| Author | Message | ||
     Scarab_run |
any information out there about these two twin's going at it head to head ? | ||
| Barker |
ask drewpy he just traded his RC51 for a 08 1125R | ||
| Mikezx9r |
I always hear the RC is very heavy. Thats about it. | ||
| Chadhargis |
Drewpy will tell you all you need to know. Just traded his RC with 34,000 miles on an 1125R. The RC is heavier, has less power, and a longer wheelbase. | ||
| Barker |
and sounds better  | ||
| Buellsrule |
Wait 'til you hear mine. (Message edited by buellsrule on November 09, 2009) | ||
| Dcmortalcoil |
I have RC51 & 1125R. RC51 feels lighter to me. | ||
| Mikezx9r |
If the specs I found are reliable, the Honda weighs 55+ lbs more dry. I dont think the extra .5 gallons of fuel the Buell holds will make up for that difference. | ||
| Barker |
What cha got Buellsrule? I need to get me a pipe my self. | ||
| Averagejoe |
Buell won 3 outta 3 races http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Vo1qokvsU (Message edited by AverageJoe on November 10, 2009) | ||
| Ogobracing |
On another note, I had the chance to ride an RC51 on a couple of occasions and as much fun as it was, the ergos would have been impossible for me to live with if it were a street rider. I find my 1125r far more comfortable. However, every individual fits a bike differently. | ||
| T_man |
I was at the drags with a mint and piped RC51. No contest. The 1125R was half a second quicker and 6mph faster through the traps every time. My bike was bone stock. | ||
| Xl1200r |
I've got a Drummer on mine, and even with a baffler I made to take some of the excess noise out, it's the most bad-assed sounding bike I've ever heard. | ||
| Ccryder |
I can't wait for my Torque Hammer to arrive. It may not be the prettiest gal at the dance but........... I ain't looking to marry her! ;+} | ||
| Metalrabbit |
How 'bout going head to head with 1000 units of each make and how many have to go back to the service dept in a two year time frame. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
No one is questioning Honda's quality... the best in the game imo but, the Buell is more fun. I have a decent amount of seat time on a rc51 that my uncle used to own and I can only compare it to a CR but the Buell seems to be more capable in all aspects of acell, brake, and handling. Although it has been some time since I was on the 51. I think the buell looks heavy but feels pretty light from the seat. | ||
| Cityracer |
I bought the torque hammer and had my 1125r tuned with a K&N filter... The front tire lifts up hitting 4th gear on my high speed runs  | ||
| Macchiato |
I had an RC51 SP-2 with Ohlins internals in the forks and Ohlins with piggy back in the rear. Full Akrapovic and PC3r lots of carbon bits. As much as I liked miss piggy, the 1125 is a better bike in every way for the exception of reliability and the jury is still out on that. I would like to point out that I did have some reliability issues with the RC51, but once I figured the bike out I put it behind me, but I wouldn't go back.  | ||
| Macchiato |
While I think the CR is a good looking bike, the R is a terrible looking bike, IMO.  | ||
| Slojon |
Recently procured a crunched RC & am excited to get it going to see how it does compare to the 1125R, & some of my other mochines. I do not believe the HONDA is much heavier, but will scale when I get the opportunity | ||
| Mikezx9r |
I was at the drags with a mint and piped RC51. No contest. The 1125R was half a second quicker and 6mph faster through the traps every time. My bike was bone stock. What times were you able to run?} | ||
| T_man |
I consistently ran: 10.9 @ 130mph at 5000ft density altitude. OR 10.3 @ 139mph corrected for density altitude. One 'littlebutquick' fella ran into the 9's on a mildly tuned (exhaust & fuel map) 1125R. | ||
| Drewpy |
two totally different bikes with two intended purposes, imho im waiting to put more miles on the 1125, im sitting at 1,100 now and i bought it with 207 a few weeks ago, im working a write up to post here and on my other board i run | ||
| Chessm |
i'd would've liked to see the rc51 in daytona sportbike to see what it could do there. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
i'd would've liked to see the rc51 in daytona sportbike to see what it could do there. The only time you would see the bike would be when the backmarkers got lapped. | ||
| Macchiato |
RC51 - 483lbs. http://www.sportrider.com/weights_measurements/146 _motorcycle_weights_measurements/honda.html 1125R - 474lbs. http://www.sportrider.com/weights_measurements/146 _motorcycle_weights_measurements/buell.html CR 1125 - 460lbs. http://www.buell.com/en_us/_media/pdfs/company/bue ll-in-the-press/buell_reprint.pdf | ||
| Dammitquikgentry |
How is the the CR 14 pounds lighter? Sounds like a lot! Jeez | ||
| Scarab_run |
my friend jack says his buell 1125r will outperform his 2004 rc all day long anyway you want to run them (Message edited by scarab_run on November 10, 2009) | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
Just remember the RC51 SP-1 came out in 2000, the SP-2 in 2002, and I don't think anyone ever intended it to be a comfortable bike. The 1125R is at least 5 years newer in development terms, so I'd hope it would be lighter and faster. From an article I read in an english mag, they thought the SP-1 was a lot of motorcycle for the money. | ||
| T_man |
In all seriousness; the RC51 was a hell of a bike then & NOW. Lets not forget it won the World Superbike Championship TWICE in 3 years and in '02 it also captured the AMA title in the hands of Nicky Hayden. I don't need to remind you that this 1000cc V-twin was competing against the best 750cc Japan had to offer as well as 1000cc Ducati's. Put those feats in todays perspective - as much as I love the 1125R - I don't think it would stand a chance against a 1198 Ducati or a 1000cc inline. And yes I realize the 1125RR might hold its own - however, the RC51 was a mass produced streetbike for public purchase. While I agree the 1125R is superior to the RC51, if Honda released a 'new' RC I think the tables might be turned. Until then; Power, wieght, handling, features: 1125R - 1 RC51 - 0 PS. I'm also jealous of the elegant side mounted rad design of the RC51. Look 'no pods or noisy fans!' |
