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Trpldog
| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2015 - 03:12 pm: |
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There is a EBR / Buell documentary that was four years in the making showing tonight on Wisconsin Public television. I believe it was at 10:00pm their time. It's called "Ragged Edge" You can watch "Drectors Cut" program now and see the producer talking about the making of the documentary. Just as they finished the show, EBR went out of business. Crazy. Erik is a survivor - we'll see what happens next. You can rent or buy it also. |
Oddball
| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2015 - 04:44 pm: |
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I've looked around WPT site. Not sure if they will stream it when it airs up there but maybe it will be a link later on. |
Hootowl
| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2015 - 05:07 pm: |
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http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=4062&post=2480309#POST2480309 Rent or buy on vimeo. |
Airdale
| Posted on Friday, May 08, 2015 - 05:48 pm: |
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Well I just watched the Directors Cut of the Ragged Edge via streaming video from wpt.org It's Neat |
Eviled98
| Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 01:04 pm: |
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I agree, well done. Especially when you might be in some of the crowd shots. |
Bikerrides
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 09:37 pm: |
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Anybody know if/where the documentary is posted online? |
Snacktoast
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 09:44 pm: |
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You can rent or purchase it here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theraggededge/125214768 |
Dave
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 09:45 pm: |
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And WI PBS Director's Cut http://video.wpt.org/video/2365484540/ DAve |
Bikerrides
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 10:10 pm: |
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I've seen the director's cut and was hoping to be able to find it online without renting or buying it. |
Sparky
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 10:41 pm: |
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BikerridesDude, be a part of those who want to have a stake in the resurgence of EBR rather than those who want to see how it plays out on the interwebs, for Pete's sake. |
Bikerrides
| Posted on Friday, May 15, 2015 - 11:04 pm: |
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Easy Sparky, I'm a huge Buell fan and already own two of them. Personally, I would love to see EBR get hooked up with Polaris and go back to making and racing bikes with an American company. Would be a tragedy for there not to be a Buell motorcycle being built! I recently bought some EBR merchandise to hopefully help in their resurgence, but don't see how viewing the documentary free online, assuming it's out there, would be doing anything to undermine their efforts, but it sure would help out Vimeo. Did I miss something like the funds from the rental or purchase goes to EBR? If so, then your point is taken. |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 07:48 am: |
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I don't know if Erik or EBR get a dime from the movie, but Matt and his partner obviously went to a lot of effort to make this movie and deserve to be compensated for it. Even if EBR doesn't directly benefit from the movie, it definitely helps "brand awareness" and has to be a good thing for the company in the long term. It's very cool to see someone who's not a motorcycle enthusiast who "gets it" about Erik. |
Court
| Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 10:18 am: |
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They have diligently been working on the movie for 3 years and it's been hard work. Add to that the fact that with so much being influx ....it's constantly a moving target. Joe and Matt exhibited amazing professionalism in doing this work. Like Heisenberg ...... It's a high art form to capture the essence without steering the content They've succeeded in every way. This story begs to be finished. There are 4 additional elements that come to mind immediately to complete the "Understanding who and what Erik Buell and why it's important to motorcyclists and non- motorcyclists" I'm thrilled with their work product. EDIT: Thank you to the keen eye among your number. I've got about 3 more days of blaming the drugs then I'm back to my familiar reliance on good old fashioned stupidity (Message edited by Court on May 16, 2015) |
Mog
| Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 11:28 am: |
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Court... with or without steering the content? |
Twisteduly
| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 09:59 am: |
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Thanks for the link to the directors cut. I made a cameo in the track footage, haha. The crew I hang with are probably good for a few purchases. |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 10:27 am: |
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Great audio interview about the Ragged Edge with Matt's co-director Joseph Sousa here: http://wheelnerds.com/2015/05/15/ep-133-we-dont-sh ut-up/ Interview with Joe starts at about 29 minutes. |
Sparky
| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 06:46 pm: |
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I just watched, I think, the updated Ragged Edge movie on Vimeo and was pleasantly surprised to see that Eric Barrows is credited as the Technical Consultant. Eric (Ebear), long time SCAB founder, professional photographer and all-around motorcyclist good guy fanatic, is one of the good guys that you're glad to have as a friend! |
Emufriedchicken
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 08:13 am: |
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Just watched the documentary. Found the start confronting when they were throwing all the half finished bikes , rims and parts into the skip bins. Would have thought H-D would have let them finish off what they had started to build and any unused parts sent to dealers so they could honor the service/warrnaty that H-D made when they shut down Buell.. My thoughts anyway... Cheers from Oz |
Oddball
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 03:50 pm: |
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As i remember those were factory test bikes. It was said then that some had Ulysses embossed on the frame. A production idea that didn't happen. All that stuff likely would have ended up recycled after testing anyway but it still gets to you watching it be pitched. |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 03:53 pm: |
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Yeah, that makes for good theater, and it advanced the story to a correct conclusion, but those were parts that needed to be scrapped with or without the shutdown of Buell. In fact I think that dumpster left long before Buell shut down. Just because it was not factually correct doesn't mean it wasn't very accurate as a metaphor. |
Court
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 05:27 pm: |
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None of those bikes had anything to do with production. Like the test bikes I used to ride over the years . . the are development tools. We did the same thing following the program when Gary and I rode 2 Blasts (there were 2 displacements under consideration and we swapped bikes every 2 hours) for months. Following any development use . . . the bikes (media, photo, exec, etc) that can be sold as cautioned "as is" to dealers. The balance, a huge liability, are destroyed. Other than making table lamps . . you wouldn't want any of those parts. Some of you recall the story of B-031. I suspect I could still be spanked by HD for that. |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 05:37 pm: |
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The bikes were understandable, but it looked like they were junking a LOT of brand-new production 1125CR wheels (metallic gray with red pin stripe). That seemed like a huge waste. |
Emufriedchicken
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 07:04 pm: |
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Yeah I reckon i saw heaps of CR wheels thrown away... Also there looked like a half finished 1125 thrown in there too. Surely they could have broken it down for spares... The engine alone is worth $3500 here in Oz not running .... If it was a development bike not a half finished new one..what a waste....! |
Sprintst
| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2015 - 09:26 pm: |
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Bought it, really enjoyed it. Shared it with my dad Gave me more insight and appreciation Now, just need to get the city to float a $50m bond....... |
Blake
| Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 07:54 pm: |
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Downloaded and fixin' to watch it with Michele. |