Tpoppa Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I cant get past the looks of all of them... the XB9 is ok...the rest... puke. I wouldnt pay 5k for anything I couldnt stand to look at.True story. Your bike is way better looking...oh wait, you have an FZ6...nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 True story. Your bike is way better looking...oh wait, you have an FZ6...nevermind.Haha good call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Daves bikeDaves house Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Oh look it's Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 like OMG, Ive been owned?? sheesh...doesnt take much around here I guess.Buell makes ugly bikes. Its not a mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 like OMG, Ive been owned?? sheesh...doesnt take much around here I guess.Buell makes ugly bikes. Its not a mystery.Yamaha makes some sweet looking bikes. You should have gotten one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yamaha makes some sweet looking bikes. You should have gotten one.the XB9 is the only Buell I think looks good(as stated earlier)... so, being that you have one...getting defensive is kind of silly. The XB9 was the very first street bike I ever rode. not bad. I like the FZ better tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'm skeptical... what other ugly things have you ridden Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 yamahahahahaha: making you look twice and giggle once, every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Not defensive at all, just thought it was funny that with an FZ6 you're commenting on styling.I would admit that Buell had had questionable styling over the years. Erik Buell is a Functon over Form guy, probably to a fault. That is part of reason he had such a poor fit with HD. But, he makes bikes for riders. Something like a 599 or an FZ6 is a solid bike for commuting, but from a sporting standpoint they are bland by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Not defensive at all, just thought it was funny that with an FZ6 you're commenting on styling.okee doke. an FZ6 is a solid bike for commuting, but from a sporting standpoint they are bland by comparison.of the "upright" 600cc bikes...the FZ6 is the sportiest bike I could afford. ya know there is an entire race series for the FZ6 right? Its just not in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 yamahahahahaha: making you look twice and giggle once, every time.at least it doesnt have gigantic out of place scoopy things on it like that 1125CR thing buell makes.im not a fan of the straight side profile view of the FZ6 either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Back to your normally scheduled program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 ya know there is an entire race series for the FZ6 right? Its just not in this country.Buell has one too... and it's so badass, there's only ONE competitor.http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/buell-1125r-breaks-motorcycle-land-speed-recordon-ice/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Buell has one too... and it's so badass, there's only ONE competitor.http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/buell-1125r-breaks-motorcycle-land-speed-recordon-ice/that thing is fucking terrible looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 at least it doesnt have gigantic out of place scoopy things on it like that 1125CR thing buell makes.im not a fan of the straight side profile view of the FZ6 either.ya me neither. but cheggout how much moarr awesomer the fz6 looks with the baller scoopz!!!in case yamahahahaha buys up buell and wants a piece of this action, i'm copyrighting that shit as the FZ6CR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 ya me neither. but cheggout how much moarr awesomer the fz6 looks with the baller scoopz!!!in case yamahahahaha buys up buell and wants a piece of this action, i'm copyrighting that shit as the FZ6CRBWAAAHAHAHA nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Buell has one too... and it's so badass, there's only ONE competitor.http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/buell-1125r-breaks-motorcycle-land-speed-recordon-ice/No wai!!! It haz teh nawzz!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Don't you know studding your tires can kill you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Excellent article on the Buell Closing by Reg Kittrelle. Reg is an industry insider that knows his shit.http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38515Companies rise, companies fall. It is an inexorable process with only the span of time between the two events being in question. Despite the inevitability, when a company shutters, it is a shock, and in recent times we have been shocked on almost a daily basis as companies both global and neighborhood in size have disappeared from sight.The closing of the Buell Motorcycle Company has had little effect on the world at large as bigger issues are at hand. Ironically, the one segment that did note the closing was the investment community as it had a positive influence on Harley-Davidson's stock price.I received the news of the closing from several different sources. As I was on a motorcycle at the time, the news came via my phone as one alert after another signaled a certain urgency. Quickly scrolling through the e-mail subjects such as "Buell's gone," H-D shuts Buell," "Hey, Reg, you won't believe...", offered no surprises. That the company has been struggling for an extended period was obvious, and with the economy showing a white flag, it wasn't hard to see where only the more robust companies would get through unscathed. Unfortunately, "robust" has never been part of the Buell Motorcycle Company's curriculum vitae.The path leading to this closure is crowded with Bad Guys. As in war, the victors will write the history, so I imagine we'll hear of all manner of things that Erik Buell and his company did wrong, precipitating their closing. And some will certainly be true. Yet Harley's boardroom, and many of its rank and file are also at fault as it was obvious that more often than not The Motor Company tolerated ‒at best‒ rather than supported Buell. It's a tough road