us ...

Evidently :clap:

Ocean1

23rd June 2012, 17:36

Wonder if we're about to discover whether or not an 1125 can outrun a stormfront the length of the island...

Crasherfromwayback

23rd June 2012, 17:54

Wonder if we're about to discover whether or not an 1125 can outrun a stormfront the length of the island...

Here's hoping! He left work looking pretty happy.

Ocean1

23rd June 2012, 18:26

Here's hoping! He left work looking pretty happy.

Why doesn't is surprise me to find you positioned between a vendor and a buyer?

Weather travels surprisingly close to normal cruising speeds in my expcerience. I managed to remain smack in the centre of a fucking great low pressure system for pretty much the full length of the south island two Burts ago.

Laava

24th June 2012, 07:50

Wonder if we're about to discover whether or not an 1125 can outrun a stormfront the length of the island...
Yes, yes it can! I regretfully had to turn down Pete's offer of coffee as I was aware of approaching weather. Had a couple of gusts in Wellie that were a bit unexpecteed but I HTFU'ed and tucked into my wets. I did get some dry road between Wanganui and Raetihi so made the most of that! Bike went awesome and didn't miss a beat tho I think I need to do a TBS!
Thanks again Pete for brokering the deal! Was like a hostage negotiation! Hahahahahaha! Just have to ride the wet roads from aucks to Whangas this morn.
Have a tingling finger tip on one hand and the tips of my arse are the same? Hoping that is not long term!

Maha

24th June 2012, 08:27

I'll put the jug on...:cool:

Mom

24th June 2012, 08:41

the tips of my arse are the same?

Get Mama Jo to give you a jolly good :spanking: when you get home, that should sort the tingles, replaced with a nice warm glow :sunny:

Laava

24th June 2012, 17:57

Thanks Anne but I have to be a good boy to get that treatment!

820km test ride

Bike went well but is now very dirty! I will go back on TM and look for a clean one. I will have to find a downloadable owners manual so I can work out how the digital display works! No fuel guage! The first warning is when you get a countdown to empty! Still, at least you know what the Aptmospheric temp is that you will be walking in! Tacho needle was totally psychotic for the first few hundred k's and I managed to reset it by turning the key on and off a few times.

MentalFacility

24th June 2012, 18:08

blackdog

24th June 2012, 18:13

Score! Please tell me it's not Balzy's?

Maha

24th June 2012, 18:21

It looked cleaner than that when you got here...had been raining though :rolleyes:
Roadworks still happen on the Brynderwyns?

Crasherfromwayback

24th June 2012, 18:57

98tls

24th June 2012, 18:58

:niceone:Congrats fella,enjoy her eh.

Ocean1

24th June 2012, 19:14

No fuel guage! The first warning is when you get a countdown to empty!

40k. Trying hard. Including the coasting bit at the end.

Laava

24th June 2012, 21:43

Score! Please tell me it's not Balzy's?

Nope.

It looked cleaner than that when you got here...had been raining though :rolleyes:
Roadworks still happen on the Brynderwyns?

Brynnies are good, the mess was closer to whangas

Drop me a line at work and I'll see if we've got a spare manual floating around mate. Failing that...they're cheap as fuck anyway.

Glad you got home safely!

Thanks dude I will scout the forums and see how I go first. Was a big weekend all in all. Then I got home and it was raining so we didn't go for our usual sunday ride!

:niceone:Congrats fella,enjoy her eh. Thanks!

What a cool bike. congrats Thanks!

40k. Trying hard. Including the coasting bit at the end.

Oh well you can't have everything I guess! I was getting about 240-250 km before the light came on but was only getting 16l of fuel in. Can you get more in sitting on the bike? I stopped doing that ages ago.

Ocean1

24th June 2012, 21:53

Can you get more in sitting on the bike? I stopped doing that ages ago.

Yes. And once the engine warms it up it comes out the overflow and all over your left ankle.

Thought you'd get a tad more than that, I get 250-260 to the light touring and I'm geared 8% lower.

Enjoy the buzz, dude. Come tell us what you think in a couple of weeks, eh?

Laava

24th June 2012, 22:14

Sweet as Mark. Did you do a TBS on your bike and if so, did it make a big diff?
I know it made a huge diff on my V Strom

Ocean1

25th June 2012, 07:59

Sweet as Mark. Did you do a TBS on your bike and if so, did it make a big diff?
I know it made a huge diff on my V Strom

What's a TBS?

skippa1

25th June 2012, 11:02

What's a TBS?

+1.........? Havent heard of that one. Maybe he means a throttle position sensor reset?

carbonhed

25th June 2012, 12:19

What's a TBS?

Toss the Bloody Silencer... ur welcome.

Maha

25th June 2012, 12:33

Tightened Bollox Syndrome?

nallac

25th June 2012, 15:05

What's a TBS?

He means TPS reset.....
Easily done on Later Buells.
http://badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/349609.html

Laava

25th June 2012, 17:13

nallac

25th June 2012, 17:26

Try a TPS reset see if it helps the surging.
Buells aren't well known for there low speed behaviour.
Not sure on the specs of your bike, Muffler filter etc but they do like to be tuned for them.

Laava

25th June 2012, 17:27

Try a TPS reset see if it helps the surging.
Buells aren't well known for there low speed behaviour.
Not sure on the specs of your bike, Muffler filter etc but they do like to be tuned for them.

