Casper Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 The 14 handles far better than the busa (in my opinion). Only your opinion. All the mags and professional riders say the Busa way out handles the 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ramey1647545523 Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 i cant wait to race one...lol jap bikes are to fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUGT Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Just a comment...the boss got rid of his 14 and picked up one of these. I guess it's a night and day difference in torque and handling. http://motorcycles.about.com/od/newbikephotogalleries/ig/Ducati-1098-S-Gallery/08-Ducati-1098-S-R-Profile.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowbusa Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 my busa handles like shyt but isnt set up for corners u will get me in the turns but look out when the road straightins up the front just dont look right... like u hit a wall and shuved the forks back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grease monkey Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I've ridden stock wheel base busa's, and they handle like shit. I can't even imagine what a stretched one handles like. My 14 is stock wheel base, stock ride height, and the "experts" at the magazine are simply wrong. the 14 out performes the busa everywhere. stock for stock the 14 is the superior machine. I have ridden both, and you can see where my money went. BYW... Buell=the suck. that is all. v twins are cool for crusiers, not a performance bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphout Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 maybe one day buell's will stop looking like a two-wheeled pile of dog poo.... and maybe one day, they will start putting out the power / liter of late 90's jap bikes... buell really needs to get rid of their design engineers and product managers...the youngest of these guys must be in their late 80's. I'm not sure they have ever seen a YZF-R or a GSXR...and from looking at the crap that comes out of that place, i'm quite sure i'm right.... Any good competitive company will incorporate something called 'benchmarking'...if a competitor is doing something better, copy the competitor....buell / HD does not understand this concept as the jap boys sell 500 bikes for every bike that leaves buell's (read HDs) showroom...common sense would suggest that they are doing it better; copy them. But i suppose that buell will be buell, and we can continue to expect the same crap year after year coming out of that failed company. Now, let me sit back down on my rocker...i.e. SV 650... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 v twins are cool for crusiers, not a performance bike. ? http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/193978/images/1098.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Ramey1647545523 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 my busa handles like shyt but isnt set up for corners u will get me in the turns but look out when the road straightins up the front just dont look right... like u hit a wall and shuved the forks back x2...lol me and u are set up for drag...lol but i can corner, but not like a stock bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 v twins are cool for crusiers, not a performance bike. http://www.ema-usa.com/images/bow/bow_craig_rc51_lf_qu.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 My head hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I give Buell creativity points with the point that they're at least trying designs that are different from everyone else. That and they're taking old and antiquated engines and getting power out of them that Harley Davidson could only dream they could make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry_Trapp01647545522 Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Buell 1125R Takes 2nd and 5th in German Debut Buell 1125R 2nd and 4th in French Top Twin Race Buell 1125R Takes 3rd in Canadian Superbike Opener Buell 1125R Wins MOTO-ST Road America 500 wow, what a piece of shit! those old morons at buell really need to go back to the drawing board because the 1125R is clearly a failure. oh, wai... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIP-Rich Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Buell has come up with designs in their bikes that lots of jap bike makes have copied.. So what is all the comments about them getting with the program? One of the first to have inverted forks, one of the first to hook the rotor to the rim and not the spokes, one of the first to put the oil and fuel in the frame. Exaust and inverted pull shook under the motor to lower the ceter of gravity. I love my buell and would not consider trading it for ANY Jap crap bike. Ducati on the other hand I would. Japan has been building the same boring, crap sounding junk for way too long. Buells are not made for high hp, but for enjoyable street driving and they are one of the best at it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/rich1969/forsale041-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/rich1969/forsale042-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/rich1969/forsale043-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rch10007 Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 I'd take the B-King... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry_Trapp01647545522 Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 great looking bike you have there, rich! and damn is that red ducati sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 My head hurts. I just had to revisit this thread and my head still hurts from all the dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIP-Rich Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 great looking bike you have there, rich! and damn is that red ducati sexy! It is a 1996 Buell s-2, last of the handmade buells prior to the HD buyout. They where built and assembled by a team of 6 guys as it sat in one spot. No assembly line. It is fun to ride. Weight is 445 lbs, handmade chrome moly frame, handmade chrome moly swing arm. Lots of billet aluminun braces. HD Sportster motor in it. I bumped the HP a bit with some inside goodies, but it is still only about 100 rwhp. But the torque is 95 ft lbs. So it is a nice street driver, sounds good, loads of bottom end torque. Won't win any races, but still a nice bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry_Trapp01647545522 Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 wow, didn't know all of that! very cool stuff!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 Huge snout. Looks like a Buell. Therefore not interested in reading about it's high tech features even if they are there Oh well. Sure Buell riders will be excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsn2o281 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 So in response to everyone in this thread making fun of him, guess what buell did? he went back in time and had rotax build the motor. at least that's what the press releases and everything say about it now.... i've always liked they way they seem to hold a line no matter how hard or hot you get into a corner. far better then any i4 bike, and as good at least, as bikes like a rc51. now they have bit of bite in the motor, i think some of you will be surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinHawk1647545499 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 one of the first to put the oil and fuel in the frame. triumph had done that about 50 years ago. huminhuh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Hollywood* Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Buells will always suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Buells will always suck. Are you basing this from personal experience with them or armchair racing? And where is this time machine you're using to see the future Buells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyMan1972 Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I just had to revisit this thread and my head still hurts from all the dumb. Kenny, If your head hurts that bad then....just go back to playing CS.... Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Stopping by a dealership and seeing the bike in person I'd say it's cafe racer style farings look better than the bikini fairings. The bikini fairings look like a very odd hammerhead shark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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