Buell Gets Funded, Building new Sportbike
Jul 26, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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Buell Gets Funded, Building new Sportbike
Autoblog is reporting that Erik Buell just received $20Mil in funding, and is ready to announce a new line of street bikes in the coming months. As a previous Buell customer (Blast and XB9) I'm psyched.
Buell fueled with $20M investment, plans $20K streetbike
Buell fueled with $20M investment, plans $20K streetbike
Jul 26, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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That's a good point about the exhaust ... I wonder if it's a 2-stroker?
Jul 26, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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That's awesome news. I've always liked Buells and EB definitely knows his shit. This bike should be fantastic.
BTW -- if you click through, you'll see the bike pictured is an 1190cc V-twin (apparently an upgraded version of the 1125 from his last production bike).
BTW -- if you click through, you'll see the bike pictured is an 1190cc V-twin (apparently an upgraded version of the 1125 from his last production bike).
Jul 26, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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True, but Autoblog has gotten pictures and labels wrong in the past ... this is gonna be good.
Jul 26, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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Yeah, that price seems a little insane. But I think the 'big' news here is the future models to come out -- based off of this bike. Those are reported to be in the $20,000 price range (still a little insane IMO). But, these look like awesome bikes, nonetheless.