when internal battles take time and resources away from fighting outside problems. All of which is now of moot concern, obviously.That we've lost yet another manufacturing company aside, the most disconcerting point for me is that we've probably lost yet another of our most valuable assets; the entrepreneur that is Erik Buell.As with many in the motojournalism business, I know Erik Buell, having met him about 14 years ago. Our paths have crossed dozens of times since then. We've been at the same events, shared a few beers, bitched about the same things, seriously locked horns, and cheered the efforts of others. We are acquaintances, not necessarily friends. Under different circumstances that might be otherwise, but our relationship is founded upon my critiquing of his efforts, never a good basis for an exchange of Christmas cards.Many have described Erik Buell as a "genius." And he well may be, but I'm not qualified to issue that title. What I do know is that he's a very talented, mercurial, individual. At times, in polite society, you might call him irascible, in other circumstances, son of a bitch would fit. Yet he will sit for hours with virtual strangers explaining his art and his science. He will speak knowledgeably of today's race, or ones forty years ago. Watch him in such circumstance and you'll see the man-child emerge; enthusiastic, fun, and engaging. This has earned him a legion of fans, and no few sycophants. He is a bit of a rock star to many, with his autograph, attention, and cast off parts eagerly sought. He is a supremely confident engineer with a passion and enthusiasm for motorcycles that has served him well in his odyssey towards bringing his dreams to the road. It has also brought him no little personal and professional pain.And we need him. In fact, we need many like him.The strength of this country was built by strong, driven individuals, not committees. They built our industries and our culture. They were the architects of our successes, and the demons of our failures. They were creative, talented, passionate, and yes, many were world-class sons of bitches. But it was their drive, their single-mindedness that created huge wakes of hope and prosperity that swept this country to prominence.But, things have changed. The committee has largely replaced the individual. Global economies have forced homogenization and, in some ways, our country has turned into a "Whack a Mole" arcade game, wherein if you propose a different thought or idea, you get whacked. And the gods know, Erik has been whacked more than a few times. And sometimes I've wielded the club. Too often, though, the whack was levied simply because his ideas were different; not because they weren't good, but because they didn't look like what everyone else was doing.Certainly he initially built motorcycles that should never have seen the light of day. But it was not that the design was bad, just the execution. He and his company worked through those times, refining the process and improving the product. Yes, he damaged some careers, and left a coterie of disgruntled Buell owners along the way, and those results can be hard to forgive, but they also need be placed in proper context. Something that many of his critics never did. To them, every Buell produced after their bad experience was crap. Over time, the Buell Motorcycle Company began to produce very good motorcycles, but all with a fatal flaw; they were different.This rejection is ironic to the extreme in that motorcyclists like to cast themselves as rugged individualists; people who follow the beat of their own drum, conventions be dammed. The reality is that many in our two-wheeled community have fallen into a lockstep that dictates how they need act, dress, and what is appropriate to ride.Erik Buell made mistakes, but I'm also certain that the first wheel didn't roll true, the first Benz was faulty, and the first atom went unsmashed. The point with those seminal events is that the 'heretics' behind them continued to press forward, whereas lesser folks quit.It would be easy to say that Erik Buell failed. That the closing of his company somehow invalidates him. When, in fact, he succeeded more than most of us ever will. Erik Buell wanted to build his motorcycle. And he did. He did it by sheer force of talent and will. There are tens of thousands of Erik's motorcycles on the road, each a testament to his passion, his creativity, and his perseverance. And each of those motorcycles reflects a singular personality unlike any other production motorcycle in the world.It's tough times in East Troy, Wisconsin, right now, and words won't put a paycheck in anyone's hands. But those suffering through this need to know that they were part of something quite special. Something that no committee nor boardroom could accomplish. Something that is happening less and less frequently; the realization of a man's dream.The motorcycle industry is in dire need of people like Erik Buell. Its corporate halls are filling with the dispassionate, their allegiance to the stockholders; riders are merely a means to an end. To Erik Buell, the rider is the end.Thanks, Erik.Reg KittrelleSanta Cruz, California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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InyaAzz Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 I found this interesting tidbit for all you Buell owners:SPARK PLUG CLEANING PROCEDURE 2008 XB and 1125R Buell motorcycles provide a feature to help clear residual fuel from the combustion chamber if a flooded engine or fouled spark plugs are suspected. This is achieved by opening the throttle to wide open, setting the Run/Stop switch to Run, then turning the ignition switch ON. This will fire the spark plugs for approximately 4 seconds, burning any fuel left over in the combustion chamber. It may be necessary to repeat this procedure several times to allow a severely flooded engine to start. NOTE: Motorcycle should be in Neutral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Interesting procedure, but it concerns me as to why it's even necessary...Why would an FI engine get flooded to begin with? By and large, that shouldn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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