Hello from North Devon.

Boring back story.....

I've ridden bikes for years, was well into building fighters back in the 90s, nearly bought a tuber back then but less than 4 years old with 7 previous owners put me off.

Then family came along and the bikes switched to crossers and enduro bikes and then they got parked up in the garage and forgotten whilst I messed with VWs instead.

But as I approached 40 I promised myself the bike of my dreams, for years the BMW GS, then I switched to hankering after a Ducati 916/996 - to be honest there are loads of dream bikes, I just dont want an inline four again.

So now I'm 44, lost a whole summer of any freetime but saved myself 15K by building my own house extension - I damn well deserve that bike!

I've been eyeing up the Ducatis, wondering if it's all a bit too sensible, too shiny, too 'nice' (and too bleeding expensive) when during a random visit to a bike shop - I spy a Firebolt..... but it's sold.

This rekindles my interest in Buells, I started to look around, it's my birthday Saturday - fingers crossed I'm off to look at an XB9 SX.

So excited, I feel like a teenager again!

(but I got a restraining order last time so maybe that isn't a good idea)



...............Enough waffle - hello an all that.

Welcome and Good luck with you quest

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

Xb9 for sale down the page on this forum

Hi and good luck

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Today my pet mouse Elvis died ..................He was caught in a trap
There are two types of people in this world, those that can extrapolate

Yep, spotted them days ago, am getting quotes for bike transport from Crowthorne to North Devon at the moment - aint bought it, just want to see what the transport price would be.

Looking at around 200 pahnds so far.

Ride it back and get aquainted

with the AA?


I'd really need to sort insurance first - been six years since I last ad bike insurance and my old company don't remember my no claims (20+ years), would I start from scratch or would any company take my car no claims? Any recommendations for insurers?

Insurance oh dear,best of luck and welcome.

I think I'd buy the Ducati.

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Try doing this to yer fueller...........

Got several quotes, best was 183 fully comp with 250 excess - seems OK to me?

Not really tried yet - just did a go compare to make sure I wasn't going to get a nasty shock and seems fine????

Way better than ought i can get

Well - what a birthday.....

Been looking forward to this for weeks, today was the day I was to gonna go and try my first Buell and hopefully come home with a new toy.

Ebay seller sent loads of messages, trying to sort out a viewing, got one reply but never got any contact details.

Made a 2 hr drive on the off chance that he would get back to me and make the planned Saturday evening viewing.

Nowt - complete waste of time and money, there was another bike I could view on the way home but I think it's a grand overpriced so I just gave up.

rubbish.

Get yerself a decent tuber......proper motorbike

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Last year I joined a group for anti-social people
We haven't met yet.

'decent' and 'tuber' are mutually exclusive terms.

I always wanted a tuber, they look fantastic but the reviews and the reliability problems

The fuelers are generally fugly - apart from the city X which is f'mazin.

Anyway - I've just bought one, from the bloke that never contacted me on ebay, as the only bidder I got it for a steal, probably wont contact me or sell the bike, or come up with some bullshit story so I'm not celebrating until the deal is done and the bikes mine.

XB = Bic razor of the motorcycle world......fantastic bike until they go wrong, which they do.....then you chuck it in a skip.

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR