Im selling both my XB's

[Gloomshadow]

Im selling BOTH my XB's... too much vibes, I cant handle it..its too much for me...

[BuddhaBuell]

LOL

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turns out that the gas was 87 octane and 8 months old... I drained it and dropped in new spark plugs.. idle went to normal pretty much.. it reads 900 rpms but I think the tach is off. Idle sounds stable, no stumbling but it does sound kinda low.. If I try to turn the idle screw up a little bit it actually stumbles and slows back down... TPS reset maybe? Other than that, its running real nice under throttle..

a lot can happen in 40 minutes eh Gloomy?

:D

[Gloomshadow]

dude... its just too much vibration for me.... I am not man enough to take it..

[d_adams]

Change the grips on it? Get some gel ones, the larger diameter grips will help.

[vtech007]

Good luck with selling your no-longer-in-production collectors' items. :D The vibes are the nature of the beast. A lot of sport bikes have a lot less vibration. Have you considered one of the new plug-in bikes? :D. Just bustin' your grills.

ROCK HARD, RIDE FREE

[Gloomshadow]

yeah Im looking for a GIxxer and its gotta be a 1000 and its got to make no more vibration than my laptop. I just cant stand this Harley boat anchor anymore.. it vibrates my footsies too much and my mirrors are usless and Im too scared to go into a Harley dealership.... they got too many vests on over there.. I cant get parts for old obsolete bikes that they don't make parts for anymore and these XBs break too often. Its also waaay to slow for my skill set... Im gonna get a ZX-14 next time... I cant even outrun a SV650 with my Buell... Buells suck ass.

[clarson_75]

I think I smell someone trolling for a laugh!

[stensg]

Lol my Buell will walk all over my Sv but that's why i went with the 1125.

[Gloomshadow]

NO NO NO NO NO! I just read on the Suzuki forums that a SV650 will beat any XB12R out there.... and that is coming from the SV riders themselves and they know the deal.. everybody knows that Suzuki is the best, don't you know that XBs have a 1950s motor and weigh in at 500 lbs???

[Theycallmecrash]

Trololololol!!!!

You must be drunk gloom

[Gloomshadow]

AGAIN!! hahah

[John422]

i cant say much about xbs but i know for a fact no 650 will come close to my 1125 and that 450 or less from factory iv cut alot of weight off but i dont want to say a number because i truly dont know how much. but 450 isnt alot to start with IMO. but anyway good luck with your sell i got a nice laugh here haha [smirk][up]

[heagachongoose]

yeah Im looking for a GIxxer and its gotta be a 1000 and its got to make no more vibration than my laptop. I just cant stand this Harley boat anchor anymore.. it vibrates my footsies too much and my mirrors are usless and Im too scared to go into a Harley dealership.... they got too many vests on over there.. I cant get parts for old obsolete bikes that they don't make parts for anymore and these XBs break too often. Its also waaay to slow for my skill set...Â* Im gonna get a ZX-14 next time... I cant even outrun a SV650 with my Buell... Buells suck ass.

So true! And how about the gas tank on those buells?! They don't even HAVE. A gas tank? The fuel goes in the frame [confused] Silly Buell engineers couldn't tell the difference between an air box and a gas tank? And that funky front rotor?? What the hell was Buell thinking. These bikes are nonsense! Not even to mention that swingarm. Ooooooh don't even get me started on that swingarm. :o

[Theycallmecrash]

Who uses rubber bands to drive the rear wheel?!? Unlimited milage claim at that. Fools i say.

[wanta6th2]

He wants to fast in a straight line. Hence wanting a 1000 or zx-14. Not own the corners. Good luck with the sale Gloom.

[HMTRAN]

lol. Good laugh here. But back to business. What you got? If you can't appreciate them, I guarantee you I can. I just got rear ended on my SCG, trying to save her, but I doubt that;s going to happen. I'm tired of this **** r1 I've been borrowing from a friend. I need another vtwin American monster. Like right now.

[2hy2ride]

Wow I guess just about everything I own has a 1950's. The only way a sv650 or ex650 is gonna beat my xb is if I forgot to put intake gaskets on the manifold an the air gap causeS a periodic cylinder misfire back and forth(when someone does this I call it a blast an a half). That goes for 1/8 mi and quarter.

[anrkizm95]

my zx14 vibrates a lot worse than the buell at the bars numb hands will still be a problem.the 14 is much better in the twisties fast or slow.it sucks for a in town bike and there is no comparison as far as hp and tq.balance is great the wife thought the 14 was lighter when she got on it.dont know what bikes you have ridden but if your going to push the 14 your skill set better be above average and then some.

[Gloomshadow]

Im selling both my Buells so I can buy a mowhawk to go along with my Icon fin kit... and there is no extended swing arm for the XB, how can I live without an extended swing arm? ... and theycallmecrash is totally right, if belt drive was any good, all bikes would run it.... and look at that rotor, that is just wrong! That rotor is not up to the task. Oh and I forgot, Buells have bad handling, they turn too slow.. plus, they fall down in the turns and the stand-up in the turns, depending on whatever you want to say at the moment.. don't you guys know anything? Buell riders are just Harley fanbois!

