| Author | Message | ||
     Firemanjim |
I would like to take the time to compliment all the folks involved in making the All CA Buell Ride an incredible experience,but especially Leslie Prevish.She had every detail planned out and every eventuality planned for.Even when we had unseasonally bad weather ,everything went smoothly. This was an EPIC ride.The best Buell event I have been on,bar none,in my 7 years of ownership.The riding was fantastic.Great food,great after hours enntertainment.The dealers(with the exception on Eureka)enthusiatic.Having our own mechanic following to take care of any little niggles was outstanding,Reggie was a great help to all who needed him. Again,I would like to say thank you to Buell and Leslie for an unbelievably good time--and to Erik for making it possible.--- (Fireman)Jim Higgins,2-1995 S-2 Thunderbolts. | ||
| Buckinfubba |
epierce no the oil lines should not leak ...hell they don't leak on a harley on a car on anything....I got me a bolt now with 1700 miles on it not one problem...I am a tech a tilley h/d buell...but that doesn't make a difference....and who ever said earlier that it was probably somethin we do after we un crate it that is not true...that thing comes out of the crate almost ready to go...probably because too many harley techs have screwed too many buells up....your right dealer support is shit...even where I work I fight every day to get it better...btu the sales dept rules and you can see where that leads....I am tryin my damndest but its freakin hard to change what some people can't understand...harley needs to pull there head out of there asses and keep an eye on there dealers...thats comin from somebody who works for one...it is sad that so much money is in the hands of people who don't give a rats ass about the other brand name they carry... | ||
| Dougd |
just spent some time on the xb, the seat was so hot after about 30 min that i had to stop. any one else notice this or was it just me. doug | ||
| Hootowl |
All, These Buell Clocks are going for quite a bit of money. I bought one when they first appeared for $20. I got it in the mail yesterday. It is a cheap plastic KMart clock with a printout of the Buell logo for the face. Very poor quality. They were obviously made on someone's home computer. They didn't even bother to smooth out the edges of the poorly enlarged jpg they used. The poor quality of these clocks leads me to believe that Buell did not authorize the use of its logo or name, and is not seeing one dime of the money. I encourage anyone bidding on these to retract their bid, as this product violates Buell's copyright. | ||
| Mikej |
That ought to give the corp legal beagle something to do while she puruses the bike ads. If not then there is further evidence of selective application of their enforcement. (Sorry, pet peeve of mine, selective enforcement of rules.) | ||
| Aaron |
thanks for the heads-up. Too late to retract my bid, though. I've notified the seller and I won't be consumating the sale, should I win. | ||
| Aaron |
The seller cancelled it for me ... Hootowl, I owe you one ... come over for a free dyno-tune sometime. | ||
| Hootowl |
This is the email that the seller and I have been exchanging. I guess you have to start at the bottom. Quote Now that would constitute harassment. Surely you must know that I will respond to eBay and include this threatening message. I have a life. Part of that life is looking out for my fellow Buellers. The following message was sent by Dayna Fick on Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:31:54 -0700 (PDT). > Yes I will be informing Ebay and since you do not want to cease your activity, > I will inform any seller on whose items that you are bidding on that you > are a nuisance and not to deal with you.Who do you think you are the Ebay > police? Get a life. > > --- "Jeff Schemp" wrote: > >I have emailed everyone who is bidding on them. As you can see from the > email, nothing I said is untrue. They do appear homemade. I am not unhappy > with the clock, and that is why I didn't contact you. I am simply making > others aware of the nature of a product. A product that clearly violates > a trademark. I have also posted this information in a public forum that > the management of the Buell Motorcycle Company frequents. I will also > be contacting the trademark manager at Harley Davidson, who works very > closely with eBay concerning trademark violations. Her name is Judy Henslee. > I understand that you do not make the clocks, and are simply retailing > them. I have a right to say anything to anybody. I did not say anything > about the product that isn't true. It is a cheap clock. If it came with > a battery it would be worth twice as much. If you feel that you need to > tell eBay what I have said, then by all means, please do. I have said > nothing slanderous, and nothing about you or your company. > > > >The following message was sent by Dayna Fick > on Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:58:00 -0700 (PDT). > > > >> I was just informed by one of my biddders that you are emailing my bidders > > >> knocking my Buell clocks.I am not making them as you are telling them, > > >> I buy them wholesale.If you were not happy with your purchase you could > > >> have told me or left me appropriate feedback, what you are doing is > in > >> violation of Ebay's rules, it is a form of harassment.I have a copy > of > >> the email you are sending them, if I hear of anymore of this kind of > activity > >> I will be forced to report you to Ebay, sending them a copy of your > >> which ultimately will lead to your suspension.Thank You > >> > >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> Sign up for FREE email from hot-email.net at http://www.hot-email.net/ > >> > >> _____________________________________________________________ > >> Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with email@yourgroup.org > > >> by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > >> > > _____________________________________________________________ > Sign up for FREE email from hot-email.net at http://www.hot-email.net/ > > _____________________________________________________________ > Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with email@yourgroup.org > by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag > | ||
| Peter |
