My Buell xb12 review after 1.5 years of ownership.

[macsguitar]

Well I have to agree, I recently traded for my 07 XB9R and have not regretted it for one second!! I had many reservations about the Buell and have thought about owning one for many years, but managed to always steer away and talk myself out of it. LOL What a lot of time I wasted LOL I have owned, in just the last six months, a Ducati Monster, Aprilia Tuono, Ducati 800ss, Triumph 675 Daytona, Ducati 996, and a Kawasaki ZX6R, which I traded for the Buell! I find the Buell more intoxicating, fun, soulful, interesting, handling, sound, etc. than any of those bikes or any of the many others I have owned!! Not taking away from from any of the other bikes, but the Buell just possesses some kind of magic and evokes feelings that none of the other rides seem to be able to produce!! I had a lot of reservations about trading for the XB9 vs 12 obviously for the power difference, but again I have not regretted it, and having owned a 2008 R1 I know what going fast means. The Buell is such a great choice for my style of riding and the " Grin Factor" is always present!! I really hate how such a great bike and experience is often,very often, slighted by others in the biking sport!! That's their loss!!

 

[Dave A]

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[boston]

I like it for the rarity. Even tho this weekend I saw a fellow firebolt for the first time. And a Lightning. Now only if I could ride with another Bueller would be nice. Espiclly a firebolt. Or a 1125R so we can compare our bikes "personalitys" o and my Firebolt idles a like 950 ish RPM. But non of them seem to be on this fourm.

 

[iman501]

awesome write up man! you should post up the link to the other forum you originally posted this on. I'm curious to read the feedback from non-buell owners

 

[iman501]

Espiclly a firebolt. Or a 1125R so we can compare our bikes "personalitys"

why not a lightning? Its way more similar to your firebolt than an 1125 ever will be!

 

[fireinxb]

Wow, I thought this thread had died. Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Fawning adulation aside, Where were those pix taken in the opening post?  Ski resort somewhere,, and along the road,  just wondering.

Taos Ski Valley, NM. It's such an awesome place. Thanks!


I'm still in a love affair with my Buell...

From last week..

I've made a few more modifications and changes, including some awesome tires, shorty levers, bar end mirrors, added passenger pegs, chopped the jardine exhuast down (love it much more than the rt-1 which vibrated apart anyways), some awesome grips, new pads all around and rotor for the front. Maybe more things, I'm not sure.

I still love this bike and have yet to see another bike on the road that I would rather have on a day to day basis.

 

[boston]

why not a lightning? Its way more similar to your firebolt than an 1125 ever will be!

Well we can ride too. But i know how a lightning feel and ride cause its the same bike. I just would like to talk to a 1125 owner in person

 

[moto587]

Wow. The accuracy with which your review correlates with the emotional attachment I have for my bike is almost scary. I have owned my bike for around a month now and somehow seem to get more excited about it every day. I'm so completely stoked to see that this growing excitement might still have a long way to go. There is nothing that I do not absolutely love about my Buell. She consumes my dreams...

 

[fireinxb]

She's a sexy one too, friend. Keep her clean and she will love you back.

 

[BuellyBagger]

Ya know I've spent a lot of time second guessing my bike, for example "is this thing running right". "What's falling off now?" "Do I have the suspension set right or are the tires low it feels a lil funny?" "What's that smell?" Etc. I generally shake off my worries with a quick check over and ride the piss outa it. The problem is that these build up in the back of my brain after awhile and I begin to wonder,"is my uly really ne good?" And then I ride something else like a niterod or a sportster,or that 1100monster I demo rode or even the cbr600rr we had @ work or my bosses zx14 and ill be damned, everytime I get off one of those OTHER bikes I love my Uly more than I ever have. Its not that its better @ everything those bikes are, but its just better! Agree with your write up completely.

 

[jamason_2000]

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After owning mine for two years now all I can say is hell yeah! Each and every time I start it up it's like it's calling my name and begging to be ridden like a raped ape. Handles each and everything I throw at it. One hell of an amazing bike!

 

[guiltytoo]

Bringing this thread back from forum purgatory. I love the initial write-up. Thank you.

 

[buell248]

4) You're the outcast. Boo-hoo, I know. But it's true. "sport bike" guys look down on you for not purchasing a "real bike", cruiser guys (most of them) don't think your cool enough to be associated with (who cares really), and ducati/exotic guys will talk trash on build quality. The good thing here is you have quite a rare bike and there are also just as many people who absolutely drool over it, think its a 20k dollar bike, etc. It goes both ways. My point here is make sure you buy the bike for YOU, not to impress others.

This is the best part! 5K and you have a badass bike!

 

[vicenzajay]

I freakin' love my Firebolt....great review. I feel the same way.

Tore up some twisties today, matter of fact...this. bike. effin. rocks.

 

[fireinxb]

Thanks guys, i forgot that I wrote this. Still have the Buell, it's still my only bike, and I ride it all the time.

Took it on a 3k mile roadtrip last year as well.