| Author | Message | ||
     Wbrisett |
I thought this was pretty cool, so I thought I would pass this along. This is a post from the Two-Wheeled Texan website. ========= Re: My new Buell 1125 CR Instead of a new thread, I dug this one up. A buddy of mine about 30 years old was looking to buy his first real bike. I had let him ride some of my herd on occasion hoping he would find a nice used bike. We emailed a lot about bikes and what to look for, etc etc. Then a couple of months ago the call on the cell phone came, "I bought a bike". I was more concerned than curious at the time and asked him what he had bought, the second pause in the conversation came when he told me a Buell 1125cr. I did my best to sound positive and asked what the dealership had talked about future parts availability and so on. He was confident that support would be fine and was excited about the bike. As for me, I had my doubts on the purchase. As you have seen me post to new riders concerning what to buy, I am convinced that at the end of the day you have to buy a bike that you want to ride, not what I want you to ride. And this was the case with my friend. One of those "If your diggin what you ride, I am diggin it for you" kind of deal. That was until today.......... He has put about 900 miles on it and I have dodged riding it until he had broke it in some and had the initial service done. Today he called and wanted to go riding. So Pkiser, him, and I met up and went out to enjoy the afternoon on some back roads. He had asked if I wanted to ride it when he showed up at my house, and I told him we would change bikes after a while. So today was the day I got to ride his bike instead of me being the one loaning out a bike. The only word I have is "WOW"! I am not so sure I have ever been so wrong in what I thought a bike would be like to ride. I was dead wrong in my expectations. I have a sv1000 naked and was expecting this to not be much more than a higher performance version of a naked twin. I was no where close to being right. The difference is night and day between the bikes. The tuck on the CR is quite a bit tighter than my SV, which was surprising. I knew the bars were lower, but the pegs are quite a bit higher than I was expecting. I was also surprised how the bike had less turbulence than the SV naked, especially my upper body and head. The turning was quick and precise. The big single rotor and caliper worked great out front. The transmission which I had expected to be clunky shifted smoother than any bike I own. The motor was smooth and pulled harder than I would have ever guessed. I came away with many different ideas from my first inclinations. But the one thought that sticks in my mind is that the 1125CR is one of the coolest bikes I have ever had a chance to take a spin on. I was glad to be so wrong about this bike. It's a shame HD pulled the plug on nice motorcycle. I would have liked to have seen where they could have gone from here. So for you guys who pulled the trigger on the 1125, good for you. You get to ride a piece of American history and have a hoot all at the same time. What a great bike. __________________ | ||
| No_rice |
"If your diggin what you ride, I am diggin it for you" that i like. wish we had more of that around here these days... | ||
| Hogzilla |
It's a shame, like myself, not many got a chance to experience how amazing this bike is till it was no longer available. Every time I take it out I find myself fortunate to be one of the few that get to experience this bike firsthand. It is a truly incredible piece of engineering. I completely agree... "If your diggin what you ride, I am diggin it for you." | ||
| Kirb |
"If your diggin what you ride, I am diggin it for you." I wish I heard that more than I have to say "ride your own bike" | ||
| Krash01 |
I'm on that website too. Can you send me a link to that? | ||
| Wbrisett |
on page 2: http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44071 | ||
| Jleblanc26 |
i love my bike, but it still makes me sick when people speak of getting their bikes with a 5K discount. o, well. i guess i'm going ride,lol. tell your friend to enjoy his new found addiction.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
I've been riding my CR more and more lately, and have much the same reaction. I love my 1200s....but the 1125 is damned near turbine-like in power delivery; the handling is so flickable I barely even think about doing something and the bike is already doing it; the ZTL2 is just soooo nice...I need to ride a tuber for a bit before I get a ticket that comes with a nice new set of bracelets  | ||
| Froggy |
Ratbuell, I take it you will be leaving your air heads in the driveway for someone to sweep away soon? Welcome to the dark side | ||
| Father_of_an_era |
I hear what your saying Jleblanc26. I bought my R in October of 08 full price off of the floor. I love my R but what a steal it would have been at that type of discount. The funny thing is when I bought my bike I haggled for over an hour to get a thousand off of the sticker price. lol I still feel that I got a pretty good deal though. Good times! | ||
| Ratbuell |
Not a chance, frog-man. Not only do I still love my XB...but my tubers are like family. Just goes to prove that ALL the generations of Buells have features that I love! Different? Yep. Better or worse? Not a chance. Just...individual. |