[Gloomshadow]

goose: Buell had no idea what he was doing, none at all. He was just a motorcycle racer and a engineer. Buell could never know as much about motorcycles as the Honda board of directors. NEVER!... that's why he was forced to work with Harley and you know now Harley is...

[Gloomshadow]

speaking of Harley.. Ive never actually seen a Harley RUN, they just sit there and leak oil and if they putt putt by,you just see a trail of nuts and bolts falling out the back in a looong trail. Harleys just cant take it on the American road system.. I don't even know why they put bags on those things they cant go anywhere. ..that's why all Buell XB motors "grenade" every 10,000 miles and need to be re-built. Hyosong says so.

[sprk_sprd]

The other day I read (here of all places!) that you can't even outrun the po-pos on a Buell. Sell it!

[Gloomshadow]

dude I just went out for a ride and I got passed by a NInja 250... I gotta sell my Buells now.. that Ninja had to be doing at least 70mph!

[Dave A]

Just mod the **** out of it and you too can pretend you own something special.

[oh9bolt]

[up][up] GLWS.

[Gloomshadow]

I was reading a thread on a Tuono forum and the guys there talked 'ol boy into selling his 12S so he could go to track and race with his boys.... buys the Tuono and goes club racing, tells everybody he made the right decision, then came back about 2 weeks later on to the forum and told them that the Tuono was a turd on the street and he wished he had is 12S back.. boy said the 12S was faster in traffic conditions than the Tuono.. He wanted his 12S back I could tell by his comments. That killed the thread deader than ****.

[raven]

Hey Gloom,I know why they put bags on Harley,s,The left one carries the tools,locktite,duck tape and parts and the right one is where you put everthing that falls off. Or is it the other way around.And don,t you guys know that a 80 year old grandma on a Goldwing can beat a Buell in the corners.

[sickee]

Hey Gloom, get a life! Nothing better to do than troll! Yes I should get a rice burner so I can be like all you squids on the road. Buell is a matter of taste. Maybe I dont want to drive something that everyone else has. So leave here and do your little burn outs to impress your friends on your 1 in a million jap crap!

[snrusnak]

Please, please, PLEASE sell your buells.

[Restlessrustler]

this made me curious at first post, and now i almost fell off my chair laughing.....great job guys!

[Theycallmecrash]

Gloom i agree, your Buells are such crap you should pay me to take them off your hands, ill reluctantly dispose of them for you. When should i meet you to pick up the crap?

[Gloomshadow]

yeah.. Im getting a real kick out of it too.. especially the guys who have no idea what Im doing... ha ha

[Gloomshadow]

theycallmecrash, Ill sell em both to you but youll have to come get em.... neither one of them runs due to lack of air-cooling and the clutch pull is sooo ****ing heavy that you go gotta be the kind of guy that can bench-press Sherman Tanks just to pull the clutch lever in and the shifter is so agricultural that you gotta be Paul Bunion to get it out of Neutral.. You don't what this **** over here man, just a pile of Harley Parts with Pegasus stamped on them...

[Gloomshadow]

hey Raven, you ready to get a mowhawk with me so we can wear them on our helmets as we ride our Gixxer 600s?Mowhawks AND Icon fin kits... that would be badass..

[Enemy Zero]

The other day I read (here of all places!) that you can't even outrun the po-pos on a Buell.Â* Sell it!

Line of the thread! [up]

[Enemy Zero]

hey Raven, you ready to get a mowhawk with me so we can wear them on our helmets as we ride our Gixxer 600s?Mowhawks ANDÂ* Icon fin kits... that would be badass..

I'm amazed I haven't seen this done yet.

I'll buy you the fin kit, Mohawk and even throw in a pack of twizzlers and a Joe Torre bobblehead for your 12. I'll even come pick it up :D

[Gloomshadow]

dude you cant have it .. it shook itself apart and Im laid up in the hospital because my right leg got cooked by the heat... cooked 5 pair of Jeans and my boot smells like exhaust.. now the girls wont date me!

[Enemy Zero]

The burns were before it shook apart I'm sure. The heat on this thing has made me sterile.

Were you at least able to salvage the drop in 6 speed from it?

[Gloomshadow]

Yeah dude.. hot as hell. Buells are played out... Im not drinking the Buell-Aid anymore. Im selling all of my Buells and getting a 'Busa, lowered, stretched and chromed out. LEDs everywhere, one of those Gatlin Gun exhausts that spin around... big ass speaker system with woofers ... Cell phone. You know, a "Man's Ride"... with my Mohawk and my Fin Kit. Badass as ****.... CLASSY TOO!

[Enemy Zero]

I found your ride. Sickest bike on da block!
http://static.blogo.it/twowheelsblog/SuzukiGreenGoblin.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

DUDE!! That bike is off da chain!! That's Exactly what Im looking for!! That's exactly what I want... **** Buell, Buells are lame... that bike is off the ****ing HOOK!

[Gloomshadow]

look how he painted his chicken strips green because he doesn't know how to turn.. hahah

[Enemy Zero]

Nah man. That's heat discoloration from how hard he been takin them turns to da limit! You're tires would be dat hot too if you could be outrunnin tha PO-Leece with the bass turned all da way up.

You wouldn't know nuthin bout dat do cuz you been ridin these stank ass Boo-ells!

