Buell in superbikes

**Ronin** · 13th July 2011, 09:07

Originally Posted by codgyoleracer

Gingernuts mind you.....

Best dunked in a steaming hot cup of tea?

**jellywrestler** · 13th July 2011, 09:14

Originally Posted by codgyoleracer

I,me impressed - but then again I,me impressed watching a squirrel walk along a clothes line....

Ain't a Squirrel Glen, It's ya fur lined Y fronts catching in the Palmy wind that looks like a squirrel...

**Shaun** · 13th July 2011, 09:48

Originally Posted by gixerracer

You mean rode it

True I guess, we only got up to 9th in the Senior race at the TT with it before stopping

PS Craig, I NEVER did crash it, probally just not trying hard enough eh

**Big Dave** · 13th July 2011, 10:47

Of course there are similarities between the two.

Both highly innovative engineers, the 'Mad Scientists', prepared to challenge convention and both build/t unique race bikes.

EB started in a shed, was self funded, has registered heaps of patents and ultimately sold a many thousands of bikes* with his design stamp on them. Also a high achiever.

* Just trying to find out exactly how many now.

**codgyoleracer** · 13th July 2011, 10:58

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

Ain't a Squirrel Glen, It's ya fur lined Y fronts catching in the Palmy wind that looks like a squirrel...

Mmmmm ......... &the fur goes to the inside,...... Mmmmm

**Big Dave** · 13th July 2011, 11:33

125,000 is best estimate so far.

**Big Dave** · 13th July 2011, 12:52

137,011 up to close of factory by H-D.

**RobGassit** · 13th July 2011, 16:22

Hard to believe this was one of the early Buells.

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**Latte** · 13th July 2011, 17:06

Originally Posted by RobGassit

Hard to believe this was one of the early Buells.

Puuurrrrrrrrrdy

**Shaun** · 13th July 2011, 17:11

Originally Posted by RobGassit

Hard to believe this was one of the early Buells.

Looks like you rode it hard also

**wharfy** · 13th July 2011, 17:22

Originally Posted by Shaun

True I guess, we only got up to 9th in the Senior race at the TT with it before stopping

PS Craig, I NEVER did crash it, probally just not trying hard enough eh

The Britten still gets plenty of press overseas, at last years TT, one of the questions in the quiz in the Official TT Race guide included with the program.

Question 24

Can you name the rider pictured here during practice for the 1996 Senior TT when he achieved the sole TT finish for the famous Britten machine? ( the photo is of a Britten in the yellow and black livery of Roberto Crepaldi )

**RobGassit** · 13th July 2011, 17:24

Originally Posted by Shaun

Looks like you rode it hard also

I couldn't bring myself to do it after she said you had done a lap of the Isle on her. Must have been hard(sic) finding the apex Shaun. Did you have a torch strapped to your helmet? At the very least a 4x2 strapped to your arse..