Comments on: Buell 1125R Takes 3rd in Canadian Superbike Opener

By: ROHORN

ROHORN — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:12:36 +0000

The results are here:

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=32775

By: hoyt

hoyt — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:48:26 +0000

Kind of makes you wonder if that ugly-ness is contributing to the performance on the track…is this bike the most aerodynamic on the track?

Every bit of drag reduction helps when you are down on power.

By: gtada

gtada — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:43:43 +0000

Fantastic performance. It’s too bad that the bike is so darned ugly! Usually good racing results translate into sales, but I wonder with this bike being so ugly if it’ll have any effect at all.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:22:21 +0000

Awesome. Crevier’s obvious skill not withstanding, it’s refreshing to see something different do so well against the inline-4 status quo. I admire Buell for sticking to being different. Perhaps it’s finally paying off!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:31:26 +0000

Crevier’s an OUTSTANDING rider, no doubt.

Interesting to look at what he did last year. Last year he qualified 8th and finished 4th in the first round on his R1, so his results were eerily similar to what he did yesterday.

. . . and of course last year after starting well but not great, he finished very, VERY strong, so here’s hoping he can do something similar this year.

It’s a good bet that the R1 started the series with similar power and weight to the competition. This year he has huge room for improvement once he and his team get some time to work on the bike.