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Buell Motorcycle History

Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Inc. produces sport motorcycle parts, accessories and Started by former roadracer Buell, the bikes bearing his are powered by air-cooled engines upon Harley-Davidson designs but for greater performance. 1982

Buell leaves an RD job at Harley-Davidson to his own race bike. 1984

completes the RW750 (Road designed to compete in the AMA Formula 1 racing championship and to provide an to the venerable Yamaha TZ750. motor is a square-Four two-… was designed in Britain. He sells his machine only to realize the AMA has, with the … of a eliminated the class. 1987

Buell releases the RR1000 Twin), featuring a Harley-Davidson engine. The bike had a dry weight of 395 pounds and half of that was 1988

Buell releases the (Battle Twin). 1990

release the RS1200 (West The RS1200S follows one year and the RSS1200 a year after 1993

Harley-Davidson buys interest in Buell Motorcycles 1994

Buell introduces the S2 Thunderbolt. The S2T follows the next year.

Buell introduces the S1 Lightning 1997

Buell introduces the S3 and the S3T Thunderbolt. That same the M2 Cyclone is released. 1998

purchases an additional 49% interest in Motorcycle Company to become the owner.

That same Buell introduces the S1W White

1999

Buell introduces the X1 2000

Buell introduces the Blast, which featured a engine. 2002

Buell introduces the XB9R This is the first Buell a modern aluminum beam As usual, though, Erik iconoclasm is evident in the way the alloy double as the fuel tank.

It features a perimeter brake mounted to the rim of the front wheel, not the 2003

Buell introduces the XB9S … bike.

Buell introduces the Ulysses, it “the world’s first sportbike.” 2006

The limited-production racer is built to the very (competitors say, beyond the of the AMA Formula Xtreme rules. to no avail. Despite bringing in star Jeremy McWilliams to the bike in the Daytona 200, the will not make an impact all 2007

With the release of the 1125R, breaks free of Harley-Davidson engine technology. The new V-Twin is designed by Rotax and features all the conveniences: liquid cooling, fuel injection, etc.

Danny Eslick takes the to his — and Buell’s — first championship in the AMA Sportbike class. Much surrounded the 1125R’s eligibility in the which was comprised of mostly inline-four cylinders, though no 1125R rider was able to remotely match Eslick’s

As a reward for Buell’s championship, company Harley-Davidson decides to down Buell in the midst of the downturn. Unfortunately, since isn’t accounted for separately in books, Buell couldn’t be sold off. Erik is down, but definitely not out.

After satisfying his no-compete Erik Buell announces his new Erik Buell Racing. EBR on its founder’s first love: racing, providing 1125R, and 1190RS machines for competition.

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