| Author | Message | ||
     Bookyoh |
I stopped in at AD Farrow HD/Buell in Columbus Ohio today. They have an XBRR on the floor; even has the $30,995 sales price on it. This was my first chance to see one close up. Mark | ||
| Lost_in_ohio |
Have to stop by after work and take a look at it. | ||
| Spiderman |
Demo's?  | ||
| Danny_h__jesternut |
Say, If someone was to purchase one, and offer it for track day rentals to Buell enthusiast. Would you be intrested? How much $$$ would ya be willing to give up for the pleasure? DISCLAIMER: Must have a valid race licence. Death waiver, leagalities release. No one under age 21 permited. Taxes and crash insurance apply.  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
They can't get it started...  | ||
| Diablobrian |
I figure that most track days run somewhere between $100-300 here in the US just to get out on the track on a "track day". You would then have to pass the cost of the insurance for the bike. After all if/when someone falls over and destroys that expensive (and very very fragile) carbon fiber body work it will need to be repaired and most people don't carry the kind of cash on them to replace the parts that are most likely to break. So, what would be fair for insurance? $50-100? Then there is transportation and support for the track day. Buell specifies the fuel to be used in the RR and that would need to be brought along for MOST track days since the vendors do not always show for them. Don't forget a pair of slicks. Most fast riders will burn up a pair in a weekend. So...lets see. $ 200 track day (average) 75 insurance (?) 225 tires/fuel That's $500 without figuring labor, or transportation. what kind of profit do you want to see out of this? that's the real question. Don't forget the price has to be low enough to entice people, but expensive enough to keep those with no skills and no respect for you or your bike off of it. You also can't count on being able to race a bike used this way. You have to assume that it will be dropped, or you will be sorely disappointed. I wouldn't do it, but that's just me. Don't get me wrong, I'd buy one if I had the cash so I could put diablomichael on it for the up-coming season (BTW we're Baa-aack for 07) but I wouldn't even consider turning it over to any yea-hoo with a thick enough wallet. The numbers I used are very conservative BTW. (Message edited by diablobrian on December 20, 2006) | ||
| Bud |
track days...shees put some lights in it, buy a crash xb for the title/ plate's / frame number and a startermotor should be handy and have fun | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
FYI...They do have about 6 or 7 Buells on the floor and 4 or 5 in the service building. See Terry in sales if you are going to buy a Buell. He rides a Cyclone and I would say he knows more about Buells than anyone else on the sales staff.. | ||
| Ceejay |
Wolf-I thought that was the funniest part, I called down there asking about a 9r about a month ago, and asked them if they still had it(XBRR), they said yes, then went on to ask me how to start it....Damn nice looking bike though. There's a track about an hour away, would be an excellent Badweb sponsored FX machine  | ||
| Spiderman |
Staring a XBRR without the proper race starter. 1. Get the lightest guy in the shop on the RR and put her (the RR) into 2nd or 3rd gear. 2. Get the rest of the lunatics in the shop to start pushing the RR across the parking lot in gear while the rider has the clutch lever in and the ignition on. 3. Once a brisk pace is reached in unison have every one stop, with the rider and RR coasting, drop the clutch and Whamo we have main engine start... Make sure there is fuel in the bike and the ignition is on or all efforts are done in vain | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
They put it on the Dyno to try and bump start it with no luck...  | ||
| Spiderman |
How would they bump start it on the dyno? The dyno measures power it doesn't make power... | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
It has a motor on it with a brake...They put it on, got the drum spinning, popped the clutch......nothing.  | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Our dyno drum can me turned on also, but it dosnt go very fast. | ||
| Spiderman |
Well, Tell em to try the parking lot method or find a reallly steep hill | ||
| Ceejay |
C-bus doesn't have hills!!! but there's a lot of folks pushing scooters...  pic stolen from somewhere else here | ||
| Josh_cox |
Bwahahaha! I remember push starting ours the first times... talk about working up a sweat. We've since installed an electric starter system. BTW, try pushing it w/ pocket bikes. You'll have to crack the throttle open a little bit when rolling or it will never start. 270 psi cranking compression is no joke. | ||
| Daves |
Back in the day I used to have my buddy Guido pull me and my Panhead down the road with his truck until I could get it to fire up. Worked great! |
