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Originally Posted by PuRpl3_Dr4nK
I looked at Buells briefly when I was getting ready to make my purchase. They're not for me. I don't really like naked bikes and I've had two Yamaha ATVs that were built solid. Buells are for some people I guess but is it worth buying one now that they went under?
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Well, the Buells are really a "half-naked" bike. The way their frame is designed it almost looks a bit like a fairing (fyi, that's where they store their fuel - the thing that looks like a fuel tank is actually an air box).
It's not that Buell went under, but that H-D decided to close them because they didn't sell enough, and H-D's profit margin dropped 84% from last year - Buell was simply deemed the "weakest link" and was therefore closed. H-D also sold their share of MV Augusta (Italian bike company - amazing, but expensive stuff).
After giving my original post some thought, I think that my decision on the FZ6R or XB12R Firebolt could have been made by the better salesman. If there was a Buell dealer close by (nearest one is 100km - 65 miles) it really would have come down to that - which salesman/shop made me feel the most comfortable.
The shop I bought my bike from, much to my dismay has a bunch of half-trained fecal throwing monkeys for mechanics that are not careful with their tools and do an overall poor job. (The day I picked my bike up the seat bolts were hardly even finger tightened for example) Since then I've switched to a new local Ducati / Aprillia / Moto Guzzi dealer that has a former race mechanic on staff.
If I had known that the shop i bought from was so poor in service, I would definitely have purchased the Buell. But, I am happy with my FZ6R so far!
Later!