| Author | Message | ||
     Paulbookbinder |
I am considering both of these. I am no mechanic, but I do like to do the routine stuff - oil change, change spark plugs, adjust primary..., myself, and have done so many times on my sportster. Things seem really shoehorned in on the Buell - how difficult are these routine tasks compared to the sportster? thank you, paul | ||
| Gunut75 |
GET THE XB! GET THE XB! I went from a sporty to an XB.................I will never turn back! The spark plugs are a little harder, unless you have the right tools. Oil change and primary are just as easy as the sporty. | ||
| Fahren |
Better ride both, and see which of the two gets into your system deeper. What Gunut said about simple maintenance stuff. | ||
| 4cammer |
I rode the XR1200 this past Sunday at a HD demo ride. Interesting bike, and I was very excited to ride it. Excitement lasted for about 1/2 of the ride. I will take my XB9R over it any day. And yes, I was disapointed, as I was certain the XR would be my next new bike purchase. | ||
| Joebuell |
I took a 1125r out for a "monitored" test ride. The salesman was leading the ride on a xr1200 with SE pipes. Halfway through, he offered to switch bikes. Bad move on my part. While it may have been the best sportster I've ridden, it felt like a tractor compared to the Buell. | ||
| Toecutter |
Absolutely test ride both! Because sales have been so bad lately, H-D/Buell makes it really easy to test ride whatever bike you want to these days. Just stop in a dealership that sells both lines and ask for a back to back test ride so you can compare them for yourself. Otherwise, your local dealership, http://www.performancehd.com/ , is having a demo day on June 27th. The demo day might be a bit better for comparison because you have the opportunity to see what both bikes are like after they have been broken in. I like the XR1200 too, but decided on the XB12Ss. The technology gap between the two is pretty wide. (Message edited by toecutter on June 21, 2009) | ||
| Newxb12ss |
The XR1200 probably has the "look" and better long-range comfort over an XB. But the XB is over 100 lbs. lighter and seems to average about 7-8 more hp than the XR1200. I'll be picking up my new '09 XB12Ss this week and for $8,700, the price difference between the XB12 and XR1200 gets a lot of additional tweaking can be done. | ||
| Rudolf35 |
I tested a XR1200 two weeks ago. The first two corners told me all I needed to know - it handles like a tank. I rode the XR for another 30 miles but it did not get any better. It drug it's tail and was not as crisp in the corners as my 06 Uly. I have to admit that it handled way better than any other HD I have ridden (I had three) but still not up to the Uly standard. |
