Buell Motorcycles - How One American Defied Convention
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And look at Harley now. They sold off their future (Buell) for short term profit. Today Harley struggles to find new younger riders.
Skyler Unruh probably not since he commented 7 months ago... 🤦🏻♂️
Poetic justice.
Dead right.now there new bikes designs are radical trying g to lite in young riders....I'd own a buell anyday
@@rayban5737 Nothing cool about HD the image is long lost. Buell was everything they claimed to be.. the real bad ass bikes
It would have had a huge market Value if Harley used its big budget to help Erik and build a successful race team/bike, instead they screwed him over.
Nailed it. I've had the pleasure of being able to ride Buells over the past 2 years and can honestly say they are amazing machines. This video would make any Buell owner proud! :')
Erik is one of the smartest and nicest men I've met. I LOVE my 1190RX and will take it to the track soon. Great video!
Love the story and the bikes. I can only afford 1 but what a beaut it is
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@@nenadmomcilovic9133 🏜️🌵
He's a hero that never quite got his recognition.
And now my little children, you know one of the many reasons why many of us hate Harley-Davidson (as a company and their "riders")
If I was insecure I'd hate them too.
Harley is only interested in making 30hp sofas..... so there's that.....
"Do, or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda
Seems like buell will never give up! You shouldn't either if you believe in what you are doing!
The XB motorcycles are the most bad ass and appealing Buells IMO. An awesome mix of technology and forward thinking with a nod to the original Harley engine. That's the bike I would buy over and over and over and over and over again.
Roy Batty try the X1 before asserting that statement. They gave Buell its claim to cornering fame
I have an xb12s and that is a cornering boy right there!
Viva la Buell! Bought my first one to scavenge the power plant and build a quick little chopper. 10 years later it it is still in stock form and has 4 more to keep it company in my garage......just awesome bikes!
I bought my first motorcycle in a long time from a Harley dealer in 2003. I started riding at the age of three. My first new bike was a Buell Blast! After Riding it for 1000 miles. I was ready for something more powerful to just get out of the way of traffic when I needed to. So I traded it in on a 03 9S! Great bike! I had it for about a year and rode it on some track days! I knew it could out perform me!!! Then I did a test ride day on a XB12R Firebolt and had to have one!!! So, I traded in my 03 9s for a late model year 04 XB12R in Red in December of 04! I loved it! I ended up putting the famous Kevin Drum exhaust and technolusion fuel programming! Everyone who heard it on the track or road loved it! I miss it even now!
Yammie Noob confirmed: we are living in the 24th century. 😂
he's ahead of his own time...
I Ride mine every other day......finding parts suck now. Harley said they would stock parts for 10yrs.....yet I can't find them and have to outsource to other companies.
This is a beautifully written piece!! Having owned 3 Buells in the past, I can honestly say that they have the most character of any bike I've owned. God speed, Erik!!
How were they on reliability?
How were they on reliability?
How were they on reliability?
The XB series is pretty reliable as well, if you keep the electrical grounds clean. Very simple bikes.
I want to mention a specific Buell you missed, that happens to be one of my favorite bikes of all time; the Buell 1125CR. Similar to the 1125R mentioned in the video, but with a radically different look and feel. They were manufactured only for a very short time in 2009 in INCREDIBLY small numbers, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of them a few years later. It is by far the most fun bike I've ever owned (Coming from a guy with a gen 1&2 Hayabusa, as well as a 2012 zx14) and I STRONGLY recommend anyone that has the chance to check one out to do so.
MrAloyious yeah i got two xbs and a video review that went viral on another channel of mine... ppl just can't understand how fucking fun these bikes are... fuck the spec sheet, fucking fun as hell nothing else like them, even the xb... the motor was the best thing about the xb.. simple and ballsy, short wheelbase. .. fuck i miss buell hope someone buys them.
Thanks Yammie! These bikes were built in my hometown, East Troy, WI. That was our one claim to fame. It was a sad day when Buell closed it's doors.
