| Author | Message | ||
     Strongbad |
http://buell.com/en_us/racing/racing-news/detail.a sp?news_id=1507 | ||
| Bott |
cool. I think... | ||
| Whynot |
Do track days count as "racing"?  | ||
| Speedy818 |
YAHOO!!!! | ||
| Hellgate |
I wonder what this will bring? Great news regardless. Hopefully that means we can get cool bits for our bikes. | ||
| Brumbear |
There it is boys we aint dead yet could the armour be denting I BELIEVE I BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Skntpig |
I clicked on the link for erikbuellracing.com they had listed on the page. 479 visitors to a site made on 10/11/2009. Not affiliated with Buell at all. Hmmmm | ||
| Hughlysses |
So the site was up 4 days before the closure announcement? Curiouser and curiouser... | ||
| Sportster_mann |
Hope that this isn't too long, but I found this cached on google and wanted it posted before it is flushed away forever - appears to be what was on the ErkBuellRacing website ... October 17, 2009 With Heavy Heart It goes without saying that the news we got 2 days ago was absolutely devastating . . . not only for fellow Buell fans, but for anyone who has longed over the past 40 years for an American motorcycle that could compete with the best in the world. Starting a motorcycle company from nothing is one of the most difficult things imaginable. Think about all the motorcycle companies you know and then think about how many of them started in a garage 20 some years ago. Triumph is one of the few success stories in recent years, but even they had a recognizable name on which to build. When I first heard of Buell in the mid-eighties, I was excited. I wasn't a fan of cruisers and, in a time when it seemed the Japanese were taking over the world, I wanted an American bike that could ride through the twisties with the confidence of the better Japanese bikes. The early models clearly didn't match the best of Japan, but they were a step in the right direction. Suddenly, there was an American brand that valued performance over style. With the introduction of the XB's, Buell took a huge leap. They still didn't have the power to compete with the top bikes in spec. sheet wars or top level racing, but for those of us who really enjoyed the feel of a RESPONSIVE bike they did everything well. The torquey engine pulled from any RPM and the handling was amazing (crowned by one British publication as The Best Handling Bike EVER ). The XB's also brought Buell's quality (an issue with early models) up to commendable levels for such a small manufacturer. Even as the XB's were delighting those who could appreciate their unique charms, I was hoping for the next and final step - an engine that could bring Buell up to that level of the best in the world. The 1125R got us just about there. Out of the box, it had all the raw elements of the undisputed king - Ducati . . . but it hadn't been refined to nearly the level of Ducati, so it still fell many, MANY track and R & D hours short of the standard. Behind the scenes, work was being done in Canadian Superbike and the AMA to close that gap and the result of that work was the 1125RR. A bike that was so good that it was able to run - at NJ Motorsports Park in the hands of a couple young, talented, but relatively inexperienced riders - with the best bikes and some of the best riders in the world. An absolutely amazing feat. BUELL HAD ARRIVED!!! It was just a matter now of further development and putting some headlights on it and Buell finally had a bike that was right up there with the rest. . . . and then this . . . If Harley had pulled the plug 1 year ago, 3 years ago . . . 10 years ago, I could have lived with it, but why did they have to let us get SO CLOSE first? From a practical point of view, it was a "perfect storm". Harley had already seen their business dropping (here's Harley revenue over the past few years): 2006 - 4,553,561,000 2007 - 4,446,637,000 2008 - 4,278,241,000 . . . and when the economy went to hell, and the last thing anyone is going to buy in such shaky economic times was an expensive toy like a motorcycle. I understand Harley's business decision and their perceived need to re-focus. I can't blame them for doing what they felt was in the best interest of the company, but I hope it doesn't end here. Someone, somewhere HAS to make the 1125RR. The current speculation seems to be that Harley doesn't want anyone else to have the rights but also won't do it themselves. If Harley really wants people to believe they're not just a soul-less corporation, and if they really want us to believe they give a damn about America, they need to allow someone to make this bike. But I'm powerless at the moment to do anything but sit back and hope. Just for reference and those curious (and any companies considering purchasing Buell) here is what Buell's revenue has done over the past several years: 2000 - 58,053,000 2001 - 61,672,000 2002 - 66,949,000 2003 - 76,064,000 2004 - 79,029,000 2005 - 93,069,000 2006 - 102,227,000 2007 - 100,534,000 2008 - 123,086,000 They were making the slow, steady clime from tiny manufacturer to small manufacturer. Their bikes were getting better every year and they