Buell XB12S Lightning: Flawed genius (Motoring.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Buell XB12S Lightning
Erik Buell is a flawed genius. This motorcycle proves it. The 2007 XB12S Lightning (a revised, updated version of the bike motoring.co.za reviewed in December 2003) is as practical as chocolate lingerie and about as entertaining.
On first encountering it, I thought the delivery van had dropped off the wrong bike - it doesn't look big enough to have a 1203cc engine. It seemed more like a 250cc street bike than a 74kW monster parked beside my beloved Triumph Sprint.
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