Posted by fnord on May 4, 2006, 4:13 pm
I rented a Harley whie I was on vacation a couple of years ago, and
while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
my Concours? :]
How are the Buells in this light? Are they revamped to be high-
revving? I've got my eye on the Ulysses....
thanks
fnord
Posted by Greg O on May 4, 2006, 7:02 pm
>I rented a Harley whie I was on vacation a couple of years ago, and
> while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
> and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
> Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
> than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
> my Concours? :]
> How are the Buells in this light? Are they revamped to be high-
> revving? I've got my eye on the Ulysses....
> thanks
> fnord
??
You complain about air cooled, ask about standards, then figure Buell is the
answer??
I am confused!
The Buell is air cooled, it is not exactly a "standard", but close, plus the
vibration is unacceptable to many people. How about a Suzuki SV650, or a
Honda Shadow, or one of the Yamaha, "Star" versions Kawasaki builds a few
V-twins too that may match your liking.
--
PoorUB
'05 Ultra Classic
Posted by BobN on May 4, 2006, 9:11 pm
rg...
> >I rented a Harley whie I was on vacation a couple of years ago, and
> > while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
> > and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
> > than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
> > my Concours? :]
Beemer, Guzzi, SV650. Maybe a VTX?
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on May 4, 2006, 7:09 pm
fnord wrote:
> I rented a Harley whie I was on vacation a couple of years ago, and
> while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
> and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
> Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
> than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
> my Concours? :]
> How are the Buells in this light? Are they revamped to be high-
> revving? I've got my eye on the Ulysses....
Nice comparo here. The Ulysses held it's own pretty well.
Some of their markdowns such as a skimpy fairing seemed
pretty forgivable in my book, though I haven't ridden the bike.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID (50&Page=1
1) BMW 1200 GS
2) KTM
3) Duc Multistrada
4) Ulysses
5) Vstrom
6) Caponard
Posted by George R. Young on May 4, 2006, 7:55 pm
4534-ABE6-49128A1F20A3%fnord@no.spam.dammit.libertylost.org:
> I rented a Harley whie I was on vacation a couple of years ago, and
> while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
> and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
>
> Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
> than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
> my Concours? :]
>
> How are the Buells in this light? Are they revamped to be high-
> revving? I've got my eye on the Ulysses....
>
>
> thanks
> fnord
>
My Concours has a 7th gear, but it's strange. When you shift from 6th to
7th, the RPM doesn't drop, but when you shift from 7th to 6th it does.
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> while I hate the whole look-at-me style, and the boat-like handling
> and the air-cooled leg cooking, I absolutely *love* the rpm levels.
> Can anyone recommend a standard that does the slow-cruise thing rather
> than the high-whine thing? Or maybe a 7th and 8th gear conversion for
> my Concours? :]
> How are the Buells in this light? Are they revamped to be high-
> revving? I've got my eye on the Ulysses....
> thanks
> fnord
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