View Full Version : I'm in love with a Buell.....
Krayy
11th February 2006, 15:05
After the ride up 16 today, I thought I'd head into town and do some tyre kicking. So I rolled into AMPS and sitting on the plinth in the window is a Red Buell XB12SS. Yummy. It's got red mags as well, and if there is such a thing as sex on wheels, this is it :yeah:
I highly recommend going in and admiring it, but hands off!! It's mine I tells ya!!
Now if only I can convince the wife :slap:
ducatilover
11th February 2006, 19:47
they are super sexy arent they:headbang: i was gawping at a yellow xb9 lightning [?] today and it was gorgeous
badblackbuell
11th February 2006, 20:19
Never mind two s's mate one's enough...
Krayy
12th February 2006, 07:48
A quick trip to Buells website and....
ducatilover
12th February 2006, 09:35
gimmie that screen:spudbn: they are sooooo sexy if i ignore the engine. i wonder what they would stop like with twin disks like those:shit:
Rachel.hill
1st May 2007, 11:18
Hey,
Im trying to locate someone who can help me please. I need to track down a red buell we can borrow, I have a staff member leaving and they would like a ride on the back of one. If any one can help or put me in touch with the right person it would be much appreciated!!!
ajturbo
1st May 2007, 11:27
i have an black/orange one....:love:
but i am in welly...:Punk:
It's a bike for midgets eh, the distance from seat to pegs is way way too small...
Big Dave
1st May 2007, 12:37
It's a bike for midgets eh, the distance from seat to pegs is way way too small...
It's about the same as a fireblade on the firebolt. Sports bike 'standard'.
XB12X is one of the best bikes available for tall folks.
Lightning TT not too bad. Bit of knee ache.
ArcherWC
1st May 2007, 14:32
Hey Dave
What is the Buell like two up, how is pillion comfort?
Big Dave
1st May 2007, 15:01
Hey Dave
What is the Buell like two up, how is pillion comfort?
all are poor or even non-existent except for the 12X which co-pilot rates in the highest category.
pritch
1st May 2007, 15:17
Never mind two s's mate one's enough...
There is an SS model now and AMPS did have one on display.
The second "S" stands for "shortarse" or similar :devil2:
My last bike before the 1098 was a buell xb12s. Great bike and wish i had kept it. They have a short wheelbase but i didnt find it cramped at all. Im 5ft10.
Would happily buy another one but next time it would be the R model.
They sound good when wound with the race kit on, much better than the standard Harley noise.
The_Dover
1st May 2007, 17:29
5ft10??
You're a fuckin dwarf and would probably be comfortable on a pocket bike!
5ft10??
You're a fuckin dwarf and would probably be comfortable on a pocket bike!
Always one in a crowd!
The_Dover
1st May 2007, 17:41
What? A dwarf? Yeah, I work with one. It's really funny making him angry and watching him try to fight while you hold him at arms length.
Big Dave
1st May 2007, 17:47
What? A dwarf? Yeah, I work with one. It's really funny making him angry and watching him try to fight while you hold him at arms length.
Dangerous if they can afford muscle though?
A quick trip to Buells website and.... pic attached
OK I know I ride a bike reviled as an ugly pig, but I like a curvy bike.
Anyone else think the Buell is actually pretty hidious? :puke:
And the mirrors look like they are off a little girl's pink tricycle.
"Fell in love with a Buell" The white stripes
SpinFx
1st May 2007, 18:18
I love my X1 BUELL more than anything, would'nt trade it for nothing.........sheer fun and excitement to match.......not for the faint hearted or those that dont like to get it up frequently.
Don't knock it until your've tried it I say. ( No matter what the bike ).
Then all you should do is offer positive criticism or personal experience, that way you won't offend the ones who invest and enjoy THEIR ride.
I love my X1 BUELL more than anything, would'nt trade it for nothing.........sheer fun and excitement to match.......not for the faint hearted or those that dont like to get it up frequently.
Don't knock it until your've tried it I say. ( No matter what the bike ).
Then all you should do is offer positive criticism or personal experience, that way you won't offend the ones who invest and enjoy THEIR ride.
Well said that man !!
