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Old 18-07-07, 11:15 AM   #21
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Love the idea of it - but its butt ugly! the Lightning and Firebolts are ugly but in a cool way - this is just plain ugly!
Firebolt ugly? How dare you Sir?!
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Old 18-07-07, 11:24 AM   #22
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Firebolt ugly? How dare you Sir?!
Ugly yes - cool yes - want one YES!

The XB12Ss is on my list of bikes I want to own (if not as least try!)
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Old 18-07-07, 11:48 AM   #23
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Ugly yes - cool yes - want one YES!

The XB12Ss is on my list of bikes I want to own (if not as least try!)
I totally agree. Just a little put off by the reliability issues. I have heard one or two horror stories.
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Old 18-07-07, 12:12 PM   #24
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Just a little put off by the reliability issues. I have heard one or two horror stories.
Pray tell?
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Old 18-07-07, 01:21 PM   #25
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I totally agree. Just a little put off by the reliability issues. I have heard one or two horror stories.
told by a few people who had early Buells, repeated by many. It's like the 'awful agricultural gearbox' .....which was replaced nearly 2 years ago with an nice one.
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Old 18-07-07, 01:28 PM   #26
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Pray tell?
Neighbour of best mate got rid of his Jap sports bike and bought a new Firebolt. It actually spent more time in the garage than on the road, including a new gear box. He now has a Japanese bike.
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Old 18-07-07, 04:43 PM   #27
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my mates buell has been fine, its the 06 with the new gear box. lots of the horror stories were from early buells.
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Old 18-07-07, 05:06 PM   #28
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It's like the 'awful agricultural gearbox' .....which was replaced nearly 2 years ago with an nice one.
It's still not that good, though. But yes, it's not broken any more. Buell have done an awful lot of growing up in public, which is a shame.
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Old 18-07-07, 08:19 PM   #29
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my only problem would be with that belt drive, you still hear of stones getting caught in the rear drive pully and snapping the belt and HD want £800 for a new one fitted.
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my only problem would be with that belt drive, you still hear of stones getting caught in the rear drive pully and snapping the belt and HD want £800 for a new one fitted.
WTF???! - they only last about 15,000 miles too dont they??!
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