Idle Banter For non SV and non bike related chat (and the odd bit of humour - but if any post isn't suitable it'll get deleted real quick).![]() |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools |
![]() |
#21 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
![]()
GG it sounds as if you have made your mind up already
![]() You seem quite reluctant about the possibility of having the Thundercat..so if you dont end up getting the Buell, then that doesnt mean you have to stick with the Thundercat. Just look for something different ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 | |
DaffyGingerBint
Mega Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Melksham
Posts: 1,577
|
![]() Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
![]()
ER6-N for the win
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
Member
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Sunny Croydonia
Posts: 6,124
|
![]()
Does the Buell come with a coulour matched Plough and Muck-Spreader?
__________________
Sent from my PC NOT using any Tapatalk type rubbish!! █╬╬╬╬(•)i¯i▀▀▀▀▀█Ξ███████████████████████████████) |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
![]()
Friend had a 900cc Buell.
Good luck if you wish to do over 20 miles...... No chance of doing over 100mph, due to the wind blast. Great little bike for city/town use. Great handling bike. But the bike itself is not a B road bike. Whilst it bends great, the actual bike as a whole isn't B road riding bike. Don't go travelling either, as 90 mile tank range, and no wind protection at all won't help. He had it a few months, and sold it. |
![]() |
![]() |
#26 |
Trinity
Mega Poster
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Guildford
Posts: 8,027
|
![]()
-1 to Fizz (yes Minus 1
![]() If you can afford it get what you want. Less likely to drop something you are comfortable with AND like and therefore looking after. you seem a sensible girl I'm sure you'll do the right thing whichever that is. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#27 |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#28 |
DaffyGingerBint
Mega Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Melksham
Posts: 1,577
|
![]()
Thanks guys, been doing more research and here's what I have.
It is true that you can go through a tank of fuel in 90 miles, but you have to be really hooning it to manage that, something I will not be doing as I'll be a new biker and my emphasis is on enjoyment and safety over speed. Average range on B road use with average speed of 85mph is 130-150 miles....not that bad really. Servicing is £250 every 5000 miles with a little more for the big services, but the technology in the new model means there is less to do, hence lower service costs. As for B road use, not a problem unless you want to hoon it over 100mph all the time, which I don't. Just spoke to the dealer too and he said, the wind blast over about 90 mph is terrible (quite honest really) and so not good for that, but for be road fun around the twisties so long as you stay around or under the 80mph mark the buell is amazing and the wind blast is not uncomfortable (from an independant test rider). So......the more I learn about the bike, the more I see that it is far improved from the 2008 model and was voted 4th in the top 100 handling bikes by Which magazine. The Buell R was voted first and the Buell xb12s was voted 8th, so there must be something good about the low COG. I just love it and yes, I think my mind is made up. I will never be a hooner, I want to stay alive, have a family one day and enjoy my biking, so the windblast/low tank range won't be an issue for me. Just talking to a woman that has one and she's also owned and SV 650S, ER6 - N, Gixxer 750 and bably blade. She said the Buell is the one she would reccommend as it's by far the easiest to control and smoothest to ride. She also said that she has had one for three years and is still not bored of it because it has the power and handling to excite anyone if you want it. Hmmmmm, more thought will be put into this and thanks for the responses, has promted much more research, but I'm happy with what I've found out! Cheers guys......so whose going to come play with me when I've passed??? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#29 | |
Guest
Posts: n/a
|
![]() Quote:
![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
#30 |
Noisy Git
Mega Poster
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Halifax/Leeds
Posts: 26,645
|
![]()
I'm quite comfortable holding an indicated 95-100 on a naked. It's easy enough to get used to.
__________________
Currently Ex Biker
Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
I found something | Lozzo | Bikes - Talk & Issues | 0 | 01-12-08 01:22 AM |
Have I been found out? | Stig | Idle Banter | 10 | 05-02-08 01:16 PM |
Just found my old bike for sale!! | neio79 | SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking | 4 | 16-01-08 04:14 PM |
Jamie (Bear to the masses) has found the right bike for him... | Stig | Idle Banter | 7 | 18-11-07 06:15 PM |
look what i found! | CoolGirl | Idle Banter | 21 | 19-02-07 07:12 PM |