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Juniorkirk
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 12:37 pm: | 
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Yep, at my last insurance company, they though the buell was an I-4. Paid $180 a month. then i switched to where to buell's engine was too big to be classified as a supersport so it was just a motorcycle and now im only paying $37 a month. |
Suprman12r
| | Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 02:56 pm: |
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i'm 19, i got my first bike, a new 883 sportster when i was 15. i bought my 12r a year ago, shopped everywhere the cheapest insurance that i could find was $1,300 a year for it. got my first ticket 2 months ago, and my insurance literally doubled. $2,700 a year. there went the idea of me buyin the gsx-r 1000 that i wanted. |
Crashm1
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 02:17 am: |
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I just went through something similar except I know I want a V twin so I was looking at a Ducati 999 and the Honda RC51 and Aprilia RSV. All of them are stupid fast and quick. I can't ride any of them to their limits, hell I've just started finding my Buells limits recently since doing a couple trackdays. I like having a red headed step child for a motorcycle. I like that most people have to ask what it is. So I took the practical and slightly cheaper (maybe if I don't get carried away, which I am apt to do) route I'm hopping up my X1 over the winter. On the other hand I'm not 22 and have had a bunch of bikes that didn't make me smile every time I went for a ride. I like smiling. |
Snackbar64
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 10:10 am: |
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The MV Agusta F4 1000 is the only bike I would trade my Buell for. It is the only bike that has the same exclusivity to me. |
Sconley
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 04:13 pm: |
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I went from a XB9sx to an R6... Then again I went from a 89 Hawk to a 98 s1w, than to a 600r, and then from that 600r to a 1000r, and then to a Monster 750, to a Monster 900sie, to a BCM built track bike that won the 2000 AMA ULSB class at Daytona... That brings us to the XB9sx, to the R6 and to finally to my point which escapes me now... Ah yes, the R6... Skip the new R6, get the R6s (which is a 2006 version of the 2004 R6), or its 2003/2005 counterpart... I myself would get the 05 as it has the best brakes and the cartridge forks... I think what all the other posters have said is great but one thing I feel is being overlooked is the concept of rotational mass and the gyroscopic effect of larger displacement engines. Sure the GSXR1000 is a monster of a bike, but even though on paper it isn't much heavier than it's 600cc counterpart, the reciprocating mass of the larger engine, exponentially effects the flickability of the bike... It feels MUCH more heavier than a 600cc sportbike. The power is nice, but we are talking less than a half second in the quarter mile, and at least for me the heavier feeling and less flickable 1000 isn't worth the trade off. But now for my question, I found a clean 2004 XB12s for a decent price... How is the reliability of the 1203 with all it's heat and vibrations? Does anybody have a high mileage 1203 and what kinda problems have you experienced? Thanks, |
Cmm213
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 07:36 pm: |
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I ride a 9s but I would still love to have a rc51. |
Tiburondriver47
| | Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 08:19 pm: |
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If your going to sell the Buell i'd buy the Triump 675. I road one and it has 40-44 TQ at around 4,000 RPM. Most of the I4 don't make that till 9,000 to 10,000 RPM. |
Teach
| | Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 02:52 pm: |
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I had a Repsol 1000RR and sold it to buy my XB12s. The honda was a wicked bike, but for fun the Buell has it! It has character that the other bikes don't have. |
Macbuell
| | Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 03:25 pm: |
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One day, when I have far too much money, an Aprilia RSV Mille R will be sitting in the garage next to my XB12R. I have a feeling that that someday will be a looong time from now. A loong, loong time.
(Message edited by MACBuell on September 11, 2006) |
Buellishxx
| | Posted on Monday, September 11, 2006 - 06:24 pm: |
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If nothing else you will find the Buell to be a more versatile bike (S model). I use mine to commute, track days, racing, as well as throwing on a tank bag and some saddle bags and doing a 6500 km trip to Laguna Seca this summer.
As a track day bike it's great, but as a race bike you need to put a lot of money into them to be competitive, unless you race against bikes of the same class.
If you're going to be doing mostly street riding then you will be better off on the Buell. If you want to go more than 110 mph on the street then once again look to Japanese.
As mentioned elsewhere on this post, go do a couple of track days and you will realize that a Sport bike is a waste on the street. They were designed for the track and that's where they should be used.
My 20 year old son has seen this himself now that he's had some track time. He's probably going to sell his sport bike for a Buell, and then we'll buy a Jap bike for a track bike. |
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