How far is too far.???

[TheJekyll]

Whats the furthest anyone has traveled to buy their Buell.
I am presently looking at a 100 miles each way just to put my eyes on one!
but not ready to buy as I am still working on convincing my wife its a good investment;)so thats 400miles min if I go back and get one.

Then the issue of getting it serviced, will any Harley dealership take care of 'buelligans'??

[zombieBUELLer]

i went 260 miles round trip .. and there is a dealer 5 min from my house. when i went in to talk to them about the xb12s i wanted... they kept trying to push a sportster on me. i ended up going home checking for dealers online and called a few. some were helpful some were not ..

this seems to be a real "issue" in the buell world.

regardless ... 260 miles later .. i had the buell i wanted. and ill take back to the same place when it needs it!!

its worth the drive/ride!

[buellxb]

Any HD dealer should be able to service your bike. They have to invest in a $600 component to reset your TPS if they don't already have one. At least that's what the local, non-Buell, HD dealer told me. They also refused to get the $600 computer even if I paid for it. WTF? The bike will make up for the attitudes of the dealerships.

[v12tiger]

400 round trip.. and I happily take it back to tilley to get it serviced.

[TheJekyll]

I knew I was going to get those replys! (buelligans rule!)
I'm not one to be put off by distance, I used to clock 60,000miles a year working and racing mountain bikes. It's more the issue of service. I did go by a dealer ship local to me and one of the sales guys was very helpful said they used to carry them but didn't sell, so they may be OK for service issues!
Now just got to work on the wife.....any suggestions??
It will still be a few months before i can get it, which sucks cause The Bug itches bad!

Thanks for the feed back guys.

[DruAdams]

i think my total distance was about 700 miles, I was in Georgia 400 miles from home, found my bike at a credit union repo, drove back home, picked up a trailer, drove to Jacksonville FL and back then to the dealer to have it checked out. by total ride on the bike was about 1 mile of the 700+. But the folks here are pretty good about Buells, and the mechanic i took it to wanted to buy it so i know he is treating it well.

[mrdozer2you]

As far as the wife part goes, well.....
I had a CBR600 previous to my Buell. When I got married and bought my first home, "we" sold MY sports car and MY bike :p ( get used to it ) After I got my business up and running I had talked with the misses about getting another bike or possibly a sports car ( that she could drive as well ). After running this idea around for a while she asked if I really wanted the car or the bike. Of course I said bike. She said get it, "but get EXACTLY what you want" because after we have kids you will be keeping it for a looooong time.

After taking her on the first ride she said that the Buell vibrates alot more than my CBR. Now she crosses her fingers for red lights :D:D:D

[TheJekyll]

Thanks dozer, i guess thats why the stats are up on new riders being nearly 50% women.........they love the rumble!:p

[zombieBUELLer]

damn i must be pretty lucky .. my fiancé actually insisted on me getting another bike.. and when i showed her the xb12s i wanted she grabed me by the stones and pulled me to the bank to get the loan ...

good luck jekyll!

[His_and_Her_Buells]

I went 600 miles round trip to get my new 07 XB12Ss because of the good deal that I got.($8000). As far as the wife goes... well, if yours is even the slightest bit interested in riding herself get her a Blast for about $1500. That's what I did and after she started riding it she insisted that I get a new Buell so she can take it over in a few years when she's outgrown the Blast. I didn't really plan it that way, but that's how it turned out and I not about to complain.