I went to the local Buell open house and had a chance to try all of them on a 20mi ride each.
Not long enough of a ride to judge a bike but long enough to notice certain immediate difference among all of them...
I am at a stage in my life where comfort, usability and practicality does far out weights the looks and the hype factors.
From riding all the Buell models back to back for about 20mi each, I can tell you the best Buell model I found is the Ulysses.
It is the most comfortable, smooth engine, smooth ride and amazing very minimal heat from the rear jog.
If you are not a tall rider, most Buells will be an issue to you because they are really tall horses.
If you like a comfortable seat, you will be very dissapointed at must Buell seats just as any other sport bike, not comfy at all...
If you having given a lot of though about what it is to have hot metal between your legs, then you better give Buells a second thought because they do get hot, the seat is hot, the air underneath your leg is hot and the portion of the frame that touches your inter upper thighs will be hot too, not a very cool environment down there at all, very painful actually...
One of the most uncomfortable Buells that I found was the Blast, I am not a very tall person and was extremely over crowded on that bike. It seems as if my knees were gong to interfere with the handle bars, but at the same time, I keep sliding toward the tank on a slippery hard seat... Surprisingly the Blast has a very high rev engine that runs quite well. If it was not for being so un-comfortable the Blast could make it as a very agile daily commuter.
I also tried the new sport looking bike, not impressed either. That new engine looses the feel of the Harley/Buell Feel. Not comfy, it also gets very hot for being a liquid cooled engine.
Again, if investing on a Buell, I think your best bet will be on an Ulysses...
Good Luck.
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