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Blackdog
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 12:05 am: |
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I was asked this and had no answer. Anyone know the origin of "XB"? |
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Froggy
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 12:13 am: |
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The X means the Sportster series of motors, and the B means Buell. (Message edited by Froggy on February 08, 2012) |
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Geedee
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 01:20 am: |
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http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/disc us.cgi?pg=next&topic=32777&page=399754 |
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Froggy
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 02:08 am: |
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That old thread is not correct |
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Guell
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 07:18 am: |
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Yea, it was somewhat recently stated that the x meant it was a sportster series motor |
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Chessm
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 01:07 pm: |
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so what does that make an S1? |
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Froggy
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 01:20 pm: |
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Slow One |
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Whitetrashxb
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 02:39 pm: |
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By that rationale, seems like any Buell with a sportster series motor could be considered an 'XB', tubers included |
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Froggy
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 02:41 pm: |
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Yea except the 1125R is known as the XB1125R on all the dealer paperwork. |
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Spikey
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 04:09 pm: |
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XB = eXtremely Bada$$!!!![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/bugout.gif) |
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Argentcorvid
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 05:12 pm: |
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What I want to know is why didn't the 1125 get a cool name, like all the other bikes. |
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Chessm
| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 06:47 pm: |
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i dunno..what's another word for burned stator
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Geedee
| Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 12:57 am: |
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My 'XB1125R' is registered as a Buell Loki. That's pretty cool enough for me. http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/loki.html Thanks Froggy. I had always thought the X denoted the frame design. Disappointed it only means Sportster engine. |
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Natexlh1000
| Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 10:20 am: |
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XB refers to the frame design. "Cross-Brace" I heard this from someone on the factory tour. |
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Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2012 - 01:27 pm: |
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Not to make it a pissing match, but the info I got was right from Erik himself about a year ago on his Facebook. (Message edited by froggy on February 09, 2012) |
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Speedfreaks101
| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 - 10:13 am: |
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Well, Erik was just WRONG! |
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Cityxruss
| Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 02:32 am: |
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that's funny. ![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/excited.gif) |
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Slaughter
| Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 07:14 am: |
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Cross-Breed A modern sportbike chassis cross-bred with an antique powerplant. That's how I've always felt about it. |
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Nukeblue
| Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 08:27 am: |
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i'm with natexl on this one. i heard a long time ago it was refering to the frame design. just don't remember where i heard it though ![](http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/clipart/dunno.gif) |
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Terrys1980
| Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 08:49 am: |
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I don't see any logic in the acronym standing for a frame design that 99 out of 100 Buell owners will never see. |
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Nukeblue
| Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 08:53 am: |
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I think i read it in an old battle-2-win magazine. i remember seein the frame pictured & it looked like an 'x' inside. maybe the editor just made it up? i'll have to dig into the old buell stash & see if i can find it |
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Wolfridgerider
| Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 - 08:36 pm: |
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The Frog Man is correct. Sportster based motor you ask... what about the tubers... who owned the majority of BMC when the tubers were made? Who owned BMC when the XB's came out.... and who has a really great track record of F-n up a wet dream on a dry run... Remember... your XB was gonna have a turbo and put out about 150 ponies before the MOCO hosed the Buellco |