A Sad Day-Harley-Davidson to cease production of Buell motorcycles

[cgk]

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That is a shame, as i always had a soft spot for his oddball engineering 

[Gadget Guy]

I feel bad for Mr. Buell. It looked like he was going to burst into tears at any time. 

[Gareth]

That's a real shame, I've always loved to look of Buells.

[NutSAK]

 

[Freudian Frog]

I feel bad for Mr. Buell. It looked like he was going to burst into tears at any time.  

Poor guy. Like a whipped puppy...

[cgk]

I feel bad for Mr. Buell. It looked like he was going to burst into tears at any time. 

Just told a guy at work who has one, had the same look.

[ducktapehero]

That's too bad. Even though I'd kill myself on a motorcycle I often dreamed of getting a Buell.

[sappyg]

too bad about buell... thing is when you compare it to a ducatti monsta and 948 you (i ), always wondered why the buell was made in the 1st place.
i never "got it".....

[GraysonK]

That is sad. 

[cgk]

too bad about buell... thing is when you compare it to a ducatti monsta and 948 you (i ), always wondered why the buell was made in the 1st place.
i never "got it".....

Come-on The Uly is one awesome bike.

[Gareth]

You have to admit that this is one mean looking bike.


Buell 1125CR

[Freudian Frog]

You have to admit that this is one mean looking bike.

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Buell 1125CR

That's one bad mamma jamma.

[MultiMat]

A Harley that handled , gone 

Buell's reminded me of Britten Motorcycles , just a little  . Innovative bikes that went good 


 

[Grant Lamontagne]

From what I understand, Buell and HD have been kind of on the outs for some time.  I doubt this is the last we'll hear of Buell- it may be a new company name (HD probably owns the rights to the Buell name now) but it'll be the same designers cranking new ones out. 

Buell has always been about pushing the envelope and evolving the design and technology of bikes while HD has always been slow to embrace change and big on tradition, and I believe that is the source of much of the friction between them over the years.  Two opposite company strategies under the same roof doesn't always work so well.

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[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Buell's reminded me of Britten Motorcycles , just a little  . Innovative bikes that went good 


 

Me too

[sappyg]

You have to admit that this is one mean looking bike.

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Buell 1125CR

it is a bad looking bike no dought. i have never riden a buell. i have had 2 harleys. a sportster and a fatboy. ATT the buell reminded me of an 80's version of the sportster. 80's tech on a 50's concept is a BIG improvement for sure. loosing the dina frame alone was a giant leap.
thing is, if buel had won the daytona or some superbike races things would have faired better for them and harley.
maybe buel would be better off designing bikes for companies that know how to build bikes with a 21st cenury mindset and technology.

[cgk]

Didnt a Buell bike just win won in Sept?