Buell is done making bikes

**juicedimpss** · 10-15-2009, 08:15 AM

http://www.buell.com/en_us/

**xxtremeteam** · 10-15-2009, 08:19 AM

Just heard that on the news

**07ROUSHSTG3** · 10-15-2009, 08:19 AM

probably a wise move.

**CannotPost** · 10-15-2009, 08:38 AM

Bummer.... Does that mean my Buell is a collector item now ?

**CannotPost** · 10-15-2009, 09:13 AM

oops double post.

**xFullThrottlex** · 10-15-2009, 08:47 AM

Wow, that caught me off guard. I thought they would be around for a long time especially after the 1125r was brought to market. I guess that's the end of the American sportbike.

**juicedimpss** · 10-15-2009, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by xFullThrottlex

Wow, that caught me off guard. I thought they would be around for a long time especially after the 1125r was brought to market. I guess that's the end of the American sportbike.

thats another bike that "never took off",much like the v-rod.
sad to say,i think those two bikes (1125r and v-rod)are prob the best engineered and well built bikes by Buell/HD

**xFullThrottlex** · 10-15-2009, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by juicedimpss

thats another bike that "never took off",much like the v-rod.
sad to say,i think those two bikes (1125r and v-rod)are prob the best engineered and well built bikes by Buell/HD

quoted for truth.

**-stew-** · 10-15-2009, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by juicedimpss

thats another bike that "never took off",much like the v-rod.
sad to say,i think those two bikes (1125r and v-rod)are prob the best engineered and well built bikes by Buell/HD

Not to start a shit storm, but the 1125r is powered by a Rotax motor, and wasn't the v-rod motor designed and build in Europe? By Porche?

And as a side note Buel/HD was pumping HUGE amounts of money to the AMA. Enough money that the AMA overlooked equally huge rule infractions by Buel. Winning a championship is easy when you don't have to follow the rules everyone else does.

It sucks to see another local company go down. I wonder Iif Eric Buel will be able to take his stake in the company and continue building bikes "in his garage" so to speak. That would be cool. Give them back some of the uniqueness and character they had before he got in bed with HD.

**juicedimpss** · 10-15-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by -stew-

Not to start a shit storm, but the 1125r is powered by a Rotax motor, and wasn't the v-rod motor designed and build in Europe? By Porche?

Correct.and i believe both are the best engine from each of the companies.(buell/hd)

Originally Posted by -stew-

And as a side note Buel/HD was pumping HUGE amounts of money to the AMA. Enough money that the AMA overlooked equally huge rule infractions by Buel. Winning a championship is easy when you don't have to follow the rules everyone else does.

yes,Thats the only way the Vrod was competitive in NHRA prostock as well

**-stew-** · 10-15-2009, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by juicedimpss

Correct.and i believe both are the best engine from each of the companies.(buell/hd)

I look at is those engines aren't from each of the companies, since they are not built in house. The V-Rod might be the best Harley ever made, but it isn't the best bike Harley ever made. Make sense?

**GTSLOW** · 10-15-2009, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by -stew-

And as a side note Buel/HD was pumping HUGE amounts of money to the AMA. Enough money that the AMA overlooked equally huge rule infractions by Buel. Winning a championship is easy when you don't have to follow the rules everyone else does.

Please explain.

**-stew-** · 10-15-2009, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by GTSLOW

Please explain.

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bike...5rr-race-bike/

Motor Cyclist had a good article in this months issue explaining it. I can't find that online, though. AMA Superbike racing is supposed to start with a showroom stock, street legal, publicly available bike. The bike Buel used was not the publicly available, show room stock, street legal floor model.

**GTSLOW** · 10-15-2009, 09:03 AM

This sucks for my uncle 18+ years at Buell in R&D. He's been working there since Erik needed a machinist in his garage. :Stare

**deuceWI** · 10-15-2009, 09:23 AM

That sucks

They finally come out with a bike with a decent motor (1125R) and now they have to go away. I was hoping that within a couple years they'd figure out how to hide those hideous radiators better, and if they did I would have been down at the dealer in a flash.

Does Buell leaving mean HD will become even more stagnant in their R&D?

**lilws6** · 10-16-2009, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by deuceWI

That sucks

They finally come out with a bike with a decent motor (1125R) and now they have to go away. I was hoping that within a couple years they'd figure out how to hide those hideous radiators better, and if they did I would have been down at the dealer in a flash.

Does Buell leaving mean HD will become even more stagnant in their R&D?

They acually were planing that for 2011 the 125 was supose to have a redesigned exhaust and underseat radiator to get rid of the PODs in the front. I'm not a huge buell fan as none of them really fit me but its sad to see them go. I have friends with buells and they love em. Acually all of them were on the news on fox 6 at hals!

**Josepy** · 10-16-2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by lilws6

They acually were planing taht for 2011 the 125 was supose to have a redesigned exhaust and underdeat radiator to get rid of the PODs in the front. I'm not a huge buell fan as none of them really fit me buyt its sad to see them go. I have friends with buells and they love em. Acually all of them were on the news on fox 6 at hals!

I thought I typed for shit.

**GTSLOW** · 10-15-2009, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by website

Why is Harley-Davidson discontinuing Buell after the recent new product introductions, racing success and new brand efforts?
The Company made the decision to discontinue the Buell product line as part of its strategy to focus on growth through the Harley-Davidson brand.

I'm sure there's more to it that we know.

**kornholio788** · 10-15-2009, 09:44 AM

I don't know much about the performance about the bikes. But they are just ugly imo. Sucks though for people losing out on their jobs.

**WhatsADSM** · 10-15-2009, 09:49 AM

Too bad.. Buell was the most technologically innovative part of that company for sure. Definately sad to hear

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