MCN test: Have Buell solved their 1125R problems?

[Brainiac83]

All this video needs is the bike exploding at the end of the video of all the problems it has.

[jerseyassasin1975]

theres an 08 1125r on ebay for a buy it now $5699.00 but I am afraid to buy it and have it break. my insticts are telling me this bike is just to new and not really road tested for years. does anyone know if these bikes hold up? I have had a 99 road king that never broke down and a zx11 that never had a single issue so if I buy a buell and it falls apart I will kick myself for not listening to my insticts.

[JDSFLA]

@jerseyassasin1975 I have an 08 1125r and no problems (the mirrors do vibrate quite a bit). Handling is the best I have experienced, power is excellent. I got the aftermarket fairing which IMO makes it look much better.

[Y34RZ3R02022]

@jerseyassasin1975 Dude, there isn't a single bike on the planet that won't have things go wrong at some point. IMO don't buy a toy if you are scared its gonna break at some point.

[panzerX]

I was at a Buell day at my local HD dealer.

They are one of the few that fully supports buell bikes and its riders. While at the day, I met one of the VPs from HD, cool guy. I also found some remaps that quiet the bike down. The bikes fan clubs have done some cool shit.

[TallGeeese23]

It looks like a nice bike but I wouldnt trust it in the long run. Buell still has a long way to go its like a harley to much vibration causing mis-haps on the way. I wouldnt even dare call it a super bike not yet. Why build harley riders hate it, the guys at the H/D dealer ships hate it so why bother. Its like an in-between bike not qiet a harley and not qiet a street bike. Thats me.

[steady2wheels]

I was looking at one on the second hand market, and they're now cheap as chips for near brand new ones, just worried that i'll pick up one that wasn't sorted ecu wise and that

[razorfish39]

well it must be a great bike then right? wrong... It's a large step in the right direction. however, still a bit of sorting out is due. The buell name has been associated with H/D for as long as I rememmber. that large step is that he found a new power plant provider. And as for the RC8 it rode ok. But, I dont want to look like a stealth fighter. Or pay the weight to price ratio....

[adrianrubi]

why do americans say alot of bad things about Buell? if it beat KTM then it's a real bike. i even like the sound and it's very short wheelbase. dry weight is simmilar to a ducati.

[CooterELee]

I don't know anyone who would buy this at the price other than guys that want to have something that guys that ride Harley's might not give them grief over. It's not bad and vibration isn't horrible when I rode it or the heat worse than some others, but I definetly couldn't justify buying the thing for any of my usual reasons.

[buell0364]

just wondering, what are your usual reasons, I'm new to this.

[Ropinlizard]

Not to knock Honda...but, Rotax has been making engines for: airplanes, boats, jetskis, snowmobiles, motorcycles(in Europe and Asia), and others...nothing wrong with Honda but Honda is new to airplanes(were failure is unacceptable)Boats, Snowmobiles, jetskis and motorcycles. Rotax has been doing it for 30+ years. The problem with the Buell is not the motor, it's the frame not letting it cool properly they had to better position the radiators...problem solved. Honda is good, but so is Rotax

[r1hunt21]

The hondajet is using general electric motors...

[Tomas1300]

Talking about motorcycles, not planes or other stuff... buell(rotax engines or not) has a long way to go ...yet...

[inkmonster0u812]

Yep, Canada make such gr8 bikes.

[ochoa0042]

hum . . . rotax isnt all its made up to be, everyone is like "oh go rotax, yea rotax is awesome"

Well all I have to say is: honda makes great bikes, but they also make lawn mowers

rotax is a bluff and just hot air . . .

[bigshineybike]

How dare this boring bloke critise buell, they might be crap at what they do (mattter of opinion) but so is he!

[ferrariModenas]

pile of junk

[toilit]

bout time they sumfing that handles!!!

[CodyNiess]

is this the v-rods engine???

[larrywasanicekid]

nup they ditched those slow clunkers and got a rotax.

[kyeker]

yeah man this is rotax engine

[M8tRiX]

No Harley engine, it's a water cooled rotax engine.

[niurou]

harley davidson's quality. ...