UK Buell Enthusiasts Group

Breakfast Meets 2025

Saturday 26th April. Images 1 to 17.

Thanks to everyone who attended the first Breakfast Meet of 2025. There were 20 Moto Guzzis and 1 Indian. We didn't manage to photograph all of the models because some people arrived after we had left, or they didn't stay very long.

At this particular meet there was a good selection of machines, ranging from an immaculate Sport 1100 to a well-used, 71,000-mile California III, a 42,000-mile 850 T3 California and a 2003 7,000-mile first version of the Breva 750. It was good to see 3 different red Breva 1100's. This model celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and there’s still plenty of these solid and reliable motorcycles on the road.

Saturday 31st May. Images 18 to 40.

Thanks to everyone who attended the second Breakfast Meet of the year. There were 18 Moto Guzzis, 1 Buell and 1 Ducati.

It was good to see some new faces and there was a real mixture of Guzzi models ranging from the 1980’s to the present day.

The Buell 1125CR was ridden by Brian from Seaham in County Durham. He’s owned it for 3 months and it’s covered 8,500 miles since new. It looks in excellent condition for its age and with the exception of a now fixed leaking clutch slave cylinder, Brian is very pleased with it.

Together with her husband who was riding a beautiful Ducati Desmo, Jane arrived on her Le Mans 1000 Mark V, which is a model you very rarely see on today’s roads. A total of 2,113 Le Mans MK V were made during 1988/89. The Ducati and Guzzi certainly drew a lot of attention, and they looked well parked together.

Another machine that drew a lot of attention, was an immaculate Vincent. I couldn’t resist taking a few pictures of this rare iconic British V-twin.

Saturday 28th June. Images 41 to 63.

Thanks to everyone who attended the third Breakfast Meet of the year. There were 17 Moto Guzzis, 3 Buells and 1 Ducati. Although there were plenty of other events taking place on the same day, we were very pleased with the turnout.   

The two Buell 1125R’s were ridden by Phil and Jack from the North East. Both machines were in excellent condition and show 13,000 miles and 8,000 miles. They also have other Buell models in the family including a Blast.

The Buell XB12Ss Lightning Long has been owned from new by Phil who lives local to the Seaways Café. The Buell is Phil’s only road bike and has been used for touring around Europe in addition to general rides in the UK. Currently showing 82,757 miles, Phil’s plans to take his XB12Ss to 100,000 miles.

As usual, there was a good selection of Moto Guzzi models with a few new people attending. It was good to see for the first time this year Robert and Conal from Scarborough on their black and silver Breva 750’s. 

The red and white V85TT E5+ model was ridden by Steve. He’s replaced the standard spoke wheels with cast wheels from the V85TT Strada model. They looked very smart, and they’ll certainly be easier to clean. Steve mentioned that the cast wheels are significantly lighter and reasonably priced at £560 for the pair.   

Saturday 26th July. Images 64 to 86.

Thanks to everyone who attended the fourth Breakfast Meet of the year. There were 21 Moto Guzzis, 2 Buells and 1 Indian.

The orange Buell is owned by John. Featuring a BOTT Power frame and fuel tank, John’s machine utilises a 13,500-mile 2008 Ulysses engine, wheels and swing arm. Rear shock is a Hagon unit. The fuel pump is mounted externally with a pressure gauge. If required, fuel pressure can be easily adjusted.  

BOTT Power website: https://www.bottpower.com/     

Brian arrived on his Buell 1125CR which has recently been fitted with a rewound stator plus rotor oil jet modification. The work was carried out by The Emporium in Dukinfield – contact details are shown on the Buell Service & Parts Resource page.

There was a good selection of Moto Guzzi models with a few new people attending. There were 2 red and white 2024/2025 V85TT

E5+ models in addition to 6 other V85TT variants. It’s certainly proved to be a successful model for Moto Guzzi.

The Moto Guzzi Club GB banner, brought by Chris Horton, was a nice touch.

Saturday 27th September. Images 97 to 120.

Thanks to everyone who attended the last Breakfast Meet of the year. There were 20 Moto Guzzis and 2 Buells.

Despite some early morning fog around the Yorkshire Wolds there was a good number of riders who arrived early, and we soon filled up the space adjacent to the Seaways Café sign. A full line up of Guzzis made for quite an impressive sight. It’s rare to be able to have most people parked together. In addition to the regulars there were 2 brand new ‘75’ registered liquid cooled V100 models, a 900-mile Mandello and a 320-mile Stelvio.

Stuart from Kirkby Moorside arrived on his immaculate 23,000-mile XB9R Firebolt. He’s owned his Buell for 19 years and has recently fitted a belt and pulley upgrade. The LSL handlebar conversion has improved rider comfort.

Owned from new, Phil’s 85,000-mile 2008 XB12Ss Lightning is still going strong. He does all his own maintenance and service work and uses his Buell for regular European tours.

This series of informal Breakfast Meets at Seaways Café began in 2022, and they continue to remain popular with an average of 20 attendees if the weather’s dry. We intend to hold them again in 2026.