And the worst bike you have ridden was???? - Page 2

lauralynne · 10-12-2009, 09:02 PM

Buell - low redline - with a revlimiter that could kill you, bike sounds like it's falling apart at 5xxxK, uncomfortable to ride, there wasn't one damn thing I liked about it.

OneSickPsycho · 10-12-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralynne

Buell - low redline - with a revlimiter that could kill you, bike sounds like it's falling apart at 5xxxK, uncomfortable to ride, there wasn't one damn thing I liked about it.

Funny... that's almost EVERYTHING I liked about the Buell.

lauralynne · 10-12-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Funny... that's almost EVERYTHING I liked about the Buell.

Do you date cripple women as well??

Tsunami · 10-12-2009, 09:06 PM

I haven't ridden that many bikes, I never liked my first bike, EX500. It was just slow and heavy. I didn't mind slow as much as heavy and all the weight was on the nose.

Phenix_Rider · 10-12-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralynne

Buell - low redline - with a revlimiter that could kill you, bike sounds like it's falling apart at 5xxxK, uncomfortable to ride, there wasn't one damn thing I liked about it.

Same complaints! Except it felt like it was falling apart at idle too

OneSickPsycho · 10-12-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralynne

Do you date cripple women as well??

Until I met perfection.

marko138 · 10-12-2009, 10:13 PM

If you guys seriously think Buells are the worst bikes then you don't know how to ride it. If you can explain to me why you need to redline a motor that makes 60 some odd foot pounds of torque at 2000 rpm then I'll hear your argument.

azoomm · 10-12-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

If you guys seriously think Buells are the worst bikes then you don't know how to ride it. If you can explain to me why you need to redline a motor that makes 60 some odd foot pounds of torque at 2000 rpm then I'll hear your argument.

That wasn't my problem - I ride a Ducati, I don't need a redline.

I didn't like the feel, how it makes power, can't trail brake on it, idle wasn't rough... it was like the idle setting got ripped off in the wrong place. I don't look for comfort in bikes, but the seating position was "off".

I will generally ride any motorcycle that you throw me the keys for and have. And, I'm even curious to ride the new ones - will give them a shot too. But, man... I'm telling you... the other demos were tough.

OTB · 10-12-2009, 10:29 PM

Just got off of one yesterday..
DRZ400 SM....seat like a 2x4; after 45 minutes my butt hurt so bad I had to stop. Had to rev the pi$$ out of it to keep up a moderate pace.

Was fun in the tight stuff....but you're a cripple by the time you get to the fun stuff..........

Rode it about 90 miles ......back, butt and legs are trashed today............torture rack, and slow.....

I've ridden maybe a hundred or so bikes...liked most, really loved a few, hated a couple....

Yzf600r..... for me, the worst ergos on any streetbike, ever, with mediocre performance and the motor buzzed so much it put my hands and feet to sleep...

Suzuki T500...handled stock like a drunken hula dancer.....scared the crap out of me all the time.

Honda dream 305... broke down every other day....bike was posterboy (girl) for FRAGILE...

Laverda Formula 750......... POS, what can I say. The designers were drunk when they designed it, the workers were drunk on cheap Chianti when they built it.............

pdog · 10-13-2009, 12:12 AM

2003 Ducati 749. Brand new dealer demo bike and it kept stalling at stop lights because of crappy electronics that turned out to be endemic to that MY. Also, ran incredibly hot but that's not unusual for race bikes.

10-12-2009, 09:02 PM	#11
lauralynne 667:Neighbor of the Beast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Everett WA Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150 Posts: 1,403	Buell - low redline - with a revlimiter that could kill you, bike sounds like it's falling apart at 5xxxK, uncomfortable to ride, there wasn't one damn thing I liked about it. __________________ WMRRA's slowest Expert! triathalete, mom, racer, rider, friend, sister, wife - all in one tidy package! Married my best friend 8/30/09

10-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#14
Tsunami Pug Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Moto: DR200, SV650 Posts: 2,486	I haven't ridden that many bikes, I never liked my first bike, EX500. It was just slow and heavy. I didn't mind slow as much as heavy and all the weight was on the nose.

10-12-2009, 10:13 PM	#17
marko138 DefenderOfTheBuelliverse Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Parts Unknown Moto: Buell XB12R Posts: 18,585	If you guys seriously think Buells are the worst bikes then you don't know how to ride it. If you can explain to me why you need to redline a motor that makes 60 some odd foot pounds of torque at 2000 rpm then I'll hear your argument.

10-12-2009, 10:29 PM	#19
OTB The Man Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CrabTown USA Moto: 00 Bimota DB4 Posts: 823	Just got off of one yesterday.. DRZ400 SM....seat like a 2x4; after 45 minutes my butt hurt so bad I had to stop. Had to rev the pi$$ out of it to keep up a moderate pace. Was fun in the tight stuff....but you're a cripple by the time you get to the fun stuff.......... Rode it about 90 miles ......back, butt and legs are trashed today............torture rack, and slow..... I've ridden maybe a hundred or so bikes...liked most, really loved a few, hated a couple.... Yzf600r..... for me, the worst ergos on any streetbike, ever, with mediocre performance and the motor buzzed so much it put my hands and feet to sleep... Suzuki T500...handled stock like a drunken hula dancer.....scared the crap out of me all the time. Honda dream 305... broke down every other day....bike was posterboy (girl) for FRAGILE... Laverda Formula 750......... POS, what can I say. The designers were drunk when they designed it, the workers were drunk on cheap Chianti when they built it.............

10-13-2009, 12:12 AM	#20
pdog Refugee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Moto: Pimped 2005 SV650 Posts: 332	2003 Ducati 749. Brand new dealer demo bike and it kept stalling at stop lights because of crappy electronics that turned out to be endemic to that MY. Also, ran incredibly hot but that's not unusual for race bikes.