| Author | Message | ||
     Jcbikes |
Check this out http://www.motorcycledaily.com/27august07_2008buel l1125r.htm | ||
| Gfc55 |
I just read the review before coming here, and it is really positive. I like the reviews at Motorcycle Daily, so I was pleased that they like the 1125r a lot!!!  | ||
| Jcbikes |
Yes...very positive review...they have liked the XB's and what they are about. Not like most other magazines out there. | ||
| Tommy_2stroke |
"It is always difficult to compare a machine to its competitors without back-to-back riding, but let me say this. If Buell isn't invited to the open-class sportbike party this year, it may just show up and kick the door down." (Dirck Edge) Heh! | ||
| Hammer71 |
Laguna Seca also drove home another very important point concerning the new Buell 1125R. This bike is fast . . . viciously fast. enough said | ||
| Donutclub |
Kudos to Buell! They really hit the mark.......spot on. Can I have mine now?? Waiting until October is killing me! | ||
| Gregtonn |
...launches the 1125R out of corners right now . . . while many higher strung, four-cylinder bikes might just be starting to search for their powerband. It does this in a smooth, controlled manner that allows the rider to open the throttle more aggressively and earlier without upsetting chassis balance or risking rear wheel spin. Something that is rarely considered. Much of the smooth on/off throttle response can be attributed to the Buell belt drive design and it's lack of "drive-line snatch". Don't tell the "chain gang".  | ||
| Curtyd |
'Nary a mention of the "PODS". Form may be following function, finally now that the rides are starting, heh? | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I read in one of the review (I stress one review, although of course the author had "confirmed with other testers") that the shift foot was roasted. He couldn't pinpoint the source of the heat. The heat issue has not been mentioned much at all, save the review referred to above. | ||
| Regkittrelle |
Greg... I'd credit the tensioner more than the belt. That is, a similar tensioned chain would yield the same result. | ||
| Buellistic |
Reg: Tell'em like it is !!! "i" always said that BUELL technicans have always adjusted both PRIMARY chain/REAR(BELT/CHAIN) TOO TIGHT because some technician put it in the FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL "WRONG" !!! In BUELLing LaFayette | ||
| Jaimec |
Maybe. But unlike a chain, the belt will not loosen up with age. | ||
| Spatten1 |
No, the belts just break with age.... | ||
| Spatten1 |
Just a joke above, sort of... I hope the belts are totally sorted now. As a proud 2003 owner I'll be skeptical for a while. | ||
| Reepicheep |
20k on my 9sx, original belt, everything perfect. Just got an 85 KLR 250... and had to buy chain lube again and re-lube everything, and notice the drive lash. Yech. (But I reserve the right to change my opinion when I am stuck on the side of I-75 in rush hour with a broken belt in hand ;) ) | ||
| Gregtonn |
...belt drive design... Reg, Perhaps I should have gone even farther and said the new belt drive design. My '97 S3 doesn't have a belt tensioner and therefore does have some drive line snatch, but not to the degree a chain driven bike would. The additional unrestrained mass and slack required by a chain accounts for most of this. While we're on this road; the primary chain on the air cooled bikes also induces some drive line snatch. A chain tensioner such as the M6 eliminates some of this but may present reliability issues. As to belt reliability issues. I have never had any. My bike has been around many race tracks, you may recall taking it for a lap around the Streets of Willow Springs yourself. I have never had a belt failure. I agree with your assessment of the current crop of ride tests. As an example; one tester has said that the rear brake is too weak, another said it was too strong for his liking but didn't upset corner entry. I'm looking forward to your review of the bike. FB, The hot foot issue has been referred to in at least two separate reviews linked on this board. Glad to see the 1125R getting some press exposure. I'm sure we'll see much more when the production bikes hit the streets. Greg | ||
| Rfischer |
As a matter of interest, I have a 113" Evolution, 140 hp/140 ft.lbs. at the RW, in my FXR 'daily rider'; using exactly the same Aramid/Kevlar fiber composition drive belt as the 1125R. 2 1/2 years of tire-shredding abuse hasn't fazed the belt. I think soon-to-be 1125R owners can rest easy on this point. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Well, on the side of belts. My belt is the 05 design, 05 XB9SX. Was suppose to replace it at 25,000 miles. I now have 37,600 miles on my ORIGINAL belt and it still looks good. No worries here. | ||
| Dave_bogue |
Last Sunday I went for a second ride with my new buddy John, who rides a Buell Blast. His belt broke and left him stranded in the Florida countryside. John races in CCS and does track days with the Blast. He knows how to go around a curve. His first belt lasted 15,000 miles and he replaced it at that time per BMC instructions. This belt lasted only 5,000 miles. The breakage was precipitated by hard bump at 75 mph. I noticed that his belt only covered about half of the very wide and very large rear pulley. Any comments on this breakage? Dave Sunday Rides on the best scenic and winding roads in west central Florida | ||
| Anonymous |
1999 Gates belt technology. Nothing at all in common with 2007 Goodyear belt technology. |
