My friends New Buell

A fair chunky thing to look at in person and wierd to sit on but i really like it. He's just bedding it in after buying it brand new!. Anyone else ever ridden one?

ive rode a xb12r firebolt, amazing torque on the go, vibrates ya teeth at tickover tho.

[rictus01]

12 & 9 lightning and a 9 firebolt, sledgehammer of a rev limiter, gearboxes can be money pits and you must use the right oil in the gearbox or you'll pay, Oh and the standard can is mild steel, so will rot like crazy come the wet weather,sweet chassis though.

Cheers Mark.

the one i rode is on its second silencer replaced under warranty.

this one is a 1200 lightening and i see what you mean about the vibrating and he is looking into a new can for it because it isn't loud enough apparently

standard can's carp, after market jobbies unleash the beast!

[STRAMASHER]

The old ones used to "walk" themselves down the road when just idling on the stand!

Smart bike. And fairly shift away from the lights I noticed recently

the newer models have a woppa spingy sidestand so the vibes dont get to the road.

[ophic]

just browsing the Buell website, they seem down on power from last year. The 2008 model XB9 puts out 92bhp but the 2009 one puts out 80. Similar for the XB12. Is this just a website mistake or have they really crippled the 2009 bikes?

Originally Posted by Stoneyginger

A fair chunky thing to look at in person and weird to sit on but i really like it. He's just bedding it in after buying it brand new!. Anyone else ever ridden one?

No, I sat on one and thought it was weird.

Always liked the idea though. Poked around an 1125R recently, much better looking in the flesh.