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Odd
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 03:49 am: | 
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I was trying to find out how many Buells were made in 2010 by model,any idea were to find that info? |
Rocket_in_uk
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:32 am: |
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None!
Rocket in England |
Kev_m
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:32 am: |
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By MODEL, good luck, as that's not something HD normally made public. Total production would be included in the 2011 and later HD shareholder reports. Might even still be in the current one, check investor relations on the HD website.
I can check my laptop too, I might still have the pdf. |
Kev_m
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:33 am: |
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Was that post HD pulling the plug? |
Elsinore74
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 08:08 am: |
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There was an official photo of the "last" 2010 model rolling off the line in late 2009. It was a Lightning Long, if memory serves, and was said to be headed for the AMA's Motorcycle Hall of Fame museum. That's one accounted for.....
But also I seem to recall a story about the last run of 2010 Ulys being delayed due to some parts (peg mounts or some such) failing QC. Maybe the "last" 2010 models were Ulys?
Not much help on the subject, but you're sure to find someone on BW with the answer. |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 08:16 am: |
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I thought the numbers were posted somewhere... like 100 or so Uly's and maybe some 1125R's.
Somebody here where I work (who I didn't know well) had one but sold it before I knew he had it up for sale. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 10:27 am: |
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quote:None!
That is correct! 
That said, if you want to know how many domestic 2010 models were built before the closing:
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Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 10:39 am: |
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they sure spent a lot of time building Blasts.
Are the ratio's the same in previous years? |
Froggy
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:07 am: |
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quote:Are the ratio's the same in previous years?
Not really, which is funny. The first few years they built a boatload of Blasts, then not many.
Number of Blasts produced: 22,785
2000 = 2,280
2001 = 4,751
2002 = 3,787
2003 = 2,921
2004 = 1,245
2005 = 1,620
2006 = 1,437
2007 = 1,488
2008 = 1,360
2009 = 1,349
2010 = 547
I'm too lazy to dig up totals of everything per year, but it was around 10k bikes give or take since the XB came out.
I do find it funny that after the Blast was cubed and disowned that they ended up making a majority of the production just Blasts. |
Froggy
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:24 am: |
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I found these numbers in a PDF published by UKBEG
http://ukbeg.com/downloads/ATautumn-winter10.pdf
Complete Production History Of Buell Motorcycles
Model Years 1983 to 2010
Production figures for this feature were supplied by the Buell Motorcycle Company, Milwaukee, in March 2010.
Model and volume history of Buell motorcycles produced with an official VIN or PIN – Model Years 1983 to 2010.
Buell model years, like Harley-Davidson, typically ran from the Summer Dealer Meeting introduction (July) until the
following early summer months. E.g. Model Year 2008 would run from July 2007 to June 2008.
A total of 137,004 Buell motorcycles were produced between 1983 and October 2009, when production ceased.
Horsepower and torque figures quoted are for US specification Buells.
| Family Totals | | RW 2 | | Battletwin | 110 | | Westwind | 306 | | Thunderbolt | 6574 | | Lightning (Tube-Twin) | 18779 | | Cyclone | 10564 | | Blast | 22785 | | Firebolt | 17892 | | Lightning (XB) | 41518 | | Ulysses | 9480 | | XBRR | 56 | | 1125R / RR | 5839 | | 1125CR | 3099 | | Total = 137004 |
| Platform Totals | | RW | 2 | | RR/RS | 416 | | Tube-Twin | 35917 | | Blast | 22785 | | XB | 68946 | | 1125 | 8938 | | Total = 137004 |
| RW750 | | Model year: 1983 | | Number built: 2 |
| RR1000 Battletwin | | Model year: 1987 | | Number built: 51 |
| RR1200 Battletwin | | Model years: 1988 to 1990 | | Number produced: 59 | | 1988 = 9 | | 1989 = 34 | | 1990 = 16 |
