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Salvation! Buell sportbikes reborn as Erik Buell Racing

Knee-draggers take heart: following the disappointing news that Harley-Davidson has killed the Buell brand, comes the announcement of its rebirth. Don't go looking for any new street bikes, though; the Buell name will carry on strictly through racing. According to the announcement, company founder and chairman Erik Buell will leave the Motor Company to head up the newly formed Erik Buell Racing. This spin-off will be supported by HDMC and based at the Buell factory in East Troy, Wisconsin. The racing outfit will likely retain part of the ... Read more →

Final Buell motorcycle assembled in Wisconsin Noah Joseph

As far as motorcycle manufacturers go, Buell lived a relatively short life. Founded by a former Harley-Davidson engineer in 1993, the sportbike company was acquired by HDMC in 2003. But hard times ...

REPORT: Harley-Davidson paying dealers extra $5K for each Buell sold Jeremy Korzeniewski

In the market for a new motorcycle? Now might be a good time to visit your local Harley-Davidson dealership. Not necessarily for a new motorcycle wearing the classic orange and black Bar and ...

Buell will be back? County officials throwing axed HD brand a life line Jeremy Korzeniewski

Could Buell be saved from the brink of disaster by officials from Walworth County in Wisconsin? It seems awfully unlikely, but stranger things have happened, right? Apparently, the Walworth County ...

Harley-Davidson kills off Buell, will sell stake in MV Agusta [w/VIDEO] Jeremy Korzeniewski

Harley-Davidson has just announced its third-quarter results, and things aren't quite as bad as they could have been... but we'll get to that in a moment. The big bombshell is that the Buell ...

Buell Blast comes to a crushing end, new entry-level sportbike in the offing? [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

For whatever reason, Buell's 2010 lineup is nearly devoid of the firm's long-running Blast model. While never overtly sporty, the Buell Blast has always been considered at least a competent motorcycle. The idea had merit: A relatively inexpensive mount with a seat close to terra firma, ...

VIDEO: Buell goes for Fastest Bike on Ice title 6 months ago on Autoblog

When Buell launched its new liquid-cooled 1125R sportbike in 2008, the brand that Erik built sent a message to the rest of the motorcycling world that it wasn't playing games any more. By all accounts, the 1125's Rotax-built Helicon V-twin engine is every bit the equal to other modern ...

Officially Official: Harley-Davidson purchases MV Agusta, Cagiva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the H-D Night Rod Special Earlier rumors of an impending purchase by Harley-Davidson of Italian bike maker MV Agusta turned out to be spot-on, as the American Motor Company has officially announced the deal today. The total price for MV, which also owns Cagiva, ...

Transformers sequel roundup: Buell-based fembot, SR-71 and Audi R8 1 year ago on Autoblog

If leaked documentation, which you should avoid if you don't want to read any plot spoilers, regarding the upcoming Transformers sequel is accurate, it appears that Mr. Bay may be bringing a motorcycle-based female robot to the big screen. We've heard that the character known as Arcee was ...

Buell to offer Ulysses Police bike 1 year ago on Autoblog

Generally, when you see the boys in blue riding on two wheels, it's either on an air-cooled V-Twin Harley-Davidson or on a BMW road bike. Neither of these vehicles is appropriate when the road goes away, which could cause a few potential problems when giving chase. Buell, makers of the Ulysses, a ...

Does Ludovic Lazareth build a better bike than Buell? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lazareth combines a few of his most frequently-used elements on his newest creation based on the current generation fuel-in-the-frame Buell chassis. Employing a supercharger which was previously used in the engine bay of a last-generation Mini Cooper S, the Lazarus also features a single-sided ...






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Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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