▷ Buell 1125cr 'Little SiStaR' by WiCkeD [br]AIn

As a sign of respect to WiCkeD [br]AIn, I’m sharing the full text exactly as he himself describes this gem:

The inner demon

The topic of Buell — along with the B-King, for whatever reason — has never left my mind and keeps haunting me constantly. After I sold the “smile now, cry later” (a KTM RC8R followed), which I regret deeply to this day, it became urgently necessary, after two years of Buell abstinence, for another Buell to take its place in my garage.

The key criteria for the search were quickly defined. Just as quickly, the inner demons were once again standing on the doorstep, eyes wide open, waiting expectantly.

An HPE end muffler was a must. A short tail and an SOC fairing were “nice to have”.

Searched for, found. But well cared for? Definitely not. A wrapped fairing where the film was coming off due to heat — no surprise. The heat protection mats were missing and, as I later discovered, the 1125CR had been ridden without the airbox cover in place. The tires were squared off, and the standard program (oil, oil filter, air filter, brake fluid, coolant, and spark plugs) was absolutely necessary in that condition.

A first! After the Buell broke down on me (I have NEVER broken down with any of my motorcycles) and the battery, quite literally, burned out, the electrics were revised in the garage together with friends and the battery was replaced.

Together with my son, the fairing was sanded down, painted, and completely converted to an SOC fairing. A new seat, a Wilbers shock, an LSL handlebar, as well as various motogadget components followed. After that came Beringer pumps and switches, Braking wave discs, an EBR brake caliper, steel-braided lines, an m-unit blue, a modified rotor, a stronger alternator, and a race ECU.