But that's wrong, LAP did absolutely nothing to build the brand and EBR is no longer in business with all of their assets being liquidated by LAP earlier this month. When my shop became a dealer for EBR last year I went out to the factory to meet with everyone from EBR and LAP I was filled with false promises from LAP, there was supposed to be a plan put forward to build the company and there were supposedly customers already lined up in my area itching to get their hands on the new EBR's. To date we have sold 2... After the first 6 months of seeing absolutely nothing done in the form of advertisement, brand building, or even communication from LAP it became clear that LAP only ever intended to do just enough to keep EBR running and then make a quick flip to Polaris. As more time passed these problems got worse and worse and the bikes I purchased to floor my showroom are sitting and devaluing more and more every single day. This brings us to January of 2017. At this point it has been almost a full year since we took the brand on. Nobody knows what EBR is, where they're made, and we have sold ONE bike at this time and had 2 pre orders of the Black Lightning. The day after Polaris announced that they were closing down Victory in favor of indian I got an email from Mike over at EBR telling us they were ceasing production. In short LAP's plan to make a quick flip to Polaris fell through the floor as soon as Polaris made that announcement, this was confirmed when I spoke on the phone with higher ups at EBR shortly after receiving the email from Mike, I was told they were looking for other investors as LAP was getting ready to pull out and they were in the contract phase three different times in the coming months and all three walked for one reason or another as soon as it came time to sign. It's unbelievably sad and I have nothing but nice things to say about everybody over there at EBR. Erik, Mike, Dan, and the rest of the guys are fantastic people with a genuine passion for what they do and are absolutely the most down to earth people you could ever meet. Liquid Asset Partners? Not so much. Unfortunately this ended with EBR being closed down once more with the exception of parts and warranty support in the form of two employees (100 frames kept by EBR and $4.5 Million in various other parts kept for future support on EBR motorcycles so owners aren't left holding the bag so to speak) and a lot of burned dealers due to LAP actively refusing to fulfill their promises to EBR and the dealer network that was built.
I wish Erik and everyone over at EBR great success in their future endeavors. If there's anyone in this world that deserves it it's them.
Great insight! Thanks a ton for sharing! Always great to hear some real-world knowledge.
NorCal 650 Polaris killed 2 birds with one stone, and breathed life right back into H-D sales simultaneously. Stupid fuckingcompany, no matter how you slice it
Do you still have any new 1190s?
Interesting. Same thing happened to a mate got told by victory they would have 10 years worth of parts after he took on dealership...knowing they were going under but thought they were a good bike. And wanted to service them and current owners...bat basically same story as yours
That odd combo (excellent chassic / dog of an engine) is precisely what makes the air cooled Buells so so very good.
I met Erik! Great guy. Helped him load up his first bike he ever built after a Classic Grand Prix car show here in Pittsburgh. Very chill dude
I would like to give you a compliment yammie because these videos oh the joys, their great. Awesome to see you make this stuff again :)
Man what I wouldn't do to get my hands on that bike at 3:25. I learned on a Buell Blast and it will hold a place in my heart like a nerdy first girlfriend.
I have a new respect for Buell
Buell's speech at 6:41 was legitimately emotional. I think the 1190rx is a beautiful bike and I really hope EBR takes off again one day.
I have three buell. Have risen from Bahrain to Jordan from the UAE to Kuwait. Even racing on the Kuter mile.. I am a retired military guy and I want to thank Eric for my rebirth as a rider.
I've been waiting on a Buell video for a long time glad to finally see it!
"Make an sales person an engineer, never an an engineer a salesperson" I have owned/ridden four Buells and they were the most ridable and fun motorcycles on public roads.
Coming from someone who lives where these bikes were made and the heart break it caused when hardly Davidson canceled and shut them down makes me happy to have people hear this story. God speed Eric. You can do it and you will succeed.
I met Erik last year when one the motorcycles shops in my area was going to be a EBR dealer and again at the Motorcycle Show in Long Beach CA, he is a very interesting man to listen to, and once you get him going on something technical hold on.
Buell motorcycles are unique the ones with a Sportster Engine are cool you hear them coming around the corner and you expect to see a cruiser and then a Sport bike shows.
The Firebolt is still my favorite Buell oil in the Swingarm, Fuel in the Frame and the other unique touches.
I wish Erik Buell well.
my music recording teacher at CMU was his roommate back when they were both at U of Pitts. He told me that Erik chased after three guys who stole his bicycle at 1am, wheelie'ing across town and carry that bicycle on his shoulder back home. Talk about a badass being an understatement.
I think KTM would be interesting
was thinking about the same
no doubt KTM is a monster!! i heard the KTM Grand Duke 1290 ... they eat superbikes...but the present EBR bikes 185hp is really something!
