Buell!

[Drogen Omen]

Stop it!!!!!!
You big tease LOL

Already had the can gutted, that sorted out the sound LOL.

As for more torque and HP??? Yes well of course thats a big necessity cos it lacks so much hahahahahahahahaha

seriously tho, you can never have enuf ponies eh? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

But unfortunately the priority at the mo is to get something welded onto the sidestand so that I can reach it. Having to put it up and then swing my leg over, dodgy.
Then next on the list is getting the seat carved so that I can touch the ground with more than a toe...

true...

have you checked out the wellington buell group lately...

i have updated it...

post some pics of your bikes...

[Expert]

Really don't understand why you continue to own a Buell if this is the way you feel about them...oh well...

I don't know either.

having ridden a few, here's my feelings on buells (proper buells) stop reading and skip to the next post if you are an easily offended buell owner.

There's no doubt the buells are solidly built, but the vibration, especially from the long stroke 1200 version, is alarming, especially on the s range, the tubular steel handlebars seem to resonate at around 1900 rpm, i'm suprised they don't fail with fatigue.
You can't get away from the fact it is a 40 year old chopper motor wedged in a second rate sportbike chassis.
The flywheel mass is a pain, i find i'm on the brakes a lot trying to slow the engine down, when you shut the throttle it takes what seems like an age for the flywheels, which are the size of dustbin lids, to stop spinning; because of this there is no engine braking, in fact, the opposite.
They're suprisingly gutless too, for such a large motor, a carburated sv650 easily outpulls the big hog.
The fear of a belt braking and leaving me stranded and with a 4-500 dollar replacement bill, not allowing for recovery of the bike and associated hassle nags at the back of my mind and stops me raking it in the lower gears. i've seen this happen on a mates xb9 with less torque than the 12, If a chain breaks it's usually down to user error but the belt gives no warning and is supposed to need no maintenence. A lifetime belt warranty is no good to you when you're in the middle of the paraparas with no phone reception in the pissing rain on christmas day with a broken belt.
Anyone who owns one and raves about it is in denial, they're having a hard job convincing themselves, let alone sceptical bystanders that they've made the right choice.
There's no manual choke on the fuel injection models and they take ages to warm up in real cold weather. in the meantime you're sat at the lights revving the engine which is spluttering and farting and making you look like a right prat.
The injection system is all ford and GM car components, so i'm actually impressed it works as well as it does.
The cooling fan has more power than the engine, it's certainly louder than the engine!

having said all this i'm still looking for one of the old eric buell racing buells, the tubular frame ones. They're not as pretentious as the newer buells and are probably ok, maybe even fun.

I've got lots of contentious opinions about all sorts of things and they should all be taken with a pinch of salt.

[Drogen Omen]

should all be taken with a pinch of salt.

lol pinch of salt... note taken...

i'm not offended at all... just gona add my 2 cents just like you did...

you must have riden a defective or crashed buell or something cause my 12SS is smooth... only time it vibrates is when its idling...

jap bikes come with weighted bar ends... wonder how much vibration they would have if you removed them...

i understand buell's aren't every ones cup of tea but you will never catch me on any of those jap crap bike either... mass produced heaps of plastic and metal with no character....

each Buell is different... and people who love them notice that... i have test ridden about 10 different buell's, models and years and not one of them felt the same... and thats one of the many things i like about them...

lack of power... hmmm how much power do you need???
its not like you can go faster than 100km... if you wana go faster get a race bike and stick to the track...

the best part of a buell is you dont have to ring the tits off it to get going... jap bikes dont go anywhere unless they are screaming their ring out...

rant over....

[Scouse]

they have just wiped 5g of the retail price so you can get a brand new xb12ss for just $13.500.00 if that is not a good deal I don't know what is.

I know I've just bought one

[nallac]

I would call buell ownership an experience and a pleasure. They're fun as fuck to ride ..

I have had no-end of trouble with my X1 over the last two weeks,its been a real bitch....
been fighting to get it running on Two cylinders.Was grasping at straws to get it running right....
It missed the Cold Kiwi,had to go on a borrowed bike!.

I finally got it sorted today........well kinda its running on two just not 100%..(that'll come)
Even tho its been a right pain in the arse,man i love this bike.