[Gloomshadow]

ahhaha that's ****ing SPEAKERS on the side of it.. Im laughing my ****ing ass off on that thing .... so what does he do when he rides it? Does he dress up like the Green Goblin or Spiderman??

[Gloomshadow]

I bet that thing is so ****ing fast... Id never catch that thing on my 12R... NEVER!

[Enemy Zero]

Your bass will definitely never hit as hard on the 12R

[Enemy Zero]

Does he dress up like the Green Goblin or Spiderman??

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/jpg/200703/the-green-goblin-mot-3w.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

that thing looks like the truck from "Maximum Overdrive" ha ha

Yeah Im getting inspired now.. thanks man. Im gonna put some big ass woofers on my 12R.. so I can rock my BASS as blow that dude away... all while Im "Rollin"

[Enemy Zero]

Keep Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin Roll! COME ON!
http://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/limpbizkit.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

HA HA HA HA !!! WHAT THE ****??? HAHAHAH Is that a 600? Dude, that dude WOULD blow me away on the street I would be laughing my ****ing ass off.. OK HE WINS! That is just so beyond that I give him some credit for that... that dude is the king of all squids. 5 thumbs up on the squid rating system! Hes taken it to another level.

[Gloomshadow]

Zero youre ****ing awesome... one of the few guys that "got it".. ha ha ha

[heagachongoose]

Ok. Get out of work, check the forum and nearly piss myself from laughing so hard after reading this.


Your bass will definitely never hit as hard on the 12R

You 12r doesn't even rev up to 8k rpms?? It can't be cool?! Drop that bull**** and get a real mans bike. The fins and Mohawk are an absolute necessity too. They signify your alpha-maleness and boost your riding skills. I've heard they show a +25hp gain on the dyno too.

[Enemy Zero]

Or you could get creative. You won't have bass but you'll definitely have style.
http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/attachments/general-bike-related-topics/228032d1312234407-stretched-motogp-bikes-three-wheeled-hayabusa-2.jpg

Makes it extra stable at 200+ MPH

[Gloomshadow]

yeah Goose.. Fins and Hawks impact dyno hard as a mother****er... and those pussies that ride those 12Rs.. 7k max rpm they only doing about 70mph in 5th! Slow as a mother****er.

[Enemy Zero]

And don't even start me on those guys with 9's. They don't know nuffin bout real POWAAA!

[Gloomshadow]

Dude that Busa is ****ing SWINGIN... its got THREE tires it goes so fast 2 wasn't enough... that's some badass **** right there Homie

[Gloomshadow]

**** no, 9 aint ****!! That's for pussies that cant handle a 1300 or a 1400.... Im getting a special order R1 that is a 2300cc!!! Its called a Funami...

[Enemy Zero]

You might want to get this add on then or you're skull bandana over your mouth might fly off from the speed
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_OQA0d-jolI/Tckk90xdO_I/AAAAAAAAAVw/HVb2fe77Q4U/s640/sports-bikes1.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

... Fumami because a Tsunami aint **** and a Hurricane is even less than that so I call it a "Funami" and this bitch DONT vibrate at all.. smooth as glass. Its like riding on a unicorn going over a rainbow at 260mph! Its total badass.

[Gloomshadow]

oh yeah that Ninja is the ****.. that's just like that bike from TRON...! I gotta get one of those

[Enemy Zero]

That **** gonna hit the town like a tsunami of kung fu kicks. Mufukkas gonna be wishin a sharknado hit instead.

[heagachongoose]

This thread is comedic gold.

That ninja is kick ass! Straight pipe it, Slap some chrome on that ****, at least a 340 rear tire, full surround sound system and you're Rollin like a big shot! Gotta make sure that thing has a shift light first though. God forbid it doesn't have a shift light. Otherwise youll never know when to shift!

[Enemy Zero]

Sometimes you just need more traction.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/MaxPayne/Busa.jpg
Shift light is a definite must. Big ass Autometer gauge with it built in is your best bet.

[heagachongoose]

Three times the traction, three times the chrome, three times the busa! The Triabusa! Mystical beast of legend!

[Enemy Zero]

Three times the traction, three times the chrome, three times the busa! The Triabusa! Mystical beast of legend!

It's rare that we get to see one. Even in picture form. I heard the last guy that tried to ride it was dressed in full gear and burst into flames as soon as he turned the ignition on. It's said only the one in the Legendary tank top armor with the golden flip flops can dare throw a leg over it without incurring the wrath of the mighty ones.

[jamason_2000]

One word gloom........ WOW!

[jamason_2000]

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[Gloomshadow]

OH MAN tthat Tribusa is off the ****ing CHAIN!! See, that's why Buell his hanging is head in shame.. Buell cant touch that Tribusa. Dey had to put 2 wheels on the back to keep them from flying apart it so fast. how fast was that again? 240? 250?

Zero: you mention the "Sharknado". yeah my boy gots one of those. So bad they made a movie about it.Its a "Man-Style" special order "Busa", bored out to 2100cc, turbo, quad-Gatlin' exhaust AND ITS AN AUTOMATIC! The Quad -Gats keep the cops off your tail but here is the real cool part. The entire body of the bike is a LCD screen!! Hit the button and its "STEALH", hit the button again and its a moving "Flame Job", hit the button again and the bike plays XXX Porn, sound and everything...makes those bitches come RUNNIN!!! That Sharknado is so ****ing fast that the cops cant clock you on radar, they can only ESTIMATE your speed by using the "Doppler Effect"..that way you can beat that ticket in court!! Once I heard all that, I put one of those bitches on order for me! CASH MONEY!

