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Blake
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 05:52 pm: | 
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NEW BUELL ULYSSES® POLICE OFFERS SPECIAL-DUTY CAPABILITY
Powerful and Agile on Highways or Unpaved Roads
EAST TROY, Wis. (May 21, 2008) – The new Buell Ulysses® Police XB12XP offers government agencies and private security firms a quick and very nimble "special duty" patrol vehicle that is capable of travel over a variety of terrain, from open highways to city streets to unpaved back-country roads.
Based on the versatile Buell Ulysses adventure sportbike, the Ulysses Police features long-travel suspension, generous ground clearance and aggressive tires that allow it to tackle roads too rough or narrow for confident travel in an automobile or on a traditional police motorcycle. On smooth pavement, the Ulysses Police is an agile sport motorcycle. The Ulysses Police can also accommodate a passenger. Available for order through Buell dealers as of May 27, 2008, production of the 2009 Ulysses Police is scheduled to begin in August 2008.
Special features of the Ulysses Police include hard-shell top and side cases, each removable and lockable. The side cases are narrower than the standard Ulysses accessory side cases, allowing for more clearance in tight situations. On the Ulysses Police model, the Buell Triple Tail system functions as a luggage rack with tie-down hooks over the rear seat position, or as a cushioned passenger backrest with grab rails. A tall windshield, heated hand grips, and handlebar deflectors are also standard equipment. An available emergency response kit provides a siren and an LED lighting package in three different color configurations (Red/Blue, Red/Red, or Blue/Blue).
The Ulysses Police is powered by an air/oil/fan-cooled, fuel-injected Buell Thunderstorm 1203cc V-Twin engine that delivers 103 peak horsepower. This engine’s broad powerband and abundant torque gives the Ulysses the ability to proceed at lower speeds over uneven or unpaved roads with less gear shifting, and to deliver instant bursts of acceleration. The Ulysses Police has an EPA fuel mileage rating of 51 mpg urban/64 mpg highway*. A Goodyear Hibrex final drive belt with Flexten Plus technology is durable and never needs adjustment or lubrication.
Premium Showa front and rear suspension is fully adjustable. Rear spring preload can be adjusted for passenger and gear weight simply by turning a dial located below the left side of the seat. Suspension travel is 6.5 inches in front and 6.4 inches at the rear. Ground clearance is 6.75 inches.
The Ulysses Police features a 4.4-gallon fuel reservoir integrated into the aluminum frame. The lower center of mass achieved by carrying fuel in the frame, rather than in a tank located high on top of the frame, enhances rider confidence on and off pavement. The muffler is located below the engine to further lower the center of gravity and centralize mass for improved handling in all situations. Low unsprung weight helps keep the tires in contact with uneven road surfaces for improved control. The 17-inch, six-spoke, reinforced cast-aluminum wheels feature a durable rim design, and Pirelli Scorpion Sync tires deliver good traction on paved and unpaved roads. A dual front fender system provides debris protection for the rider and the bike.
The Ulysses Police will be offered in two color choices: Birch White and Midnight Black.
*Based on tests conducted under lab conditions per U.S. EPA test procedures. Mileage will vary depending on personal riding habits, weather conditions, trip length and vehicle condition.
