Today is my favorite day - New bike day. 2003 Buell XB9S with 20,000 miles on the odometer. Background I have been riding my old Radian 600 for years now, and spent a brief 3 months on a '97 VFR750F before it got obliterated at an intersection. I learned a couple things in that time...

In this video, before starting the engine there's a buzzing sound -- is that the fuel injection? If so, what exactly is happening? And what about after the engine starts (btw the engine sounds like an old tractor's, why?) you can still hear that buzzing sound. please explain if you can thanks a lot

(feel free to repost a previous thread if one exists) so yes, I was just curious as to why that company went out of business (I know it's a part of HD now).. if our more historically-minded members could add something to the conversation that would be awesome. I knew the name Buell from...

Ok so today we started our range riding in our MSF course. "OMG i cant belive how fun counter steering is!!!!!" ok now that i got that out. Good news i have made my choice on a bike as far as size and cc gose. In our msf's we are riding 500 buell's WICH i dont like one bit. Very clunkly...

Hi folks, I'm in the market for a new naked. I have 8 grand burning a hole in my pocket and I've narrowed my options down to 4 different exotic/semi-exotic nakeds which I have numbered by their cylinders, because its just friggin' adorable that way. 1. 2010 KTM Duke 690 2. 2009 Buell XB12SS...

Aloha Everyone, I'm a new rider and I thought I'd share the flip side of living on the beautiful, but remote Pacific island of Kauai..we've got no MSF classes here! Never has been even one. In order to take the class I must fly over to Oahu and stay in a hotel for at least 2 nights...so add...

I've gotten some opinions when asking this question to a few different people, and most of them completely contrast eachother. I've grown up racing motocross and riding dirtbikes. I got rid of my dirtbike about 2 years ago due to being busy all the time with school and work, and plus there's not...

Thanks in advance for the response! I recently finished my Motorcycle Safety course to get my endorsement. Now I am looking for a good first bike. I have considered a few models and styles but am concerned about being comfortable on a smaller bike. I am primary looking for a bike to be a...

Hi guys, I'm in the market for a new StreetFighter/Naked bike. It came down for me to 2 bikes. 2005+ Suzuki SV1000s and 2005+ Buell XB12R Firebolt. I went to the H-D dealership yesterday and really like the Firebolt. I have a meeting next week to check out SV. Also I did some research about...

So I'm looking into buying a first bike, and I have a bit of opinion-related questions. Here are the bikes I'm considering. I'm almost definitely going to buy used, and I'm not putting too much weight on year: Ducati Monster, 600cc-750cc, although 900cc keeps popping up too Triumph Speed...