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Hughlysses
Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 05:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well this is interesting. I’m curious to see what they come up with.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn5MyqVs3XE/?igshid =YmMyMTA2M2Y=

(I think anyone can watch this; it’s also on Facebook but I couldn’t find it on YouTube.)
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Thunderrat
Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2023 - 03:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That hill climber is sweet
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Xbpete
Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 09:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Hughlysses
Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 09:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here it is, the Buell Supercruiser.



https://www.buellmotorcycle.com/super-cruiser

https://hotbike.com/buell-super-cruiser-concept-by -roland-sands-design/
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Stevel
Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2023 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Unbelievable....they took the worst features of the HD and combined them with the worst of Buell. Amazing
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Roycet4
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How to ruin a Buell!
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Crusty
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 - 11:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like it!

I see a frame that was designed by Erik for Hardley-Ableson (the FXR) with many of the EBR innovations (Helicon engine, good suspension and light wheels with perimeter front brake). I think with a comfortable seat and a set of Hepco & Becker Junior bags, it would make one hell of a Sport-Tourer.
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Aeholton
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 04:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I agree with Crusty. Looks like a cool cruiser. Like it for the same reasons I like Harley's Softail S.
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 08:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

No cruiser should bear the Buell name. It’s that simple for me.
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Blake
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 08:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Way better would have been to make it more like an X1/S1/S3 reincarnation. THAT would have been AWESOME.
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 09:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like the bike. Maybe Buell built a bike they thought would ride nice, have power AND appeal to the cruiser riders in order to sell and be successful. I commend them for taking a shot. Hope it works out for them.
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Upthemaiden
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 08:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"No cruiser should bear the Buell name. It’s that simple for me."

I can appreciate the sentiment, but the guy started his career designing cruisers at HD, so it's not really that out of line.

"Way better would have been to make it more like an X1/S1/S3 reincarnation."

I would LOVE that. I had always wished they had made a more modern version of the S1. Steel frame, similar styled bodywork, and just a modern monster of an engine. Like a superduke with a little more Buell styling.
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34nineteen
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That would have been rad to build an X1/S1/S3 reincarnation.

I do like the bike and am curious about the what the production version will be, but the reality is that I would never buy one. If I wanted a bike like this the Rocket 3 has my vote. Wowza!
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Stevel
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 12:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That engine, without major changes, has no low speed torque. It would be a nightmare to drive within the intended usage as a cruiser.
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Crusty
Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Have you ridden an 1190? The biggest problem I had was keeping the speed down. It's not a 1500 RPM in 6th gear kind of bike and I don't believe anybody who buys one will be treating it like it is one.

That's like badmouthing a Ducati Diavel for the same reasons.
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Stevel
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2023 - 04:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Crusty,
Neither the Ducati nor this example are cruisers. This current effort is to sell the excess parts, bits and pieces that came with the EBR acquisition. There has been no investment or effort to correct any of the faults or the tune of the original engine.
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Wcbrracing
Posted on Friday, February 17, 2023 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Don’t get me wrong, I like it…. But Wondering just how many of the Harley faithful would actually buy? We know they are pretty loyal to Wisconsin, the Harley badge, and THAT sound.

This sure has power, but definitely doesn’t have the Harley sound…

Is water cooled, it Has a radiator, and is Austrian….we saw how the Vrod sold with Porsche engineering

And I bet the estimated list price would be over $25k

And it isn’t made in Milwaukee

Sure hope they figure out the gearing, gear it low as a drag bike, it would be scary at 175mph plus being that naked and that tall of a bike…I’d try though!
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Mnscrounger
Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 09:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The "Harley faithful" won't buy it, no matter what, but the demographic of those that bleed black and orange gets older and scarcer every year. I suspect that while large cruiser motorcycles are down in sales overall, the new generation of buyers are more open to bikes from other makers. This bike is sized about the same as most mid-weight cruisers. The price point might be too high for the gateway bike, but its right on for an aspirational ride by a youthful performance oriented buyer. I hope it does well. The biggest, (and somewhat accurate), ding on the RX/SX, (even on Badweb), is that it's a 2014 model being sold in 2023. This cruiser is definitely something new. If Buell 2.0 is going to succeed, they need to build bikes that sell, regardless of our opinions on whether they are true to the legacy.
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Crusty
Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I tried to post the news from Buell about their Daytona Display, but the site won't let me.

Oh, well...
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Hughlysses
Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 09:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Buell also released a photo of an updated Super Tourer today:


st1190


Looks like a vast improvement over the original prototype.
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Ducbsa
Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2023 - 05:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The fairing is too Harley-ish for me.
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Zacks
Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2023 - 08:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not sure the Touring demographic is going to like the secondary muffler delete.
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Mnscrounger
Posted on Friday, March 03, 2023 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know they're plenty practical but I'm still not sold on the blocky hard bags on there.

I do like the way the rear sub-frame and seat looks, and the improved front fairing looks much better than the prototype did, but I agree with the Harley-ish criticism. I would love to see a more contoured headlight housing echoing the 1125R.

(Message edited by mnscrounger on March 03, 2023)
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Crusty
Posted on Friday, March 03, 2023 - 04:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If both models are in Daytona, I'll write a report. Maybe I'll even be able to post it here. (But I wouldn't put money on that happening)
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Stretchman
Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2023 - 07:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

https://youtu.be/GQrf1lo_v1k

A video preview of the new Buell Supercruiser.
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Zane
Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023 - 01:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The more I look at this thing the more I like it. I do like the 450 pounds and 180 horse power. My life span on this bike might be measured in minutes but damn, it'd be a heck of a ride
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Crusty
Posted on Monday, March 13, 2023 - 09:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think this is going to be my next bike:


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Stretchman
Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 07:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm waiting for ride reports.
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Stretchman
Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 09:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

https://youtu.be/ATl2aPVabzE
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Johndd
Posted on Friday, April 28, 2023 - 01:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That Buell Super Cruiser looks like a possibility for easily riding onto a toy hauler. My ULY is a bit too high for good foot contact.

(Message edited by johndd on April 28, 2023)
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