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my take on this issue ...

i wouldn't hit my dog in the butt with a buell.

 

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DOH!

 

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"the lightning is the only thing thus far she can stand flat-footed with"

there are TONS of bike that are lower to the ground and as easy to ride or EASIER than the buell.

but if her heart is set on a buell, then get one. especially if there is a good dealer in your area. i personally think the dealer is more important than the make.

i believe it is possible to buy a buell and have minimal problems with it. but i also think it is highly unlikely that it will be as trouble-free as, say, a honda or a suzuki.

ya pays yer money and ya takes your choice. the buell is loaded with character but you may have to belly up to the parts counter more often than you'd like.

personally, i favor reliability over "character." if i were you i'd get an suzuki sv650, get a lowered corbin seat, a nice exhaust system, and go riding. but that's just me. i prefer roostin' over wrenchin'.

 

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let me get this straight ...

you witnessed an intruder rider outgun a GSXR rider on a curvy road?

that, sir, is "Humiliation" (with a capital "H"). someone should remove the gixer rider from the gene pool before he begets more incompetence.