My Buell

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RhadamYgg · #11 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:21 pm

I think I'm getting a bit of the "its a motorcycle" thing from my wife. Buell's put a lot of interesting engineering in their bikes. Especially that huge front brake rotor in the front and I think some of them store fuel in the frame. That would lower the center of gravity and tend to make the bike easier to handle. Something like that would probably have prevented me dropping my bike 2 times.

At least I'm not saying they look similar and your bike is a full dressed honda gold wing to the B-King. While I'm sure the Gold Wing and the B-King share design elements that would be a stretch even for me.

Personally, I'm looking to get rid of the mirrors sticking out of the top of my handlebars. Just a matter of time and money. It tends to ruin the lines on my bike.

Did the part with the number 69 come with the bike or was that an add-on?

RhadamYgg

XB08 · #12 Post by **XB08** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:22 pm

RhadamYgg...put Bar ends on it , I saw a B-king with them they look great and it doesn't have to cost alot. you might me talk $100.

High_Side · #13 Post by **High_Side** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:03 am

Gummiente wrote:69... niiiice.

A Nicky fan.

XB08 · #14 Post by **XB08** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:34 am

Yes I am , he rides a duck, but it a V-twin.

bandit600 · #15 Post by **bandit600** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:20 am

I don't think any of the MotoGP bikes are Twins. Even the MotoGP Ducatis are fours (V-4's) but yeah Ducati is synonymous with Twins I guess.

RockBottom · #16 Post by **RockBottom** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:49 am

I like the colorized pipes.

XB08 · #17 Post by **XB08** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:51 am

Wrong !!!!! Go to the duck site.

Amdonim · #18 Post by **Amdonim** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:37 pm

He's right actually. The Desmosedici GPx and RR are both v4.

On a related note, 230hp and 326lbs wet. Geeeeeeez.

#19 Post by **fireguzzi** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:45 pm

The 848 is just a production bike with Hayden's graphics and it is a twin. The race bike is a L4. (V4)

Amdonim · #20 Post by **Amdonim** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:48 pm

From what I gather it's actually kinda like two vtwins, at least in the way that it fires (both cylinders on one side fire at a time). Could be wrong, but that would explain why it feels so much torquier than the other GP bikes.