| Author | Message | ||
     Naustin |
 One more year.... One more year... One more year....  | ||
| Froggy |
Your sick. :P Honestly, it does look kinda hot with the bags. | ||
| Paintballtommy |
that looks like its trying realy hard to be a touring bike but cant quite pull it off. | ||
| Krid80 |
 GROSS! | ||
| Naustin |
From Wikipedia: Because of their powerful engines, Grand Tourers can still compete with many sports cars(Bikes) in top-speed and acceleration. Grand Tourers excel at high speed, long distance travel or races and make more practical daily drivers than sports cars(Bikes). The 1125R would make a great Sport-Touring, or Grand Touring platform. All it needs is a set of bags! (Message edited by naustin on September 11, 2007) | ||
| Badlionsfan |
maybe with some aesthetically better luggage. on second thought no, if you want bags and a tall windshield, go get a grandpa glide. | ||
| Naustin |
What's with the hate? Its not like the bags don't come off when you feel like doing a track day. Sport Touring bikes are a well established genra; witness the VFR, K1200 GT, Sprint ST, etc. Just because a guy can appreciate hard luggage on a multi-day trip doesn't mean he should have to ride a 700+ pound barge. What's with you guys? If all you care about is looking fast and riding the track (even E.B. asserts that the 1125 is not a track bike) then maybe you guys are the ones who need to look at a different bike.  | ||
| Mikef5000 |
No! I want bags and a tall windshield on a fun bike. Sorry Badlionsfan! | ||
| Naustin |
Hell yeah, Mike! | ||
| Chadhargis |
Sweet...just cut down that horrible, turbulence inducing windshield.  | ||
| Brad1445 |
The Bags and Tail Balance the Heavy Front. I like. | ||
| Paintballtommy |
i just dont think this was intended to be a touring bike... look at all the ads and hype. even the buell website introduces it as a sportbike featuring pictures of it ont he track etc. i believe that is the market they were trying to break into with this bike. | ||
| Naustin |
What part of "SPORT-touring" don't you get?  | ||
| Mikef5000 |
You are correct Paintballtommy! The 1125r is not a touring bike..... but what we're all hoping for is a sport-touring bike based off that platform in the coming years. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Why would an 1125R Sprint not be possible? | ||
| Crusty |
I like to go around corners fast. I like to go places far away. I like my gear to be clean and dry when I arrive. I've wanted Buell to build a sport tourer since they stopped making the S3-T. I'm going to have to demo an 1125R; if the Helicon motor feels as good as the air cooled motor, then I'll be lobbying for a GT as well. If it doesn't; well, I still have my Uly. Sounds like a win-win situation to me. | ||
| Naustin |
I like to go around corners fast. I like to go places far away.  | ||
| Buellbob |
All of the above as Crusty stated, exactly why I still ride a 10yr. old s3t. The replacement has yet to be made. Buellbob | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
+1 add me to the list of GT purchasers If they build something that would draw me away from my desires for a K1200gt than I am all game. If they can keep it under $14k I think I would get in line. | ||
| Geofg |
Yes, that's what I've been wanting for a long time as well. Something me and my wife can use to go on more than a day trip. -G | ||
| Bartimus |
awhile back I had requested that someone graft the S3 tail onto the 1125R with photoshop for me:  This has is what we need!!! | ||
| M1combat |
That's not a bad lookin bike Bartlett... Good idea. | ||
| Naustin |
Oh, that's even better than the Uly tail... :drool: That bike, with those radiator pods, was just needs saddlebags. They look so natural and at home back there. I must say though, I think the S3T tail is bigger than that. In the pic its been shrunk to fit a little... Still, the shape of the S3 bags fits the 1125 better than the uly ones.... Oh, fitful sleep wrought with impossible desires, how cruelly I am tormented by these daydreams!! | ||
| Xl1200r |
I'm respopnsible for that 1125R/S3T bastard child pic. The tail may be a little larger in person. The photo of the S3T I used was smaller than the 1125R, so I may not have grown it enough. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Maybe this one is better proportioned...  | ||
| Lake_bueller |
Anybody know the width of the frame spars on the 1125? Fabricating a subframe can't be the hardest challenge. The seat pan would need to be modified and then re-upholstered. I have a spare tailsection to loan for fabrication. | ||
| Rainman |
OK, I'd buy it. I might have to force the kids to drop college and let the bank take the house, but that's too Buell to let go by. | ||
| Old_man |
Xl1200r That looks like a winner for me. | ||
| Bartimus |
I agree, it looks very smooth, nice lines. I've always loved the look of the Thunderbolts. Let's hope Erik sees this and hears us... WE WANT A NEW THUNDERBOLT !!! | ||
| Johnc |
Grea job Bartimus and XL1200R! Erik, build it and I,m in!!! | ||
| Ratbuell |
I know my S2 with wide bags, "T" fairings and tank bag turned a couple heads and generated a lot of questions at the Pocono 1125r day...not just other folks there for the rides, but heads wearing factory shirts. I can only hope...because having ridden the 1125, it's worth every bit of the hype. My S2 felt like a dump truck by comparison on the ride home, LOL. | ||
| Brumbear |
Screw it make it naked and mail the luggage before you go |
