Several terrific Buells have passed through my garage over the years, including a yellow XB9S Lightning that was a 40th birthday gift from PrettyWife (you wish you had a partner like that!). The XB12X Ulysses we put over 60k miles on remains one of my all-time favorite motorcycles. When I began as a motorcycle instructor for Harley-Davidson, the Riding Academy was still Riders Edge and riders learned on the Buell Blast. Good riding times!