Buell makes a good initial show at Daytona!

It appears that Buell Qualified #5 at Daytona yesterday!! Hmmm.. A buell... At Daytona... Gets in the top 5 qualifiers... WHOOPIE!! :dthumb:

Please list the artical. I went to the ama website and it has the buell in last place on wensdays pratice and last in thursday qualifliy...

Please list the artical. I went to the ama website and it has the buell in last place on wensdays pratice and last in thursday qualifliy... Here is the artical, Look what won!!!! Five Buells in Top Ten with Hal’s Rider Finishing Third DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- (Monday, March 07, 2005) Hal’s Performance Advantage rider Dan Bilansky opened the 2005 Formula-USA Thunderbike season with a third-place finish aboard a Buell Firebolt. Bilansky was one of five Buell riders to place in the top ten of the 10-lap race at Daytona International Speedway. The race was won by Prieto Racing rider Michael Barnes on a Suzuki. Barnes was also the top qualifier for the race. David Yaakov was second, also on a Suzuki. Hal’s Performance Advantage riders Sam Rozynski and Joe Rozynski finished fourth and fifth on Buell Firebolts, followed by Richie Morris Racing/Daytona Harley-Davidson rider Clint Brotz, also on a Buell Firebolt. Darren Danilowicz finished seventh and Robert Fisher placed eighth, both on Suzukis. Nate Kern placed ninth on a BMW, and Jim’s Harley-Davidson/Buell of St. Petersburg, Fla. rider Tim Hall was tenth on a Buell Firebolt. Evo-Twin Racing/Harding Harley-Davidson riders David Estok, who won the 2004 Daytona Thunderbike race, and Bryan Bemisderfer, the defending F-USA Thunderbike champion, both had a disappointing race after qualifying Buell Firebolts second and third behind Barnes. Estok was running in second position with four laps to go when his clutch failed, perhaps a result of making three race starts, as red flags for accidents stopped the race twice on the first lap. Bemisderfer was slowed by a mechanical problem early in the race and was making laps for points when he was forced to retire on lap eight. Bartels’ Harley-Davidson/Newcastle Harley-Davidson rider Shawn Higbee qualified fifth on his Buell Firebolt, but crashed on the first lap of the final. The next event on the eight-race Formula-USA Thunderbike schedule is April 23-25 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. The Formula USA National Thunderbike series is a horsepower-to-weight ratio restricted class, open to a variety of production-based motorcycles. Buell-mounted riders competing in the eight-event 2005 Thunderbike series race for a share of the $70,500 contingency fund posted by Buell Motorcycle Company.

http://www.rubbermag.com/news/050308_04n.html Hal's Performance Advantage riders Sam Rozynski and Joe Rozynski finished fourth and fifth on Buell Firebolts

twisty, are you talking to yourself?

twisty, are you talking to yourself? I do that all the time....

This hurts to say but I fear a Suzuki will win the 200 on saturday too.

Glad you found the article Twisty. I was recalling what I saw on speedtv last night just before I went to bed. I saw that a Buell (#34 iirc) had placed 5th in qualifying. But I couldn't remember which race the qualifying was for. Anyway.. It looks like the buells may make a good show this year (hopefully) even with the limited backing. I think HD was going to provide funds for those who race, but they were not going to actually put up a full race team this year.

twisty, are you talking to yourself? I was thinking the same. :lol:

This hurts to say but I fear a Suzuki will win the 200 on saturday too. (DONT READ THIS IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE SUPERSTOCK RACE AT DAYTONA) :whistle: Not sure about the 200, I think it will be Zemke or Duhamel on the Hondas, but as far as Superstock, I think the GSXR's are going to own this season. They were 1 2 3 on the podium for the Superstock race. Even MJ's new Suzuki was on the podium!

twisty, are you talking to yourself? I do that all the time.... It comes with age or good drugs...been so long... :scratch: I can't remember which...

It comes with age or good drugs...been so long... :scratch: I can't remember which... LOL that is my boss excuse. LOL

OK, there is NO BUELL in the Daytona 200. They made a mistake. And the article twisty posted, i noticed after reading it for the second time, must be some other race, because they said it was finished and it was all buell with a prize provided by buell. They said on speed Mike Barnes was the Buell rider who got 5th. Mike Barnes got 5th, unfortunately it was on a Yamaha. The only Buell rider they could afford to send to Daytona was Shawn Higbee, and he crashed early in the week and severed 2 fingers and will not be in the race.