[Maha]

I have had no-end of trouble with my X1 over the last two weeks,its been a real bitch....
been fighting to get it running on Two cylinders.Was grasping at straws to get it running right....
It missed the Cold Kiwi,had to go on a borrowed bike!.

I finally got it sorted today........well kinda its running on two just not 100%..(that'll come)
Even tho its been a right pain in the arse,man i love this bike.

And to think, the Honda was here waiting for you all along....

[ajturbo]

Hey "expert"..

i was dissapointed to read your post.... but each to thier own...
my XB
i hardly have to use the brakes as the engine does it for me....

and i cannot see myself ever selling it

ok.. now to drink more wine..

[nallac]

And to think, the Honda was here waiting for you all along....

Oh the shame.......the borrowed bike was a Ho hon hond.nah fuck it it was a red bike

[doc]

Oh the shame.......the borrowed bike was a Ho hon hond.nah fuck it it was a red bike

Did anyone see ya on it ?

[Hamishmc]

Thought I'd drop a random pic and an update -



- Up to 500k's now, having a great time in between the rain and wind!

[Drogen Omen]

Thought I'd drop a random pic and an update -



- Up to 500k's now, having a great time in between the rain and wind!

sweet, talked to Pete at Wellington Motorcycles today, he said you were pretty stocked about the Bike...

[Hamishmc]

sweet, talked to Pete at Wellington Motorcycles today, he said you were pretty stocked about the Bike...

Yeah I no longer envy any other bikes, I will have to go in and say thanks to Pete again on Monday.. maybe hahaha

[Hamishmc]

40 year old chopper motor wedged in a second rate sportbike chassis.

Lol ahahahahahahahahahahahaha I love that people don't like Buells, I will probably hate mine one day too, when I'm too old to ride and just hate everything in general.

Every time I hear someone bagging a Buell I feel like I have made the right choice

[nutjob]

Really don't understand why you continue to own a Buell if this is the way you feel about them...oh well...

I don't know either.

having ridden a few, here's my feelings on buells (proper buells) stop reading and skip to the next post if you are an easily offended buell owner.

There's no doubt the buells are solidly built, but the vibration, especially from the long stroke 1200 version, is alarming, especially on the s range, the tubular steel handlebars seem to resonate at around 1900 rpm, i'm suprised they don't fail with fatigue.
You can't get away from the fact it is a 40 year old chopper motor wedged in a second rate sportbike chassis.
The flywheel mass is a pain, i find i'm on the brakes a lot trying to slow the engine down, when you shut the throttle it takes what seems like an age for the flywheels, which are the size of dustbin lids, to stop spinning; because of this there is no engine braking, in fact, the opposite.
They're suprisingly gutless too, for such a large motor, a carburated sv650 easily outpulls the big hog.
The fear of a belt braking and leaving me stranded and with a 4-500 dollar replacement bill, not allowing for recovery of the bike and associated hassle nags at the back of my mind and stops me raking it in the lower gears. i've seen this happen on a mates xb9 with less torque than the 12, If a chain breaks it's usually down to user error but the belt gives no warning and is supposed to need no maintenence. A lifetime belt warranty is no good to you when you're in the middle of the paraparas with no phone reception in the pissing rain on christmas day with a broken belt.
Anyone who owns one and raves about it is in denial, they're having a hard job convincing themselves, let alone sceptical bystanders that they've made the right choice.
There's no manual choke on the fuel injection models and they take ages to warm up in real cold weather. in the meantime you're sat at the lights revving the engine which is spluttering and farting and making you look like a right prat.
The injection system is all ford and GM car components, so i'm actually impressed it works as well as it does.
The cooling fan has more power than the engine, it's certainly louder than the engine!

having said all this i'm still looking for one of the old eric buell racing buells, the tubular frame ones. They're not as pretentious as the newer buells and are probably ok, maybe even fun.

I've got lots of contentious opinions about all sorts of things and they should all be taken with a pinch of salt.

Yeah but what are the bad points?

[Drogen Omen]

Yeah but what are the bad points?

i have no idea what "Expert" was riding but it wasn't a Buell... must have been some shitty old Korean bike or something... maybe he's getting Hyosungs mixed up with Buells... hahahahah