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bbtowns · 06-06-2006, 04:59 AM

Flash to the future. The year is 2067, Buell has finally achieved a 9th place finish in Formula X-treme due to rule change that allows jet engines in American built chassis.

I'd love to see Buell (or any American Manufacturer) do well, but they need to race a somewhat comparable motor. A 200cc advantage would be one thing....

Wambo · 06-06-2006, 05:00 AM

It's only going to get better.....

Buzglyd · 06-06-2006, 05:04 AM

Does "we just missed our setup" include locking EBoz in his trailer prior to the race and jumping on his R6 and hoping no one will notice?

seruzawa · 06-06-2006, 05:06 AM

*sarcasm*

You mean like Buells have competed like two or three times and they like haven't won yet? May as well give up now.

*end sarcasm*

BrowningBAR · 06-06-2006, 05:19 AM

It's like being on a Red Sox forum sometimes...

schizuki · 06-06-2006, 05:34 AM

Good race bikes generally make poor streetbikes, and vice-versa. Race results have no bearing on my purchase decision.

I want an XB12R.

priday · 06-06-2006, 05:39 AM

Love my Lightning 12, even though there are many 600's tha will kick it's a$$ in a drag race. My answer? Go ride yours....

Big SMILE!

sarnali · 06-06-2006, 05:55 AM

that's all that counts, as long as you're having fun

johnnyb · 06-06-2006, 06:16 AM

wow thanks for posting that Longsnide, i was afraid to investigate what happened to them for fear it was mechanical again. 7th place from back of packÂ—at a track known for its loooooong straightsÂ—is better than anybody expected i bet. this could get good.

go Erik. go Steve Anderson.

Mike_L · 06-06-2006, 06:21 AM

<blockquote>A 200cc advantage would be one thing . . .</blockquote>

. . . would be one thing if they were using a water-cooled DOHC motor, but since they're using an air-cooled pushrod motor that's inherently less efficient they get to have a larger advantage.

Less efficient engine layouts get displacement advantages in all sorts of motorsports racing, why does everyone act like it's cheating when Harley/Buell does the same thing? Why doesn't anyone cry foul when four-strokes are allowed you use twice the displacement as two-strokes when it is obvious the four-stroke is an overdog at twice the displacement?

06-06-2006, 04:59 AM	#1
bbtowns Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 531	Re: Buell at Road America Flash to the future. The year is 2067, Buell has finally achieved a 9th place finish in Formula X-treme due to rule change that allows jet engines in American built chassis. I'd love to see Buell (or any American Manufacturer) do well, but they need to race a somewhat comparable motor. A 200cc advantage would be one thing.... __________________ What kind of man can abandon his family like that? Seriously, who is he, I'd like lessons.

06-06-2006, 05:00 AM	#2
Wambo Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 46	Re: Buell at Road America It's only going to get better.....

06-06-2006, 05:04 AM	#3
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	Re: Buell at Road America Does "we just missed our setup" include locking EBoz in his trailer prior to the race and jumping on his R6 and hoping no one will notice? __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

06-06-2006, 05:06 AM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Buell at Road America sarcasm You mean like Buells have competed like two or three times and they like haven't won yet? May as well give up now. end sarcasm __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

06-06-2006, 05:19 AM	#5
BrowningBAR Snuggles Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In a really, really, really old farmhouse Posts: 4,364	Re: Buell at Road America It's like being on a Red Sox forum sometimes...

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06-06-2006, 05:34 AM	#6
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,413	Re: Buell at Road America Good race bikes generally make poor streetbikes, and vice-versa. Race results have no bearing on my purchase decision. I want an XB12R. __________________ “[The video] should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger... I used to think that MSNBC channel may be good and neutral a bit, but is has lately fired two of the most famous journalists – Keith Olbermann and Octavia Nasser.” - Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn. Or any American lefty.

06-06-2006, 05:39 AM	#7
priday Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 285	AMEN! Love my Lightning 12, even though there are many 600's tha will kick it's a$$ in a drag race. My answer? Go ride yours.... Big SMILE! __________________ Rob Priday Horsepower is an illusory mathmatical equation; Torque is Real, and is the source of all good things in the world.

06-06-2006, 05:55 AM	#8
sarnali Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,416	Re: AMEN! that's all that counts, as long as you're having fun

06-06-2006, 06:16 AM	#9
johnnyb Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,597	Re: Buell at Road America wow thanks for posting that Longsnide, i was afraid to investigate what happened to them for fear it was mechanical again. 7th place from back of packÂ—at a track known for its loooooong straightsÂ—is better than anybody expected i bet. this could get good. go Erik. go Steve Anderson.

06-06-2006, 06:21 AM	#10
Mike_L Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 70	Re: Buell at Road America <blockquote>A 200cc advantage would be one thing . . .</blockquote> . . . would be one thing if they were using a water-cooled DOHC motor, but since they're using an air-cooled pushrod motor that's inherently less efficient they get to have a larger advantage. Less efficient engine layouts get displacement advantages in all sorts of motorsports racing, why does everyone act like it's cheating when Harley/Buell does the same thing? Why doesn't anyone cry foul when four-strokes are allowed you use twice the displacement as two-strokes when it is obvious the four-stroke is an overdog at twice the displacement? __________________ Mike Luddy, Jr. '04 XB12R Firebolt '82 Sabre V45 '98 KTM 250 E/XC '99 Z50R '01 XR100R (wife's toy)