| Author | Message | ||
     Doerman |
Another positive review, this time from Cycle World. They are reporting on the CR introduction in Berlin. I particularly like the closing paragraph. "Buell may finally have arrived with a true, no excuses,Sporting platform. If this keeps up, perhaps other manufacturers may copy more than the muffler."  | ||
| Hayabusa |
There was also a great write up on CR in Sport Rider as well! Now, if people could stop writing the crazy letters to the editor regarding the Buell conspiracy we might get the guys at Sport Rider to use the 1125R in some more comparisons. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Ironic how someone with a user id of "Hayabusa" is such a voice of reason regarding Buell. Geez. | ||
| Buellborn |
Its ok to like different types of woman, I mean er' bikes, and more than one at a time. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
More people need to write and the mags will include more Buells, even if the only reason is to see them fail. They might be surprised at the latest round coming out of East Troy. | ||
| Hayabusa |
I also might be one of the few riders to sell his Japanese sportbike to buy a Buell...I also thought I would break the mold and not use Buell in the name. In time I think the writers at SR will come around to the Buell...it is way out of their comfort zone in a lot of ways and some of the features of the bike like the handling at full lean and the brakes take time to get used to. I know that my first month on the bike learning to modulate the brakes versus what I was used to on my Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha was hell. I have figured out some tricks to set the brakes without lifting the rear tire and now and I am a very happy/safe rider! As far as the handling goes...the bike is weighted low to the ground, it isn't going to fall into turns like an inline four with a gas tank on top...a little pressure on the clips is not a terrible thing either...in fact I think it puts you in a better riding position for cornering. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
the bike is weighted low to the ground, it isn't going to fall into turns like an inline four with a gas tank on top... I was thinking about this very thing a week or two ago whle riding home. I have heard many times that weight up top is beneficial to tipping a bike into a corner. This seems opposite of the mass centralization that Buell preaches. I did some quick side to side moves on my bike with my torso up high (akin to gas up top) and then the same movements hunkered down close to airbox (akin to fuel in the frame.) I was really surprised at how much slower and the increased effort necessary to get the bike to move with my torso up. Someone please correct me if my analogy is off, but the mass centralization part of the trilogy of tech appears to be for real. | ||
| Hayabusa |
Moving side to side isn't going to generate the same response as going to full lean. Excuse my crude physics...Leaning the bike into a turn will start with a larger body input since you are pushing your weight away from the center of gravity. As the bike leans in your weight moves further away from the center of gravity and accelerates the fall. Now, the flip side is that in quick turns where you aren't going to full lean you want to be closer to the bike so that it is easier to change direction quickly. If you hop off the bike for quick changes in direction you must move your body before your can really start to move the bike. I hope this helps explain why inline fours tend to be more comfortable at full lean. I know that the Busa and the R1 fall into turns much quicker than the 1125...and that isn't always a good thing when it is a switchback. The 1125 is so much quicker through changes of direction due to its low center of gravity, it resists change better. |