[Theycallmecrash]

This thread went from clever and funny.... Its starting to look like an episode of honey booboo, i dont want to keep reading but im going to anyways....

Tribusa.... Thats amazing.... Almost fell off the toilet reading that.

[Gloomshadow]

look at the swing arm on it! ha ha ha

[Enemy Zero]

Triabusa! Hilarious. I'm sad cuz I don't even know where to take this from here. That Green Goblin bike was like the grand finale. It's like the Rolling Stones opening for a local band.

[Gloomshadow]

well Im kinda running out of the pussy assed comments about Buells that I read on other Forums... oh wait, heres one. "The rotors all warp".. "my Buells ****ing SUCK because every one of them warps rotors at an amazing rate.. **** Buells! That rotor is not up to the task... that's why they don't race with them.:"

how is that one?

[BuddhaBuell]

"The rotors all warp"

that is becuase I've heard that Buell rotors warp.....at speed!

hence the Star Trek term 'warp speed'

but cereal-ly
those 'bikes' invoke one thought...

tits on a bull

[smirk]

[Gloomshadow]

"Buells suck ass because they are paint shakers..." I love that one

. I gotta sell both my Buells, Ive chipped like 3 teeth just sitting there at stoplights.. I cant even SEE the stop light... its just a ****ing blurr... I gotta get off this thing and get me a real hardcore, raw, macho and manly Honda!

[Enemy Zero]

I'd sell em. If those front brakes are so good why doesn't every manufacturer use 'em? Why aren't they using them in motogp!?!?

[Gloomshadow]

as soon as I saw them racing that 1125 against 600s??..... time to SELL!

[Restlessrustler]

I got my eyes on some new rides.....

Screw them can am spyders....this busa is SICK

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/14272_20130806165300_L.jpg

in case you wanted to race an F1

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/14272_20130806165345_L.jpg

For the blingster that wants a tribute to #3

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/14272_20130806165404_L.jpg

well, just a redneck

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/14272_20130806165327_L.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

no cellphones..

[sickee]

Just call me sucker! Well played Gloom, I was serious getting pi$%#ed!

[Gloomshadow]

sickee.. Im gonna go on the GSXR forum and made a badass profile, with a GSXR 600, get all known by the members then start telling that I keep getting slammed by 12R's and 9SX's on the street.. just keep doing that every few days.. "those damn Buell riders are ****ing badasses, I cant catch them!"

[Enemy Zero]

So I get a text from a friend at work (I'm on vacation until tomorrow) that our other (now disowned) friend did this to his seat over the weekend. It's a 2013 R6. His next plan is to get his frame painted or powdercoated red. Extended swingarms and 300 rear tire here we come.

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/16427_20130806215448_L.jpg

If only I hadn't made fun of all the others in this thread. Maybe I could have saved him.

[Gloomshadow]

yeah hes well on his way to ****iing up a perfectly good 2013 R6.. Tell him that R6's are totally played out and if its not a AT LEAST 1000cc then its "A girls Bike"... see what his reaction to that is.. ha ha then ask him where hes gonna mount his speakers.

[BuddhaBuell]

Zero, tell your buddy (R6) to stop worrying aboot his ugly seat (which looks like someone took chunks off of the Michelin Man and dyed it red) and to spend some time eatin those chicken strips
:D

[ReconLdr]

Some one should post a warning .... This thread made me spit Red Bull all over my computer.....

[heagachongoose]

Some one should post a warning .... This thread made me spit Red Bull all over my computer.....

WARNING: DUE TO THE FACT THAT BUELLS ARE INCOMPETITIVE, A BACKWARDS ABOMBIMATION, AND HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS CHROME THAN OTHER BIKES, YOU MAY SPEW RED BULL ALL OVER YOUR COMPUTER AFTER VIEWING THIS THREAD. BUELLXB.COM ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OR BUTTHURT FEELINGS FROM POSTED REPLIES ON SAID THREAD. THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY. STAY CLASSY SAN DIEGO.

[djs2k2]

Some real class acts. As for the bikes here IE the tri busa to each his own. Jap bikes make nice straight line power and some even handle o.k. but love to race in the twistiest.

[Gloomshadow]

that's right, if Buells were any good they would still be in business... and they would all be lowered stretched and chromed out like a mother****er with big ass chicken strips on the tires like the above R6... Buell engines sucked so bad that they needed 1125cc's just to beat the 600s!

