ugly and, who the hell wants a belt drive?

 

I do love the looks of it, but NO.

 

No, I wouldn't buy one.
I'm happy with my CBR1000.

 

the body has got alittle of older aprillia styling but with alot of confusion.

 

No, its ugly and i like Buells normally, but they are way overpriced here in OZ.
We pay $18000 for a firebolt that thing will probably come in at around $20000.the price is the only thing stopping me fom owning a firebolt they just arent worth it :thumbd:

 

So just maybe Buell are not going to win over many customers with this new engine.

 

If they would take those horse blinders off the sides (ram air some other way) and drop the price to $8999 I'd be all over one in a heart beat.

 

Its still a junk HD product and sloooooow

 

Possibly. I owned an X1 once and it was a fun red green light to red light traffic bike. The looks still do have something to be desired. But I personally can't speak wonders of the 08 CBR 1000 front end either.



There really isn't to much HD left in that bike. Maybe some misc parts, but the major contributing factor HD had WAS the power plant. Now that it has been swapped for the Rotax, I want to see where the Buell/HD relationship goes.

 

ugly yes...slow probably not

 

Looks better to me than the '08 CBR1000RR (in a funky kind of way).

 

I am with you on this one. To be honest if i would have had the money Tat is what I was looking to buy. I dont know if any of you have ridden the firebolt or the 1125r but i love them. they are great bikes and the bike's seem to fit me perfectly. I am 6'2" and my 954 feels a little to cramped where I did not have that feeling on the buels.
I have not ridden either in the twistees but from what I have heird and read they are hard prest to be beet with there flickability.
I duno. I love my honda but if i had the cash i would still buy either a Firebolt or 1125r.

 

No

 

I don't have a problem with the technology. I've wondered when it was going to happen. I always thought that Buell was limited way to much by the Harley lump. It's just that I've never found the Buell esthetic to be all that attractive to me. That's a very personal and subjective judgment, I love sportbike twins like the RC51 and the Aprilias. And I assume the Rotax engine has a lot of promise. So, no, there is not a Buell in my future, 1125R or otherwise.

 

Can't tell you how much fun this one is just running errands.

 

if the price were lower, and i was in the market for a new bike, i would at least ride it, and find out how it felt.. about the same torque curve as the 954's ... they're just so damn short..

 

would not take one in a gift what a heap of shite.:rockets:

 

I would have at least checked it out but KTM said they are finally coming out with the RC8 and I have wanted that bike since seeing to prototype back in 05. That is the only bike that could replace my 954.

 

At 20k in Australia this bike is off the table. Currency adjustments might change that however. It might also help sales in the US as the imported bikes become more expensive.

 

I'd have to gouge out my eyes, but then I couldn't ride it anyway. So, no.

 

I like the look,

It's different and I like the idea of riding something that isn't the cookie cutter image.

I don't like the fact that it has a belt drive, It needs a chain and if I were to ever own that would be the first thing to go aftermarket.

A chain drive will take the engine load better.

Chain drives are narrower, they are much more efficient (no hysteresis losses), are more durable, take shock loads better then a belt, and have a longer life span in higher HP applications.

Belts have a tendency to break under high load and are subject to dry rot.

 

Not for me but it's the best looking Buell by far

 

If I wanted a bike that looked like it was built from car parts I would buy a .. oh that would be a HD. This thing is damn ugly and the muffler looks like its off industrial equipment.

 

I don't think it looks too bad actually - dare I say, almost Japanese?. But you'd have to change the belt drive and those wheels. Even if looks are deceiving, they really do look brittle and in complete contrast to the rest of the bike.
By the sounds of what some you guys are saying, good performance, road-holding and handling, just drop the price to something a little more reasonable and Buell might be on to a winner. Good luck to them, I say. Variety is the spice of life...

 

I liked the look of the previous model over this one minus the engine. I just can't get past that tractor equipment muffler. The scoops would not be so bad if they made the bodywork in front more complete and integrated them in better.

 

"The scoops..."

When I saw a picture of the 1125R for the first time my reaction was sorta "well, not bad, has a little less of that Buell look... not as generic as the inline 4's... not bad I guess... wow, those scoops are kinda big..."

The more I looked at it the more I saw "the scoops".

Now all I can see when I look at it is "the scoops".

I guess I have a personal problem with "the scoops". I'll call my therapist tomorrow and make an appointment.:rotfl:

 

The scoops are the only thing I see...