[Evil_Weasel]

ok, all this buell talk, you know i had to chime in sooner or later...and it's going to be long.

first off, i thought ducatis were known for desmo valves? not the SSSA, which has been done by lots of folks for a long time. the only people that accociate ducks and SSSAs are the people that think everything with an SSSA is a duck.

the Roar thing?? i read the specs awhile back. going to be long and heavy. not a bad attempt though especially if it is really supercharged. the price kinda kills it though. i've rode a V-rod or two. fun bikes for a cruiser, nice motor.

on to the buells. i have a love\hate relashionship with buells. i like them alot but i don't blindly wave the flag either. they all seem to be somewhat flawed...or suffer from excess personality if you prefer. passed on the front straight by an EX? ...never while i was behind the bars. anywhere else on the track...yes. the front straight was the one place i felt i had an advantage in the LW classes. the only things that could lay motor on me consistantly were the ducks. my best finish would have been 4th but i over heated the front brake on the last lap...and now we are back to the hate thing. who ever thought a single front brake would consistantly stop such a large bike???

the one time i raced in MWSS the 600s murdered me on the straights and in the corners. it was ugly. still avoided last though...not by much. and Robert Johnson #802 on his XB came by me like i was stopped at the start finish line...he took 3rd in that race.

over all i think buells are a success and they are getting better by the year. if you want outright performance buy a jap bike. if you want a little soul and plenty of performance to get by...buy a buell, something italian or british. just don't complain too much if you have to buy head gaskets in bulk. it's part of the experiance.

mr. cszys or how ever you spell his name does not belong in the same catagory as buell (yet). he has produced niether a viable race bike and judging from it's price a nonviable roadbike as well. we have been waiting for an long time and he has had good funding. buell, britten and others did more with less in shorter time. i'll hold off the praise of mr.cyst for now.