Comments on: Buell 1125R Sportbike Begins Production

By: Rick_A

Rick_A — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:24:07 +0000

I’d like to see a roadworthy Buell Supermoto…something in competition with the KTM 690 SM…not a big pseudo sumo like the STT. I like what they’ve done with the 1125R. Remove the active intake solenoid, get the updated map, and they behave properly, too. I’ve stuck with my trusty old S1 through the years…but she needs to be retired from road duty eventually.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:11:17 +0000

I bought the new 1125r december 4th. I was told I was only one of four people to have one in N. E. Florida. but I want to know how to find out what number bike I got of the line. Any Ideas?

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:03:19 +0000

What is funny is that the guy in this image:
http://www.oliepeil.nl/Eddie%20Jordan.bmp
looks a lot like the ex-F1 team owner Eddie Jordan so the rumours were he was there because they want to form a WSBK team with him as a boss

By: therock

therock — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:09:29 +0000

hmm, a single, perhaps something with a liquid cooled 650cc engine, 6 speed, under engine exhaust, 67Nm around 5k, 65 HP, 150 kgs dry. Now where have I seen that?
Ah yeah that’s right, the KTM Duke 690, available worldwide
now. Google it, it has its own site too.
Been done guys, although it has a lot of Buellness to it.

By: todd

todd — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:20:48 +0000

Tim, the Vun was covered on the kneeslider last June.

We US’ns had each of the bikes you’ve mentioned except the GB was a 500 (I still have mine). It didn’t have the fairing option like the 400 did. The SRX is starting to command higher prices and MZ Skorpions can be found for sale now and then. Each of those bikes had dismal sales in the US and now they are sought after classics.

Many manufacturers, let alone the ones with enough money to consider importing a single cylinder road bike, look at the failures of those three exact models (and the F650CS) to point out just why they won’t be doing that again. That doesn’t mean that a “boutique” brand like Buell won’t consider it. Honda might laugh at a 5000 unit production run but it just might be worth considering if you’re a small comany looking to build niche products.

It’s too bad companies like Buell think a large capacity V-twin sport bike is a niche bike. Hello, what company doesn’t offer a large capacity V-twin sport bike (or the like)? It just screams “me too” when really they need to think about those tiny bits of the pie that go unserved. With a dollop of whip cream…

-todd