Buell Ulysses Police XB12XP highlights
Buell Thunderstorm 1203 V-Twin engine
103 peak hp @ 6800 rpm (per SAE J607)
84 ft. lbs. peak torque @ 6000 rpm (per SAE J607)
Buell InterActive Exhaust
DDFI 3 Electronic Fuel Injection ECM
Eight-row oil cooler with Jiffy-tite fittings
Dry Weight: 480 pounds fully up-fitted with Emergency Lighting Kit
Wheelbase: 54 inches (unladen)
Pirelli Scorpion Sync tires
Fully adjustable 47 mm Showa inverted fork
Fully adjustable Showa rear shock absorber with remote reservoir
Buell ZTL front brake
Double front fender design
Goodyear Hibrex drive belt with Flexten Plus technology
Quick-release tall windscreen
Frame pucks
Handlebar deflectors
Triple Tail System (tailrack/backrest)
4.4-gallon fuel capacity
Functional tool kit
2 x 12v. power outlets
Heated hand grips
Police-specific wiring harness
Siren and LED pursuit light package (LED lighting options include Red/Red, Red/Blue, and Blue/Blue)
Removable locking top and side cases
Birch White and Midnight Black
Buell Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc., produces premium sport performance motorcycles, motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. To learn more about Buell motorcycles, visit your local Buell dealer and experience the aggressive attitude, style and performance only found on board a Buell. For the Buell dealer nearest you, pull into www.buell.com |
Hooligan
| | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 03:39 pm: |
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Finally,,,,,,,,,,,It's been a long time comming. |
Mark61
| | Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 08:12 pm: |
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I would love to have a wall post at least 12" x 18" of that bike! Bigger would be better!
mark61 |
Brokeneck
| | Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 02:30 am: |
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Very nimble ?? I'm not sure I would like to turn it around in a tight spot when chasing the bad guys -- |
Fltwistygirl
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 10:52 pm: |
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Mmmmm...po-lysses.
Anxiously awaiting to see a LEO drill team on this wonderbike.
Also, would it be appropriate to flash the "Bueller greeting" to LEOs who are on this bike? Just wondering...
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Jespo_m2
| | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 05:33 pm: |
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I would be so pissed if I got pulled over by this thing.... I better get the 1125 instead.  |
Onahog
| | Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 01:21 pm: |
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Anyone no what the USA price of the XB12XP is?...Hankb.. |
Ryker77
| | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 - 10:44 am: |
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Remove siren, change blue lights to clear lens, remove flasher to make them driving lights, turn the handguard lights into turnsignals/driving lights.
= perfect |
Buell2001b
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 08:54 pm: |
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I have to say this bike looks really cool,I think this bikes will sell great for any city that has cops that are in shape. you can't eat donuts and ride a buell, you have to look cool in a buell |
Newbuellertoo
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 11:43 pm: |
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Blake,
Any idea about how many orders Buell is getting on the Police Model? |
M2nc
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 11:28 am: |
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So Ulywife works for the local LEO and they are looking at getting a motorcycle. The officer leading the search has many years experience as a moto-cop and has narrowed his search to three bikes, a Harley FLHT, a BMW R1200RT, or the Buell. She wants me to bring my bike up and talk to this officer about the Buell. So I have ridden an FLHT and ridden with a BMW R1200ST. So why would the Buell be the bike to pick? One down side is in this small town we have a Harley dealer that use to be a Buell dealer. I have personally heard the owners of this dealer put down Buells and of course they have a vested interest in getting the police department to buy the Harley. Here is what I have so far.
Buell advantages.
Lower purchase cost (seven large in savings)
Easy to service
Less expensive parts than the BMW
Lighter weight motorcycle
Fully adjustable suspension tops Harley
Better ground clearance and shorter wheel base to get places the other two will not go.
The Buell will accelerate with the BMW and leave the Harley in the dust.
The Buell will out handle the other two.
Commanding view of traffic.
Rigid chassis that takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
Buell disadvantages
No ABS
Heat in the Summer
Tall saddle for short Moto-Cops
Less wind protection.
Anything else? |
Blake
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 11:57 am: |
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Gary (NewBuellertoo),
I'm sorry I don't know the sales figures for the new Buell police bike. |
Ourdee
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 03:36 pm: |
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I like the all black motor. Let them get the HD, I want to get away easy,  that way I can say I never saw the lights. |
Court
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2008 - 11:18 pm: |
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I think it will take a year or two to get any numbers that are meaningful.
Most municipalities has quirky acquisition protocols that require some time.
There seems to be some interest.
