My new to me '09 Buell 1125r

Quick little ride on my '09 Buell 1125r. Filmed on a Sony FDR-X3000

[@DariusHilarious]

Purchasing a 2009 Buell 1125CR tomorrow! Only 3500 miles and great condition. Such a blessing!

[@nenadmomcilovic9133]

How has it been?

[@bigredbarron09]

I love my '09 1125R. People bash on Buell but it really is a gem. And parts really are not hard to find. Look into a company called Buelltooth. They sell a bluetooth dongle for the bike to flash the ECM and also sell a bolt on quickshifter kit. The bike is actually wired for quickshifter from the factory. 2 things to look out for on the 09 model: stator will eventually become fried due to inadequate oil cooling. Mine went out around at 20k miles. Rick's motorsports sells a great aftermarket one. Also, the clutch slave cylinder will likely start to leak. HD sells an improved one to fix the leak. This is all assuming previous owner has not already addressed these issues. Enjoy your new bike! The torque will have you addicted. -Kevin

[@plap.]

There are far more people with them than against. Most people knowledgeable about bikes appreciate how great Buells are and then are die hard if they ever get the privilege of riding one. Harley has never made a worse decision. Both companies would be in a better place now if they weren't so stupid back then

[@fvgc454ss]

Buells are so much fun to ride. Just an awesome street sportbike. Tubers, xbs 1125s all the way to the 1190 beast. And every time I ride one of mine someone will always ask about it when I stop somewhere. Love em

[@davidwilson2657]

I do not subscribe to a KZbin channel often but I did not hesitate to subscribe here. I ride a 2008 1125r and everything you say about yours rings true. The stories of rough running at lower rpm are carry over from the early production. One thing I would suggest, if you have not already done so, is to search out a HD dealer who sold Buells. I have been fortunate to find 2 and oddly enough those people who have been with Buell from the beginning in 1983 pass on knowledge about them which is based on facts. One salesman told me he has attended every single Buell seminar. One dealer principle told me that he rode every single Buell model and knows Eric Buell quite well. I entered one of the dealerships and was referred to the salesman mentioned above. He took me to the service manager who is obviously well acquainted with Buell. One of the first things he told me is that he has ridden a snowmobile with an 1125 motor in it, a one off, but also a reminder of all the snowmobiles out there with Rotax engines. My 2008 was assembled in July 2008, and according to the information I have been able to glean, there had been several ECM updates throughout the model year. He was about to take me to the service manager to book the bike in to check the current flash level when I informed him that I was driving my pickup and the bike was a 2 hour drive away. I just yesterday, while trying to find out if Jay Leno owns a Buell, learned about the Ronin47. Every Buell owner should learn about that amazing work of art.

[@chrismoher5444]

I owned an xb9 lighting nothing but I smile on my face every time started that bike. I regret selling it.

[@thingswithed]

Yep, Buell's are one of a kind bikes.

[@nsrlegaltech]

Yep on the bucket list after the Postie had an 1125 for a test weekend and fell in love 🏍️🖤

[@tomcr1125]

Great bike. One of the famos V-Twins. 👍🖐️

[@Smokey223]

I have a xb9s and love it. It's not the fastest but it handles great, comfort to ride and easy to wheelie. Good low end torque that makes slow wheelies easy. A little clutch and up she goes.

[@bluedogreddog7623]

Badass! I love my Buell!

[@wasatchoverlanders2065]

I've owned a few Buells. My first bike was a Buell Blast 500. It was slow and I was bored with the lack of power after a few weeks of riding it. Never had an issue with the bike in about 1 year of ownership though. I traded it in on a Buell M2 Cyclone 1200. That was a fun bike. I put 10s of thousands of miles on it. Someday I might buy an 1125CR. I just bought a new, leftover 2019 Tracer 900 and found your channel from the review of that bike.

[@thingswithed]

The tracer 900 is a fun bike. The GT is a purpose bike for carrying some stuff daily. And the Buell 1125R, it's a pretty wild ride. Nothing better than v-twin grunt power.

[@rudybristow5563]

That’s a classic bike! If you still have it, do not sell it! My first street bike was a Buell. It’s a shame HD shutdown Buell production. That said , Buell is coming back!

[@ababbit7461]

I hope you still have the Buell and that you do a follow up video as to how much your perception of the bike has changed or stayed the same. If I were you, I would keep the bike. I have owned over 40 bikes in my life or riding (since Feb 1974) and I have found only one or two bikes that fit all my needs. Let us know if you still have the bike and if you feel it is a good purchase. I am looking at getting one (yes, I am in my 60s, but that does not matter if you keep yourself in shape).

[@Phoenixr-ql2kc]

I’ve daily ridden a white 09 1125r for almost 3 years all around Arizona and done all my own work on it, it’s half naked and yet still has a fairing for hitting 160+ mph. Such low maintenance, and all fairly easy to do. Not looking forward to the valve job but other than that, great to work on. Last week I went on a 160 mile trip around Phoenix hitting 150+ 3 different times throughout the ride and when I filled up, I put in 4.5 gallons of the 5.3 tank. That’s pretty incredible. The power starts low and pulls all the way. If you need or want more info I do t mind chattin. But I have 25,000 on mine now, the charging system is the only issue I’ve had to deal with, that’s a still a work in progress, but the ergos aren’t super aggressive so it’s easier to ride than many other super bikes.

[@klote82]

Theres a local shop a mile from me. I drove by this morning and they had this bike. I like the riding position, Im only use to R1's & Zx6r's so far. Wonder how much they want..

[@CallaFab]

I sold mine, but wish I didn't. That v-twin power is nice to ride. I'd check the price if I were you.