( I just ****ing love that one.. squids tend to forget that the 600s were racing against 250 two-strokes at that time so the 600s were "cheating" also. if you wanna use that same reasoning and KTM's were running that exact same 1125 motor that the Buell had! Engine configuration is totally beyond the average squid)

[djs2k2]

Erik still is in business, and pretty sure Harley shut them down because of ownership because they were selling just fine. And you just gotta love the torque numbers. And yes 1125 bigger than a 600, but 4 cylinders are also more than 2. ;)

[Gloomshadow]

2k2 please refrain from using logic and reason in this thread.. this thread is all about parroting what squids say on other Forums .. ha ha ;)

I also get the feeling that only people in American motorcycle culture really know what the **** were talking about.. you gotta live it to understand it.. ha ha

[djs2k2]

Thanks it gets confusing sometimes.[cool]

[djs2k2]

I voted you thumbs down till that response then I went back and voted you thumbs up. My brain hurts and my smiley face had a stroke. [smirk]

[Gloomshadow]

ha ha NO, this thread is all fun and games. I own TWO BuellXB's.. I love my 12R so much that I bought a 9SX a few years later. Its an excellent machine, the STREET FOCUS of the engine is the best part of the XB. Its a bike that can hang with a full-on 600 racebike in the curves but the toughness of the Thunderstorm on the street will beat out a lot of other motors dollar for dollar. The engine is very similar to the MUCH LOVED Ducati 900SS and the 1000SS motors...even the gearbox feels similar. It always pisses me off to hear about how GREAT the Duc L-twin is and how "primitive" the Thunderstorm motor is...ha ha Id take the Thunderstorm over the SS motor any day of the week just by the cost involved and I think the Thunderstorm is a tougher motor and better under street conditions.

Then I read about XB's in other Forums... the **** those guys say about Buells is ****ing hilarious! They have never owned one, never even seen one in person and they repeat the most pussy assed complaints you could ever think of.... "VIBRATION".. that's my favorite complaint. If you cant take the vibration of a XB at idle or at speed, you just don't ****ing belong on a motorcycle. XB vibration is ****ing SWEET AND DOCILE compared to my old 1988 Ninja 600.. that motorcycle was like sitting on the ****ing Electric Chair compared to the XB!! I guess Im just old and bitter now.. I cant believe how many pussies are into motorcycles nowadays just based on the whining bitching and moaning on some of those forums out there.. Its like "OH MY GOD THIS MOTORCYCLE LOOKS AND FEELS LIKE A MACHINE!! I CANT TAKE IT!!" HA HA

[ReconLdr]

Just think of all the Sportsters that were never born so our slow and problem riddled bikes could use their motors....

[Gloomshadow]

yeah those DAMN SPORTSTER MOTORS... they don't belong on the road!

[Gloomshadow]

Evel Knievel would never ride a Buell
Ghost Rider would never ride a Buell
Batman would never ride a Buell
Boba Fett would never ride a Buell
Darth Vader would never ride a Buell

**** it! .. I gotta sell ALL my Buells...

[sickee]

Gloom, Im looking forward to the GXSR forum scheme. You have to keep us all posted on what happens. Im already laughing about it!

[Enemy Zero]

Please tell me when you do go to the gixxer board and which one it is so I can register as well. Maybe we can get one more to join in. you know it only takes three to make a gang.

http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/dreamworks_skg/biker_boyz/_group_photos/brendan_fehr4.jpg

[heagachongoose]

Maybe we can get one more to join in.Â* you know it only takes three to make a gang.

Hell I'm down. I always wanted to be a douchey biker poseur. Leggo.

[Enemy Zero]

Yeeeeaaa. It's on.
http://sinmc.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Biker-Boyz-thumb-560xauto-23381.gif

[Gloomshadow]

ha ha "Biker Boyz".. could anyone come up with a lamer, more homo-erotic name for a motorcycle gang that that? Sounds like some kind of gay porn video... "See Biker Boyz its ..Boyz on Bikes.. rated XXX available from Manhole productions"

[Enemy Zero]

Definitlely one of the worst names ever.

As awful as Biker Boyz was, I didn't hate it as much as Torque. When that movie came out I had a 2001 Aprilia Mille R. Everywhere I stopped, three people would run up and be all "Ah ****! Is this the bike from Torque?!?"

[Gloomshadow]

sad thing about the GSXR series is that they are good cycles in their class but for some reason in my area, whenever I see a GSXR there is a 70% chance of seeing a douchebag on it. Something about the word "GIXXER" attracts squids in record numbers... hes got a mowhawk on his helmet and if you bother to talk to him he knows next to nothing about other motorcycles... except 'Busas maybe.. they know about "R1's"...maybe "Ducati" but that's about it. ."Parallel Twin?.. Whats that?... Single?, whats that?.. torque, whats that mean?"

[Gloomshadow]

I didn't see either one of them.. I stay away from all motorcycle and hotrod movies. BUT I did see "Fastest" its on Netflix instant watch, if you haven't seen it yet, go see it. Its about Valentino Rossi... its the real thing. Another one worth watching is an old 70s motorcycle documentary called "On any Sunday" another interesting one.. especially if you like 70s era bikes.

[heagachongoose]

Gixxers are actually really nice bikes. They do what they were made to do but they dont have the character of a buell, lol nothing does. Gsxr's just have a bad stigma. Not to mention, like previously stated, theyre douche magnets :p

What's that one about the guy on the Indian??? The last Indian or something like that. That's a good movie.

[ReconLdr]

I took the Advanced Rider Course at the beginning of this riding season. There were a few cruisers, a dual sport, my Buell and 5 guys on Gixxers. (4 600's and a 1000) All but one had the Mohawk helmet and 2 of them complained about being forced to wear a helmet.

