[bulldog tyre blues]

Marek, and anyone else who rides a Bulldog. Get rid of the mezlers MEZ4's, odd wear and bad in the wet. Try Avon Storm ST that transform the bike. The best. others are Continental road attack, good on rough surfaces, soft, and Bridgestone 021's, precise steering but a little noisy.

Super bike - dont tell too many people!, keep the secondhand prices low! Let them all beleive the propaganda, who cares?

Ride safe. T

[bulldog tyre blues]

Hi Marek

I think there are so few Bulldog owners in the UK that you probably won't get much of a response on this site. In fact I think it's a hugely underrated bike, but as the UK is so sports bike orientated nobody has given it much thought. I have one and rate it very highly, in fact I had one new in 2002 and have just picked up another new 2006 one, and having owned at least 50 bikes in my time, its the only bike I have ever gone back for a second dose of.

Both of mine came on MEZ 3's which are fine, although with some spirited riding on the first one the back lasted just under 2500 and the front was shot at 4500. I would expect the MEZ 4's to be OK and will probably last longer. I assume you have checked the pressures.

If you want to learn a lot more about the Bulldog, register with the German forum, WWW.BULLDOG-BT1100.de. You don't need to be able to speak German as once you've registered and can get into the forum you will find that there are English language sections, and that's where most of the British riders of Bulldogs post. In addition to tyre info there is a lot of info on engine, carb and chassis tuning. The Bulldog was/is a big seller in Germany, also in France, Netherlands and of course Italy.

Cheers

Chris

[BT1100 Bulldog - the benefit of your wisdom please!]

Hi Folks

Not a Yamaha owner at the moment but am thinking about getting a Bulldog. It seems to get mixed reviews but I like the idea of a big V Twin in a bike that can handle and stop. Its a cool looking bike too, but I other than that I dont know much about it - so thought I might find some advice on this site! So, couple of questions for you:

Whats it like to own? Reliable? Easy to do basic servicing at home?

Does it handle/stop well? (Bearing in mind Im a bit of a noob - passed my test 6 months ago. So Im not, nor never will be, a 'knee-down-ninja'!)

My one concern is the lack of power - 60HP seems a bit crap for such a big engine - how much can it be tuned? Will new cans, a K&N and a Dynojetting get a bit more out of it?

Actually that was more than a couple of questions but I once I started I couldnt stop!

All advice gladly received

Thanks

Adam

Adam, Test ride one, then buy it if you like it!, I love the bike and have toured all over on it. Fab handling, economy ( for those that use their bike! )and easy as pie to maintain - Enjoy!!!, Simon.

[BT1100 Bulldog - the benefit of your wisdom please!]

I've seen or two about, but as you've said they're pretty gutless. TBH....I'm not even sure what the hell they're for.

Personally I'd say look elsewhere. Nice V-Strom is what you want!

Hi, Why don't you ride one BEFORE you have an opinion. The BT1100 is plenty fast enough as it has high torque. handling is superb, for a ROAD bike.

A production racer it isn't, but are you? After 29 years experience riding all over Europe and Africa I cannot fault the Bulldog.

TYRES:

I you buy one go to a tyre centre and get rid of the Metzler MEZ4's, even if they are new. I found they do not work well in the wet and wear 3 flat areas on the bottom and sides of the tyre.

Try Bridgestone BT21's, super grip and light to steer and Continental Road attacks if you want to ride HARD, superb grip in all conditions, even on rough roads!!