2005 Buell XB12S Lightning - Smasher

[Smasher]

[John Mc]

Interesting front brake detail

[The Swede]

Year on this one ?

[rocko]

Nice .. Must admit for a street fighter looking bike these handle pretty good ... I rode the current one and also the old skool one .. which were pants .... Vibarate your tads off =-)

awesome mate can you get the wheel up ?

[Foley]

Wae the size of that back sprocket it looks like it would wheelie every time you pulled away

[Smasher]

Ok year now updated in title,.

Definately does vibrate your tads off, and these later ones have anti-vibration mounts apparently!! Probably just rubber pads!!

The rear sproket is huge, but I believe that is cause of the belt drive, but yes they do wheelie very easily. (Not in my hands thought), Craig Jones used to use them all the time for his stunt shows.

Just another bit for those intrested, yes the front brake is rim mounted, also the petrol is held in the frame, and oil is in rear swing arm, what makes it wheelie more than anything is the 1200cc v-twin!! and the bike is as short as it looks!!