| Author | Message | ||
     Gonen60 |
brush guard headlight cover and inclosed hand guards serve? I'm looking for a serious answer. I just can not imagine the BUELL R&D think tank crew sitting around, and one of them saying, "Hey Erik, how about a 4x4 brush guard type headlight cover and some motorcross/motoX type hand guard cover thingys" Much less the see through body parts. Next year they will unveil the lighting system that will make your airbox glow at night..uh oh, I just gave someone an idea, I can see it now!!! | ||
| 420at145mph |
 thas a buell | ||
| Gonen60 |
just the kind of riding I dream of doing on my buell....NOT! | ||
| 420at145mph |
 more like this? | ||
| R1DynaSquid |
I dont get the purpose behind it either. Being a belt drive bike it sure as hell sint designed for off road use. And most folks with "sportbikes" try to lose the extra weight. Here Buell is throwing more weight on in the form of headlight guards & those weird deals around the levers. | ||
| Mr_cuell |
I bought a Buell partly because is IS different, being different and having it all come together for a reason that works is cuell, being different just to be weird is stupid. This bike seems like the the ideas runnning around the "think outside of the box" meeting got a little out of hand and they forgot to ask "Why do this?" | ||
| 420at145mph |
but that pink fur is sooooo cuell | ||
| Curve__carver |
is that the first water cooled XB? | ||
| Curve__carver |
I wouldn't mind the hand guards on cold days. November riding in Cleveland your hands get cold--gloves or not. | ||
| Xb9er |
The city bike is kind of an style/image thing. An attempt to capture a raw, streetfighter or Urban Assault Buell look. The headlight guard means it will take two or more hits with a baseball bat to bust out the lights (urban setting). And the hand guards aren't just for wind protection but also for brushes against protruding side mirrors or the wayward mime/street performer. Mike. | ||
| Chainsaw |
...put some metal dog collar spikes in those hand guards for a mean mirror-breakin' lane splitter look. I can dig it!  | ||
| Dbensavage |
Is this an attempt at a dual purpose bike? I think thats what the tire are made for. Any thoughts? | ||
| Opto |
One observation that I've never read on this site is that XB'S HANDLE REALLY WELL ON DIRT ROADS. Yes they do! On dirt they turn quick, stop quick, handle potholes really well. They do it in the dirt like they do it on the road, same handling characteristics. I feel most owners are afraid of breaking the belt if they go on dirt. I have had the attitude that I will take the bike wherever I want to go, and if I break a belt on a dirt road then I will reconsider. So far I've travelled over 55000 miles on belt-driven Sportster and XB12 bikes and have never shied away from a dirt road (this includes 4WD only roads in dry weather). The XB is not a "dirt bike", I'm just saying it handles very well on dirt, with the right tyres and a high pipe I would prefer an XB to any other dual-purpose bike out there, keeping in mind the XB's limit with suspension travel. I've known this for a while, just thought that this thread would be a good place to say it, and no, I will not be fitting dual-purpose tyres or bark-busters to my XB, I like it just the way it is. | ||
| Glitch |
or the wayward mime/street performer.  | ||
| Fullpower |
opto, i also find the XB to handle bad gravel roads very well at speed. the sportster is better due to a longer wheelbase, but belt breakage is the limiting factor to secondary road travel. i swithced the sportster over to chain drive 40,000 miles ago and easily solved its problem. now preparing to do the same to the lightning.only thing is i am stuck on the 530 chain size. must have a 530, i chew up sprockets quick enough on the sportster, i know i dont want any narrower sprockets on the buell. also 530 is much more common on street bikes, so easier to scavenge spares far from home if necessary. | ||
| Whosyodaddy |
Fullpower, Does "530", "525", etc. refer to the individual link length, width, or what? And I'm assuming that a 530 chain would be heavier yet better for a higher power bike. Correct? (Never owned a chained bike. Can ya' tell?)  WYD | ||
| Opto |
Dean I found the XB to be better on dirt roads because it can dodge a pothole at the last instant whereas the Sportster would already be committed to the line. I can see why you want chain for reliability doing the distances you do, hope you get your 530 sprockets soon. At this stage I'm going to stick to the belt system, it's been good so far touch wood, I'm gentle on the drivetrain (that means no dropping the clutch to pull a wheelie) so maybe that has helped. Whosyodaddy I think 530 means 0.5" pitch/link length and 0.3" wide do a search and tell me if I'm wrong  |
