Buells Rule

[Buellistic]

My name is Wendy and I live in Newcastle NSW.
I have just bought my third new Buell, an 1125CR in black.
My previous Buells were a 2003 XB9R Firebolt that I owned for 6 years and before that a 1999 model X1 Lightning I bought in 2000.
I am very, very old and have been riding for 36 years and before the Buells I owned a Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans MkIII for 15 years and 230,000 klms but the arthritis in my right thumb got too painful so I went for the Buells.
I have owned a Honda 400/4, Yamaha XV750 Midnight Special, Ducati 900SD Darmah, Yamaha XJ650, Norton ES2 1956, BSA 250 C11, 2 Moto Guzzis, 3 Buells.
I started on off-road bikes but went to road bikes at age 28.
My dad was a motorcycle mechanic and my mum started riding British bikes when she was 18, I was a late starter at age 20.
My husband liked my new Buell so much he bought his own and did a track day on it when it was 2 weeks old and is now addicted to speed.

[P38]

Good on ya Wendy.

My Son Lives up in Townsville.... he too has a XB9R Firebolt.

He loves it too.

I been for a couple of rides on it, but it's just not my style.... nowhere to put my impressive Ab

It's feet forward for me.

[Dodgyiti]

Welcome!
I'm impressed- you have one of the new ones!
Sooooo, having had each of the 3 generation models of Buell- how does the new one compare? The gearbox HAS to be better than the Harley one surely?

[Big Dave]

[YellowDog]

Hiddeous looking bike Wendy, but you look great

[Big Dave]

Bike looks? From a Tiger rider. Good irony there.

[Big Dave]

You gotta crate them up and bring them over Wendy. Bucket list.

I got better than the Putty road 20ks from my house. And there are hundreds of ks of it.

Some of you KB roosters, show Wendy some of your favourite roads.

[Indiana_Jones]

Hiddeous looking bike Wendy, but you look great

It's no Triumph aye mate?

lol Welcome to the site dear, hope you have a great time

-Indy

[98tls]

Welcome Wendy,nice line up of bikes youve had,got any pics of the old Norton,im a bit of a fan.

[ajturbo]

hey matey...

good to see that you got your old man into them!!!!!!!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Sell that Buell..move over here where the roads are much better for them...and buy one from me!

[davebullet]

Crikey - that's a few ks!!!! Buells look and sound the business (with a good can).

Welcome to the site. Safe and fast riding

[Crasherfromwayback]

Crikey - that's a few ks!!!! Buells look and sound the business (with a good can).

Why don't you come and buy one from me then??!!

[Ocean1]

Hi Wendy, nice machine.

You gotta crate them up and bring them over Wendy.

Aye, finally got the right tool for the job, just need the right environment eh?

[Buellistic]

Big Dave............

Where the hell was that photo of you on my XB taken?..........I don't remember that at all.
Must have been just after I got it because it doesn't have the Ventura rack on it or the frame pucks and Kevin doesn't have a grey beard and the old FLH is there too.
You look like a hippy you old fart.
We sold the Norton and the BSA last January, the Norton we had for 19 years and the BSA for 20 years. The new owner is a member of the Norton club so they went to a good home.
Kevin has put my Ventura rack on and some heated hand grips on the new Buell and they work very well, I went away earlier this month with my girls club up to Bendemeer, the other side of Tamworth, and they were on the whole time. The temperature thing on the Buell said it was 6 degree but it was colder than that I reckon.
It is taking me a while to get use to this new one, my gear changes aren't the best and it is a lot more responsive than the XB9 throttle wise and it is a little taller too, lucky I'm 5'6".
The dash is fogging up so it will be fixed under warranty soon, I can't see what gear I'm in and what the speed is and I can't read the trip 1 when it's fogged, Kevin's is the same but not quite as bad as mine is.
Every bugger likes the red CRs better than the black, typical!! and it's called "Racing Red" of all things. How do you like his new leathers and full face helmet Dave?.........pretty gay eh?
Wouldn't catch me in an outfit like that............people would throw stones at me.