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Model(s) covered: 2008 Buell 1125 R
Those of you who may have read my last review on the Piaggio MP3 may remember me saying for my next test I may need something a little raw and frightening to restore my manlihood. Well, ask and you shall receive. The Buell 1125R is about as far as one can go from an Italian scooter. Fire up the Buell and car alarms start going off and the neighborhood dogs start barking. If the neighbors were starting to think I've gone a little soft riding scooters around town, the Buell should have gone a long way to displacing that myth.
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Model(s) covered: 2008 Buell 1125 R
Less than a year has gone by since the introduction of the 2007 Buell models was held at the blast furnace otherwise known as Buttonwillow Raceway in Bakersfield, California. One of the highlights of that event was an eye-opening ride aboard the fire-breathing Buell XBRR race bike. As the preconceived notions of what the XBRR would feel like were melted out of my mind, it was impossible not to ask the question: Why doesn't Buell build a bike like this for the street? At the time all I could get were cynical smiles out of Buell's press people.
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Model(s) covered: 2008 Buell 1125 R
Buellophobia - noun: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear and dread of Buell motorcycles by a large portion of motorcycle riders. Example: " Yeah, but no matter how you slice it, you'll still only be riding a Buell. I'll take my Yamaha any day of the week no matter how ol' Erik and his boys have improved things."
Both Buell and Harley Davidson are determined to see Buellophobia become a thing of the past. Buell wants to see it go for the obvious reason that they want to be a serious contender in the sportbike market, and Harley Davidson wants to see it go because they want to sell more Buells.
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25 Years In The Making: The Buell (Most) Everyone Wants (Motorcycle.com)
Model(s) covered: 2008 Buell 1125 R
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