Buell X1 Lightning Road Test

And while we're talking 'boxes, I should mention the X1's gearing is almost ridiculously tall. At 100kmh in top the five-speeder shows just 2500rpm on the tacho - even on the highway I think the only time I ever used fifth was to marvel at its uselessness. If I was to reach the speeds where fifth came into play, I would have been too busy hanging on for dear life or worrying about my self-combusting licence to congratulate myself on utilising it!