I went and did it
 

I am now the proud owner of a red 1125r. Did a lot of research and trying to sort logistics of potential travel and the best I could do was getting one from markos dealer in PA for 6995. Although there were better deals out there timing and traveling didnt make it worthwhile between the weather, costs and time since I woul dpotentially have to bag a few work days to get the bike, and that would have cost me a lot of money too.

I should be hearing back from the dealer todayto iron out a few more things (seems hardley is kinda particular in how they do things) and will prolly go get it early next week.

Tom

congrats!:rockwoot:

Word, brother. Like I said, let me know when you come out to get it.

Nice!

Hoping tues or wed afternoon next week depending on the weather, I would realy rather ride it home as opposed to trailering it.

Tom

Congrats man! Hope you like it.

Excellent! Congratulations :)

sweet!! congrats!

Copycat. :nee:

Welcome to the family, bud :D

congrats

de-noid it asap

Oh, buelletinboard.com and bad weather bikers are where to get your buell specific info..

Very cool...congrats on your purchase !!

badweather has just an old OS its retarded, but the ppl are great

Yeah, they seem pretty friendly and there's a lot of info there.

We are kicking you out of the elitist club. A member will be over shortly to confiscate all elitist items and your shit will start stinking again.

alot of those guys are from this area and really know their shit, makes for a great group to ride with

I hate the lay out of that forum....thats why I dont go on there much. Buelletinboard.com uses VB...100x better.

are they VS?

That was going to be one of my next questions is to find a forum with speciffic info.

I got 2 questions off the bat, anyone know where to score a shop manual from, and with the belt drive, how is maintenance/durability of them compared to chains?

Tom

I can live with that but am I still in the circle :lol:

I also had ribs, brisket and a few beers for dinner last night so there will be some stank comming real soon :lol:

Tom

No. Private ownership.

I may be wrong (like that ever happens :rolleyes:) but I think that belt is good for some ungodly high mileage, unless you get a rock in there and break it.

Don't worry about that belt. It's quiet. There's no slop. It should last the life of the bike, barring rocks or wheelie abuse.

can probably still get a manual from a dealership. picked one up for my HD for $60.

Yeah, that's what I thought.
The Warrior was that way too.. the only guys I know that had to replace them either didn't keep an eye on the tension or took off the guards and got a rock in the pulley.

I took my upper guard off. Lower is still on. Never had a problem.

Congrats bro! $7k isn't bad... I'm surprised that he won't ship it to a dealer by you through Harley's truck system...:idk: I called a dealer back in Michigan and they advised me that they would be MORE than happy to send me a bike to the local Harley dealer!:lol:

A few other places would ship including gas mans place up in michigan. Seems the red ones were tough to find and I figured the shop is just a little over 2 hrs away so I can kill a good part of the break in on the way home ;)

Mine is due for replacement. They're guaranteed for life and shouldn't cost me any money.

There is no adjustment to the tensioning pulley, and mine spins freely when you apply any pressure. I've been told that this is the indication that it's on its way out.

This is at around 14,000 of your silly 'merican miles.

congrats on the new bike

The belt is considered "lifetime", but that depends on what lifetime is on a sportbike.

I usually replace mine at around 20,000 miles. For many sport bikes, this IS lifetime. The belts are not much if any more expensive than a good 530 X-Ring chain and you don't have to replace the sprockets.

You also don't have to clean, lube, and adjust the belt.


I still have one 2009 White and Blue 1125R.

I was tempted to swing by the Harley dealership and sit on one but last time I was in there the sales guys were horrid.

Hold your nose, sit on one, and then call me. We'll show you what a Buell dealer is supposed to be like.

We are hoping to be able to get some additional models from a local dealer.

Congratz. Looking forward to the pics.

Which one? I wnet to the one in Bellmore and they didnt have any, got a weird vibe like I didnt belong in there. Also went to LIC to sit on one, guys there were a lot more friendly.

Tom

Just got back from riding a while and getting an early oil change.
I'm at <250 miles, but I've been exploring the rev range a la Motoman so I figure fresh oil would be a good idea.

So how ya liking it so far.

Tom

To put it in the least amount of words, the thing is fookin' badass. :dthumb:
I still haven't dialed the suspension in and it's far from 'broken in', but already the power is there whenever I want it.
I did get 'noided' for the first time today. Whacked the throttle in third and -bloop- it cut out.
I was so frickin' scared I had broken something, but then I realized... third gear.
I foresee a de-noiding in my future. :lol:

Other than that, it's been nothing but fun.
It'll be much more when break-in is done and I can just ride it without having to make a conscious effort to vary RPM and go light on the brakes.

The cool part is that the EPA BS is easy to defeat and the de-Noid module is only $6.

Yep, and I will be ordering that post-haste.

