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    Most disturbing are the pics of that yellow (presumably 1125 powered) mass centralised, teeny tiny tailed, side-boob-less development bike. All the 1125 should have been, it looked really good

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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    Fuck it, after that I'm gonna go buy this.

    Just to make a point.
    Have you any idea of the violence I’ve put upon myself over the last few months? The almost biblical asceticism?

    "Flick the XB12R I said to meself, and get sommat sensible. Not something like, oh I dunno, say one of them new 1125CRs. That’d be well out of order, what wiv me bein’ all grown up an’ respectable an’ all."

    One of the more… rational Buells is almost certainly more appropriate for the more mature and restrained dude. You wouldn’t catch any of the local family men of any sense, like, say James Duece on an 1125CR.

    Never happen.


    Even if, (for some unknown reason) the price was slashed to buggery.




    Far too sensible.







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    Problem with the 1125 - it offered absolutely nothing new to motorcycledom.

    It could have had a Honda or Suzuki badge on it and be claimed as the VTR, SV replacement. Note Honda would have done a better job on the side boobs as in the VTR .........

    As a new top of the line Buell ultra-sports bike, it should have been a Ducati, KTM beater .......... I'd be surprised if anyone traded their Ducati or KTM in on one.

    The Sporty ones quirkiness along with the compressor donk was part of the appeal. Certainly cool and I bet many a hyper sports bike rider has been surprised by one in the twisties!

    IMO the CR was just a bit weird for Eric Buells sake ......... the things that made the Sporty based one interesting like the single rim-mount disk are just plain pointless on the 1125. If it was that shit hot a system all the hyper sports bikes would be wearing them, as it is, you only see them on expensive choppers!

    Oil in frame etc - all old stuff - Triumph did it years ago.

    His only offering to the rest of motorcycling is the under engine exhaust, and I am surprised how long it took this logical offering to catch on (said he who rides a under-tail system!).

    RIP Buell, you certainly deserved a better ending.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Problem with the 1125 - it offered absolutely nothing new to motorcycledom.
    It offered the similar performance and handling to European twins for $3-5K less.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Problem with the 1125 - it offered absolutely nothing new to motorcycledom.

    It could have had a Honda or Suzuki badge on it and be claimed as the VTR, SV replacement. Note Honda would have done a better job on the side boobs as in the VTR .........

    As a new top of the line Buell ultra-sports bike, it should have been a Ducati, KTM beater .......... I'd be surprised if anyone traded their Ducati or KTM in on one.

    The Sporty ones quirkiness along with the compressor donk was part of the appeal. Certainly cool and I bet many a hyper sports bike rider has been surprised by one in the twisties!

    IMO the CR was just a bit weird for Eric Buells sake ......... the things that made the Sporty based one interesting like the single rim-mount disk are just plain pointless on the 1125. If it was that shit hot a system all the hyper sports bikes would be wearing them, as it is, you only see them on expensive choppers!

    Oil in frame etc - all old stuff - Triumph did it years ago.

    His only offering to the rest of motorcycling is the under engine exhaust, and I am surprised how long it took this logical offering to catch on (said he who rides a under-tail system!).

    RIP Buell, you certainly deserved a better ending.
    I was never surprised by one in the twisties.
    I usually caught them cause they coukd only do 210~

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
    It offered the similar performance and handling to European twins for $3-5K less.
    too bad it was crap then!

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    Quote Originally Posted by carver View Post
    too bad it was crap then!
    carver... your a tosser


    what a ride so far!!!!

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    The last Buell coming off of the production line and the fate of some others.

    A sad day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ajturbo View Post
    carver... your a tosser
    ya think>?....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ocean1 View Post
    Have you any idea of the violence I’ve put upon myself over the last few months? The almost biblical asceticism?

    "Flick the XB12R I said to meself, and get sommat sensible. Not something like, oh I dunno, say one of them new 1125CRs. That’d be well out of order, what wiv me bein’ all grown up an’ respectable an’ all."

    One of the more… rational Buells is almost certainly more appropriate for the more mature and restrained dude. You wouldn’t catch any of the local family men of any sense, like, say James Duece on an 1125CR.

    Never happen.


    Even if, (for some unknown reason) the price was slashed to buggery.




    Far too sensible.







    Arsehole.
    Errr, sorry?
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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    Errr, sorry?
    Ah, sorry = wtf are you on about?
    Or sorry = apologies, I really musn't taunt the slow dudes.

    Actually it don't matter. Was pissed. And I've been painfully NOT buying an 1125 for months.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ocean1 View Post
    Ah, sorry = wtf are you on about?
    Or sorry = apologies, I really musn't taunt the slow dudes.

    Actually it don't matter. Was pissed. And I've been painfully NOT buying an 1125 for months.
    Apologies.

    Sorry.

    Again.
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    I see some dealers have $5k off the RRP. Some others do not.
    FINE. This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

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    http://www.motorcycle.co.nz/buell/?id=43134

    Makes me wonder what the trade-in would be on the Z750S...
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