I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
any experience of them?

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Speedgazebo MOTP #1 wrote:

> I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
> and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
> about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
> any experience of them?

No, but it seems a bit bonkers to buy such an unreliable bike now that
spares supply is likely to be a tad patchy.

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"Speedgazebo MOTP #1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
> and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
> about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
> any experience of them?

I looked long and hard at the Buell XB12 before I bought the Zed, even took
one for an afternoon. Great handling *far* better than the Zed, but too
small, too vibraty and too little tank range. They run out of puff sooner
than I exected and just as a "normal" bike is about to try ripping your arms
out from the acceleration, the Buell needs another cog.

I'd still like one for roads like the Snake Pass because of the way they go
around bends, but other than that, it's a non starter for me and there are
more "normal" roads than Snake Pass-a-likes.

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"Speedgazebo MOTP #1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:36820e7f-5e9b-
45ce-898a-(E-Mail Removed):

> I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
> and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
> about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
> any experience of them?
>

petel had one IIRC. He used to tow a big magnet behind to catch the bolts
as they dropped out of the frame.


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Speedgazebo MOTP #1 <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
> and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
> about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
> any experience of them?

Village People bike. Is this a coming out post ?

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On 25 Sep, 15:42, c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote:
> Speedgazebo *MOTP #1 <nicka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
> > and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
> > about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
> > any experience of them?
>
> Village People bike. Is this a coming out post ?
>

I need something to keep my MX 5 company.

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<9dcbe9df-8d02-49e1-96ee-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Speedgazebo MOTP #1 <(E-Mail Removed)> cast forth these pearls of
wisdom
>On 25 Sep, 15:42, c...@NOSPAM.netunix.com wrote:
>> Speedgazebo *MOTP #1 <nicka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
>> > and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
>> > about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
>> > any experience of them?
>>
>> Village People bike. Is this a coming out post ?
>>
>
>I need something to keep my MX 5 company.
>

Heh. Buells do have a dubious reliability reputation. The early ones had
issues with engine mountings IIRC (doesn't one of them rely on what was
only meant as a head steady on the Harley motor?). Having said that,
those who I have spoken to that have ridden one say they are great fun.

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On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:25:25 +0100, Pete Fisher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Heh. Buells do have a dubious reliability reputation. The early ones had
>issues with engine mountings IIRC (doesn't one of them rely on what was
>only meant as a head steady on the Harley motor?). Having said that,
>those who I have spoken to that have ridden one say they are great fun.

I had a ride on a White Lightning demonstrator: loved it (didn't test
the handling that far YBH but it seemed absolutely fine) but the
reliability issues put me off. Mostily I think it's nothing a bit of
loctite wouldn't solve, but I did read about one being used on track
and losing its gearbox.


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-Pip

On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 03:03:36 -0700 (PDT), "Speedgazebo MOTP #1"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have always fancied a Buell, now I am thinking of outing my Z1000 ,
>and looking for an XB12, but I have heard all sorts of bad things
>about them, apart from them not being made any more, does any one have
>any experience of them?

Have you considered an Aprilia Tuono? Stick a 180/55 (you might get a
190/55 to fit but it would be snug) on the rear and enjoy.

The upright riding positon plus, I suspect, the small fairing, can
give severe neck ache at higher speeds though.

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-Pip

wessie wrote:

> petel had one IIRC. He used to tow a big magnet behind to catch the bolts
> as they dropped out of the frame.

The one that petel had (has?) is the previous generation, the XB12 is
quite a big step forward.

I rode one and loved it, but didn't feel confident enough to buy one

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