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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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One of the main complaints i have heard about the 1125R is excess heat issues. Would an aftermarket exhaust or heat shields fix that problem? It is a hot bike in more ways than one. The first genuine American sportbike.
 
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Buell lost my interest when they added the radiator. I really don't care for liquid cooled bikes. I do like the air/oil cooled sport bikes they have, but not enough to buy one.
 
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HEAT!!! The new #1 feature on HD family products! If you don't want that particular feature , just spend a grand to delete it!!!
 
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I've read a few reviews on the 1125R. Heat was not mentioned as a problem. I'd definitely go with an aftermarket pipe for performance gains and to eliminate the Hoover lookin' OEM pipe.



I really like the Buell Ulysses XB12XT. In fact, I've been thinking about selling my BMW and buying one.
 

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