| Author | Message | ||
     Firstbuell |
tuber framer they've been familiar for awhile so, what's slang for: Rotax models ? Blast! ? | ||
| Glitch |
Rotax models ? I dunno, something to do with water I'm sure. Blast! Thumpers | ||
| Froggy |
Waterheads Cubes | ||
| Ratbuell |
I like "Loki" for the 1125 family... | ||
| Xl1200r |
Framer??? Far as I know it's been Blast, XB, Tuber, 1125. Just a method to group models of the same platform together. | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
framer? | ||
| Torquehd |
Blastard of course. Gasoline-powered-vibrator. shake-weight on wheels??? Masterblaster. | ||
| 86129squids |
Loki was the name I chose for my Basenji, 17.5 years before he expired. Loved that coincidence. Especially whilst riding the first 1125R's at Barber. I cherish my "Orphan" sticker that Kristi had made... "...And the loveliest things that be Come simply, so it seems to me." Edna St. Vincent Millay | ||
| Cowboy |
I remember some one named thier bike the thong I can agere with that, | ||
| 86129squids |
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| Firstbuell |
guys, I gotta admit that the responses above are disappointing simply put, what the "tuber" equivalent slang for the 1125R & CR? I know I've read it here, just can't recall..... | ||
| Froggy |
There is none. I just call anything that isn't watercooled, "crap". | ||
| Geedee |
Wasn't it Fueller and not Framer for XB's? | ||
| Alfau |
I googled Nicknames for Buell motorcucles and come across this lot. Now I want to know what happened to the prototypes for the next years model ? After this?  (Message edited by alfau on April 12, 2012) | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
tuber, thumper and 1125 is all I've heard consistently. where can i get one of the orphan stickers? | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
yeah I've heard the watercooled models just called 1125's Fueller....dont they all have fuel  | ||
| Spacecapsule1 |
waterbuells | ||
| Deanh8 |
Tuber, Thumper, XB, 1125 or watercooled. When I tell someone i have a buell, they always ask me "one of the watercooled ones" | ||
| Needs_o2 |
Froggy, are you water cooled?  | ||
| Datsaxman |
// There is none. I just call anything that isn't watercooled, "crap". // This from the guy who never heard of ignition points...or tubes in tires...or... Howyabeen, Frogman? | ||
| Froggy |
If it wasn't crap then why did they (for the most part) go away? I bet you never heard of IRQs, but I sure as hell am glad those conflicts died with ISA! | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
Lol thanks for bringing up some frustrating memories Froggy.... Wasn't so much that the old way was 'crap' as it is that engineering found a better way. | ||
| Firstbuell |
no, tubers were under-developed, as sold later, most things got fixed LOTSA suffering in-between..... | ||
| Fb1 |
I've owned two Buells, my '96 Thunderbolt S2, the BLURR, and my '98 White Lightning, the Thong:  It came by its nickname honestly. :-) FB | ||
| Littlebuggles |
I've heard the red CR's referred to as lobsters, the other CR's don't quite seem to fit that description. | ||
| Prior |
That is the prettiest S1 I've ever seen, and there's a cool story on that bike that's about to grace my garage art collection... Thanks Brother! | ||
| Fb1 |
You're welcome, my brudda! I'll let you tell the tale of your garage art, if you choose, but here's a pic of what enabled that whole deal, a flawless NOS Molten Orange tank purchased from Al and Joanne at American Sport Bike:  Like, wood!  | ||
| Firstbuell |
hey, this Q has turned out to be kinda fun! OK, back on track, gents - we've made progress: tuber fueler those 2 are good, equaling 2/3 of what I was seeking, leaving only the Rotax models someone said "watercooler" - that's good - so, is it common slang, or not? | ||
| Datsaxman |
You would lose that bet, Frogman. I do not miss DIP switch setting and trying to make everything play nice together. My point, which you miss entirely in an attempt to be witty or something, was that your automatic dismissal of non-current technology comes from a perspective of ignorance. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
The MO dealer called my 99 X1 "a fuelie Buell" ...........  |
