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« on: August 18, 2008, 04:04:23 PM »

This should make Rogue feel better! Wink

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=6946&Page=1
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2008, 08:11:59 PM »

Ahhh those were the days.  The good old Buells!

Now they are like having sex with your sister, its sex but its ugly.
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2008, 10:26:20 AM »

The TT is one of my most liked rides in the Buell lineup, the one I usually choose during the demo days.
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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2008, 01:16:08 PM »

Too bad they discontinued that model for 2009.
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« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2008, 07:39:17 PM »

Thank you Atadaskew.   Thumbsup

I have Motorcycle-USA as a favorite because I love reading about their road tests of ALL bikes.  They're reporting is neutral and rarely ever gets whiny.  They also take the time to include more technical information as why bikes behave they way they do.  Most other articles are filled with the writer's opinions which is great if you agree, but gets irritating if you don't.  At least with MC-USA articles, they give you the facts and let you decide rather than give you opinions.  

My favorite quotes:

......the often-maligned H-D motor. It opens the Buell up to naysayers when all they experience are brief glimpses into the bike's potential, whining from unappreciative journalists or a comment made on a forum somewhere from some random poster who took a Buell test ride and didn't get their rocks off on it. Fortunately there is a growing contingent of riders who embrace the Buell way and once you do the same it makes more sense why this bike is what it is: Classic Buell.

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Similarly to other Buell's I've ridden, the Super TT is a very unique motorcycle. When compared directly to a European or Japanese motorcycle in the same class, initially it seems like a letdown. Everything the Super TT does is quirky. From the engine's powerband, the handling, the unusual ZTL front brake, to the right-hand side belt drive, everything about the Super TT is different. But it's funny, because the more saddle time you put in, the more those unusual, quirky traits turn into a distinctive personality that is unique and unlike any other manufacturer's offering

What I've been saying all along--Buells are NOT mainstream bikes.  
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