Would you recommend someone to buy a Buell now?

[Windblown]

It's not a practical purchase, but then MC purchases often aren't. As long as the buyer understands what it is they are buying into it's their call.

Personally, I wouldn't buy nor recommend someone else buy any motorcycle from a defunct manufacturer unless the plan was to carefully mothball it for 15 years or more and then break it out for a short ride once in awhile on a sunny day as a conversation piece at MC gatherings.

[stromgal]

I'm going to attempt to ride mine this weekend. So I'll let you know.  

[Tpoppa]

It's not a practical purchase, but then MC purchases often aren't. As long as the buyer understands what it is they are buying into it's their call.

Personally, I wouldn't buy nor recommend someone else buy any motorcycle from a defunct manufacturer unless the plan was to carefully mothball it for 15 years or more and then break it out for a short ride once in awhile on a sunny day as a conversation piece at MC gatherings.

I can assure you that my 1125 will never be babied.  It will be ridden as intended.

[Paulie Hotnuts]

I'll be taking mine to West Virginia for the weekend. I didn't buy it to look at it, I bought it to ride the wheels off it!

[naustin]

Buell used some parts (like the rubber isolators on the tube-frame models) right out of HD's parts bin.  When Harley redesigned their spec on that part, it was no longer up to the task in the Buell application.  The replacement parts were crap and the dealers didn't want to help me.  I was 1,000 miles from home, and one dealer (with a buell sign on his building) basically told me: "tough-limp it home broken.". And that was when buell was still in buisness and the year they sold the most bikes ever.

Unless you do ALL, your own work, including machining your own parts and tapping cylinder heads if necessary, you would be a fool to buy a buell.

That said, if I had my own shop, and could do my own work, and money was no object - I'd buy an 1190.

[Brad1445]

Back to this?  Other than the 09 stator, what problems are you referring to?

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/290431.html?1198049247

the real fun stuff is archived as they knock you off the form if you complaint much about your bike

[Tpoppa]

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290431/290431.html?1198049247

the real fun stuff is archived as they knock you off the form if you complaint much about your bike

I would agree that BWB is chock full of moderator inspired douchebaggery.  Again other than the stator, to what are you referring?

[Rogue]

Unless you do ALL, your own work, including machining your own parts and tapping cylinder heads if necessary, you would be a fool to buy a buell.

Machining your own parts and tapping cylinders?  If you plan on building a custom bike along with the motor too!  

[Rogue]

I would agree that BWB is chock full of moderator inspired douchebaggery.  Again other than the stator, to what are you referring?

He is referring to his hatred for Erik Buell and the 1125R.  He deserved to get kicked out of BWB.  

That's like going to a VFR forum and bashing VFR's.  Did he think they'll show him any love in there?  

[Rogue]

Personally, I wouldn't buy nor recommend someone else buy any motorcycle from a defunct manufacturer unless the plan was to carefully mothball it for 15 years or more and then break it out for a short ride once in awhile on a sunny day as a conversation piece at MC gatherings.

Plenty of people own Vincent's and ride them.  Plenty of people ride 1960's and 70's British bikes, and even Japanese bikes of that vintage.  

If you are the type that prefers to just drop off your bike at a dealership and have them do everyhting for you I understand.  You should get one with a dealership network.  But like Tpoppa said, something like a KTM is going to be tough to get serviced if you live far from a dealership.  If I were to buy a Guzzi I think there is only one dealership within 100 miles of where I live and I'm not sure I can trust them either.  My experience with motorcycles after owning Japanese bikes for over a two decades is that  their service departments are never as good as me.  NEVER.  All of them fucked something up including the simplest stuff.  I live in SoCal too and I've tried a bunch of different dealers...all of them fucked something up.  All of them.  No thanks.  

[Oddball]

I'd buy one in a heart beat.  As to recommending, they would have to have some knowledge on how to turn a wrench.

[Brad1445]

I would agree that BWB is chock full of moderator inspired douchebaggery.  Again other than the stator, to what are you referring?

You really want to go there?