were making leaps while the rest of the motorcycling world was taking baby steps. They were growing while Harley was shrinking. Erik Buell is one of the great, inspirational figures in a world sadly lacking in such figures and no-matter where things go from here, he will have my lasting respect and admiration. He deserves more than this and I sincerely hope there is more going on behind the scenes than we currently know. 10:27 am edt Comments October 11, 2009 Erik Buell Racing? I'm not affiliated with Buell, and, frankly, I don't even know if there is such a thing as: "Erik Buell Racing". All I know is that, as a long time fan of motorcycles and motorcycle racing and as someone who always wanted a light-weight, high-performance American motorcycle that could run with the best, fastest bikes in the world, I was THRILLED when I saw Cory West would be riding an 1125RR for Erik Buell Racing in NJ. . . . and seeing him ride the wheels off it only strengthened my interest. ( Cory West on the tail of Ben Bostrom at NJMP . . . so fast, he's just a blur ) I haven't been able to find out any more about what the team really is or if they will be racing in 2010, and the curiosity has been getting the better of me. On a whim, I looked to see if the web-site had been registered. When I found that it hadn't, my first thought was there probably isn't any real "Erik Buell Racing" and they just used that as a place-holder for their registration and testing. . . . my second thought was that they may at least be thinking about it, but hadn't thought to register the web-site. As I thought more about that, I was afraid that, if I didn't grab it, someone who might want to make a quick buck might grab it out from under them . . . or, worse, someone who spends most of their time in their mother's basement pounding out ham-fisted diatribes against Buell might use it for a twisted crusade. If Buell ever decides they want the site, I'll gladly hand it over. Until then, I thought I'd have a little fun. Gary 4:24 pm edt Comments 2009.10.01 This site The Web Powered by Register.com | ||
| Carbonbigfoot |
Hmmmm... I wonder if a Rotax 1199 superbike engine will retrofit into a CR...... R | ||
| Sportster_mann |
Carbon, I don't see why not - apart from the revised swingarm for chain drive I would imagine that the frame design is the same ... ...I think that the increase in engine size will be due to a bigger bore rather than a longer stroke. | ||
| Carbonbigfoot |
MuuhhhAHHHAhahHHA (evil laugh) R | ||
| Icontender |
I did a whois on the domain and got the following results. Who is Gary Hoover? whois erikbuellracing.com Whois Server Version 2.0 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information. Domain Name: ERIKBUELLRACING.COM Registrar: RANGER REGISTRATION (MADEIRA) LLC. Whois Server: whois.register.com Referral URL: http://www.register.com Name Server: DNS129.A.REGISTER.COM Name Server: DNS131.B.REGISTER.COM Name Server: DNS210.C.REGISTER.COM Name Server: DNS249.D.REGISTER.COM Status: ok Updated Date: 19-nov-2009 Creation Date: 11-oct-2009 Expiration Date: 11-oct-2010 >>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:52 UTC <<< Registrant: Gary Hoover 2122 Springbrook North Waukesha, WI 53186 US Phone: +1.2625494881 Email: dreadpirate68@gmail.com Registrar Name....: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: www.register.com Domain Name: erikbuellracing.com Created on..............: 2009-10-11 Expires on..............: 2010-10-11 Administrative Contact: Gary Hoover 2 Watson Dr. Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 US Phone: +1.8562739515 Email: ghoover@comcast.net Technical Contact: Registercom Domain Registrar 575 8th Avenue New York, NY 10018 US Phone: +1.9027492701 Email: domainregistrar@register.com DNS Servers: dns249.d.register.com dns210.c.register.com dns131.b.register.com dns129.a.register.com Visit AboutUs.org for more information about erikbuellracing.com AboutUs: erikbuellracing.com Register your domain name at http://www.register.com | ||
| Davegess |
There is a good story here, nothing subversive just smart and very pro Buell. When the dust settles it will make a nice chapter in the next book. | ||
| Phillyblast |
Gary Hoover is Elvis on Badweb. | ||
| Davegess |
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| Oldog |
Gary Hoover is Elvis on Badweb We take care of our own .... } | ||
| Court |
>>>>There is a good story here, nothing subversive just smart and very pro Buell. When the dust settles it will make a nice chapter in the next book. And . . .that story . . . and 4 others got infinity better today after about 4:15pm. I'm thinking BOOK . . . "The NEXT 25 Years of Buell".
The first 9 chapters will feature a group of moto-fanatics who, like the Who's down in Whoville . . . who simply refuse to not let Christmas come. | ||
| Sleeper_777 |
build me a 2011 Buell. I want the one drifting around in the spy photos, except white in color. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Wow. Big fat +100000000, Elvis. Nice foresight. | ||
| Icontender |
I just saw the documentary on Deep Throat tonight. If i hadn't I would have not found the reference funny. |
