Don't be stupid...
Racing is about learning to ride a motorcycle faster than your competitors. Period. So race the cheapest possible bike that's competitive. That's the SV. A buell will cost you thousands and thousands more a year to race. Plus, there's the unquantifiable cost of sitting and watching the races because your bike is waiting for parts or has just blown something up. An SV can be pumped to 85 rwhp (more than the stock 1200 buell motor makes!) and run season after season without rebuilding it. Anybody who claims that kind of reliability from an ancient pushrod motor is insane or lying.
Here's a thought- get an SV, and learn how to race it. After you get an impressive racer's resume together, go to your local Buell dealer and convince him to support your racing with discounted/free bikes/parts/labor. That's the only way I'd race something like that.
Otherwise you're a sucker, paying extra for something you don't need.
Racing is about learning to ride a motorcycle faster than your competitors. Period. So race the cheapest possible bike that's competitive. That's the SV. A buell will cost you thousands and thousands more a year to race. Plus, there's the unquantifiable cost of sitting and watching the races because your bike is waiting for parts or has just blown something up. An SV can be pumped to 85 rwhp (more than the stock 1200 buell motor makes!) and run season after season without rebuilding it. Anybody who claims that kind of reliability from an ancient pushrod motor is insane or lying.
Here's a thought- get an SV, and learn how to race it. After you get an impressive racer's resume together, go to your local Buell dealer and convince him to support your racing with discounted/free bikes/parts/labor. That's the only way I'd race something like that.
Otherwise you're a sucker, paying extra for something you don't need.