This is cool! I've bought one too and given it to Aaron as a present! I've also bught one that he's done as a Snap-On clock. I like this sort of stuff. When I was a Snap-On dealer, another dealer made up a lot of unlicensed t'shirts and gave them to customers. I got one. When he got his arse kicked by Snap-On, it became my favourite shirt. I've still got it. This is fun. Must be my Aussie convict mentality..... PPiA | ||
| Hootowl |
I think this should clarify my position... | ||
| Peter |
Hootowl, I have no problem with your point of view at all. You have done a service to everybody bidding by bringing the point up. Thank you. My point is that it has just made these clocks more interesting. Many years ago, my mother bought a painting from a door-to-door seller who gave her a card saying that he was unable to hear or speak, and made his living this way. The painting was of a nice peaceful scene and quite good. It came to light later, that he was not as claimed, even though he had painted it. She took it off the wall and tried to throw it out. I kept it, because now, besides being a nice painting, it had something interesting also. A story. I saw the clock on eBay, and did a "Buy It Now" for $19.99, thinking I'd give it to Aaron as a thank you for some things he's done for me. A fun thing. A few hours later, another one appeared and I was a little disappointed. However, watching the bids over the next few days put a smile back on my face. Much more than I paid. I started getting suspicious when I saw a Snap-On one also being auctioned, by the same person in the same style. I bought it though, after seeing the other auctions cancelled, but before I read here. I'll going to wait and see what happens with the Buell ones before I pay for it. But I still think it's fun. PPiA | ||
| Hootowl |
Peter, My last post wasn't a response to your post. You posted while I was reloading. Sorry for the confusion. And I agree, they are neat. That's why I bought one. They are worth 15-20 bucks just for their cool factor, but when the seller realized that they were selling, they took off the buy it now for $20 option and upped the minumum bid. That's just plain greedy. The "Authorized" on the face led me to believe they were clocks given to dealers by Buell as sort of a business gift at a dealer show or something. I was a little disappointed when it came and I realized what it was. I went to the sellers other auction page, and they were getting almost $300 for a Ferarri clock. Somebody's going to be pissed. I didn't know what they were at the time or I would have emailed the buyers on that one too. I have since found out that contacting buyers about an item is against the rules, and I may face expulsion from the eBay community. If I saved somebody some hard earned money and a little heartache, it will be well worth it. I don't think anything will happen though. The seller is selling prohibited items. I can't believe eBay would 86 me for mentioning it to someone. | ||
| Aaron |
I just got and looked at this clock that Peter bought for me (thanks mate). I agree 100% with Hootowl's description of it. Not at all what I assumed it was when I bid, this is a cheapo little clock with a home-made piece of paper stuck in it. It's probably worth the $20 or so, but nowhere near what I was bidding on it. Thanks again. Pete, I don't know if you remember, but the clock in my shop has been broke for years. This is perfect. Thanks. | ||
| Court |
AW: Get back in that shop and get to work!  Court | ||
| Firekiller |
 I am hoping the nasty rumor that Buell will no longer be making tube frame models like the X1, M2, S3 now that the Firebolt is online. Does anyone have any answers to this and is there any truth to this. I've noticed that a lot of dealers are offering great deals on current models making it seem that they are trying to liquidate inventory. Thanks, firekiller | ||
| Jim_M |
It was announced several months ago that this is the last year of the tube framed Buells... | ||
| Firekiller |
 Well thanks for confirming that for me Jim. Sad to here but maybe something will come about from the loss of such fun machines. What is the future of Buell after this? Interesting to see. Is Harley-Davidson going to start sticking their label on V-Twin powered sport bikes now? | ||
| Tripper |
July 16th - Buell has announced a press rollout of the entire Buell line. If like other things Buell it may be delayed, or so my dealer says. | ||
| Blake |
Entire Buell line = three bikes? | ||
| Tripper |
Maybe 4. Blast & Firebolt. I've heard rumours of an XB-12 (Lightning replacement) and a stretched Firebolt chassis (M2 or S3 replacement?) I really want a firebolt with oomph, but then again I don't really need another solo bike. | ||
| Mikej |
So, maybe the lineup will be: P3 Blast XB9R Firebolt (52"wb) XB12R Firebolt Pumper (52"wb) XB3T ThunderingBolt (55"wb) and just to add to the speculative mood, how about a ... P3R Blastard (Flat track format with a tube frame availble in limited quantities only and painted reminiscent of the old board track racers) July 16th is a Tuesday, why on a Tuesday? Oh well. | ||
| Turnagain |
That be an XS4T Thunderbolt Touring, with the VRSC. No wait! I'm dreaming again  SX4T has a ring to it too  | ||
| Mikej |
How about SXY-T then? Then they just have to get the dual sport model rolling with the chain drive to avoid those nasty belt-busting pebbles, and their lineup will be good to go. Hmmm, what would Buell come up with if they were to make a Paris-Dakar model bike, sans any H-D shackles. | ||
| Tripper |
July 16th was picked from random. They will delay. jeez am I a negative bitch today....busa | ||
| Joebuell |
How about a sport tourer with hard bags ? It shall be called "Fire-bagger"...  | ||
| Firekiller |
 Damn people I didn't realize what I was stirring up when I made my first post!! But thanks for the useful info. firekiller | ||
| Davegess |
The press conference is during the dealer show. Different things are announced each day. Dave | ||
| Epierce |
dougd I just got my bolt out of the shop. Rode it for about 45 minutes. The temp. was in the low 90's. The fan stayed on the entire ride. The seat/bike was extremely hot. | ||
| Rd350 |
Buell, When are you going to put the supercharged 600 single into production? If you wait to long Ducati is going to have theirs out soon.. | ||
| Bykergeek |
Have there been any reports of "Falling off the sidestand" on new Firebolts? Mine did just that yesterday breaking the left side peg and clutch lever. I've noticed even in my near perfect level garage, the bike can be nudged into a dangerous situation with very little effort. It is like the stand needs to come down about another 10 degrees counterclockwise to be "safe". |