(sigh)

- Boiling gas
- Repeated clutch weep issues
- Display head malfunctions
- Belt issues
- Noise complaints
- Leaking oil
- Fuel Fumes inside people homes
- Fuel leaking on exhaust pipe
- Exhaust rusting
- unclear oil change procedures within Buell printed material
- Several Flash updates
- Turn signals dont work when bike is wet
- Premature wheel bearing wear
- upside down mounted o2 sensors
- Mysterious parasitic electrical drains, some in just 8 hour work day.
- overheating that burns people and melts Buell full fairing
- Odd engines codes thrown intermittently that dealers can not replicate
- Faulty rear signals.  Some people in 4th set.
- rear cylinder cam chain tensioner
- TPS resets needed in between dealer servicing
- the noid
- Clutch lock up in 6th gear
- Engine Stalling in hard lean angels
- non responsive speedometers
- Fuel shooting out when gas cap removed

I could go on but dont feel like it.

I think the largest problem would be the large number of people that once they experience on of the above issues can lose their bike for MONTHS as Harley Dealers try to figure out whats what and where to get a part.


I dont like this.  I loved all 5 of my new XB Buell's.  Watching them release crap that killed he brand beyond repair is very disturbing.  

I lost my favorite bike Manufacture.

[phaze5]

i wouldn't even when they were in production,

[kevin_stevens]

I would agree that BWB is chock full of moderator inspired douchebaggery.  

+ a million.

It's about the only Buell resource on the web - certainly the best one - and I refuse to go there anymore.  The most hateful corner of the Internet I've yet found.

KeS

[Tpoppa]

You really want to go there?

(sigh)

- Boiling gas
- Repeated clutch weep issues
- Display head malfunctions
- Belt issues
- Noise complaints
- Leaking oil
- Fuel Fumes inside people homes
- Fuel leaking on exhaust pipe
- Exhaust rusting
- unclear oil change procedures within Buell printed material
- Several Flash updates
- Turn signals dont work when bike is wet
- Premature wheel bearing wear
- upside down mounted o2 sensors
- Mysterious parasitic electrical drains, some in just 8 hour work day.
- overheating that burns people and melts Buell full fairing
- Odd engines codes thrown intermittently that dealers can not replicate
- Faulty rear signals.  Some people in 4th set.
- rear cylinder cam chain tensioner
- TPS resets needed in between dealer servicing
- the noid
- Clutch lock up in 6th gear
- Engine Stalling in hard lean angels
- non responsive speedometers
- Fuel shooting out when gas cap removed

I could go on but dont feel like it.

That is quite a list from someone who has never thrown a leg over a 1125 (read as you have no clue what you are talking about).

Just because someone may have mentioned it on a web forum doesn't mean it's an ongoing widespread problem.  For comparison and a reality check, here is a 50 page bitchfest of HD owners complaining about unresolved issues:  http://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/671434-hd-sued-over-excess-heat.html

The only 1125 issue without a well thought out fix is the stator.  If 1125s were that prone to issues I would have sold mine 2 years ago.

[Tpoppa]

+ a million.

It's about the only Buell resource on the web - certainly the best one - and I refuse to go there anymore.  The most hateful corner of the Internet I've yet found.

KeS

There is good technical info posted there by users.  The attitudes of the mods on that site are ridiculous.  That's turned off more that a few potential Buell owners over the years.

[Brad1445]

That is quite a list from someone who has never thrown a leg over a 1125 (read as you have no clue what you are talking about).

Just because someone may have mentioned it on a web forum doesn't mean it's an ongoing widespread problem.  For comparison and a reality check, here is a 50 page bitchfest of HD owners complaining about unresolved issues:  http://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/671434-hd-sued-over-excess-heat.html

The only 1125 issue without a well thought out fix is the stator.  If 1125s were that prone to issues I would have sold mine 2 years ago.

Yup, I have no clue.   Enjoy your bike.

[Tpoppa]

I do, thanks.  

I'll be leading a 500 mile group ride tomorrow.  Can I call you if I break down  

[Brad1445]

lol, of course!

[Rogue]

That is quite a list from someone who has never thrown a leg over a 1125 (read as you have no clue what you are talking about).

Just because someone may have mentioned it on a web forum doesn't mean it's an ongoing widespread problem.  For comparison and a reality check, here is a 50 page bitchfest of HD owners complaining about unresolved issues:  http://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/671434-hd-sued-over-excess-heat.html

The only 1125 issue without a well thought out fix is the stator.  If 1125s were that prone to issues I would have sold mine 2 years ago.

I'm amazed at how long that list was!   :lol

I had to laugh at the "noise complaints".  What a freakin' joke!
95% on that list is 100% bogus.  Who made that up?  Brad, you truly are a drunken monkey.  Really!