I own a Buell XB9SX... it handles incredibly well and the V-twin is awesome in it, good power distribution. I love it to death :D
Me too
After watching this and seeing how HD is bringing out new kinds of bikes , They could have had Buell design those bike and invested alittle more in the buell division, would have helped both Buell and HD
hope to see EBR spring back to life.
Ebr is now owned by hero motorcorp of india
as much as i hate what harley did to erik´s work and company, sons of anarchy helped harley gain some popularity with millennials, they certainly have been selling some dynas and sportsters, which are marketed as for young crowd, cause of soa.
i think it would be great if buell \ erb bikes were featured in a movie
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for Buell, and wish that he realizes the success he deserves one day.
Harley should have never let Buell shut down. They should have put more money into the company.
It wasn't a moneymaker. The market is full. Who needs Buell when Japan and Italy and Germany and England make everything anyone could want and more?
@@obfuscated3090 because we live in America and the majority of the country (see Nov 2016) is done with globalization. Support America and her craftsman. 🇺🇸💪🏻🦅🖕🏻
Total genius. I bought an xb12 new in 2004, love it still ride it will never let it go.
Four Buells bought, ridden and sold. Shopping for my fifth. Nothing like them- period. I'm a lifer. Thanks for the vid. *A.
Not sure if somebody is looking this video nowadays.
I personally love what Erik Buell was doing. I still own two of his bikes, an XB12s and a 1125r. These are fantastic bikes.
THNX @Erik Buell for being alive.
I met Buell yesterday in Pittsburgh at a car show. Saw the first bike he built! Very nice guy! He quit motocross because he got hurt and motorcycles were easier to get on. His first race he got 3rd and fell in love! Nice guy!
I thought I hated Harley already but I hate them even more now.
Buell only has himself to blame.
Ha ha yeah. Harley's are ok but dinosaurs. I love my Buells.... With the Sportster engine ha ha.
It's like insisting on partnering 3 times over with Woody Allen to launch a rave night club.
Everyone who ownes a Harley loves m..everyone who doesn't own a Harley or even rode one hates m
i had a hd vrod traded it in on a scout hd sucks
honestly very surprised you did a list on this company, being that my first bike was a buell blast. I did learn the hard way that a buell blast got the job done but also had many issues. overall thanks for the video!
I met Eric without noticing it at the time. I was working at the KTM Booth during the 2016 Progressive International Motorcycle Show and have already known about Buell and EBR Motorcycles but have never seen a picture of Eric. So I see an older aged man approach me with an EBR Motorcycles shirt, and I asked him, "Oh you work for EBR?" and he replies chuckling, "I work because of EBR!" I was confused at the time but let it go since I was so excited to see all the bikes. Then I went home and researched EBR and saw a picture of Eric! I felt so stupid lmao
My uncle had a Buell in the early/mid thousands and that bad boy is what sold me on street motorcycles
You forgot the last part of the story where as of January 2017 EBR is shutting down production and liquidating their manufacturing equipment. They are only doing warranty and repair unless they can find another investor to kickstart production.
as a proud owner of 2 buell motorcycles 1 being a blast and the other a cyclone I am glad to see this video. thank you yammie I hope you heal well and I am looking forward to the next one.
That's got to be one of my favorite Yammy Noob documentaries. Buell is a genius.
Thank you for sharing his story
I remember Buell bikes back in the 80's. Style wise, they were the coolest machines out there. But after my first 1100 sportster I went to the V-Max in '86. And I never looked back.
Great video Yammie! I'm an EBR 1190RX owner and out of the liter bikes I've ridden it's my absolute favorite. I've actually been able to meet and speak with Erik a couple of times and he is just so passionate and genius when it comes to motorcycles but at the same time super humble, always doling the credit for the bikes to his team. unfortunately LAP seems to have had no intention of sticking out the rebuild of EBR after the receivership. The Liquidation auction just took place and the whole company is up for sale piecemeal including all IP... I can't stand to think how Erik feels, and I just don't understand how the 1190RX didn't sell like crazy, every time I'm out on mine I draw stares from all corners, when I'm at meets everyone asks where they can buy one, and the rare occasion I let someone actually ride it they were calling the dealership to pick one up. at 13,999 the RX was a steal. I'm so sad that EBR is done and it makes me so angry that I can't watch an American designed and built machine in MOTOGP or SBK all because Hardly Dumberson sells unreliable fashion accessories at huge markups and buries any American competition as soon as it can. Anyway Yam, if you read all this. Thanks for giving the Legend of Erik Buell some screen time.