I've ordered some of the XP cop bike parts and they are sitting on my desk. I just wanted to take a look at them for fit, finish and fitness.
It's a capable machine. |
Jlnance
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - 08:25 am: |
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Carlos - You got any updates? |
Hooligan
| | Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 09:12 pm: |
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"Remove siren, change blue lights to clear lens, remove flasher to make them driving lights, turn the handguard lights into turnsignals/driving lights."
Ryker, we could do that, no foolin, it is closer than you think |
Onahog
| | Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 09:33 pm: |
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I can get one here in Canada....
$17K CDN with all taxes and money exchange...A tad too rich for me right now..
Kewl unit tho...I have a passion for cop bikes...Had a 1961 FLHP,4-1980 FLHP,1-1991 FLHTP,1-1991 FXRP,1-2001 FXDP....
Ask Dan Akroyd if he has one yet!
Met with him a few years ago and he is a passionate Police Bike collector..
Personnally, Id love one...LOL....Hb |
Court
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 08:01 am: |
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I ordered a collection of the Police Ulyses (DB) parts and am using the "Emergency" switch for a Whelan TIR3 with the tail light. I was more interested, having already accumulated an impressive number of traffic stops and tickets for running Whelan strobes in my truck, in just seeing the build quality of the components and how they integrate. The Harley-Davidson Police/Miltary Sales group has done a nice job modifying the Ulysses to augment an impressive official service lineup. It occurs to me that the Uly would be perfectly suited for duty in New York City. |
Ratbuell
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 10:05 am: |
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Court - we have an XP demo here, fully outfitted. Every time I look at it (they won't let me out on the road with it, LOL) I'm impressed with the integration. So much so, I had to send a note to the factory  Kim said she forwarded it to "all the applicable folks...including Erik".
Hope there weren't *too* many typos.
But the whole system is like it grew there. The wiring is perfect, the bracketry is very well done, the position/aim of the lightheads is just right and it all blends perfectly into the base motorcycle. It is literally plug-and-play, unlike the FLHs that we have to fabricate and individually wire. The 2-button control for everything is what impresses me the most, though.
The odd thing? It has a position marker light installed. I had the fuel pump and headlight fuses out so I can demo the LEDs without too much drain (a month of occasional key-on, lights-on, and it fired right up the other day to run up on the trailer for an event - talk about low draw!), and the position lamp actually works on these. I wonder, is that a running change to the '09? |
Court
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 12:19 pm: |
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My bet, and it's only a guess, is that Buell had zero to do with the Ulysses in "cop" form. I'm betting that they supplied the platform and they group at Harley-Davidson Police Sales took if from their.
Harley-Davidson has had a large (they have their own catalogs) Police, Fire, Military and Special Applications group that seems to have things pretty well dialed in.
The Ulysses, in my mind, meets a lot of criteria and lends itself perfectly to law enforcement with the possible exception of being tall. I'm sure the FLH is much easier to mount/dismount. The other side of that coin is that the height provides great visibility in traffic.
I'm not sure about the position light, I'll have to check/compare the tech specs for 2008/2009.
P.S. - is there were any typos, trust me, you'll likely hear about it and get your paper back with red marks. Erik's Mom was an English teacher and I still have a large collection of letters, papers, e-mails, memos and submittals that were returned years ago with grammatical corrections clearly marked. He's good . . . very good. |
Ratbuell
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 03:27 pm: |
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Exactly why I didn't want typos.
That, and my BA in Journalism/Photog. I dun lotsa riting in skule  |
Fltwistygirl
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 05:26 pm: |
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Was at a safety fair recently and had an interesting conversation with one of the local LEO moto-police trainers. He mentioned that his area contained several remote and forest/dirt road areas and he'd recently had a bit of a pucker moment on his HD FLH while pursuing a bad guy thru the woods. Keep in mind, in my area of Florida, where there is not pavement, there is that nice white sugar sand, peppered with fire ant mounds, gopher tortoise burrows, and sharp palm fronds. I asked if he was aware of the Uly for LEOs. He said he was, thought it would be great, especially for someone like him with that terrain in their territory. He'd not had a chance to ride one though.
Not sure what Buell is doing to get these bikes in front of the LEO's who could be riding them, but I have no doubt if more LEO's could demo them, these bikes would become a staple in more moto-LEO's fleets. B. |
Court
| | Posted on Monday, May 11, 2009 - 05:59 pm: |
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They are handled by HD Police sales . . . .your local PD will know these folks WELL.
It'd be easy for them to get a XP demo. |
Crackhead
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 07:06 am: |
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HD selling Buells......we all know how well this works. |
Court
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 07:52 am: |
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>>>HD selling Buells......we all know how well this works.
Damn well.
Harley-Davidson Police/Fire/Military sales are legendary.
Think of it this way. . . if they were not part of Harley-Davidson they'd be larger and more profitable than many companies like Ducati and KTM.
Harley-Davidson has been in Police Sales for years and is a leader. They have a complete range of special purpose motorcycles, in addition to perhaps one of the best rolodexs in the motorcycle business. |
Crackhead
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 10:18 am: |
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maybe it will work better then i am thinking, but the guy selling chaps, running boards and side cars doesn't understand why people keep scraping those high pegs.
Is there an add on sidecar for the Uly? A lot of the DC area police departments run them in the winter and when doing parades. |
Ratbuell
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 10:43 am: |
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Harley-Davidson has been in Police Sales for years
101, actually. All our '08 FLHTPs came through with the "Police 1" badge logo clearcoated into the front fender. IIRC, 12 went to DC Metro/MPDC and I think we did 5 or 10 for DC Park. |
Buellgrrrl
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 09:13 pm: |
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I agree, the folks in HD Police Sales are top notch. In fact, they probably sold me a Buell! Back around 2000 I was looking for a new bike and being a gimp was especially looking for a frame sturdy enough to mount a sidecar on. I called all the big name manufacturers and if I got to talk to anyone who had any authority they gave me a bunch of legal warnings that terrible things would happen if I put a sidecar on their bike. Moto Guzzi was a bit better, giving me some advice on how to mount a sidecar to their bikes with the usual legalese not too. I called Buell, who transferred the call to a couple engineers in police sales at HD. They didn't waste my time with any legal BS, instead giving me the guages of the tubing in the "tuber" frame and other technical details. I was impressed and bought an M2L. Unfortunately that was the highpoint of my Buell experience and it's been pretty much downhill since.
BTW, I've put about 2500 miles on the BMW F800S with no problems. |
Sparky
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 10:37 pm: |
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quote:BTW, I've put about 2500 miles on the BMW F800S with no problems.
2500 miles with a sidecar? If not, that statement adds nothing to the thread. (... wouldn't add anything if it did ...) |
Court
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 05:44 am: |
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So you used an M2L for a totally unintended purpose and had a problem with it . . . . cry me a fuqing river. |
Buellgrrrl
| | Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 03:35 pm: |
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And Court, just what "totally unintended purpose" did I use my M2L for? |
Buell2001b
| | Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 10:24 pm: |
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you guys should see how goofy the poor DC cops look on some Honda shadows,lol
I wanted to laugh but felt sorry for the homie. Cops should have real bikes like Uly or Road kings. After all they are using American tax payers money, why do they spend money on some jappy bikes. |
Crackhead
| | Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 10:21 am: |
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Which DC cops have Honda Shadows?
DC Metro police department have softtails |
2008xb12scg
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 10:02 am: |
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why do they spend money on some jappy bikes. Amen brother! I've always wondered if the government doesn't want to buy American, why do they, every 5 or 10 years, start telling the rest of us to buy American? Sorry that's for another thread. But I would love to see LEO on A Buell. I would like to see LEO on nothing but American bikes/cars ect.. |
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