Buell's? Thoughts 

"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid) 03/27/2016 at 23:11 • Filed to: None

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My friend wants to buy a buell. I don’t want him to. #trash

CB > TheStraightSixKid 03/27/2016 at 23:14

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What a strong, compelling, and well worded argument you’ve made.

Xyl0c41n3 > TheStraightSixKid 03/27/2016 at 23:15

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Why are they trash? They're pretty great starter bikes — so much so that lots of MSF courses used to use them for their students.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > TheStraightSixKid 03/27/2016 at 23:20

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They are the motorcycle equivalent of a diesel sports car.

/Don’t ride

/Was in a Buell store one time and didn't understand why the redline was only 6k until I looked underneath.

bob and john > TheStraightSixKid 03/27/2016 at 23:22

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I had one

fun little bike.torquy, easy to learn how to ride, cheap to get parts for.

cons? they werent incredibly well buit. I had the shifter arm rotate out of postiojn (easy fix) and the carb fall off on me twice (also an easy fix)
seat is also VERY low (and can be made lower with the ‘low seat’ option)

its not a bad bike, it got 70mpg, and its easy to work on. w/e wise siler said about it was over done. I’d buy mine back in heart beat if I could afford to insure a second bike.

bob and john > Xyl0c41n3 03/27/2016 at 23:22

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it was designed from the get-go to be harleys beginner bike.

Mmmmm > TheStraightSixKid 03/27/2016 at 23:54

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Just don’t buy a Blast but the others you can make an argument for if that is what you really want...

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Xyl0c41n3 03/28/2016 at 00:03

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Like everyone else had said, they were bargain beginner bikes in the sense that bargain meant cheaply made - they were essentially the equivalent to a badly made Honda CBR250R.

Also, it's been a while since we talked.

TheStraightSixKid > TheStraightSixKid 03/28/2016 at 01:15

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Thanks for weighing everybody. For the record i do like all bikes. Everyone i talk to about buels said they were trash. Maybe i should try riding one.

Xyl0c41n3 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 03/28/2016 at 01:34

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It has been! How are ya?

Gone > TheStraightSixKid 03/28/2016 at 07:05

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Haven’t ridden a Blast, but it’s supposedly a bit of a paint shaker. I havent ridden the air cooled bikes at all, but the owners fawn over them. BadWeatuerBikers has is a giant knowledge base of info the Buells.

Minus the stator issue on my Rotax 1125CR, my bike has been reliable and is a blast ;) to ride. No stats, but I’d put money on Buells overall having less Stuntaz and squids in the crowd, so most likely you have better odds of getting a well cared for bike with lower miles. Which describes mine pretty much. Anyways, they’re a little wonky, but a lot of fun.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > bob and john 07/22/2016 at 00:05

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(old thread I know but kinja decided it was popular)

the shift and carb thing happened to me too, I just wanted to share that I was apparently not the only one with a total WTF moment...

Low seat is good because not many bikes offer it THAT low, my wife is 5'3"and could flat foot it