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phinsup 10-19-2009 12:11 AM

Strait from the horses mouth http://www.buell.com/en_us/company/



Buell is Harley's sportbike line, I always wondered who the **** bought the ugly noisy things, now i know..... no one did!

1988RedT2 10-19-2009 06:48 AM

Wow. I always just assumed that Buell was a foreign company. Didn't think they were right here, a subsidiary of Harley, no less!

Baldy 10-19-2009 08:24 AM

Harley's demographic is old white guys with lots of money to blow on useless crap. Their demographic has been shrinking rapidly, or choosing to not spend their money on stupid stuff. I'm guessing Harley is pulling money from Buell to help out their other bikes.



I can't see how Harley can survive. Harley riders have built up a reputation of elitist close-minded pricks, and the bikes have a reputation of being unreliable and overpriced. Whether these statements are fact or not doesn't matter, it's the perception. Also, it's hard to pass up a bike that's just as big, has a reputation of being bullet proof reliable, just as pretty, and half the price.



All the "young" bikers I know driver sport bikes. And why not? You can go faster than anything on four wheels for $10k. My dad is 50, he drives a Honda 1800, and the guys he rides with have a Yamaha cruiser, Yamaha sport tourer, and a Kawasaki cruiser.

Rob x-7 10-19-2009 08:41 AM

they announced that pretty early last week, I hear the bikes are half price right now.

TYSON 10-19-2009 09:46 AM

i think I've seen one Buell on the road, and that had to be 5 years ago!



That's pretty funny too, since the whole streetfighter segment of bikes should play to them, but they couldn't take advantage. I see Ducati Monsters fairly often.

phinsup 10-19-2009 10:49 AM


Originally Posted by Rob x-7 (Post 834984)
they announced that pretty early last week, I hear the bikes are half price right now.



Well thanks for sharing with us!!!! You get a fancy g8 and now yer too good too keep us in the loup or what?

TYSON 10-19-2009 02:13 PM

We should buy some, I'm sure they'll become collectors items and increase in value. Like Barrett-Jackson style

Rob x-7 10-20-2009 08:23 AM

I did not think anyone would care, lol



hey I bought a obsolete car, im a glutton for punishment

phinsup 10-20-2009 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by Rob x-7 (Post 835028)
I did not think anyone would care, lol



hey I bought a obsolete car, im a glutton for punishment





LOL against your own advice none the less!




j9fd3s 10-20-2009 12:02 PM

classic!



i thought buell was a line of helmets for a while...


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