Thanks guys for the input. I am going to give a ridiculous low offer Friday and see if I can get a bite. If not I am going to wait for a used SV650. Still thinking my FJR needs a stablemate!!
Thanks all!
Thanks all!
Buell, how bad are they?
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I went to make my low ball offer and it was sold two hours before I walked in. Again don't know if a Buell is a good bike but it can't be as quick as our FJR but it probably has excellent handling. Anyway the reason I was interested is it was "Arctic White" although being kind of color blind I think white is white. It looked like the bike on this My link . I will find a smaller sport bike though and still looking for that deal out there!
Thanks guys for all the advice.
I went to make my low ball offer and it was sold two hours before I walked in. Again don't know if a Buell is a good bike but it can't be as quick as our FJR but it probably has excellent handling. Anyway the reason I was interested is it was "Arctic White" although being kind of color blind I think white is white. It looked like the bike on this My link . I will find a smaller sport bike though and still looking for that deal out there!
Thanks guys for all the advice.
Hmmm, never owned an HD or a Buell" lack of education is a wonderful thing.
You better tell Ducati about that multi cylinder thingy.
DC
Since when does one's education only become completed by wasting their money buying a severely overpriced, antique design motorcycle that is more about style than substance? If that defines "lack of education" then I guess you can sign me up.
FWIW - I never said that the V-twin engine design is a problem. It's how they happen to build them at HD that is.
Many manufacturers have figured out that a 90 degree V configuration with its inherently good primary balance, can make a nice running, high torque, twin cylinder engine. Ducati is among those makers, one of which I I have owned in the past. So I guess I'm not completely illiterate, (based on your ill founded accusations). I also have another 90 degree twin in the garage right now (V-strom) and it has a nice smooth running V-twin engine too. V twins are fine.
But I definitely won't be buying into the Harley (or Harley-built Buell) kool-aid any time soon.
[edit] Oh yeah, Merry Christmas... :glare:
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johnny80s
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Andyman
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Before my FJR I owned a 2004 XB12S and loved it. The only major problem was the dealer I took it to for a minor Warranty issue. They made it into a very big issue and I never went back there. Thankfully never had to. I put 40,000 miles on mine including a week long bike trip from Iowa to Deals Gap(2600 miles total that week). My wife also owned a 2003 XB9SL. She put 16,000 miles on it... Then we had a baby... I still miss the handling and low end torque of my XB12S.
oldryder
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if you like the v-twin power characteristics and are considering an SV650 you might also consider a Suzuki TL1000R. I've had one for a few years and it's a hoot to ride and gets a lot of attention becasue people don't expect that v twin rumble from a bike that looks a LOT like a GSXR.
they can be had with low miles in nice shape for little more than a nice SV650 would cost you and you get about 50 more hp.
they can be had with low miles in nice shape for little more than a nice SV650 would cost you and you get about 50 more hp.
MotorToad
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I've ridden the XB-12R and -12S. They're (mostly) great. It was on the track and I got no street or even streetish time on them, but a couple few things stood out to me.
1. At idle, they shake mirrors, plates, signals, and everything so much I can't believe anything stays bolted on.
2. The rev limiter comes on *just* as it starts to feel like it's going, and a shift drops it below the power. Frustrating, that is...
3. My 45,000-mile beat-to-hell FZR600 was pulling them on the straights. My fizzer might have had 70 bhp at the time. As a matter of fact, the guy I was pulling away from is a guy that laps an NT-650 faster than me, so I don't think he was the problem.
4. I never saw a hint of that "low end torque." The sole memory of that engine is the rev limiter.
5. I'd still consider getting one if it was *cheap*. The handling was great.
6. I'd love to get the new Rotax Buell.
7. **** harley for killing Buell. Idiots.
Aside from that, since the one you found was sold, I'd look for a round-tube SV-650. VTR-1000Fs are also cheap and are a lot of bike for the money.
1. At idle, they shake mirrors, plates, signals, and everything so much I can't believe anything stays bolted on.
2. The rev limiter comes on *just* as it starts to feel like it's going, and a shift drops it below the power. Frustrating, that is...
3. My 45,000-mile beat-to-hell FZR600 was pulling them on the straights. My fizzer might have had 70 bhp at the time. As a matter of fact, the guy I was pulling away from is a guy that laps an NT-650 faster than me, so I don't think he was the problem.
4. I never saw a hint of that "low end torque." The sole memory of that engine is the rev limiter.
5. I'd still consider getting one if it was *cheap*. The handling was great.
6. I'd love to get the new Rotax Buell.
7. **** harley for killing Buell. Idiots.
Aside from that, since the one you found was sold, I'd look for a round-tube SV-650. VTR-1000Fs are also cheap and are a lot of bike for the money.
beemerdons
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johnny80s, I've no idea why Fred W can't be warm, outgoing and friendly like you and I always are! Just our winning ways Irish and Italian personalities, I guess.
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