are you going to review that STT for us or what??

 

you're not the only hdforum member to succumb to buells allure, but i'm not mentioning any names.

come on guys lets here about your new bikes.

 

........ i'm also interested in knowing how you're liking the new Buell compared to your N.





... and remember:

 

Being he is in Alaska, I would say he has not ridden it much. or maybe he is on it now!

 

alright so i've got some custimzation ideas to throw out:

for the STT, i'd buy a set of paint-pens to carry on road trips. every town has a tattoo shop, so i'd stop in and ask the artist to tattoo the bike.

for the 1125r i'd put little japanese flags on it as "kill" markers. ha!

 

I'm further North in AK than he is and I rode today... alas I go on leave tomorrow for a month and when I get back there will be no more riding for me until the move down to Texas in February.

 

I like your idea about the kill markers for the 1125R, Certainteed! HAHA! I have not spent a lot of time on the 1125R, other than some DEMO rides every now and then whenever they come up at the local Harley dealer and they are ALWAYS done with a ride leader. Boring, but better than nothing! I have put around about 3,800 miles or so on my XB12R Firebolt though. An amazing motorcycle as it is and a Sportster motor to boot! I have a big problem with restraint. I have absolutely NONE! With over 140 HP on tap with the 1125R I doubt that I will be able to keep my license for very long, but I bet it would be FUN while it lasted. If I compare my ’06 XB12R to my ’09 XR1200, it seems to me that the XB12R is smoother because of the different rubber motor mounting system that Buell uses as compared to the one that Harley uses. The brakes actually feel like they stop better on the XR1200 than on the Buell and that may be why the calipers have been changed/upgraded on the Buell line now. Both bikes seem very stable at high speed (100+) and both seem to handle irregular road surfaces very well to me. Both bikes accelerate very well too but | give the edge to the Buell. Definitely! The Buell is around, about 160 lbs lighter than the XR1200 and seems to me to really rip out of the corners under acceleration and for me that is the really fun part. The XB12R is very easy to flick into a corner and it gives me a very secure feel for the road. I think that I am faster on the Firebolt than I am on the XR1200 on the same section of road but that is just my thinking. I do not have any times to back it up with. The XR1200 is new so I have been taking it easy on it and that also may have helped skew some of my impressions at this early point. The XB12R has a more aggressive, more laid out rider position that may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The XR1200 and the Buell Lightning both has a slight bit more of an upright seating position as the handlebars are located higher up and a bit closer back toward the rider than the Firebolt’s are. The XR1200 is more of a naked sportbike than the Buell is, but both do have options as to luggage add ons. Buell, at the moment, even has a “No money down for 60 months” deal going on now, but I have to buy a house with a yard to put my dog in. I think my two children would kill me in my sleep if I bought another motorcycle now, so I will have to wait and hope that I can snag one after we settle in to our new place. Buell, nothing like them!

 

I've road both 1125R and 1125CR. I really liked the 1125R. The riding position is more sport bike like on it, and I felt like I had much more control on it. Its a little lacking in the torque range because of the high reving power band it has, but once you get the rpms up it pulls really hard all the way till red line. It feels like I'm in each gear forever compared to when I get on it hard on the sporty due to the really high red line. I was on the interstate with it and it felt very solid doing 90mph, and I could also tell it had much more to give. My nightster feels like it is going to explode at 80.

*What I mean by torque is when I down shift on the sporty I down shift and grab some throttle and the bike immediately pulls as hard as it can. When down shifting on the 1125R and CR I would grab some throttle and it would start pulling harder and harder as the rpms increased, which I think makes for a total different experience.