I liked Buell... but I always thought it was a mistake for them to be connected to Harley Davidson and their junk.
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Sounds like the age old story of an amazing engineer, awful business man. Read more

Wes, you just can stay away from writing about the bikes which I am thankful for. Much enjoyed. Read more

In my mind the XB12S is one of the best looking bikes ever. Read more

Is Polaris paying attention? I think they need a sportbike in their lineup...
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Yeah fuck them for killing off the only interesting thing I liked about the company- Buell. Read more

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And thus, the corporations devoured themselves forgetting what was truly important to corporations in the first place: providing a service/product to customers.
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I hate Harley Davidson, I hate every time one rips down my street at 60MPH in a 25 zone with kids playing everywhere and the deafening 140db straight pipes. I hate when HD-bags rip on whatever you ride, because it’s not an over-weight shit handling pig of a motorcycle. I hate all that goes with it, the flames, skulls,… Read more

Thanks Wes, there needs to be movies about people like these visionaries. Buell’s machines have always held a place in my heart & I’m sure a lot of people miss the chance of walking into a showroom floor, smelling one, taking it out for a test drive & falling in love with the design & mechanical nature of those pieces… Read more

Sure, I know that. But Mr Wandell’s statement effectively implies that the cruisers his company sells are so superior to sport bikes no one should bother with sport bikes. Well, my apologies to him, but his cruisers aren’t that special.

So, without analyzing the end cost of doing so and without attempting to sell it, [mindless MBA] simply killed [dead company].
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I’ve always had great respect for Erik Buell but only ever passing interest in his motorcycles. I understand that he was very passionate for what he did but that there were just too many corporate hurdles that came with being inexorably chained to HD for so many years. Read more

This is the only sport bike I have ever wanted to own, and I don’t want to own any motorcycles.

Whoa whoa whoa, everyone knows the S1 is the best bike Erik made. I’ve been riding mine since 96 and have no plans of ever letting it go. Read more

Chapter 128 isn’t bankruptcy. Hopefully he works to repay the debts and gets things going again. Read more

he needs to call Tesla. jump start the Ebike movement.
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Wes, thanks for writing this story. I’ve always been a fan of Erik Buell’s motorcycles. Even when I was a young 23 year old who, in my infinite naivete, thought the only real bikes were Japanese and fully faired. Eventually I came around to appreciating naked bikes and, indeed, bikes of all ilks. That is when I… Read more

I remember, back when Buell had just been shuttered and EBR had just kicked off, a Cycle World profile of everything that went wrong during the Harley-owned years. One thing sticks out in my mind: An aside mentioning that the partnership deal Harley offered Buell was so bad, Erik’s lawyer walked away from the… Read more

I absolutely loved my XB9sx . . . wonderful and totally unique bike. I had to trade it in when my commute went from 10 miles to over a hundred, but I still miss it . . . Read more