[@paulkessler5477]

I have an 08. And I intended to re sell but I love riding it. I ride it more than my new road glide

[@grabir01]

Bike only weighs 375 lbs. Wow!! No wonder it is so fast with 146hp and 80 torques. Hang on!

[@javiertexido9471]

I have just bought one!! Can you tell me how did you put your mobile phone on the handlebar?

[@Blachowski92]

The Bike looks great. In Europe there is not too many of them. What is the top speed ? Is it possible to do 180 MPH ? Regards from Poland

[@Skateness69]

If it doesn't have the race ecm just get a buelltooth and do a race the in the stock ecm that's what I did and I love it

[@mynamedoesntmatter9013]

Thoughts after 3 years from this vid? I’m looking at getting one (also living in Los Angeles, hope I bump into you sometime!)

[@basedWisco715]

These things do buck really badly at low rpm - with the stock ECM This one doesn’t buck because it’s been tuned for the exhaust. The IDS ECM turns this thing into a completely different bike 👍🏻 P.S.- don’t mess around with buelltooth. Just get (or keep) the IDS ECM for your exhaust and be done with it

[@JesusSanchez-dg5sd]

I have a 08

[@boris2997]

That's going to be my next bike

[@DariusHilarious]

Getting mine tomorrow!

[@SuperRecoveryaddict]

146hp to be exact brother

[@kenolson6572]

How does it work with a passenger? Other than wheelie even easier.

[@bluedogreddog7623]

Check out the EBR1190

[@thingswithed]

They are hard to find!

[@ciscolopez7850]

You live around San Bernardino county? Just curious cause of the 760 in you’re name

[@CallaFab]

Yes, i'm up the hill in the high desert area .

[@ciscolopez7850]

Ed Callahan Nice me to! Curious on where you got you’re Charger dynoed I’m not sure of any good spots up here. Specifically around Victorville

[@CallaFab]

@@ciscolopez7850 There are none in Victorville. Dyno for #s or a tuner?

[@ciscolopez7850]

Ed Callahan I’m looking to my get my V6 Dyno Tuned. Any recommendations could be down the hill as well

[@CallaFab]

@@ciscolopez7850 Look up Full Blown Performance in LA. They are the only ones I would recommend. Not sure if they do the V6. Anything done to it?

[@williampetrey662]

Did you ever find out what exhaust pipe you are running

[@thingswithed]

It was a modified stock exhaust. I put a Barkers on it.

[@williampetrey662]

@@thingswithed got ya, I've got the same bike. Love it...its deff it's own kind of Sport bike. Something you may want to look into is an Oberon clutch slave unit. Makes the clutch pull EXTREMELY light. Stay safe out there

[@Smokey223]

There's a video of a buell 1125r smoking a Hayabusa

[@thingswithed]

These bikes are fast. So a little bit of work and I'm sure it will beat a lot of bikes.

[@Smokey223]

@@thingswithed on the video it smoked everything til about 120, 130 or so. The Hayabusa and I think 1 other bike had him on top end.

[@fvgc454ss]

@@Smokey223 I have an 1190sx. And yes it will beat anything up to 140 pretty easily. And I owned a zx14. The 1125s are very fast acceleration bikes well. Peak hp is never a number I look at. The actual power curve and torque curve tells the whole story. Buells just have excellent practical power for street use where u actually ride. Some of the best handling bikes I've ever ridden.

[@Smokey223]

@@fvgc454ss I agree. I only have a xb9s but it handles really good and the torque is great for the country roads where I live. I have a kawasaki z900 to but I like my buell xb9s better. For wheelies the xb9s is awesome. Just a little clutch and it comes right up smooth. It doesn't junk up fast. I love my buell.

[@fvgc454ss]

@@Smokey223 I also has an 09 xb12s with Dean adams pipe and tune. Ive had 20 sport bikes, had a cbr900rr right out the gate at 18 and 39 now. Always had liter bikes until I rode a firebolt in Tennessee n loved everything about it. The Xb12 lightning is my favorite funnest bike I own. I love everything about it. Handles on rails sounds awesome looks cool and plenty of practical street power. I wheelie the piss out of mine. Are the xb series bikes fast on the big end, no, they weren't meant to be, but 0-100 they are plenty fast and have enough torque to hang with anything. The EBR 1190sx is an Animal tho. That bike will crush most anything on the street but its definitely hard to commute on its want to go fast.

[@TheYakkis]

The intake gaskets need to be changed every three years or so. That's the number one cause of poor fueling at low rpms. If your bike runs poorly at low rpm, change your intake gaskets.

[@gunnarlange4296]

remove the stub axle, otherwise there will be an accident.

[@BEEBEE159]

Can you please explain your comment? What is a stub axle, and how does it cause an accident? Thank you.

[@calebdutka3285]

I’d get rid of that Buell, extremely hard to find any replacement parts for it since 3rd party parts companies didn’t make any parts for that bike. Only Buell made replacement parts and the stock is all dried up at the Harley dealers. Gonna have a hell of time finding parts if anything needs replaced/fixed.

[@thingswithed]

I have not had a hard time finding any parts. There are a few out there that carry anything you will need.

[@sfgiantsfan9136]

Parts are easy to find, many aftermarket replacements, still a ton of new parts, and part outs. There are plenty of parts🤦‍♂️

[@thingswithed]

@Pete Pester Yes, made by Aprilia

[@fvgc454ss]

Actually it's not hard to find parts at all. St Paul HD has anything u need. Even EBR has a huge surplus of parts for the 1190 bikes. NCCR as well

[@michaelhirschbuhl1823]

Not true, there are plenty of parts out there

[@edwardweiszbeck1649]

Far from Fast, Eddie

[@CallaFab]

👌

[@alienracer3391]

Pity you're not testing proper bike clothing tho, enjoy the gravel rash fella 🤣😂🤣. 👽