| Author | Message | ||
     Road_Thing |
Rick_A--If she'll ride the pillion on a single seat S1 (without passenger pegs, no less) far enough for you to even MEASURE gas mileage, I'd say she's an EXCEPTIONAL woman! Does she have any sisters? r-t | ||
| Mars |
Somethings amuck with those 20 MPG bikes. I have a 2002 M2 w/ 200 main 45 low and the 88 needle with 3 shims. Air screw is 2.5 turns out. I'm running the Buell slip-on with 18 disk and a KN filter with no box mods. Bike runs great. Around town I can get 135~140 miles before I hit reserve. Kickin the rear out around corners gets me to about 115~120. | ||
| Rick_A |
R-T...she dealt with it every day for 3 weeks and over 50 miles a day...with a few wheelies thrown in...and to make it worse she even likes it! She has a half sister...but she's very young and has a very different disposition. Sorry. | ||
| Christaylor |
You Know You Own A Buell When.... The guy at the counter turns the parts book toward you and asks you what you need, You have to explain to some female passenger at the local HOG Rally that your bike really is a Harley product. Chris S3 | ||
| Josh |
You practically get into a fight with a guy at a bike show who insists that your bike is a modified sportster. "Wow what a SPortster" "No it's a Buell" "Nice mods" "No it's stock" "Yeah but then you changed it" "No, you can't see any mods" (K&N filter, race ECM) "AFter you were done changing everything" "No..." ... (this went on for several minutes. I think he figured I was just an ass and gave up) | ||
| Timbo |
When a guy in a big 'ol four wheel drive truck that's way too shiny 'n' trick to have ever seen so much as a dirt clod, pulls up next to you and says... STG(shiny truck guy)- Hey, nice bike Me- Thanks STG- What kinda bike is that? Me- A Buell (I look down to see if the huge letters on my tank have blown off or something) STG- A wha... Me- A Buell (glancing down again, B-U-E-L-L, yep they are still there) STG- Where do ya buy those? I never heard of one a them Me- At a Harley shop that sells Buells STG- Huh? Me- (Being nice but glad the light is turning green)Buell is a Division of Harley STG- Oh, that's cool Me- (nod and ride away) Hey, at least I didn't get hassled like you guys  Timbo | ||
| Rick_A |
When the rare mishap becomes a good opportunity to replace parts that now *need* to become custom. I swear...I've had two minor crashes on this thing...and nary a thing breaks that didn't bother me in some way. So...now that I'm about done with my changes...I hope we stay right side up! | ||
| Tripper |
When you go to the HD shop to get an engine bolt. What ya need? Exhaust nut for a Sportster. What year? 98. What Model? Well, it's a Buell (lower head in shame) Let's see, Ive, got a Buell book here somewhere, here it is. reads p/n, looks in computer... Nope I don't stock Buell parts. You look at the "Buell Book" he referred to.. it's for a Blast. | ||
| Dave |
Amen brother Dave T DAve | ||
| Lake_Bueller |
You go to the parts department to get the new & improved metal gaskets for your rocker box... Me.."I need the rocker box gaskets for a 98 Buell S3T. I'd like to replace them with the metal gaskets" Parts Guy.."Okay, let me see" (Long pause) PG..."They don't make a metal gasket for the rocker box" Me.."Try again. Maybe see if you have them for a Sportster engine." PG..."Here they are! Give me a minute." (PG walks away. Comes back empty handed) PG..."Sorry, we're out of them. I can order them but it will be 7-10 days" Me..."Never mind. I'll go to a different dealer!" (fast forward....) I call my "usual" service/parts dealer. I ask the service guy if he had any metal rocker box gaskets in stock for a 98 Buell (trying to save a trip if they don't have any). Not only did he know EXACTLY what I was talking about, they're in stock. | ||
| Lornce |
You know you own a Buell when.... You delay replacing your car and commute to work on your S3T 'til nearly November... in Canada... so you can get yourself another S1... Lornce 5 neat motorcycles and a milquetoast Saturn. | ||
| Stormfool |
You know you're a Buell owner when... The Service Writer at the Dealer hands you the phone so you can explain to the warranty guy how you managed to average 2600 miles a month...without even riding to work! | ||
| Aesquire |