| RS1200 Westwind | | Model years: 1989 to 1992 | | Number produced: 208 | | 1989 = 7 | | 1990 = 94 | | 1991 = 78 | | 1992 = 29 |
| RSS1200 Westwind | | Model years: 1991 to 1992 | | Number produced: 98 | | 1991 = 35 | | 1992 = 63 |
| S2 Thunderbolt | | Model years: 1995 to 1996 | | Number produced: 1694 | | 1995 = 1471 | | 1996 = 223 |
| S2T Thunderbolt | | Model year: 1996 | | Number produced: 429 |
| S1 Lightning | | Model years: 1996 to 1998 | | Number produced: 4680 | | 1996 = 1453 | | 1997 = 1767 | | 1998 = 1460 |
| S3 Thunderbolt | | Model years: 1997 to 2002 | | Number produced: 2672 | | 1997 = 673 | | 1998 = 607 | | 1999 = 956 | | 2000 = 352 | | 2001 = 82 | | 2002 = 2 |
| S3T Thunderbolt | | Model years: 1997 to 2002 | | Number produced: 1779 | | 1997 = 384 | | 1998 = 630 | | 1999 = NIL | | 2000 = 349 | | 2001 = 164 | | 2002 = 252 |
| M2 Cyclone | | Model years: 1997 to 2002 | | Number produced: 8803 | | 1997 = 1138 | | 1998 = 943 | | 1999 = 2039 | | 2000 = 3096 | | 2001 = 892 | | 2002 = 695 |
| S1 White Lightning | | Model year: 1998 | | Number produced: 2210 |
| M2L Cyclone Low | | Model years: 2001 to 2002 | | Number produced: 1761 | | 2001 = 987 | | 2002 = 774 |
| X1 Lightning | | Model years: 1999 to 2002 | | Number produced: 11228 | (This figure includes limited edition variants such as the ‘Red Stripe’ etc.) | | 1999 = 3544 | | 2000 = 3576 | | 2001 = 2458 | | 2002 = 1650 |
| X1M Lightning Millennium | | Model year: 2000. | | Number produced: 661 |
| Blast | | Model years: 2000 to 2010 | | Number produced: 22785 | | 2000 = 2280 | | 2001 = 4751 | | 2002 = 3787 | | 2003 = 2921 | | 2004 = 1245 | | 2005 = 1620 | | 2006 = 1437 | | 2007 = 1488 | | 2008 = 1360 | | 2009 = 1349 | | 2010 = 547 |
| XB9R Firebolt | | Model years: 2003 to 2007 | | Number produced: 7484 | | 2003 = 6297 | | 2004 = 153 | | 2005 = 440 | | 2006 = 226 | | 2007 = 368 |
| XB9S Lightning | | Model years: 2003 to 2004 | | Number produced: 4332 | | 2003 = 4255 | | 2004 = 77 |
| XB9SL Lightning Low | | Model years: 2003 to 2004 | | Number produced: 1513 | | 2003 = 1094 | | 2004 = 419 |
| XB12R Firebolt | | Model years: 2004 to 2010 | | Number produced: 10408 | | 2004 = 3937 | | 2005 = 1802 | | 2006 = 1056 | | 2007 = 1584 | | 2008 = 801 | | 2009 = 975 | | 2010 = 253 |
| XB12S Lightning | | Model years: 2004 to 2008 | | Number produced: 10852 | | 2004 = 5111 | | 2005 = 2321 | | 2006 = 529 | | 2007 = 1708 | | 2008 = 1183 |
| XB12Scg Lightning | | Model years: 2005 to 2010 | | Number produced: 5561 | | 2005 = 734 | | 2006 = 290 | | 2007 = 1409 | | 2008 = 1263 | | 2009 = 1508 | | 2010 = 357 |
| XB9SX Lightning City X | | Model years: 2005 to 2010 | | Number produced: 9632 | | 2005 = 3095 | | 2006 = 2296 | | 2007 = 1427 | | 2008 = 834 | | 2009 = 1699 | | 2010 = 281 |
| XB12Ss Lightning Long | | Model years: 2006 to 2010 | | Number produced: 7013 | | 2006 = 2205 | | 2007 = 1724 | | 2008 = 909 | | 2009 = 1892 | | 2010 = 283 |
| XBRR | | Model year: 2007 | | Number produced: 56 |
| XB12X Ulysses | | Model years: 2006 to 2010 | | Number produced: 7432 | | 2006 = 4279 | | 2007 = 1396 | | 2008 = 975 | | 2009 = 686 | | 2010 = 96 |
| XB12STT Lightning Super TT | | Model years: 2007 to 2008 | | Number produced: 1755 | | 2007 = 1649 | | 2008 = 106 |
| XB12XT Ulysses | | Model years: 2008 to 2010 | | Number produced: 1911 | | 2008 = 869 | | 2009 = 831 | | 2010 = 211 |
| 1125R | | Model years: 2008 to 2010 | | Number produced: 5836 | | 2008 = 3927 | | 2009 = 1814 | | 2010 = 95 |
| 1125CR | | Model years: 2009 to 2010 | | Number produced: 3099 | | 2009 = 2868 | | 2010 = 231 |
| XB12XP Police | | Model years: 2009 to 2010 | | Number produced: 137 | | 2009 = 122 | | 2010 = 15 |
| XB12SX Lightning City X | | Model year: 2010 | | Number produced: 860 |
| 1125RR | | Model year: 2010 | | Number produced: 3 |
| Model totals: | | RW 750 = 2 | | RR1000 Battletwin = 51 | | RR1200 Battletwin = 59 | | RS1200 Westwind = 208 | | RSS1200 Westwind = 98 | | S2 Thunderbolt = 1694 | | S2T Thunderbolt = 429 | | S1 Lightning = 4680 | | S3 Thunderbolt = 2672 | | S3T Thunderbolt = 1779 | | M2 Cyclone = 8803 | | S1 White Lightning = 2210 | | M2L Cyclone Low = 1761 | | X1 Lightning = 11228 | | X1M Lightning Millennium = 661 | | Blast = 22785 | | XB9R Firebolt = 7484 | | XB9S Lightning = 4332 | | XB9SL Lightning Low = 1513 | | XB12R Firebolt = 10408 | | XB12S Lightning = 10852 | | XB12Scg Lightning = 5561 | | XB9SX Lightning City X = 9632 | | XB12Ss Lightning Long = 7013 | | XBRR = 56 | | XB12X Ulysses = 7432 | | XB12STT Lightning Super TT = 1755 | | 1125R = 5836 | | XB12XT Ulysses = 1911 | | 1125CR = 3099 | | XB12XP Ulysses Police = 137 | | XB12SX Lightning City X = 860 | | 1125RR = 3 | | Total = 137004 |