Thanks dude, I have a bog std machine so will try that and see.

nallac

25th June 2012, 17:30

Thanks dude, I have a bog std machine so will try that and see.

your lucky,it's only a 5 min job to do...No computer required.
I've got ECMspy and cable to do mine.

Ocean1

25th June 2012, 18:13

Throttle body sync. I don't actually know what I am talking about in relation to this bike but I did it on my Strom and it helped enorgamously by smoothing things out. The Buell bucks and jerks below 4k esp rumbling thru town which is a pain considering how high 1st gear is. It would be awful riding thru Aucks, thank god I'm not there!

I don't think mine needs a TBS/TPS reset, as in I think the last of 'em were sorta self-calibrating.

Check you've got the latest ECU reflash, the early machines suffered from a Buell/Rotax communucation related fuckup. Mine was never as awful as the first year's offerings but still, in the time I've owned it it's had three updates, it's gone from extrordinarilly jerky off idle to smooth as silk at any revs/throttle.

I assume teh scooter centre was responsible for any servicing to date? In which case mate crasher could have a wee look at it's history for you. For a small commercial consideration, p'raps. Or at least a kind word or two...

Ocean1

25th June 2012, 18:18

If you go looking for an aftermarket zorst let me know what you find. I found fuck all that didn;t look like a poorly fitted dirt bike muffler or similar abomination, but I haven't looked recently. If/when I get time and find that's still the case I'll be knocking up a composite SS jobbie.

Laava

25th June 2012, 18:27

I don't think mine needs a TBS/TPS reset, as in I think the last of 'em were sorta self-calibrating.

Check you've got the latest ECU reflash, the early machines suffered from a Buell/Rotax communucation related fuckup. Mine was never as awful as the first year's offerings but still, in the time I've owned it it's had three updates, it's gone from extrordinarilly jerky off idle to smooth as silk at any revs/throttle.

I assume teh scooter centre was responsible for any servicing to date? In which case mate crasher could have a wee look at it's history for you. For a small commercial consideration, p'raps. Or at least a kind word or two...

Yeah I was so keen to get going I didn't actually ask himm about all that!
I will maybe look at doing something to the muffler down the track, It is a hideous beast of a thing but for all that not particularly visible!
The Saron one I looked at looked like a homemade one. Styling wise I mean. It was loud tho!

Crasherfromwayback

25th June 2012, 18:35

Yeah I was so keen to get going I didn't actually ask himm about all that!
I will maybe look at doing something to the muffler down the track, It is a hideous beast of a thing but for all that not particularly visible!
The Saron one I looked at looked like a homemade one. Styling wise I mean. It was loud tho!

I'll look into it for you mate...but I don't recognize the bike.

carbonhed

25th June 2012, 19:59

Yeah I was so keen to get going I didn't actually ask himm about all that!
I will maybe look at doing something to the muffler down the track, It is a hideous beast of a thing but for all that not particularly visible!
The Saron one I looked at looked like a homemade one. Styling wise I mean. It was loud tho!

My mate had one of these and this is what he did....

HMF slipon from Ebay
PC5
Eric Buell Racing ECU

In hindsight he'd have put an Autotone on the PC5. Cleaned it up no end.

Laava

25th June 2012, 20:42

I'll look into it for you mate...but I don't recognize the bike.

Cheers Pete, we have a Harley shop here in Whangas who should have access to the upgrade gubbins too I guess?

Crasherfromwayback

25th June 2012, 20:44

Cheers Pete, we have a Harley shop here in Whangas who should have access to the upgrade gubbins too I guess?

Yean mean Shaw? Dunno they will have if so.

Laava

25th June 2012, 20:49

Yes them. You don't sound confident?

Crasherfromwayback

26th June 2012, 10:48

Yes them. You don't sound confident?

I'm sure they're fine mate. Just not shaw (see what I did there) they'll have the right gear.

Hailwood

26th June 2012, 12:10

Congrats on the purchase...right move indeed.

Recommendation for an exhaust? Barkers from ebay and an EBR ecm...will make the bike totally different.

Look at a saddleman sport or tech seat as well...

Give me a yell if you need any more info.........

PS also look at joining Buell riders NZ..great club with this year's rally at kawhia

Crasherfromwayback

26th June 2012, 15:38

Thanks dude I will scout the forums and see how I go first. Was a big weekend all in all. Then I got home and it was raining so we didn't go for our usual sunday ride!

.

I've dug out a genuine 2010 1125R manual if you want it mate? I'll cost you a beer should our paths cross again!

Just give me your postal addy and I'll get it to you.

Pete

Laava

26th June 2012, 16:36

I owe you a beer or two Pete

Laava

16th July 2012, 23:09

A couple of weeks down the track and I have struggled to find great riding time but have been out and did a 300km ride weekend before last. Bars are getting changed first and I will see if i can move the instrument cluster into my field of vision. Still trying to get it to run nice down low and have done a TPS reset to no noticeable diff. It is actually possible to do a TBS [throttle body sync] but it is not set up to have this adjusted easily but I know how much diff it made to my V strom so may persevere. I need to get e re-flash done to the ecu as well. It is still putting a smile on my face. Esp when overtaking.