WOW

XB12, WOW. A homerun in my book. I am very happy with the power of my XB9
but I can see people wanting more. It is the classic "too much is not
enough" thing. The 12 should take care of those folks.

It is a pretty amazing engine. Something like 93 HP at the rear wheel (we
will have to wait until Cycle World tests one to get a real number to
compare to other bikes) but 93 sounds right. In such a small light bike
that much power will be entertaining. I take my hat off to the crew in East
Troy for getting that kind of power from the loveable old Sportster lump.
In fairness there is not much Sportster left in it. I think that Buell is
completely justified in calling this a Buell engine. Sure it is built on
the same assembly line as the Sportster and it uses many of the same
fixtures at various stages of its production but little of the actual engine
is the same as a Sportster.

The job could not have been easy. The aftermarket folks can get some
serious power but they do not need to pass noise and emissions tests nor do
they carry 2 year warranties.

GOOD WORK FOLKS.

Dave