You Know You Own A Buell When.... You're the only one in the H-D dealer wearing Joe Rocket gear. The guy buying a Road King, when told you "just bought one of them Buells" says "I'd NEVER get on one o' THOSE!" Half the things on this list have happened to you and you're still on break in. You make a date to ride this spring with the Beautiful Redhead Fed-Ex Lady, because when you said "I just bought a Buell" she said "OOhh, those are fast!" . Oh nope that ones JUST ME! | ||
| Rick_A |
People always say "that thing looks fast"...and you respond, "yeah, it's fast for having a Harley engine!" | ||
| Roc |
"A Buell, is that made by Ducati?", said a lady on the street. She did not believe it was a Harley product, then I started it. "Why didn't you just buy a Harley?", said the parts girl at the Harley shop. Where to start on that one? | ||
| Ray_Maines |
Tell her you’re not old enough, not fat enough and still have some testosterone left. But when you want to go slow you'll come back and shop for one. | ||
| Cowboy |
Att. Ray......How old and fat do you have to be before they make you stop rideing a Buell.I am 66 yrs. old, bald, and fat and rideing a X1 am puting abour 12 or 13K a yr on her. I sure hope I dont have to stop rideing any time soon. ( I love this bike) If there is any old old Buell riders out there give me a ping would be fun to ride with some old dudes....and swap road yarns. | ||
| Mikej |
Roc, Just tell her you don't like riding in parades and don't like riding with a bunch of posers. Now, not all Harley riders are posers, and some Buell owners are, so maybe leave out that last part, or not. I guess you could go with the old "If I have to explain it then you wouldn't understand", the dealership probably has a patch for sale with that slogon on it. | ||
| Cjmblast |
>>>How old and fat do you have to be before they make you stop rideing a Buell.I am 66 yrs. old<<< It's how old you are inside that matters, there are some OLD young ones out there too !! Buell riders are young at heart !! CJM  | ||
| Court |
>>>old and fat Someone call me? | ||
| Road_Thing |
Yeah, my ears are burning, too... r-t | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
Whats the average age of people here guys????? Like Chris just pointed out its not how old you are but how old you feel on the inside. | ||
| Rick_A |
Well then...it depends on the moment...there's times I've felt like I was at the end of my rope, and times I still feel like a pre-adolescent terror. | ||
| Bomber |
Hello? Hello? This conncetion's kinda noisy . . . .some one looking for the old fat guy? at the BRAG Dragon even a couple of years ago, the oldest rider was 70 . . .. I remember thinking, good deal, Lucille . . .I got 20 good years left! | ||
| Firemanjim |
All you have to do is ride with Jack Van Voast,whether he's on his monster motored S-1,his RC-51,his Hailwood replica,or---you get the idea.Better watch out or he'll be by ya!! | ||
| Pilot |
Your only as old as the women you feel.Yeh I turn 39 on Friday ,but Fiona is only 37. | ||
| Cowboy |
Well I find the further you lean the younger you get. Yesterday it was 75 and sunny in the east Tex. twistes I was only 18 today damn blue norther blowing I thank I am 80 | ||
| Ken01mp |
you guys are little judgemental of all harley riders. sure, there are yuppy riders that do it for the image, but im willing to bet almost all of them end up riding out of enjoyment rather than image after they get hooked. the vast majority of the harley riders i know ride cause they enjoy it more purely than many buell owners. plus, most of them are vietnam vets. albeit most of them are older and slower, i know where respect is due. | ||
| Bomber |
Ken . . . . . HD riders demographic where you are is very different from where I am (and we're not too far apart) . . . . . most of the HD pilots I see wouldn't recognize a shovelhead, much less a Huey Slick . . .doesn't make em bad people (the profits generated from their purchases help fund the development that created my M2, afterall), but, the good news is, they're easy to spot! most of the nam vets I know, when they ride HDs, are riding shovels and pans . . . . course, I've been wrong before . . . . and, for all the brothers and sisters, thanks for your respectfulness . . . .. you're right, they've got it comin. | ||
| Nevco1 |
Old and Slow...Grrrrr!!! |