It must be a Gixxer thing....

[djs2k2]

Well time for me to join in on the fun. Buells are not even really bikes. Its just a sportster, so call it that. Harley made it as a stepchild. Then they did what any good parent would do to a problem child, get rid of it. Erik is old and that front rotor doesn't look good who cares if it works. Plus didn't they steal that exhaust valve idea from honda vtec motors. Yeah they would make the bike go faster put honda vtecs on them.:p So how did I do guys any advice is appreciated?

[Gloomshadow]

2K2, you did good.. what about this one?

I took the XB12S out on the highway and that pussy little flyscreen provided NO protection at all. The wind was beating me to DEATH, my arms stretched out of their sockets and my chest felt like an elephant had sat on it. Boy the XB would be SOO much better if it had a true "Man-sized" windscreen on it like the Tri-Busa has.. you know, a windscreen where you could light a smoke and text your girlfriend up for a booty-call. A windscreen that would protect you from an oncoming Sharknado or s Funami of Karate Cops... a "Mans Windscreen" that would keep you looking real smooooth as you rolled..

[Gloomshadow]

Yeah.. "The Last Indian" I forgot about that one.. I wanted to see it when I saw the trailer but I forgot about it, thanks!

[Gloomshadow]

GSXRs are good but as you guys have stated.. they have become like a Generic Commodity bike.. they are like Wheat, or white Flour... or processed Cheese ... its just ****ing EVERYWHERE!

its the "Cheeze-Wiz" of sport bikes.. and the R1 is running a close second.. its terrible. Its iike "too much of a good thing".. just ruins it. If Vanilla Ice was still around making videos he would be on a R1...

[djs2k2]

Gloomshadow O my god I didn't realize that the xb12s had any sort of fly screen I thought that was road debris that got stuck on the headlight. And don't the people at buell know that if you want to make a fast bike you have to wrap it in plastic. If buell would use a jap engine, and italian frame, and salt water fuel from africa, then and only then would you have a good AMERICAN sports bike.[smirk] O **** my smiley face is stroking again!

[djs2k2]

And how come when my wife rides on the back of my Buell there's a wet spot, but when she rode on the back of my Kawasaki it was dry. O wait that's why they vibrate so much.;)

[Gloomshadow]

pop a wheelie and she slides right off the back! ha

[Enemy Zero]

I didn't see either one of them.. I stay away from all motorcycle and hotrod movies. BUT I did see "Fastest" its on Netflix instant watch, if you haven't seen it yet, go see it. Its about Valentino Rossi... its the real thing. Another one worth watching is an old 70s motorcycle documentary called "On any Sunday" another interesting one.. especially if you like 70s era bikes.

You're lucky. I watched them just because I knew they'd be bad. Fastest is great and I saw On any sunday years ago. I was at the long beach motorcycle show in December 2002 when they debuted "Faster". People were cheering and clapping whenever big names came up. It was such a great experience. One of my favorite documentaries.

If you ever get the chance, check out Ewan McGregor's motorcycle trips "Long Way Round" and "Long Way Down". Amazing experiences.

[Enemy Zero]

So I pull into work and this is there today. It's a guy I work with and he just picked it up last night. Supa-Fly!
http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/16427_20130808170543_L.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

Are those SPIKES on his "Lid"???

Long Beah CA?? I was born in Carson... about a mile from where James's shop is now. (another Douchbag)

[Gloomshadow]

the more I look at that bike, the more I ask myself why anyone would want to ride something that ****ing BIG! Look at it! Looks like Monstro the whale!!. Looks like a big pregnant guppy!

[Theycallmecrash]

When ever i come across a Busa...
All i see is some dude riding on the back of a whale. Except id want to actually ride on the back of the whale much more than the busa.... Everytime, and it makes me laugh. I might just be high all the time, i mean, i ride a Buell must be high.

[Enemy Zero]

Are those SPIKES on his "Lid"???

Long Beah CA?? I was born in Carson... about a mile from where James's shop is now. (another Douchbag)

Yes they are. You should see his cbr. Its got all kinds of chrome, vinyl angel and devil lady stickers. A big sticker that says "Punisher" across the front and tons of other assorted goodies.

Las Vegas. I grew up in the San Francisco bay area and want to go back badly. I loathe this city and can't wait to leave.

[Gloomshadow]

Crash, Zero.. the 'Busa is another sad story of "too much of a good thing gone wrong". The fastest GT off the show room floor, made in VAST numbers and now any Douchenozzle can pick a used one up in any Hood across the Nation for about 3 Grand. Over production killed that bikes mojo...and look at the styling! Looks like a Katana 1100 and Shamoo had a baby. The 'Busa has slowly become the new "Goldwing" but without the hard bags. You can ride that thing around all day and never come out of 1st gear.. so you have a ****ing fast bike that you have to ride slow. Riding that thing around at normal street speeds is like animal cruelty. Its the motorcycle equivalent of owning a Siberian Huskie and forcing it to live at your home at the mouth of the Mississippi Delta area.

[Restlessrustler]

to quote on enemyzero's pic...isnt it sharkweek on discovery?

