What kind of bike is the Buell Ulysses?
The Buell Ulysses XB12X is an all-new Adventure Sportbike designed to deliver capable performance on unpaved roads while retaining legendary Buell handling and thrust on pavement.
Can a Buell Ulysses be pulled off the ground?
Even on flat pavement with the bike all loaded up, it was easily possible to pull the bike up off the front wheel. Keep in mind on the average sportbike, this is typically the complete opposite- the bikes will lift the rear wheel off the ground while pulled up on the kickstand.
How tall is the seat on a Buell XB12X Ulysses?
The wide, upright handlebars feature a crossbrace. Alloy footpegs are placed in a neutral position and are wider with an aggressive surface. The wide, comfortable seat features a two-tone, textured surface and is shaped to offer ease of rider movement for sport riding on pavement. Seat height is 33.1 inches.
Is the kick stand on a Buell Ulysses?
The kick stand isn’t hooked up into any kill switch, so you can start the bike and ride off with the kickstand down. Each time getting off the bike, it was essential to turn the bike off, leave it in gear and make sure the bike was firmly planted before walking away.
What kind of motor does the Buell Ulysses have?
Top of the bill is the all-new Ulysses XB12X, set to go head-to-head with BMW’s R1200GS and take advantage of the boom in UK sales of adventure sports machinery. Using the Thunderstorm 1203cc V-twin motor, the Ulysses sports a new wave of features never before seen on a Buell.
How tall is the seat height on a Buell Ulysses?
Until now Buells have had a reputation for being on the small side. Not any more. The lanky Ulysses has an over-generous seat height of 841mm, the same as the BMW GS, allied to wide bars, and flat, wide footpegs for a roomy, long distance-friendly riding position.
What does the Buell Ulysses XB12X look like?
The Buell on the hand is just plain sexy, it has that mean street fighter stance, a look that’ll bust ya in the chops if you look at it cross. And those wide dual-sport semi-knobby tires are just plain cool looking. Even when I looked at the bike, the styling lusted for adventures found beyond the paved road.
Even on flat pavement with the bike all loaded up, it was easily possible to pull the bike up off the front wheel. Keep in mind on the average sportbike, this is typically the complete opposite- the bikes will lift the rear wheel off the ground while pulled up on the kickstand.