New Models

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by marko138

the 1125cr. Bad ass.

KILLER! It looks better in person too.

[nhgunnut]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Suzuki has the Gladiolous or some other goofy ass name like that.

It's not a replacement for the SV, it's a secondary model that uses the same motor.

And it looks like the picked up a lot of styling right off of a entry level Monster

[marko138]

Originally Posted by neebelung

All possible. But there were two of us, on two different bikes (his was the regular XB9R, and mine was the city cross version), different heights, different builds, same result -- we just felt like we were being shaken like a martini.



Also very possible.



No, Nick & I rode them at bike week last year, so they're demo models - quite possibly ridden hard & put up wet - repeatedly.

It wasn't the "raw" I didn't like, it was just the shaking, the vibration, and oh yeah, the shaking.

Buells will seriously walk across smooth pavement at idle...but once under way they are relatively smooth at speed. That is due to the uniplaner mounting system that Erik Buell invented and is now used not only on Buell but Harley-Davidson as well.

But...they aren't for everyone. I just wish more people would do what you did...ride them and then form an opinion...instead of just ripping them with no first hand knowledge.

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

The rattle your fillings out feeling is about 1/2 the reason I like Buells... The bike just feels like it wants to do something... Sounds like that something maybe sex with your GF while pulling anal beads out your mom's ass... Buell's fucking rule.

You know you want another one.

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by marko138

Buells will seriously walk across smooth pavement at idle...but once under way they are relatively smooth at speed. That is due to the uniplaner mounting system that Erik Buell invented and is now used not only on Buell but Harley-Davidson as well.

But...they aren't for everyone. I just wish more people would do what you did...ride them and then form an opinion...instead of just ripping them with no first hand knowledge.

Yeah, it absolutely walked at idle.

See the thing is I LIKE the look of naked bikes and streetfighters; a friend of ours has a white citycross that he's made some mods to (made it even more streetfighter), and it's just a sick looking bike. I LOVE the way it looks, so I wish I loved the way they rode.

I guess if I ever go naked, it'll probably be a Triumph.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by marko138

...they aren't for everyone. I just wish more people would do what you did...ride them and then form an opinion...instead of just ripping them with no first hand knowledge.

I've ridden one across the gap, does that give me permission to rip them? I will do it anyway. Just didn't like it in comparison to the RR, just didn't feel or turn right to me. Plus it doesn't have that explosion of power, it's just got that initial bump and planes off. Just like my old SV pretty much.

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Yeah, the KTM does that too, except it's a higher pitch, it feels like your feet aren't even on the pegs sometimes!

Yeah then maybe I'm just not made for Buells (or KTMs for that matter!)

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

The rattle your fillings out feeling is about 1/2 the reason I like Buells... The bike just feels like it wants to do something... Sounds like that something maybe sex with your GF while pulling anal beads out your mom's ass... Buell's fucking rule.

Awesome analogy, and yet... hmmmm... nope, not for me. I'll stick to the smooth power of the Yamaha.

Originally Posted by nhgunnut

And it looks like the picked up a lot of styling right off of a entry level Monster

It looks like a baby B-king to me -- like a B-King for mere mortals.

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by neebelung

Yeah then maybe I'm just not made for Buells (or KTMs for that matter!)

It looks like a baby B-king to me -- like a B-King for mere mortals.

Before you lump the KTM in with the Buells you'll have to take it for a spin! (If I ever get the fucking thing running again)

The new Zuk that looks like the B-King is not the Gladius, it's the euro-only GSR-600. The Gladius looks like a bastard stepchild of a cagiva raptor and some gay guys walk-in closet.

Originally Posted by was92v

I also rode a Pan Head chopper once with a suicide clutch, hand shifter and springer forks that were about a mile long . It was better than the sportster too.

I have a sick, twisted love affair with suicide clutch bikes. I've ridden one jockey shift, a '53 45ci Harley, and one suicide shift bike, a rat rod rebel 450. I am thinking of doing a garage chop on an old XS650 and making it suicide shift. It scares people.

[TommyHotWheel]

Suzuki Gladius....

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/20.../05/index.html
http://media.suzuki.com/mc/index.php...&model_year=09

[dReWpY]

[Mr Lefty]

the Ducati Streetfighter 1098
the Ducati 1198 don't know if you consider that a new model or just a progression from the 1098