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| Why does Buell have such a bad reputation for reliability? Why do people badmouth this engine?
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| History. The first Buells weren't great. The new ones are as reliable as any bike out there. People badmouth the motor because it's an "old sportster" motor that hasn't changed in 50 years. That's not true either, well partly. yes it's an old sportster motor in principle but the sportsters have benefitted from Buells input into this motor and it's a very good motor with lots of torque. Won't beat an in-line four but is way more fun. Haven't bought a Buell yet, but will be buying an XB12X in the spring. Loved my demo ride I had this fall.
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| | i own the xb12x and most of the badmouth comes from its inability to blend in with other bike styles (why i bought it). harley riders dont like it cause it is a "knock off" and the same goes for the crotch rockets. |
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| Early buells were plauge with problems, the late 90's models, and Buell has yet to overcome that stigma. People bad moth the engine because there aren't too many people that actually have ridden an air cooled v-twin sport bike. The is always there on my xb9 up until about 90mph, then it tapers off. I think that it is what the engine was designed for.
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| Early Buells basically had a hotrodded Sportster motor. Those motors are fine stock but don't handle sustained high revs/higher compression/increased power too well. Longevity suffers. With the Blast! and XB models the engines were upgraded completely with emphasis on reliablility. The fuell injection on XB's was also refined over that of its predeccessors. Buell input has spearheaded the development of the '04+ Sportster powerplants. Additionally these long stroke twins have a very different character. A lot of low end power with amazing midrange torque. Power really tapers off at the high end making you the laughing stock of any squiddly riding buddies as they pull 20+ mph over you on the long straights. You can laugh back when they wave you by when the corners come up.
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| Have you actually examined a Buell up close? If you do, and know anything about motorcycles, that will answer your question. Riding one (when it runs) is actually a fairly pleasant experience, especially if you don't look down and see what you are riding. But don't expect that experience to last very long. Buells spend most of their time in the shop, and the manufacturer will not stand behind the warranty. Buells have been cobbled together homemade motorcycles from day one, and they still are. They have a bad reputation for reliability simply because they are unreliable. This engine is a piece of junk in a Sportster, with the exception of alloy cylinders and heads, it hasn't been updated since it was first designed in the '50s. It certainly has no place in a 'sportbike' if that is what you call the Buell. Seriously, go look at one, then go to Japanese and European dealers, and see the difference. Buell is, and always has been nothing more than a bad joke.
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| Bad things from the past just hang. And there will be always people with issues, no matter what.
My Buell Blast I rode for 20000 miles without any issues, new tires and standard maintenance. My Buell XB12R is now a year old with 10000 miles, and again it is only standard maintenance and one rear tire.
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