Thunder and Lightning - the Buell XB12S and XB9S (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2004 Buell XB12S Lightning, 2004 Buell XB9S Lightning
The fuel injection light flicks off giving me the OK to fire up the Buell XB12S Lightning. I thumb the ignition button and it shudders to life. Which answers the first question people ask about the Buell, "Does it really shake as much as everyone says?" The answer is, "Yes". At idle the Lightning XB12S and XB9S are loud, shaking, muscular, sputtering, and compact... like a Pitbull with Tourettes Syndrome. Get over it. This motorbike isn't about smooth, it's about attitude - and that it has in spades.
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