| Author | Message | ||
     Aydenxb9 |
I love my bike. If it weren't for Buell Motorcycles, I have to honestly say, I'd probably not ride as much as I do. This is coming from someone who worked in a Harley, and a Harley/Honda/Kawasaki dealership. My XB9S is what I always thought a good motorcycle should be. It's changed my life, literally. My background is mostly in cars, classic muscle Mopars and short track stock cars. Buell has changed all that. My Buell has freed me from the insanity that is local level racing in the southeast. My latest Mopar project is back burnered because I'm having so much damn fun on this bike! I have the car in hand, no need to rush, I'll get to it sooner or later. I've ridden many motorcycles and owned a few before my Buell(s)but none of them spark in me the emotion that this machine does. The only other motorcycles that ever came close to the Buell for me was the HD XR1000 (I remember when I uncrated the first one that the shop got, I almost pee'd myself! The K&N's hanging off those Del'Orto's, the flat track exhaust, and the Gun metal paint.......) the Honda V-45, and of all things, the first HD Fat Boy (something about the the yellow rocker box spacers against an all silver bike, just cool in my eyes. I look at all other Fatboys and I actually really DON'T like them, go figure). About the only things I think could possibly even get me to consider letting my Buell go would be the following: a Viper GTS, a 1969 and a half Six Pack Superbee, a Hemi Dart, or a Wing car (Daytona or Superbird). Even then, I'd have to think very hard as I can't afford any of these machines, but I can afford my Buell. So to all in this community, the people who create these wonderful machines, and the friends I've made because of this machine, I say thank you, thank you very much. | ||
| Buckinfubba |
YEAH......THATS WHAT I"M TALKIN ABOUT!!!!!! this is what buell is and will thrive on given the wings to fly. | ||
| Fullpower |
it was 26 degrees, blowin 20 from the north. middle of FeBuellary in southcentral alaska. mount susitna across cook inlet. (glad i had an electric vest)  | ||
| Rex |
whoooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.....Go BUell! rexr | ||
| Andys |
Dude! I know where there is a 69-70 Hemi Road Runner here in Jersey that might be for sale on the cheap. Looks like a number matching car. The Carters are still on it and it's got that pesky dual points setup still in there. It's an automatic too. The car hasn't run in 5 years and it's been repainted black. If I had the money, I'd tub it and make it a street rod. Hurumph! Hurumph! I love Hemis, but am totally broke. Sounds like you'd give it a nice home. Interested? | ||
| M1combat |
I hear you Aydenxb9... My co-workers look at me funny and say "You rode here in the RAIN!?!? Don't you have a Mustang AND a truck?" "Yeah... but... well. Yes, I do." BUELL MOTORCYCLES RULE! There's nothin' like 'em. | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I just LOVE my Buell!!!!  THis is Signal Hill (place where Marconi received the very first Trans-Atlantic Wireless Signal) in Newfoundland | ||
| Newfie_buell |
I love being one of the only ones here. Kinda makes me feel special!!!!! | ||
| Fullpower |
nice newfie.when are you pansies coming to invade alaska? you make it this far, i'll buy you a pint of old inlet pale ale, and have mother in law scoot over and make room for ya in the guest house. | ||
| Tucsonxb9s |
I feel the same way (group hug!  ) I've become a Buell junkie. Need my badweb fix two to three times a day and are always on the look out for new cool sh** for the bike. I've met a bunch of great guys in AZ that I never would have met with out my Buell. I never had a bunch of guys I could give a jingle and say, " Let's ride!" before this bike. | ||
| Newfie_buell |
2005 Dean, I want to do a cross Canada Tour in 2005 and if anyone wants to tag along any part of the way they are more than welcome. | ||
| Newblaster |
Yup, nothing else quite like a Buell. It takes a certain type of person to love one, and that's what makes things like the badweb tick. It's amazing to make friends just because of the machine you're on. If someone else rides a Buell, that's enough in common, it seems. You just don't get that with any other bike, and that's what makes Buells so special. | ||
| Aydenxb9 |
Man, I'm feelin' the love guys! Andys- E-mail me on that 'Runner. If I can't swing it, I know a couple of other people who'd be worthy of such a car. I can find it a good home. Y'know, even a bad day on the Buell is still a good day. Went for an all day ride Friday, found some pretty good roads down in Onslow and Pender Co. NC courtesy of the proprietor of Backroads Triumph in Jacksonville. Had the time of my life until I went down. A decreasing radius turn on an unfamiliar road with log truck or tractor clods in the prefered line. I changed my line to miss the gravel/mud/grass clumps, went wide, got on the double yellow line when the back tire came unglued. I rode it out to the bitter end, no way I wanted to experience a high side, so I drove it off the opposite shoulder and slid around in the dirt. I was able to keep it up and get it slowed down a bunch before I ran out of shoulder, and talent, so I put it down. It was either that or fly off into a ditch. The good news is that I'm alright other than a bruised right knee and a tender hip. Proper gear does work-Don't leave home without it!! The bad news isn't really all that bad, the bike suffered only a broken turn signal outer lens, a shallow dent in the frame about the size of the palm of my hand, and some light scratches around said dent and on the swing arm. All very fixable. I picked myself and the bike up, wiped off the dirt, and finished attacking that road! What else could I do? Besides being a eighty miles away from home, the thing still ran! | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
"Feelin the love" Is that a bananna in your pants,  or are you just happy to see me??? LOL! Charlieboy | ||
| Aydenxb9 |
Hey-hey-hey!!! Strictly platonic now. Uh- b-b-aseball, cold showers, Ethyl Merman............. | ||
| Buckinfubba |
glad your ok yes log trucks bad for motorcycle | ||
| Crusty |
Ethyl Merman is enough to make the Eiffel Tower droop. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Fullpower,the beer sounds good,is your mother in law hot? | ||
| Impulse_101 |
Full, I'll see you in 2005. I'll be there for the paralyzed vetrans games and a long visit with old friends. Also I love my Buell as well. When I get into something I like to get into it 100%, learn it, live it and obsess over it. My Buell has given me the best distraction away from my musical interests which have been an obsession since I was 16 years old. It's actually helping me to be creative because now I have a way of washing out my soul and coming back with a fresh perspective. JT edited by Impulse 101 on April 10, 2004 | ||
| Oneway |
Just got a new 03-XB/9 put 1000ml in 3weeks,Love it. would like to change muffler, any ideals? | ||
| Charlieboy6649 |
DRUMMER>>>>> Go to the Drummer discussion! | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
Buells and Happiness Happiness with your Buell is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my Buell or not doesn't depend on how the handlebar controls are arranged...it's how I arrange my mind; I’ve already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up, hung-over, on the garage floor next to my bike. I have a choice; I can spend the day lying face down in a puddle of primary fluid recounting the difficulty I have with the parts of my Buell that no longer work, or I can get up, do a burn-out, and be thankful for the ones that do. Each day my Buell starts right up is a gift, and as long as my eyes are open I'll focus on the new twisties ahead and all the happy memories of maintenance-free days past that I've stored away...just for this time in my life. Owning a Buell is like having a bank account...you withdraw from it what you've put in. So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of wheelies in the bank account of memories. I am still depositing. Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred of Rice. 2. Free your mind from worry about rocker box gaskets. 3. Live simply. Whisky works best. 4. Give more. Your dealership’s owner has kids in college. 5. Expect less. You won’t be disappointed when you receive it. Pass this message on to 7 people except you and me and you will receive an XB12S tomorrow. Now, STOP! Did you hear what I just said? You WILL receive a New Buell tomorrow. So send it!  (with apologies to my mom and the author of the original) HellBuelly J |