I'm going to look at one this week, I found one in MD for $5995, I think I'm heading down on friday to talk to them

Can Tommy even fit on one of these things?!:tremble:

It's gonna look like a little Ninja 250 in between Tommy's legs.

Actually I have a photo of what he would look like

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...09_3200085.jpg

Thats awesome, congrats!

its the best deal in motorcycles ....

It's funny but in the next month or two, this forum might be predominantly buell owners.

atm anyway. congrats tommy! pictures post haste like

Hey greg, how does it compare to the TLR?

and what is a noid?

It only took them going out of business and cutting their prices in half to get that way. :lol:

They should of went out of business a couple of times.

congrats tommy

Buell was one of the "best deals in motorcycles" even close to MSRP.


The current pricing is just stupid good. PLEASE don't miss buying a fantastic machine at way below it's real value.

You ever see that movie," Don't Mess With The Zohan"? :lol:

Sweet! I'll actually belong then!!!:lol: I made a couple more calls today... we'll see!!! Fingers crossed! You know me, I'm getting best deal EVAR and those bitches are bringing me my bike or no deal!!!

Shid, you gonna give da buell owners a bad rep with all dat mad stunting you gonna be doing yo...

Not until I get some Bridgestones on there!!! I was doing stoppies in rain this afternoon.

What kind of rubber do they come with stock?

hey Tommy,
i was actually gonna stop by the one in Bellmore also this weekend (forget about it now) they also gave me the wrong vibes earlier this year when i went in to look @ an XB. must be a Buell thing.

i'm more interested in an XB12r instead.
did you happen to notice if any of our local HD dealers have any while you were looking for yours?

i might have to get in touch with Marko & Gas's people for some info.

oh, and a big CONGRATS brutha. i def gotto stop by yur place just to check this machine out.

i just might have to get in touch with ya.

i dunno mang, between that wide upper fairing and those monster pods i dont think you're gonna be splitting deer in half. though with how high and forward the upper is you might just wheelie over the mug :lol

i am so fucking jealous:gofurslf:

the thing is the deal wont be around forever

corsa III 180series

I'll know tomorrow, but I believe I'll have both a 2008 and 2009 1125R available.

PM me if you are interested. I'll even pick you up at the airport.

you need to just get your ass down here and ride when u pick it up, we got some good shit in our area, within a 20 mile radius is alot of twisties that most ppl would kill for

Don't you wish you could've gotten one?

To be honest, I'm pretty sure that I'll hate the damn thing. I honestly think that I'll be able to unload it for the same money next year. Besides, I'll be going from liter bike to liter bike and will be able to give a REAL comparison.:lol:

Comparing bikes is like comparing pussy.
It's just bad form.
Enjoy each one for its own merits.

Those bitches will be delivering my bike to me... Gas' guy is willing to ship through the Harley network if I'm not mistaken and the dealer back home is checking into it right now. I may be looking at about $6500 otd-shipped! We'll see...:rockwoot:

(cutting and pasting from my previous thread describing it)
The 1125R feels like what I wished my TL1000R could have. Maybe it could have, but I didn't have the money or know-how to get it there.
It takes little or no effort to toss it around, it balances easily when stopped, and feels like it weighs half of what it does.
(and I can't really 'compare' the two because it would be bad form) ;)

And the 'noid is an EPA noise reducing component that cuts your throttle response when you crank the throttle more than halfway in 3rd gear.
Just about everyone on the Buell forums recommends removing it.
After my experience today, I'll have to agree with them.

No it's not... I like strawberry ice cream better than vanilla, I like blonds better than brunettes and I'd rather have a manual than an automatic transmission. It's ridiculous to tell me that I'm not allowed or it's wrong for me to evaluate my bikes. It's almost like you guys are afraid to have people compare your bikes to other brands. I welcome comparisons of my present bike, tires, brakes, helmet, whatever... The weak never want to be compared...:lol: Hey, I don't have to take on this attitude in order to own one of these things do I?:lol:

Compare all you want, man, I'm just giving you shit.
Frankly, I'm very pleased with my choice and your like or dislike of it won't change my enjoyment. :wink:

im kinda betting you'll hate it as well. the bike you're on now is just too good.

I went and sat on one first just ot be sure, its slightly cramped but no worse than my TL, can I ride it all the way to the gap, no tlikley but for a day in the twisties I will be fine.

Tom

Just dont come by now, my garage looks like a bomb went off in there I cant even get t omy gsxr right now :lol: call the guys in LIC thye had a few others still in there but not sure what. I was just looking for 1125's and blurred everything else out.

I put feelers out to dealers all around and a few did have the xb12's just start locally and work your way out from there and see what you find. Most of the harley websites have a little section to request quotes and they do call back in 1-3 days.

Tom

Think Gixxer riders would have done this??

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-091...,3390379.story

No they'd probably kill themselves.

