newer Buell bikes

[89stangGT]

anyone seen these? I didn't even know they were still producing bikes. Looks and sounds awesome.

[TeeShock]

I am pretty sure buell bit the dust

[Pokulski-Blatz]

I am pretty sure buell bit the dust

Nope, Buell is back.

http://www.erikbuellracing.com/

Still a v-twin though

[89stangGT]

I am pretty sure buell bit the dust

nope. HD shut down their part of Buell in '09. Erick Buell has since then built back up a company with new bikes that are currently made and sold in the US.

[YALE]

I think they're still rotax engines.

[Downs]

And priced outside what most folks can afford.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

And priced outside what most folks can afford.

Thus the reason they will fail. Again.

[Downs]

There's not a whole lot he can do honestly. It sucks because the guy can build a damn good motorcycle.

[YALE]

There's not a whole lot he can do honestly. It sucks because the guy can build a damn good motorcycle.

It'd be rad if someone brought him in house again.

[dsrtuckteezy]

yep. i'd ride

[Downs]

The local Beemer shop had one of his bikes for sale there. Didn't take long for them to sell it. I would like to see him succeed but he has a VERY STEEP hill ahead of him to compete with anyone that sells any kind of volume in the US.

[ram57ta]

2 bikes. 18 grand for the entry level, 41 grand for the next step-up? Are you fukin kidding me? I dont see them going far. I dont care how great the bike is.

[Snatch Napkin]

I'm impressed by the power output of that v-twin.


1190RX Specifications
Engine

Type
ET-V2: 72° V-Twin, Liquid Cooled, Four-stroke

Bore x Stroke
4.17 in. x 2.66in. (106 x 67.5 mm)

Displacement
72.6 cu in. (1190cc)

Compression Ratio
13.4 : 1

Fuel Delivery
Electronic Fuel injection with 2 port injectors and 2 showerhead injectors

Exhaust
Primary + Secondary

Peak Torque
101.6 ft-lbs. @ 8200 rpm (137.8 Nm @ 8200 rpm)

Peak Horsepower
185 hp @ 10,600 rpm

Drivetrain

Primary Drive
Gear Drive 36/65

Final Drive
520 Z-ring chain, 16/41

Clutch
Hydraulic actuation, vacuum operated slipper

Transmission Ratios:


1st
2.46

2nd
1.75

3rd
1.38

4th
1.17

5th
1.04

6th
0.96

Dimensions

Overall Length
80.3in. (2040mm.)

Overall Width
29.0in. (737mm)

Overall Height
43.7in. (1110mm)

Seat Height
32.5in. (826mm)

Ground Clearance
4.7in. (120mm)

Rake
22.4°

Trail
3.80in. (96.5mm)

Lean Angle
55°

Front Tire
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa 120/70 ZR-17

Rear Tire
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa 190/55 ZR-17

Fuel Capacity
4.5 gal (17.lL)

Weight (Wet, no fuel)
419lbs. (190kg)

Load Capacity
375lbs. (170kg)

Chassis

Frame
Aluminum frame with integral fuel reservoir

Swingarm
Optimized stiffness aluminum

Front Suspension
Showa, inverted big piston front forks

Rear Suspension
Showa, single shock without linkage

Front Wheel
17 x 3.5 Aluminum

Rear Wheel
17 x 6.0 Aluminum

Front Brake
386mm (15.19in.) Single perimeter rotor, 8 piston inside-out caliper

Rear Brake
220mm (8.66in.) Disc, 2-piston Hayes Performance Brakes Caliper


2014 EBR 1190RX

MSRP
$18,995



The 1190 RS has more compression but less power. Less peak torque at a higher rpm. However, it weighs 30lbs less. Costs a fuckton more.

[ScottJ]

wrong price-point, or, mass-market wasn't part of the biz plan.

[YALE]

wrong price-point, or, mass-market wasn't part of the biz plan.

SHEEEEEIT! The Sultan of Brunei has got this.