2003 Buell XB9S Lightning reviews

• 2003 Buell XB9S Lightning. (Two wheel freaks)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2003 Buell XB9S Lightning

  It's a wonderful thing. The ability to pass between two countries, enjoying the courtesy of each, as if you were a native of both. Me? - Well I get to wave the Stars and Stripes and sip my tea in between Monty Python repeats on BBC America.
  So what about the Buell? It has the lungs of the proverbial Iron Horse and the legs of a thoroughbred sportbike. Can it mingle with the unwashed (only joking) and hang in the canyons with the uncomfortable?
  Let's go find out.

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• 2003 Buell Lightning vs Monster 1000s (Motorcycle-usa.com)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2003 Ducati Monster 1000S, 2003 Buell XB9S Lightning

  The naked-bike class has become one of the most popular new segments of the motorcycle industry. The class rules are simple enough: Start with minimal amounts of bodywork so mechanical components such as the engine and frame on display, and make sure there's a torquey engine and a rigid, capable chassis underneath.
  Ducati spawned the naked sportbike genre with the Monster when they introduced the stripped down Monster at the 1992 Cologne Motor Show and it entered production the following year.

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