I think that's the direction you're likely to see. Factory support .... Parts discounts and tech support. The more folks they can get paddling in the water the more of a splash .....
They can do an entire year for less than the fuel in one of those old transporters.
I'm getting money together as we speak for a 2016 RX. No dealers in the southeast but EBR is working with me to put one in the garage. I can see how it's going to be difficult to get regular buyers outside of the dealer network area to buy, especially if they are going to need to handle their own maintenance. But hopefully that will begin to change.
Vagelis46, I suspect they're just "wild-carding" it wherever they can now. One article I read mentioned Macau and the Isle of Man. Might see them here in the States for a round of MotoAmerica. Have to wait and see.
Even though previous dealers are not going to stock EBR they may be willing to service them? When I purchased my SX here in Australia one of the questions I asked was price for them to service it, although i bought their last EBR they were willing to to do servicing and the price was pretty good too.
April 29, 2016 - EBR Motorcycles has partnered with Splitlath Racing for the 2016 Superbike racing season.
“It has been an amazing few months since the new EBR Motorcycles was launched, and we have been focused on the process of getting our great new EBR street motorcycles into production,” said Erik Buell, Chief Technical Officer of EBR Motorcycles. “The demand for new motorcycles is really fantastic, and for certain we will stay focused on this by growing our dealer base. But we do love racing and we are happy to announce that EBR will be joining forces with Splitlath Racing, and featuring them as our factory team for 2016. It’s not about big budgets, but the passion and joy of racing and the fierce independence of the riders, crews and owners of such teams. ”
Splitlath will be racing at select international venues that will represent EBR Motorcycles well, and will showcase the adventure and excitement of racing the EBR 1190 around the globe.
John Dimbylow, team principal of Splitlath Racing touched on the plan for 2016:
After working with Erik Buell for a few years now, Splitlath is excited to be fully integrated to the EBR family, and to have the opportunity to be part of the growth of this unique brand and philosophy. The engineering of all EBR products is a delight to work with, and for us to be in a position where we can work with a very talented set of engineers and are part of the process of race development is a real privilege.
As race fans know, Splitlath has been racing in 2015 and 2016 mainly in the emerging and exciting Chinese Pan Delta Superbike series, where the crowds and TV coverage are huge. Our team has been incredibly successful there, winning every race entered to date in the premier Chinese Pan Delta Superbike series, against full factory efforts from big players. This series is where all of the world’s major motorcycle manufacturers are positioning themselves as the Chinese market opens up, thirsty for high-end Western machines. EBR is gaining huge respect there.
Splitlath also attended the Isle of Man TT and Macau GP, more to produce videos of these amazing events and the experience around them, than to go for the win. Incidentally, when the stock EBR 1190 was entered two years ago, it was the first trial of these bikes. When we finished, we were informed that EBR was the first manufacturer ever to compete in, and complete the TT circuit at its first ever attempt. The Isle of Man TT is just so savage that it shakes bikes apart in ways that you can’t anticipate, so it is a real proving ground for any street bike. Our riders say the EBR incredibly assured handling, wide powerband, and light wheels that stayed on the rough tarmac make the TT course a bit less daunting!
Splitlath anticipates returning to the US to compete in due course and we are very excited about this. Currently we are talking with sponsors and looking for approval from the US organization.
Splitlath Racing would like to thank their following sponsors:
IJS Global GBracing MotionPro Zero Gravity Impact Prowear Metzeler HEL FusionMX Engelbert Strauss Workwear
Press contacts regarding the team and race results, as well as sponsorship inquiries, should contact john.dimbylow@ebr.com.
Parties interested in racing partnership opportunities with EBR Motorcycles should contact info@ebr.com.
That's great news and a chance for EBR to snag onto the coattails of the very successful Splitlath Racing.
It would appear the be the most cost effective way to present the EBR product in various racing venues and have the greatest probability of success on the race track and in the showroom.
Ok everyone. It's official JbXfreestyle will be rocking TEAM EBR ! Huge thanks to everyone we been working with since EBR re-open their doors !! Let's us grow with the growth of EBR. #jbxfreestyle #EBR #EBRSTUNTS
News item of interest- this was posted to EBR's Facebook page today:
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PARTS UPDATE:
As some of you know, we have transitioned the parts ordering process back to EBR Motorcycles. May 15, 2016 will be the LAST DAY EBR Motorcycle parts will be discounted 20%. As of Monday, May 16, 2016, parts will go back up to full MSRP. Please visit www.LiquidAP.com/EBRParts and email your parts order form to parts@ebr.com to place an order.
I can attest that the Bellevue Washington Dealer are standup people. The owner Mike, is a huge fan of EBR and rides an SX himself. Depending on some other expenses, I plan on going back soon and getting an SX myself.
Most of you should remember this guy from the factory open house video a couple of months ago. Here he is picking up his new 1190RX from the factory last Saturday and having a Q&A session with Erik:
Part 2 is supposed to follow shortly featuring a ride with Erik and Mike.