OK, there is NO BUELL in the Daytona 200. They made a mistake. And the article twisty posted, i noticed after reading it for the second time, must be some other race, because they said it was finished and it was all buell with a prize provided by buell. They said on speed Mike Barnes was the Buell rider who got 5th. Mike Barnes got 5th, unfortunately it was on a Yamaha. The only Buell rider they could afford to send to Daytona was Shawn Higbee, and he crashed early in the week and severed 2 fingers and will not be in the race. WOW I got that from buell.com.....LIARS....Buell SUCKS MONKEY BALLS!!!!! :loser:

I dunno twisty .. I think that the Thunderbike formula xtreme was an all v-twin race with buell's and HD's that they did last weekend. SPEED clearly printed that Mike barnes was ona Buell, but they were wrong, he picked up a One time deal to ride a Yammie in the 200, and he will be on the buell for the rest of the showings this season. They fooled everyone hehe

I dunno twisty .. I think that the Thunderbike formula xtreme was an all v-twin race with buell's and HD's that they did last weekend. SPEED clearly printed that Mike barnes was ona Buell, but they were wrong, he picked up a One time deal to ride a Yammie in the 200, and he will be on the buell for the rest of the showings this season. They fooled everyone hehe http://www.buell.com/en_us/news_events/newsdetail.asp?news_id=666 Heres the link

I still don't think a Buell will ever be any better than a Monster and better suited for fun street ridding. Not knocking Buell, just don't think there race quality! At least not against the average race bike. :2cents:

Ya I agree with that ,probally a good street bike 4 some . But on the track 200 miles is a long distance 4 a H-D motor to hold up .. I do like the new track layout at Daytona . Looks alot safer the way onto the banking . The way they used to do it was crazy . :screwy:

Ya I agree with that ,probally a good street bike 4 some . But on the track 200 miles is a long distance 4 a H-D motor to hold up .. I do like the new track layout at Daytona . Looks alot safer the way onto the banking . The way they used to do it was crazy . :screwy: Na, they just adjust the valves during a 20 minute pit stop. :lol:

Hey Jeep, I hate to burst your bubble. The new Buell have self adjusting valves so there is no adjusting vavles like you inline 4 guys. Sorry.

Even so, if the Buell's needed it that often, the Ducati's wouldnt even be able to get around the track once w/o a valve job :)

HaHa, cant miss a good chance to knock Harley. :wink: The new motors have come a long way. Just not far enough for me. :whistle: The Vrod is getting close! :lol:

Hey Jeep, I hate to burst your bubble. The new Buell have self adjusting valves so there is no adjusting vavles like you inline 4 guys. Sorry. Hey I hate to bust your ballz.... even though the factory manual may say to adjust/check valve lash on most of the big Jap bikes. I have NEVER heard of anybody actually needing to do it, even on race or stunt bikes with 12-15K on the clock... Now Ducs and Buells it's a way of life. You better get use to it!!! :sorry: but the Buell's have HD motors in them and we all know how the HD's are with valve lash! They need it adjusted like every 3-4K!!! I know Jeeps, you love your Duc... but have enough brains to have a Jap bike sitting in the garage with it!!

I don't think that this is truly an issue on the track. I just like allot of other Duc and HD (buell) owners have thoroughly reviewed the books and I personally have enlisted help of a knowledgeable mechanic to guide me through the valve adjustment. I enjoy doing my owen work and prefer to know exactly what was done. The Monster is a piece of cake. :wink:

Hey I hate to bust your ballz.... even though the factory manual may say to adjust/check valve lash on most of the big Jap bikes. I have NEVER heard of anybody actually needing to do it, even on race or stunt bikes with 12-15K on the clock... Now Ducs and Buells it's a way of life. You better get use to it!!! :sorry: but the Buell's have HD motors in them and we all know how the HD's are with valve lash! They need it adjusted like every 3-4K!!! I know Jeeps, you love your Duc... but have enough brains to have a Jap bike sitting in the garage with it!! ive had to adjust valve clearences on a few of my bikes...they may not need it all the time but always good to check...a tight clearance is a bad thing...

ive had to adjust valve clearences on a few of my bikes...they may not need it all the time but always good to check...a tight clearance is a bad thing... The two Jap bikes I had that needed adjustment where both tight. :scratch:

It's always good to check, but the Jap inline 4 bikes aren't known for the adjustment like the Buells, Duc, and v-twins in general!

Just for the record they both had 25k+