Hello everyone.
Firstly please allow me a moment to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy healthy and prosperous new year.

OK down to business, I am an ancient biker who in my time has owned and ridden most everything from old cranky british (crap) bikes through old jap bikes BMW boxers and K series new Jap bikes new and old Italian exotica and new (Hinckley) Triumphs, I have a particular fondness for Mr Kawasaki's product however now I find myself staring down the barrel of Buelll ownership in the shape of an 1125R.
Please what should I be looking out for,are they as good as they appear, why are there so many 'unused' low mileage examples on the market, is there something wrong with them that I will only find out after I have parted with £4K?

Thanks in advance for any answer or advice.

Alll the best
jerry

Only two real potential problems with them ...............leaky clutch slave cylinder (cure is an Oberon unit at £125 ) if it's a 2009 or 2010 model (black frame) there is a potential problem with burning out stators the 2008 models (blue frame) don't suffer this as they have a lower output alternator.
I've just had a modified rotor fitted to my 2009 and time will tell if this is a permanent cure or not , it has a small oil jet drilled into it to spray oil onto the stator to attempt to cool it and prevent it burning out .
Apart from that they are fantastic bikes , I took my CR to Brno in 2010 and it never missed a beat and averaged 42mpg fully laden with camping gear etc .
Follow the manual to the letter regarding fitting wheels because if you overtighten the spindles you WILL crush the spacers and then destroy wheel bearings .

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

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IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT ,THIS STUFF WILL MAKE YOU A GODDAM SEXUAL TYRANASURUS ,YOUVE BEEN PUSHING TOO MANY PENCILS DILLON .GET TO THE CHOPPER

Thanks neighbour, glad you like the avatar she looks sweet eh?

Are the Buells that bad? I don't seem to be getting any positive reaction... surely somene is going to tell me how fantastic they are

Oh they are fantastic ....................I plan on keeping both of mine for a very long time

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2001 X1 2009 1125CR 2006 Uly X3 2010 Uly a fully Maz'd S1 and a 1991 RS1200 Westwind.

They have their idiosyncrasies but when you ride them you realise just how much fun they are. Have 10k on mine now and had the clutch slave cylinder leak at 3000 miles fixed and no prob since, will put an Oberon part in if goes again. Have had a problem with voltage regulator hopefully solved by fitting an aftermarket one, Bearings seem fine and will address the stator prob if and when it arises. They don't really like slow town type stuff and that's where you'll probably heat up the stators anyway. Great power delivery quite noisy engine disguised well by fitting an Albert exhaust
A good fun bike for the money, white ones are by far the best

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I'm a Hornithologist, I get excited by exotic birds.........

The Helicon is a fantastic machine, it doesn't have a torque curve, it has a torque line
In a like for like comparison with my 1198 Duc, I'd say it was probably a better bike despite it being (a lot) less powerful. Out of the box, it handled much better than the Duke and on real roads, the A to B times would be similar since it's much easier to ride

To get the best out of it, fit a EBR ecu and it will be transformed again
If the clutch starts to weep (and it will ) fit the Oberon kit, and it'll be sorted.
Since they are so cheap to buy, fit an Albert pipe (top quality - I've seen none better) and a AST rear shock - again top quality, but the bike handles fine despite the OEM Showa being fit only for a Christmas cracker

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

Almost 12000 on my 1125r including trips to Monza,Aragon and Nurburgring, the only problems have been clutch weep(on warranty) and a new battery.Rear original tyre lasted 6000 miles,Front replaced at the same time but would have gone a fair bit further.Normal travelling companions abroad include R1 and ZZR1400 riders but no problem keeping up.Just enjoy it,Ride it hard and dont worry.

only problem i've really had was the leaky clutch, other than that great bike, great value too at the moment

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Ebr 1190rx
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I agree they appear to be great value, that's why I am so worried , £4K for a 59 plate bike with 3000 miles does appear to be a bargain, better just buy it I suppose

Yep, you only go around once - unless you really are a Vicar, in which case you'll disagree

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

Wow, would have thought (much) closer to £3k would be more apt...

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08 Specialized Langster

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IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT ,THIS STUFF WILL MAKE YOU A GODDAM SEXUAL TYRANASURUS ,YOUVE BEEN PUSHING TOO MANY PENCILS DILLON .GET TO THE CHOPPER