Found the bike I want!

i'm sure he actually meant gixxer.

Originally Posted by BanditPat

Ahh but if you get a CBR600rr then there's still the problem of it being a honda isnt there

Debadge

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by BanditPat

Its £800 of he needs his bike to be gleaming because if its not people ignore the bike

But a standard hairnet is like the ford ka of the biking world, it will always be ignored.

Originally Posted by shonadoll

Em you can't sit at 100 on most naked bikes

Really?

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Jamiebridges123

Debadge

Derail guys......back on topicif you will.

The whole first bike being a new bike thing is not a major issue for me. Yes, I could go out and get a cheapo light bike for a few months and then get the Buell, but I don't want to get one at the end of the summer when I can't get that much riding in. I won't be a fair weather rider in the future, but I don't want to start off in the damp season. I'd rather start off with the bike while I still have a few months to get used to it so that if I go out on a dry day in the winter and suddenly the weather changes, I'll not be out on wet roads on an unfamiliar bike.

Some are saying it's too powerful and yes, it does have a 1203cc V Twin, but it puts the power down in a totally different way than a sports bike or something like the Buell 1125R. It's very forgiving and yes, it can go like stink off the line, but you have to make it, not like the twitchy bike many think it is.

The dealer said today that his wife has one and if I want to see it again, he can arrange to have her there to tell me more about what it's like to ride day to day, but also said that when I pass my test, I can go there with my license and take it out with a friend (Squirrel as he knows him or Dan) for an hour or two so that I can get a good feel for it without parting with any cash and decide if it's the bike for me or not.

I think that's encouraged me a lot, as have the many rave reviews I've read. Don't confuse it with older models as it has been vastly improved and I guess as I'll have it insured fully comp and will be happy to pay out if I drop it. Tis true that my mind was pretty much made up before writing the post, but I wanted to hear peoples views. You have all been helpful and some points have been made that I had not considered, like the range, service costs etc, but have been put at ease about those now as I won't be riding like a hoon and eating fuel.

Thanks again guys x

[yorkie_chris]

A few comments on that;
Yes it puts power down totally different to a highly tuned engine, but it does have low end torque in spades, this may require a light hand on the throttle when cranked over.
Also, riding something with a backwards power curve will teach you nothing about riding normal bikes. Of course learning is all part of the fun, but it will be totally alien going from that to anything else, like me getting on any 2 stroke or IL4 from the SV, just more pronounced! Not at all trying to put you off with that, but bear it in mind.

How are you going to find insurance to ride your friends bike for a few hours?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

won't be riding like a hoon and eating fuel.

Why the hell not!?

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

A few comments on that;
Yes it puts power down totally different to a highly tuned engine, but it does have low end torque in spades, this may require a light hand on the throttle when cranked over.
Also, riding something with a backwards power curve will teach you nothing about riding normal bikes. Of course learning is all part of the fun, but it will be totally alien going from that to anything else, like me getting on any 2 stroke or IL4 from the SV, just more pronounced! Not at all trying to put you off with that, but bear it in mind.

How are you going to find insurance to ride your friends bike for a few hours?

I won't be riding my friends bike. I'll be on the dealers Buell and can have Squirrel and/or Dan come out with me.

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Why the hell not!?

Because I don't want to die or push it too hard too soon!!!

Buell looks fantastic, and you will probably have lots of time to admire it stood in your garage because it has broken down (yet again) and you are waiting weeks for parts because they are on back order.

Yes, I have a mate with a Buell and whilst i'm out riding in the sunshire his bike is up on a paddock stand

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

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???

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Derail guys......back on topicif you will.

The whole first bike being a new bike thing is not a major issue for me. Yes, I could go out and get a cheapo light bike for a few months and then get the Buell, but I don't want to get one at the end of the summer when I can't get that much riding in. I won't be a fair weather rider in the future, but I don't want to start off in the damp season. I'd rather start off with the bike while I still have a few months to get used to it so that if I go out on a dry day in the winter and suddenly the weather changes, I'll not be out on wet roads on an unfamiliar bike.

Some are saying it's too powerful and yes, it does have a 1203cc V Twin, but it puts the power down in a totally different way than a sports bike or something like the Buell 1125R. It's very forgiving and yes, it can go like stink off the line, but you have to make it, not like the twitchy bike many think it is.

The dealer said today that his wife has one and if I want to see it again, he can arrange to have her there to tell me more about what it's like to ride day to day, but also said that when I pass my test, I can go there with my license and take it out with a friend (Squirrel as he knows him or Dan) for an hour or two so that I can get a good feel for it without parting with any cash and decide if it's the bike for me or not.

I think that's encouraged me a lot, as have the many rave reviews I've read. Don't confuse it with older models as it has been vastly improved and I guess as I'll have it insured fully comp and will be happy to pay out if I drop it. Tis true that my mind was pretty much made up before writing the post, but I wanted to hear peoples views. You have all been helpful and some points have been made that I had not considered, like the range, service costs etc, but have been put at ease about those now as I won't be riding like a hoon and eating fuel.

Thanks again guys x

As I think you have admitted there was no convincing you either way, you had already made up your mind lol, and it shows I know what it's like, sometimes you just have to have it even if it might be a better idea not to. I don't think there are any points that could be raised and put you off, though, as you've just said "no doesn't affect me" to any negative points that were raised

Congrats to bluefishman for picking up on this already

Originally Posted by bluefishman

we all know you made up your mind to get the Buell befor you wrote this post, so just do it.