[Enemy Zero]

GSXRs are good but as you guys have stated.. they have become like a Generic Commodity bike.. they are like Wheat, or white Flour... or processed Cheese ... its just ****ing EVERYWHERE!

Someone told me that the GSXR is the only bike they know of that when you leave it alone it multiplies.

[anrkizm95]

Quote: GSXRs are good but as you guys have stated.. they have become like a Generic Commodity bike.. they are like Wheat, or white Flour... or processed Cheese ... its just ****ing EVERYWHERE!

Someone told me that the GSXR is the only bike they know of that when you leave it alone it multiplies.


pretty much like mustangs

[anrkizm95]

the more I look at that bike, the more I ask myself why anyone would want to ride something that ****ing BIG! Look at it! Looks like Monstro the whale!!. Looks like a big pregnant guppy!


When ever i come across a Busa...
All i see is some dude riding on the back of a whale. Except id want to actually ride on the back of the whale much more than the busa.... Everytime, and it makes me laugh.

one thing stays the same no matter what you ride there are always people who talk **** about bikes they have never ridden.out of all the **** talked about buells my favorite is we all look like monkeys fuc*#ng footballs.:D

[Enemy Zero]

one thing stays the same no matter what you ride there are always people who talk **** about bikes they have never ridden.

I've ridden Gixxers and Busas before so I can say coming from experience, I didn't like either. :D

The problem I have with the Gixxers is that the center of gravity feels too high like all the weight is on top of the fuel tank. Didn't like the feeling at all. The Busa, what can I say, it feels as heavy as it looks and feels like you're trying to drive a 73 Cadillac Eldorado through the turns.

[anrkizm95]

The problem I have with the Gixxers is that the center of gravity feels too high like all the weight is on top of the fuel tank. all the suzuki r street bikes feel that way its in the design thats like saying all the xb based bikes feel the same wich they do because its the design or dunlop tires feel the same because of the profile

[Enemy Zero]

Yes that is correct. All the GSXR's feel like that. That is the point I was making. I do not like the feel of them, all of them that I've ridden and that spans a few different years and displacements. Some people like that feel. Some people also like dunlop tires. I personally couldn't be paid to put dunlops on my bike. Those are examples things I've never liked the feel of so I would never buy them. Doesn't mean someone else doesn't like them, it's just not for me.

I owned a couple Kawasakis and the weight felt more low and centered and I much preferred the feel of that. Same with my Aprilia and the R6's I've ridden. I enjoyed the centered low feel of them all and could ride them much harder and with more confidence than I could on my friend's GSXR's . Where as my friend was more accustomed to the feel of his Gixxer and didn't care for the feel of the Kawasaki's I was on. It's all a personal preference. I personally would never buy a Gixxer based on my experiences. A Busa, I have no need for one and didn't like how portly it felt while riding it, same with the ZX-14. Didn't like either one. but maybe I just don't like bigger bikes.

My XB on the other hand and the 1125CR I rode before, I was in love with and as long as the other Buells still have this same handling feel, I'll continue to buy them.

[anrkizm95]

i didnt mind the busa love the zx14 because it feels nothing like the busa.the funny thing is the zx feels lighter the my scg but weighs 150 lbs more.i like the feel of the r1 and r6 over the gsxr

[Enemy Zero]

I'm a short guy with a short inseam so I just didn't feel comfortable on it. It felt better than a Busa, just way too big for me. I think If I got to spend more time with one rode it more often, I'd get used to the feel. The weight did go away at speed it was just being confident with stopping and holding up that beast. The Gixxer feel and how cheap a lot of the components looked and felt turned me off of Suzuki in general.

[anrkizm95]

The Gixxer feel and how cheap a lot of the components looked and felt turned me off of Suzuki in general.[up]

[Gloomshadow]

Im the same way Zero, 5'6" 145-150lbs...I don't like the feel of anything big...I took one look at the Busa and instantly knew that I would not like it.. sat on it, picked it up and I was like "**** noo" rode it around the parking lot and it just felt like a car to me. The power was seductive but just not my thing.. too much size and weight.

To this day one of my favorite bikes ever was my 1988 Ninja600R that I had tricked-out over time. It felt like a really fast Norton, it was raw and didn't protect you from anything.. ****ty suspension and the brakes were just basic as hell. I learned a lot from that bike.. just enough technology to go fast and not enough technology to give you any false confidence. Riding that thing, I always felt like I was in big danger of something bad happening.. I think that bike made a better rider though.

[heagachongoose]

The Gixxer feel and how cheap a lot of the components looked and felt turned me off of Suzuki in general.

Actually I feel like the handlebar controls are cheaper on my Buell than they were on my jap bikes. I suppose that's just the cost of an affordable American made bike. To each their own though. I'm not here to say any bikes are superior to others, *cough *cough *Buells are the best, but each bike is designed from different perspectives. I have owned a few kawi's and a few yamaha's in my day an my favorite apart from my last two buells was honestly my '02 r6. The only thing that would make my buells perfect for me is if they had a seating stance like the r6. Buells don't really have that "crotch rocket stance" from the factory. As for me, my riding style doesn't like the powerband of the i4's and I despise the noise. I'm a twin man all the way. God knows the best things on this earth come in pairs *cough *boobs *cough *cylinders [smirk]

I dislike all this new gadgetry being put on bikes. Don't get me wrong it saves life in some situations but I believe if you can't safely ride a bike that doesn't have any of that computerized nonsense on it you have no business being on one at all. And yes I understand that they are a very safe feature but I feel they are relied on too much. Plus I feel that it interferes with the whole rider/bike mental aspect. I like being in direct control over my bike rarer than knowing I have to rely in a computer to save my ass lol.

