are buells slower than other sportbikes??

[redliner172]

agfish nailed it. Keeping up with liter bikes is easy to about 150. BUT it only gets scary if you dont have a stabilizer to get rid of that high speed wobble, otherwise 150 is just another day in the country [cool].

 

[yellow50]

The newest cycleworld (the one with the whole buell write up) has a really good write up on horsepower and tourque. It explains how a cruiser and a crotchrocket can have the same horsepower but how they differ greatly in riding and powerband.

 

[Bolt]

Something unique& stylish will always beat top end in my book.[up]
Funny thing is, like Wayne said,they all go fast enough to kill you.

 

[delta one]

in the corners by XB9SL rules the 600's that spank me in the straights. on Sunday I left a 2010 ninja ZX-6 way behind on the highway entrance ramp. I thought that he had fallen or something because it took him 5 miles to catch back up to me. but the catch is at 60 65 70 75 pick a number any number higher than 35 if we would drop the hammer I could get half a tire in front of him off of the drop then it was all over. it didn't take any time at all for that little bike to build power and dust my ass. we traded bikes for about an hour or so and I have to admit I had fun once it would hit 8-10k it felt like a turbo had been waiting to spool or something. but one thing I did notice is that my bike is sexy! dang a buell looks and sounds good going down the road. [up] and not being able to catch my own bike around town was a weird feeling. [confused]
everybody was staring at the buell and the crazy green kawi was just nothing, I kinda like that low profile feel at times.

 

[Dragonslayer]

Any squid can go super fast in a straight line. It takes no skill.
The curves are where it matters IMO. And when it comes to the curves, no, Buells are NOT slower.
It all depends on the rider more than the bike.

 

[redliner172]

Thats true dragon. Thats why they succumb to peer pressure and get the blue/white gixxer 600. And then wreck it a month later. Buells corner better than any bike I have been on in my opinion. It is all about the curves, there is NO fun whatsoever in crusing around the highways fast. That just sucks.

And it does depend on the rider...for example:

Lets go to laguna seca and I will race my 1125r up against Ben Spies on an Aprilia RS50. He would still win hands down im sure.

 

[CBi]

Guys,

Sorry if I offended anyone, I was just busting balls.

Sportbike guys on the whole get very caught up in bike specs....the whole "my bike is faster than yours" thing.

I hear a lot of people trash the XB and say the motor is a "boat anchor" and it has no technology, etc. I personally love the way it sounds, and the low-end grunt. I don't care if it's not the fastest thing on two wheels. It's plenty fast for me, and handles great.

I like V-twins in general...Ducs, Guzzis, and the boutique bikes like Wakan and Ecosse are right up my alley. Cool style, awesome v-twin performance and sound, and sporty handling.

I'm not a racer, so I don't need a race bike to ride on the street. My street bike suits me just fine, and puts a smile on my face when I start her up and head off to the hills for a ride. I could give two ***** if the guy in the Wawa parking lot with the gixxer 600 wants to "race" or thinks he's "faster" or "better" than me. Honestly it's the kind of **** that makes me hang out with the Harley/cruiser crowd.

If you want to race, go to the ****** racetrack.

Okay, I'm done now.

 

[Jabaniz]

Kole,
cant wait too hear about your finished motor, might be something cool to do for a rebuild

 

[hula Buell]

Hell yes they are slower.But they are good looking and nothing sounds better.

 

[Lohani]

No jap here. take a look at the profile whang chung

im pretty sure whang chung doesnt fit into the japanese syllabary
perhaps wangu chungu

 

[racepro716]

Here's a bit to think about...."the engine's boat anchor". Go outside. Take you front belt cover off and measure crank center to countershaft center. for a big fat lunk of an engine 9 inches seems pretty small to me. The bottom end on this thing is friggin tiny, had the muffler off this past weekend and I'm blown away by how compact the whole thing is is. Wayne

 

[Alfatango1]

im pretty sure whang chung doesnt fit into the japanese syllabary
perhaps wangu chungu

If it was a 80's band reference it would be Wang Chung anyhow

 

[willyam1]

does anyone have a problem getting the damn thing in neutral, i swear its the biggist pain in the ass lol

Try changing your oil. After switching to amsoil mine switches into neutral way eaiser. I have heard from a few other people too that Neutral is hard to find with harley oil in it.

 

[1sexynucca]

Dont you mean try changing your transmission fluid (with Maybe Synthetic Oil) to improve switching into neutral??? Just curious... [confused]

 

[delta one]

After switching to amsoil mine switches into neutral way eaiser. I have heard from a few other people too that Neutral is hard to find with harley oil in it.

+1 to that amsoil in your primary

also adjust your clutch while you are in there.

but yes this bike is harder to find neutral on than most other bikes I have been on.
my friends ZX6R was super easy compared to my XB9. but I wouldn't slap into gears on his bike like I do on the XB

 

[IYAOYAS]

im pretty sure whang chung doesnt fit into the japanese syllabary
perhaps wangu chungu

You must have taught conversation english to the Japanese at one time

 

[greenyone]

I'm a former CBR 600 owner. As long as I can keep my bolt on the road I'll be on a Buell rather than a NippoRocket. I'd rather be draggin' my knees on a twistie backroad than clipping down an interstate at 150+. That's my personal opinion, but to me sportbikes are about the handling first and foremost.

 

[jzchev28]

i've owned both, and my buell is wayyyyyy more fun to drive around, love it. when im at work thats all i can think about is the next ride on my bueller!

 

[potman45]

The Buell def does keep up with my buddies zx10r and R-1
in town, but the higest speed i was able to reach with my XB12Scg '06 stock was 126mph, at that point, i felt the wind resistance due to no wind screen became the main drag issue. I wandered if getting a mod to xbr or 1125 wind screen might help solve that because i had it WOT in 5th, downhill

 

[anrkizm95]

youll never be able to keep up with them on an open road.with out major hp increase and gearing.