(Message edited by froggy on January 10, 2014) |
Hybridmomentspass
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:38 pm: |
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wow Froggy - great posts! some good info there, thanks for digging that up for us! |
Rocket_in_uk
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 01:17 pm: |
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It was such an easy question to answer correctly.
Rocket in England |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 - 01:26 pm: |
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Slow day at the office, Froggy?  |
Odd
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 03:33 am: |
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the question was worded wrong, however Froggy your answer was the one I was looking for! Thanks |
Trbulnt
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 11:15 am: |
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Froggy in your first post it totals to a quantity of 26 2010 1125R models but in your 2nd post it clearly states a qty of 95. Would love to know which one is truly accurate. Regardless I never plan on selling my 2010 1125R!!
Never Mind!! I read closer. The first post is Domestic model total. Reading comprehension sometimes eludes me.
Thanks for all the info.
(Message edited by trbulnt on January 11, 2014) |
Ourdee
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 11:47 am: |
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Side note:
When I visited the plant, the Blasts were built in their own little area and did not run down the XB and 1125 line. |
Court
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 11:50 am: |
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>>>>the Blasts were built in their own little area
Thanks Lori !
:-) |
Froggy
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 12:01 pm: |
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Both are correct, the first post is only domestic bikes. HDI bikes are included in the second post. |
Cyclonedon
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 01:16 pm: |
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When I first visited the factory the Blast were being built off to the back of the building but the last visit they had changed that area. I can't remember any Blasts being built that day but I thought they were being built on the same production line. Can someone clarify this? |
Court
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 04:58 pm: |
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I doubt the Blast, using a different motor that would require a different jig, would enter the bubble-gum machine. Just seems like logistics. Brankin (1313) would know . . . his forte was planning stuff like that. |
Kev_m
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 05:38 pm: |
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WOW...I had no idea this info was publicly available for Buell. FANTASTIC.
(Message edited by Kev m on January 11, 2014) |
Court
| | Posted on Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 01:54 pm: |
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I've never understood why anyone would think it's secret. But . . then I recall the folks at HD who were aghast at what we did at M.I.T. in 1998 and the fact that customers (gasp) would be able to see what Buell dealers had in inventory.
The breakdowns I have include all the bodywork, frame and wheel colors and options and the build notes. The fun ones are the "special" bikes that go down the line for a specific purpose or person. Generally the first 20-30 bikes of a run are marked for somebody (a person) or something ( a purpose . . media, museum, test, homoligation, etc) |
D_adams
| | Posted on Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 03:09 pm: |
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1125RR = 3 == Most expensive bike I've ever "handled" for a short time. Specifically it was "Here, hold this, don't drop it since there's only a couple of them." Amazingly light for what it is, they told me they had to ADD ballast to make weight for racing. Got the pics for posterity since I knew my wife wouldn't let me drag it home at the time.
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Kev_m
| | Posted on Monday, January 13, 2014 - 10:02 am: |
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Court, because many bike manufacturers (HD especially) keep those numbers close to their vest. I think it is generally a silly, competitive paranoia, but it's not uncommon. |
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