| Author | Message | ||
     Tibman260 |
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/firstrides/122_1 109_2012_erik_buell_racing_1190rs/index.html | ||
| Cowboytutt |
Best article I've read so far on the New Buell! Thanks! -Tutt | ||
| Dannybuell |
THX | ||
| Methyman |
I really like that article allot. Especially he plans to build a second model at a lower cost for production. Quote from link Erik Buell Racing will sell the exotic 1190RS for $39,999 with fiberglass bodywork, or $43,999 with the optional "Carbon Edition" body kit shown here, saving 5 lbs. This is expensive by any measure, but considering the sheer cubic hours of hand labor involved in building what is essentially a racing superbike with lights, it might be the best bargain on the motorcycle market today. Erik Buell Racing plans to build and sell a limited run of 100 bikes "as a design statement," and will then introduce a second model similar in concept but "decontented" for higher production volume and lower cost. (Message edited by methyman on June 17, 2011) | ||
| Jrfitzny |
"VERDICT 5 out of 5 stars Yes, it really is that good. Wave that flag with pride!" | ||
| Sprintst |
This is sad but true Erik Buell is right: Everything would have been different if Buell Motorcycles had built this bike first, as he intended, instead of the quirky 1125R that parent company Harley-Davidson demanded in 2007. Motor Company management feared competing with Japanese and European manufacturers head-on, so rather than green-light a pure superbike they commissioned the offbeat 1125R. That bike's failure to connect beyond a small group of outlier enthusiasts was the beginning of the end for the Buell brand. Until then, Erik Buell is happy just to be building this bike. "I've taken a lot of blame over the years for Buell motorcycles, often for decisions that had nothing to do with me," he says. "Not this time. This is exactly what I wanted to build!" (Message edited by sprintst on June 17, 2011) | ||
| Jacob83z28 |
Great article! Cant wait to see it racing in AMA Superbike. Erik Buell Racing plans to build and sell a limited run of 100 bikes "as a design statement," and will then introduce a second model similar in concept but "decontented" for higher production volume and lower cost. There is a thread speculating what these bikes might be. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=290431&post=2064330#POST2064330 } |
