I thought this was why they were not on the podium.watching them come out of the corkscrew was squirrely (loosing traction)compared to the Yamaha's.The Buells have less hp compared to the Yamaha's as well and i thought this was the reason everyone was happy to hear about there being a possibility that ama would do away with traction control.[confused]
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I thought this was why they were not on the podium.watching them come out of the corkscrew was squirrely (loosing traction)compared to the Yamaha's.The Buells have less hp compared to the Yamaha's as well and i thought this was the reason everyone was happy to hear about there being a possibility that ama would do away with traction control.[confused]
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Buells are way better street bikes, I had a 08 cbr1000rr, sold it, went to a sv1000 which was nice, still beat the guys with gsxr1000 and ducati 1098s in the hills, I got bored going fast in a straight line, Im going back to Buell soon after stupidly selling my 1125r last year Im buying a mates 1125cr, with al the quirks it has I'll still love it more than a japper....it has soul.
Josh Hayes wins by 21.8 seconds on that crappy handling R1 and all i said was it was a nice bike,someone also said yamaha doesn't race in superbike..EBR came in what place? I don't know i turned off the race,one thing i did notice MR HAYES was touching his elbows to the track many times and EBR says their bike corners better.I love that i started 5 pages of coments im lol.Now did my back break anybody's Knife?? How many of you posers check yourself out in store front windows and who cares who looks at your bike you do that's who.Now go buy stronger knives!!!!!!!
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Now that was a good read through.. congrats tyler this was 5 pages of pure entertainment although there wasnt enough fighting til the last couple pages.. Moral of the story is if you cant handle getting passed on the highway doing speeds that can potentially make you turn into a blazing ball of fiery debris, maybe you should consider an R1. HOWEVER, like one guy said earlier in the convo there WILL always be someone who is faster somewhere down the line. and with a bike that fast you better know that all this comfortable turning you have with the torque monster buell will go down the ******* when you try to rip a turn at 190+.. Everyone has different goals and wants but in the end everyone should be happy with their own bike, even if everybody and their mother has one
P3_techman
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Ha. This.
Probably one of my favorite things to do. It's like watching a video of yourself.
Theycallmecrash
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Why we stuck on R1's!?! What about gsxr 750/1000, zx-10, daytona 675, cbr1000, bmws1000rr, ect?! What really is the best thing to ride out there for all around performance? Seems youre holding the R1 to pretty high standards of greatness.
BuellyBagger
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yeah i do it too [up]
Guy I ride with just bought a Diavel. We went riding the other day and we switched bikes for awhile.
My opinion of it is that I'm talking myself out of buying one. I'm a little taller and I have to say, I fit the Diavel much better. The ergos are set up to fit me a little better. It has a much lower seating position and longer wheel base with the seat further back than the Buell. When I got back on my buell I realized just how far up on top of the bike we sit. That Diavel almost feels like the riding position of a cruiser, but with more power than I'd ever need. It offers various riding modes with utilizes different suspension settings and reigns in or opens up the horsepower based on which setting you choose. Can be handy in certain situations, i.e. sudden weather changes, poor road conditions, etc.
For me, it was a more comfortable ride. It's got a huge rear tire and I thought that would cause some lagging in responsiveness in a turn, but surprisingly it didn't really do that at all. I'm not a track guy and at times I feel like I push my bike, but the truth of the matter is I'm probably not pushing the bike at all, rather I'm pushing myself and my own capabilities which makes me feel like I'm pushing the bike. I'd assume there are many on our bikes, or any other bikes who do the same thing.
I love my Buell and regardless if I get another bike I'll always keep my Buell. It'll be the one constant in the garage. I love many aspects of my bike which is why I'd keep it, but I am also interested in the technology in some of these other bikes like Ducatis and BMW's. Not because I feel they are "better" bikes, but just different bikes. And riding different bikes onky helps gain riding experience.
And as much as I loved that Diavel, I loved riding beside my Buell and listening to it and watching it ride down the road. I fell in love with it all over again, and was happy to get back on it.
