Killer_kaw Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Been talking to a fella interested in my Meanstreak. He has a Buell he'd like to trade. I don't know shit about them. Anyone with experience or opinions. I did notice it has the Rotax engine less than 10,000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobhawkins Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 @Heagachongoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 the ones at the track sound nasty as hell. no idea how they handle or reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 i had a 1125CR. They're a bit different from the 1125R, but more similar than different, if i remember right. handled ok for being a big fat heavy bike. turn in was kinda cumbersome (it's a heavy liter bike), front brakes were ok not anything to write home about. maintenance was very low, was mostly reliable for me. past turn in, bike was very stable, held lines well, and accelerated like a big ole' v-twin should. I seem to recall the stock programming having some fueling issues on the low end, but i think this is typical for big v-twins. biggest turn off is if you're keeping this bike for any length of time, consider that EBR/buell is on their what.... 2nd 3rd 4th bankruptcy now? not sure what parts availability will be like. might be fine, might be non-existent. looks are... umm... they're not for everyone, but some people really love the looks. i actually thought my CR looked pretty gangsta, but then again, i had a yamaha FZ1, which must be the ugliest piece of garbage that was so comfy and pretty decent to ride "fast" there ever was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 12 hours ago, Killer_kaw said: Been talking to a fella interested in my Meanstreak. He has a Buell he'd like to trade. I don't know shit about them. Anyone with experience or opinions. I did notice it has the Rotax engine less than 10,000 miles. Avoid the headache. It's not a bad bike, actually it's a pretty good bike. The motor is stout, the handling is good but, support sucked even when Buell/EBR was still around...it's worse now. 09s have a fatal flaw in the charging system that will fail at some point. There are (were) charging fixes, but none of them were cheap. Parts availability is an issue. For example, they are belt drive, and the belts aren't still being manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer_kaw Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 11 hours ago, Tpoppa said: Avoid the headache. It's not a bad bike, actually it's a pretty good bike. The motor is stout, the handling is good but, support sucked even when Buell/EBR was still around...it's worse now. 09s have a fatal flaw in the charging system that will fail at some point. There are (were) charging fixes, but none of them were cheap. Parts availability is an issue. For example, they are belt drive, and the belts aren't still being manufactured. Good call. I checked into availability of some general maintenance parts and it wasn't good. I ride to much to have something I can't maintain. Sure do like that bike though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer_kaw Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Thanks for the help fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbrok Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 my brother had one it was a great bike. Handled incredibly well and also made great power for track type riding. Lots of torque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 8:55 AM, Tpoppa said: Parts availability is an issue. For example, they are belt drive, and the belts aren't still being manufactured. There are chain conversions for them. Maybe use the parts issue as a bargaining chip and see if you can work some cash into it on top of your trade? I always liked the Buells. Even the XBs. Never owned one, for some of the reasons above, but also because the owners seem to way overvalue them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 The chain conversations were also kind of pricey. The only ones I ever saw were made by EBR...so not sure if those can still be had. Not sure if there were other companies making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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