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Danny_h__jesternut
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

With your Buell Motorcycle?

In the issue of Performance Bikes(Brit. mag)that I am now reading, its got a short intreview with one Erik Buell.(p.10) Says, and I quote 'We built 11,000 Buells last year.' The company is growing every year, but I'm trying to build bikes peaple fall in LOVE with.

So the questin must be asked. Is Mr. Buell acomplishing this goal? Do you LOVE your Buell American Motorcycle?

My old M2 Clone ,simple anser YES. I do miss that ratty ole bike. As for the X1 the jury is still out. I want to love it but for know its still jest a LOVE/HATE.
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Diablobrian
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 06:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes..... 03 xb9r (now a 1250)
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Djkaplan
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 06:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's a love I have to hide from people that wouldn't understand.

Here... it's not so weird. I'm OUT and I'm LOVING it...

Uh... that was kind of weird.
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Spiderman
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 06:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes I do but it is an abusive relationship. The cops have been called a couple times, but she keeps commin back oh yes she comes back...
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Tom_b
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 07:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes I do love my buell. will i buy another one when I end up selling it? NO or will i buy another harley davidson product. I have never owned another motorcycle with so few amount of mile and so many problems that should have bee done right when the bike was built. My buell has less than 13,000 on it and have replace the drive belt, both rockerbox gaskets, the front head gasket, voltage regulator bracket and the throttleboddy. I have owned over 25 cycles including a 52 BMW, a 68 Norton and a 74 honda cb 750 and none had has many parts break as my Buell. I guess it is a Love/hate relationship. I love to ride it but hate that it breaks.Will hate to sell it but will love to have a bike that doesn't break
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Hardcorps
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 07:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah! Is this love that am I feeling! Yes! Yes! YES! HARDER! FASTER! Opps did I say that out loud!!

Hard Corps
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Brineusaf
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 07:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yes Sir, definately in love with it.
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Iamike
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 07:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Tom,
Not much difference than a high-maintenance girlfriend, huh?
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Marijane0569
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 08:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I LOVE my Buell. YES I have had to push her once. Yet I LOVE working on her. I love the fact that I can tear her apart and put her back together again and that she will run again, as well as before. The thing that I DO HATE about my BUELL is that fact that dealers are such a P.I.T.A. to deal w/ here. The only one nearby is 80+ miles away (and will not take a credit card over the phone; you MUST order all parts in person). Needless to say I do NOT deal W/ the dealer much. TOO BAD FOR THEM.

"MJ"
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Aaomy
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 08:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

96 s2t,, and yes i love it,,,
oh sorry dear,,
i love you both,,
in different ways though,,

or should i just put it this way,, yes i actually have slept in the garage with my buell...
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Tq_freak
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Oh I love my 12s and she is deffently a S&M relationship, Every time we go out I beat her and SHE LOVES IT.
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Kenm123t
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I guess we love our Buells we have
4 a 98 S3T thanks to our Fireman Jim
a 98 S1W the M123T and dads Xb9s
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Jersey_thunder
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 09:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I LOVE MY 95&96 S2..I JUST WANT MY WIFE AND MY GIRLFRIENDS TO GET ALONG!!


JT
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Aldaytona
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

AMORE
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Leftcoastal
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 10:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I LIKE my Buell, but my 54 year old back and neck definitely do not LOVE it! Recently I have been considering putting it up for trade for another "Geezer" Glide. One thing I DO love is that rush when it's spooling up the turbo around 4 grand and ya gotta hang the F___ on! Yee Haw!
AL
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Oldog
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Definately:
I love My X1:

You can ride it when You want to.
having gas is good
being nekkid is good
its dressed the way you want.
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Dtx
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 10:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I love my Buell. Recently, I have learned how to do things on a motorcycle I never thought I could possibly do. Like drag knees and scrap pegs. Its a trusting relationship!


track pic
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Ezblast
Posted on Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 10:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My profile says too much as it is! - lol - GT - JBOTDS! EZ
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Paulson
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 09:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yup. Wouldn't be very happy to part with it. And whenever I forget how much I love this bike, I only have to ride it to remember. No bike has EVER given me this grin. : D
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Sarodude
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How can I love my 96 Ca S2? This bike's carb is a POS. The lump of a motor makes no power. I'm always afraid of dumping it on that sidestand. I HATE the self canceling signals. The trip odo is infuriating. The forks sound like they're made by some KKK psycho someplaced.

And what about the Blasts? Sometimes I feel like I'm riding a one fisted proctologist. Every other time I turn on the ignition key, the odo ticks up by a tenth. WTF? It guzzles oil like it was using some total loss system. The suspension feels like a sponge balancing on a bar of wet soap.

I heard someplace that love has something to do with putting up with something DESPITE all the reasons you shouldn't. Well, I'm not sure how, but I sure do LOVE my bikes. I hope to never have to sell 'em.

-Saro
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Gearhead998
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I absolutly LOVE mine!!!! I love wrenching on it as much as riding it. I haven't had any issues in 2 1/2 years (knock on wood). My wife hates it for that reason though. She has actually told me that if it were possible, i would cheat on her with my bike. I had to laugh. She didn't think it was very funny.
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Marijane0569
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey Gearhead998,

At least she would know who you been with .
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Gearhead998
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thats true, but she may have a rath!!!
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Angelwild327
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Definitely in love with my Lightning... I loved my City Cross as well, it was the
"naughty" bike...but my 12 and I have a very love/love relationship! Erik's done his job well!!!
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Mugsymd
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What about a 2006 XB12Ss - anyone having any problems yet - I hope not!
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Gmc310
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 04:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

yes I love my , 2000 T bolt, there isn't a bike I'd rather have , thats a great feeling.
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Phantom5oh
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 04:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I love my 2005 XB12Scg!

shhhh... don't tell my wife...
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Ducxl
Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 05:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

YUP! I fell in love/w my first '87XL89" and followed the XL series to my current X1 and XB.I still miss the trap door thingy though.It was always fun pullin' the transmission
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U4euh
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 01:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

From the wife: "You love that D%&$ bike more than you love me" "No I don't" I say. Then I step into the barn and tell the bike it's alright, she is just cranky! Lord I need help.

Hi, my name is Jim, and I love my Buell!
I am in a Love/Love relationship: I love to flog her, and she loves me to flog her.
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Bindy
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 05:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Love my Bindy Buell, cant help but stare at her and say how beautiful she is......

She's my best mate when I ride always encouraging me to try new things.....

It's a threesome I am happy to be in with Opto...

Oops did I really say that!!!
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Bake
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 08:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My XB is definately my favorite ride (I own 7 bikes), if I had to replace it I would another Buell.

Love? May have to reserve that for animate objects.
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Djkaplan
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"My XB is definately my favorite ride (I own 7 bikes)"

My favorite ride (of yours) is that 750 Laverda!
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Buellzebub
Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 12:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

once upon a time i would have said yes, but i have come to realize that it is just a high maintanance "three dressed up as a nine" (Trooper reference, CDN rock band from the 70's) Note: i still care for my S1, otherwise i couldn't ride it very far.
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Bake
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 12:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

DJ, the italian bike is fun, nostalgic and handles pretty good (for it's era) decent power (for it's era). It gets a lot of attention.

The Buell handles like a dream, awesome suspension and power, brakes and way better rideing position. It gets a lot attention.

I'd never sell the Laverda and ride it every nice day, but the Bell is way more fun.
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