Don't knock it until your've tried it I say. ( No matter what the bike ). Then all you should do is offer positive criticism or personal experience, that way you won't offend the ones who invest and enjoy THEIR ride.
Sorry - not trolling and did not mean to knock the bike for the sake of it, but I don't need to try a bike to comment on its looks (maybe the vomit smiley was a bit much, but hey, I just found it in the extra smileys :dodge: ). I know mechanically and dynamically these are superb bikes. Just questioning the aesthetic - a very extreme industrial post-deco retro-futuristic edge-based look; very distinctive. Very 'in' in the US, esp. in the Ford design stables, and for German design as in the new BMWs. Being distinctive is in itself important to many people. I quite like a naked brutal stripped-down sport-bike look, which is not beautiful, and an elegant contained design, which is. But the Buell in question looks too designed around a concept for me - not based on either form or function.
Just wondering what people think of this direction of design.
And the crack about the mirrors is that althought the rest of the design of the bike is very much 'of a piece' (which although I do not personally find attactive is a very well worked design statement) the mirrors are totally out of place, in terms of shape, position and mount. From a design point of view.
And if anyone is offering me a Buell in exchange for my 20yr old POC then I'm very open to offers.
Rachel.hill
2nd May 2007, 15:41
Does any one have a buell they could take a lovely lady for a ride on the back of?
pitty about the price. They should be alot cheaper seeing the current $ vs $ rate. But its not...
xwhatsit
3rd May 2007, 02:20
OK I know I ride a bike reviled as an ugly pig, but I like a curvy bike.
Anyone else think the Buell is actually pretty hidious? :puke:
And the mirrors look like they are off a little girl's pink tricycle.
"Fell in love with a Buell" The white stripes
Have to agree, there. I don't mind the Germanic industrial look, but the Buell really doesn't do it for me visually. Looks like some design student's fantasy, or perhaps one of those Chinese plastic children's toys to push around on the floor. However it does seem like it would be a hell of an exciting bike to ride, and that's the important bit :D
Big Dave
3rd May 2007, 06:41
Looks like some design student's fantasy,
It's actually a design master's fantasy. Some of the patents are outstanding.
It all works and it all has a reason - there are no other std motorcycles that corner like them. And I love the XB's looks.
i love buells. on another note i ran into the guy that was the 2nd owner of my bike yesturday. Bloody buzzing after talking to him
SpinFx
3rd May 2007, 18:54
Att: 90s
Sweet as dude, I wasn't making a dig at yo or anyone in particular but just got frustrated at all the negative comments I'm finding on this site at the moment. I actually agree to some of your points and the mirrors were the first thing I replaced.
All good mate
Was going to ask you to stick a pic up of your ride, but checked your profile. Bike actually looks pretty brutal from the side, esp. and your new mirrors lowers the profile of the bike.
Reminds me most I suppose of my bikes mother, the original Suzuki Katana in some ways, although without the crazy popup.
Cheers for the reply.
$CENSLS1$
4th May 2007, 09:38
Bloody nice bike!!!
Buy it buy it :Punk: Just tell the wife you won it :innocent:
James Deuce
4th May 2007, 11:03
Just say, "You stole my balls, so I have to buy something manly to make up for it".
That'll work.
SpinFx
5th May 2007, 13:56
Then with a little or a lot of money you can do the following............
ajturbo
7th May 2007, 06:36
I love my X1 BUELL more than anything, would'nt trade it for nothing.........sheer fun and excitement to match.......not for the faint hearted or those that dont like to get it up frequently.
Don't knock it until your've tried it I say. ( No matter what the bike ).
Then all you should do is offer positive criticism or personal experience, that way you won't offend the ones who invest and enjoy THEIR ride.
this guy hasn't been here long eh.....
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tipper
12th May 2007, 20:58
It all works and it all has a reason - there are no other std motorcycles that corner like them. And I love the XB's looks.
I made a fatal mistake today and rode an XB12X - the other posts about having a sore face from smiling were true.
Sure the rear brake is a bit wooden, it's a bit more of a pain in traffic than a japper - but I WANT ONE; never had so much fun in 20 minutes (except that time in 92 with two ladies)
'her indoors' even said, if I like the Buell that much, "ditch the current ride and BUY ONE":scooter: .
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