Not without the cops being there and impounding at least 10 bikes :lol:

Tom

how cute was that reporter? RAWR

Congrats on the new bike Tommy!! :dthumb: Cant beat those closeout prices can you?!?!?

hahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahaha hahahaha

Yep, that's what I was thinking of when I said it. Hilarious movie.

Good for you Tommy.

it's funny, when you quote it, it's a continuous stream of "hahas" but in the actual post, it has a space near the end in your post almost like you had to take a breath :lol:

Don't hold back, tell us how you REALLY thing :lmao:

yes, i hate you for rubbing it in, now i know what its like when i ask you if you can go riding with us:didntdo:

You beat me to it!!! I'm like aren't you all comparing the Buell to your old bikes? I mean, what's your point of reference for your praise? Oh I get it, it's only "bad form" when it's a negative comparison, when it's praise, it's "good form"!!!:lol:

Well God I hope not!!!:lol:

I think it would be a more fair comparison to compare the gsxr to a zx-10 since theyre the same class. A liter class v-twin is a different ride (more fun on the streets IMHO ) than an Inline 4

Hell no!!! A lot of us turned out for events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the GSXR... I wonder if they'll be a big party when Buell reaches their 25th year of production?....oh yea that right, oops.:sorry:

Seriously, probably not but Buell riders are more of a "cult"/lifestyle type rider, kinda like Harley guys. Facts and figures mean nothing to them. It's all about image and belonging to a group....:lol:

Werd, and if it'll out run the legendary "widow maker" TLR, I would also not consider it a slouch. Even if the TLR is an old design.

The guy with the Jordan paint scheme gixxer with every accessory out of the catalogue on it talking about image?? Wanna try again? :lol

????

2008 you douche.

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buel.../25th_Logo.jpg

http://thekneeslider.com/images/25yearsofbuellbook.jpg

I will be bale to make comparisons to my old TLS and hopefully it will motivate me to get that back together and running.

Tommy haven't you ridden a GSXR1000? It pulls very similar to a V-Twin imho and it turns WAY fucking easier than most V-Twins!!! Personally, I think that you will be very happy with your bike, I mean that, and I hope that you get millions of miles worth of enjoyment from it, I mean that too.

As far as comparison goes, well I'll never stop believing that bikes should be matched up by purpose and engine size. If you come to the table with a 1000+cc sport bike, I would hope that you and your design team imbibed it with the very best engine that you could for this application. If that is a V-Twin then okay, if it is not then I'm sorry but your machine is inferior for this application! Again, it's like on Pinks where they tell the builders to bring 5 liter cars. One guy brings a Chevy and one brings a Ford, the one with the slower car spends the whole show complaining that his car is slower and deserves special treatment. My question is, why didn't you build a better/faster car? Sportbikes are about speed, handling and brakes in my opinion. Everything else is secondary.:rockwoot:

I'll most likely get one and I'm sure that I'll enjoy it for what it is and what I got it for. If it is "better" than my GSXR I swear to you right now that I will admit it publicly on this forum. If not well, I'm sure that you can imagine...:lol:

Not really, but I had to justify my hypocrisy somehow. :nee:

Oh suck my cock Marko! They have not been manufacturing Buells since 1983!:lol: If you're going to measure from prototype/idea stage, then I guess the GSXR is on about 40 or 50 years old since Suzuki has been building race bikes from the beginning....:lol: Jesus, why don't you measure it from when Erik was born while you're at it and celebrate it like Christmas!:lol: You could all put up American trees made in Austria and China and give each other presents wrapped in recall notices.:lol:

Or....get over it and buy a different brand bike with similar characteristics...:idk:

Don't I know it!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Only liter bikes I have ridden are twins, I have a 2000 750 as a track bike but thats been it. I have heard the newer 1ks pull like twins with the torque they have.


I think even with in a "class" like I4 liter bikes the differences are prety negligible and most street riders/mere mortals wont notice or appreciate that one laps willow springs a half second faster. Prolly comes down more to feel, comfort and how the bike handles for that rider.

Tom

QFT!!!! There would always be some dork cracking wheelies, etc!!!:lol:

you forgot sound.

My bad, how could I forget that :lol:

Tom

Nope! Buell riders seem to hang out together...especially the earlier generations. Harley riders didn't want them and they generally got left behind by other sport bike riders. Sure the word "image" may have been "ill chosen" but my main point was "lifestyle"... Oh and almost every part on my bike has a purpose.:rockwoot: The Jordan scheme was strictly a style preference like painting it an ugly industrial gray would be.....:lol: I didn't buy my bike for image, I bought it for it's performance and the fact that I had 3 Suzuki's previously with ZERO problems and only 2 goofy recalls unlike some brands....:lol:

Fair enough!!! Gosh isn't this a fun way to pass the day?:lol: I honestly think so!:rockwoot:

OH NO!!!! Not logic! That's my krytonite!!! ARRRRGGGGHHHHH ......What a world.....:lol: