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     Fidel (Doncasto) |
By Aaron Wilson (Aaron) on Wednesday, October 18, 2000 - 09:43 pm: Buell used to have all this on their website, back when they had one. I saved the page. Here's what it said: Production Numbers for the Buell Motor Company were as follows: Model Qty Buell Show Bike -1- Lucifer's Hammer Race Bike -1- 1987 RR1000 -50- 1988 RR1200 -9- 1989 RR1200 -34- RS1200 -7- 1990 RR1200 -16- RS1200 -95- 1991 RS1200 -67- RSS1200 -40- Kits -15- 1992 RS1200 -30- RSS1200 -68- 1993 RS1200 -3- RSS1200 -6- RR1200 SP -1- Total -443- Approximately 120 of the above went overseas including Japan, Germany and France. | ||
| Fidel (Doncasto) |
From Mike Jaquet's archives: By Court Canfield on Friday, September 1, 2000 - 03:34 pm: Clay: My apologies for the delay in responding. The M-2 is, likely, the way to go. Here's my quick take. THE M-2: The M-2 was one of the best bikes ever designed and built by Buell. It excels as a result of the fac that it tries to be nothing it is not. It provides a fabulously satistying ride by combing keen Buell handling with tons of torque. The package is kinesthetically and emotionally satisfying. The M-2 shines, also, due to it's raw simplicity. No vales to EVER adjust, simple carb, no sensors and nothing put there to "keep up with any Jones'" Simply a brilliant motorcycle. The M-2, for a glimpse inside, was largely the work of a fellow names Marty Brown who worked unscathed as others consumed themselves with the S-1, S1WL and updating the S3T. Marty rode the wheels off this bike in testing and it shows. Ask about for prices...there have been some wonderful prices discussed recently. THE RS-1200: The RS-1200 was, also, one of my favorite Buells and I've logged many happy miles aboard a variety of them. Bodywork, coming from the good old guys at Excalibur kit car, could be "iffy" so you'll want to pay attention to that. At one time Erik was rejecting more than 50% of the stuff they sent him and I suspect none madeit on bikes. The flip up seat was, and still is, a very handy touch. In terms of handling the RS-1200 will have a "slower" reponse, be less "twitchy" and demand the rider plan ahead a bit more. Although the geometry is virtually idential the seating positionm of the RS-1200 places your butt more to the rear. Whereas the newer Buells move you toward the vertical line passing through the base of the rear cylinder whrere the CG is. I'll spare you the polar moment of inertia talk.....they both are great bikes to ride. Parts for the RS are not the problem you might think, as long as you need the "right" parts. The "tribal knolwedge" still exists and the guys who built them are still quietly making sure that "old" Buell owners are taken well care of. I hope this is some help and if you need anything more or need manuals of info for the RS (if you buy if) give me a shout and I'll help in any way I can. Ride safely, Court (pardon typing....I gotta get outta this office !) | ||
| Aaron |
 The original Buell factory. Note the RR gas tank in front of the car. | ||
| Aaron |
 The original Buell ... Machinist's Union RW750 ... now in the hands of the Buell Motorcycle Company, as of fall '00. | ||
| Aaron |
The first RR1000 ...  I believe it's being prepped for delivery  The proud new owner | ||
| Aaron |
 The second RR1000, dubbed "Lucifer's Hammer II". Owned by the Harley Owner's Group, prepped and campaigned by Don Tilley, ridden by Gene Church and I believe later by Scott Zampach. Note the XR750 lower end. | ||
| Aaron |
 The third RR1000. It's my understanding (always dangerous) that this bike carries VIN 1. The bike was purchased brand new by Devin Battley, owner of Battley Cycles in Gaithersburg Maryland and I believe the original Buell dealer. He still owns the bike. It was featured in an old Cycle World test. Note the different windshield and different font on the lettering. | ||
| Aaron |
 RR1000 #14, probably being delivered. | ||
| Aaron |
 RR1000 #50 and some clown (the proud new owner). I believe this is the last RR1000 made. It's my personal favorite  | ||
| Aaron |
 Another shot of RR1000 #50, this one taken as the bike was about to claim it's place in history at the Bonneville Salt Flats. With Richard Nallin, Buell Pilot extraordinaire. | ||
| Aaron |
 An RR1200 under construction in the original Buell factory. Note the Dymag wheels, ala RR1000. Also note the bike in the background with a Harley turn signal and a PM wheel. | ||
| Aaron |
 This is RR1200 #4 (4 bikes after the Team Elves bike), owned by Don McCaw. Don owns two very impressive 1350cc records with this bike. He's gone over 170 on gasoline, over 190 on nitro. The records have stood for many years. | ||
| Court |
Aaron: If you happen to find an RR-1200 gas tank, let me know. I sent one to Buell for repair in 1997 and it was "consumed" in the inner workings fo the factory. These old pictures sure stir emotion. I also have custody of about 250 more from the early Buell Owners gatherings that JM sent. When Dave gets his website running, I hope we get to start consolidating. I have a pretty good notion as to where things are. It'd be nice to know 10 years hence. Best of holidays to you and the family. Court | ||
| Buelliedan |
I've been looking at the pic of Don McCaw and his RR1200 and I cannot figure out how he steers that bike. It looks to me like the front fender is tight against the fairing. Is this just an illusion? Dan | ||
| Aaron |
Court: maybe that's the tank they sold us for the LSR bike??? It *was* painted RR1200 colors when I got it, y'know Dan ... I asked him that question ... he said he put a lot of work into getting it just right and it works good. What I'm wondering now is how he cools the front cylinder, that area is also a major air inlet. Don is one hell of a smart guy. Fascinating to talk to about all this stuff. He's put a ton of work into his program. Here's another photo for this page:  The only other RW750, and it belongs to Erik. There's an article about this one in an old Battle2win. A bunch of guys from Buell raided Erik's barn when he wasn't looking and resurrected the bike from scratch. Our very own Dave Gess was a big part of it. Photo courtesy of Mike Yasovsky ... thanks Mike! AW | ||
| Tripper |
DCBrag History Page has a good start on accumulating a Buell timeline. I have all of the videos that Buell removed from the web. I wonder where these could be kept? Who downloaded all the old pages from previous years that were hidden, now purged? Tripper | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Aaron, On the above RW750, what type of motor is in it? It appears to be a two stroke inline maybe? Is that another set of pipes hangng out of the tail section? Just curious. BluzM2 | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Oops, I just looked a bit closer at the first RW750 pic, They are obviously pipes coming out the back. Must be a V4? BluzM2 | ||
| Aaron |
BluzM2: No, it's actually a square 4 two stroke. Erik bought the tooling and rights from a company in England (Barton?) to make the things. Problem was, it wasn't sorted, he went through lots of failures before he got it worked out. Man, that's ambition, taking on a new motor development, like he didn't have enough problems. But when he got it done, apprently it was really fast and really peaky. I heard it could rip a new one into a TZ750. Too bad only a couple were made, I'd love to have one! | ||
| Jasonl |
I remember an interview where Eric said he was tuning for peak power so it was a bear to ride. Might make the old Kwak triples seem tame by comparison. | ||
| Rocketman |
Aaron : I'm no expert on this but Barton is correct. When I mentioned this topic ages ago on the board, I belive it was Dave G who confirmed a couple of things, back then. From what I remember Dave saying, the Barton might have been the featured bike in the 1977 film, Silver Dream Racer, starring David Essex, about an up and coming GP racer. If that is correct, I sat on the Silver Dream Racer at the Earls Court Bike Show in 1977, which could also mean, I sat on the first ever Buell before Erik knew it was a Buell  Rocket in England | ||
| Djkaplan |
Wow, great pic's. More please. | ||
| Rocketman |
I don't think you'll see this pic, but I'll give it a shot. It seems my image optimiser isn't working. Damn thing keeps asking me for money.  Rocket in England | ||
| Eeeeek |
Rocket: Don't use the Professional Image Optimizer, use the xat.com Image Optimizer. You get both when you download xat.com and the Professional version requires a code to use. Vik | ||
| Buelliedan |
Aaron, Keep up the great stories and pics!! Dan | ||
| Rocketman |
Veeeek I did that months ago, but for some strange reason, when I attempt to use the programme you suggest (the one I always use), a window opens up with lots of different options, neither of which will allow me to save the resized pic. I think I'll download it again, thanks for your help. Rocket in England | ||
| Dave |
A picture of the bike designed by Erik taken during Homecoming 2000. Note that Erik is in the background. Can someone else put names to the others? I seem to remember they had a hand in Buell history.  DAve |