And as for busa's, If i ever wanted to feel like I was driving a very fast hippopotamus and didn't ever have to worry about turning then I would definitely buy one.




Rant over. Please continue as usual.


Oh yeah almost forgot, Buells suck. :p

[Gloomshadow]

Yeah Buells suck..but I never really felt like the controls sucked. To me they always just kinda looked and felt "normal.. I don't know if its true but I heard that the company that made all the switchgear was the same company that made switchgear for Ducati. Another thing that definitely doesn't suck is the tach and speedo.. I cant stand digital.. I love analog. I feel I have a faster time at glancing down and getting a reading off those dials. Digital you actually have to "read".. with a dial you just glance down at the angle and get a general impression of what the reading is.
The best way to make a Buell XB suck less is to get one where it goes really fast in a straight line and not turn at all.. I hate that "twitchy" feeling of a motorcycle that can change direction.. I hate that ****! If I pass a fine piece of booty walking along side the road, I look at that ass and the bike heads straight for her.. don't you hate that? That **** never happens on 'Busa.

[Enemy Zero]

Actually I feel like the handlebar controls are cheaper on my Buell than they were on my jap bikes

This is no doubt. The switchgear is super cheap but it serves its function. I've known a few people that have been turned off by buells simply from that alone.

I don't care what anyone says, I absolutely love my buell.

Oh wait, no I don't. Stupid ass Buell with their boiling hot frames! :D

[Gloomshadow]

An AK-47 could be called "cheap" also..but its tough as nails. reliable and very useful on the battlefield... and n the right hands its every bit as effective as the M-16 or the M-4 costing many times more. Its all in how you look at it.

On the street, Im choosing the Buells...its the right tool for me. On the track, maybe I would take something else..

only thing wrong with Buells is that they don't have enough stickers on them...Buells would suck much less if they had a ****load of stickers on them!

[pvmike]

The cheap American switchgear is made in Japan.

http://steveturnbull.co.uk/buell/thexbpages/images/whereabuellcomesfrom.jpg

[Enemy Zero]

The more time I've spent with the Buell switchgear, the more I've grown to love it. I love that the horn and starter buttons hang down the way they do. It's just got a good feel when they're pressed.

Sorry for the way this thread has taken a turn Gloomshadow.

[Gloomshadow]

Yeah, "Praise for Buells".. dear God, what is the world coming to?

Here is one that's gonna burn you up, like something straight out of "Cycle World" magazine.

"Motorcycle Genius John Britton and his revolutionary motorcycle masterthesis the Britton RV1000, CHANGED THE WORLD with its totally rational layout and groundbreaking performance, was well suited to levels of mass production never before seen in the world of Motorcycling. A true motorcycle for the masses worthy of Soichiro Honda. The motorcycling world will miss John dearly, God rest his soul.
Now we are left with only the flawed Genius of Erik Buell with his funky designs, illogical layouts with fuel in the frame and mass centralization all wrapped around the fossilized and obsolete Harley Sportster motor. Not many were made, for a REASON. High prices and wonky handling, limited parts availability and crude switchgear plagued the production line. Buell motorcycles were so bad they nearly broke Harley Davidson's bank. Good riddance, Buell!"

just feel the burn! ha ha

[Enemy Zero]

You're right. That's some serious burn I'm feeling. Mostly on my inner thighs.

[evolDiesel]

On the street, Im choosing the Buells...its the right tool for me. On the track, maybe I would take something else..
Agree :D


An AK-47 ... every bit as effective as the M-16 or the M-4....
Disagree ;)

[Gloomshadow]

evo, Ive carried BOTH in service. They are BOTH good but you have to adapt your tactics with each one of them. AR you use more like a rifle, AK you use more like a submachinegun... an AK up close inside a cinderblock building is amazing! Most Infantry combat happens at under 100M anyway.. only thing holding back the AK is the sights. Put a Red Dot scope on say a AMD-65 and at 50M you can chew through any cover that anyone is hiding behind given enough time and enough ammo, especially with Chicom steel-core ammo.

[Enemy Zero]

only thing wrong with Buells is that they don't have enough stickers on them...Buells would suck much less if they had a ****load of stickers on them!

You're absolutely right :D

http://www.buellxb.com/buell_images/8587_20110312082713_L.jpg

[Gloomshadow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M

[Enemy Zero]

http://k33pthesecret.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/james_hetfield-1024x600.jpg

[heagachongoose]

Whoa?! [confused] is that James's Bond's bike???! No way 007 rides a Buell? He's gotta ride a gixxer.

[oh9bolt]

That is the bad ass bike of a old member jobe zeebuh

[Enemy Zero]

That is the bad ass bike of a old member jobe zeebuh

if you haven't read the thread this pic is from you're missing out on a great one.

[Enemy Zero]

Whoops. Quoted the wrong person there.