Here are my 2 bits...
For comparison, I also ride a Triumph Daytona. It's light, smooth, maneuverable and on paper has more top end horsepower than my '09 XB9Sx. Power that I haven't even come close to using at its full potential. It's the scalpel to the Buell's jackhammer.
Yet there's something so viscerally satisfying about the rumble and torque of the Buell. I know a lot of online reviews talk about how "flickable" Buells are with the supposed mass centralization. Compared to the Daytona, the Buell feels like a ponderous top heavy beast. Compared to the Yamaha R3 I first learned to ride, the Buell feels like a whale. Especially with your legs splayed out with the wider seat. But I still keep coming back to it because it's so fun to ride.
Full disclosure, I've had to do more maintenance on my '09 XB9 with 20k miles than on any of my other bikes. The fuel pump had to be replaced, a known weak spot on our bikes (John aka LunaticFringe is the man to go to for those parts). Also had to replace the voltage regulator.
Once you get your Buell - it's a foregone conclusion by now, right?
- I would highly recommend doing the DIY voltage gauge. The breather re-route and electrical grounding mods seem to also be requisite rites of passage for Buell ownership.