Erik Buell is a genius pure and simple. You forgot to mention that Buell died because he was sick of making sportbikes for your average Hardly Ableson rider.
One of the reasons the EBR didn't slay the competition was that its Rotax mill was ~25 hp down on the competition. He needed a KTM or Aprillia motor but that wouldn't make sense for them.
Sell some motors to EBR so that my friend of 17 years Geoff May & his EBR could go out and beat the pants off of the field the AMA Superbike field.
What a beautiful, sad, and still inspiring story Eric has. Thank you for this video Yammie.
I wish Buell would do an electric, that is.... if he isn't already o_< Hey, a BuellDawg can dream !
Cool video man. I love my Buell. Been riding it around North Dallas for about 2 years now
I love it. We need more videos like this!
more such videos ! thank you, this was lovely !
God damn near cried at that, tooo bad. Gotta freaking love Erick Buell...
Never knew the story on Buell, but I've always loved those bikes. Great Video Yammie, Eric Buell is a true mad scientist
Legend has it that yammie noob is living in the 24th century while time traveling back and forth for money... he's a living god
I had a tuned Buell 1125CR and loved it a lot. I bought it new for almost nothing when HD dumped Buell.
Sold it because it was unpractical for my use but after many years I still miss it.
thank you so much for doing this on buell. I think you did a good job of choosing what to use and what not to use
Yams baby, can I call you Yams? Bro, you missed A LOT of what made Buell's so amazing. They weren't just Sportster engines tossed in a new chassis, Buell improved those engines himself, by squeezing out almost 100bhp and a crap ton of torque, plus self-adjusting valves! Don't talk about the 'Blast' and forget to mention the "M2 Cyclone" or the "X1/S1 Lightning!" I mean his engineering on suspension and the brakes as well, was just totally wild, later on having a Fuel-in-frame chassis and the swing arm being the "oil bag." He really did a lot more than just what you've put on here man! Any Buell OG would know this.
Erik Buell is a true American hero!..he was ahead of his time.
More American than Harley!
I own a K5GSXR1000. Today I had the pleasure of just sitting on, and revving a 2006 firebolt XB9R. I didn't get to ride it, but some how I asked the owner if he would trade his bike for mine. We didn't trade, but I can tell you this. What a bike, passion pored out of the muffler. I hope he will give me the chance to ride it one day. Hey Eric, Thumbs Up Man!!!!!!!!
I had an 08 Lightning 1200 I bought for $5999 in 2010 when harley dealers were trying to purge their Buell inventory so they could get out on the dealer contracts for Buell ... I sold it in 2014 for 9k....Amazing Machines and wish now I had kept it
I loved this!!! Thank you for putting it together!!
Outstanding summary of Erik Buell and his endeavors his story was so intriguing that I had to at least try one of his bikes and now own an XB9r Firebolt which really is a hoot to ride the 1190rx was just an Abs option away from being an outstanding bike and could match the mighty Ducati Panigale 1199 on track days. But then the 1299 arrived as did the bankruptcy lawyers. Anyways thanks for making this video and God Bless Erik Buell ✌️
Another great video. I had heard of Buell on occasion and remember my Harley Davidson MSF instructor had mentioned they used to Buells as their instruction bike until the Street 500 came out. Cool to see a race bike built in America, not out of some sort of jingoistic pride but because it is different.
Yammie Noob One wordy bastard to another. Part of the reason I love the channel.
Jake Edwards same here. Verbose Motherlovers Unite!
I have a street 500 great starter bike
Jake Edwards
Why would being happy that your own countrymen -- from your own schools; your own neighborhoods; your own factories -- can compete on the world's stage be considered "jingoistic"?? There's nothing wrong with loving and taking pride in your country and your people's accomplishments. Loving yourself is great; It's *ONLY* when you start to hate "the others" that it becomes a problem.
Loved watching this, I recently picked up a Buell and absolutely love it.
The 2009 buell xb12ss is the bike of all bikes. From the day it came out untill for ever, it will be my favorite bike. Erik knows his craft and the big guys know it.
I absolutely love these kinds of videos you make, hope to see more in the future!!
Make one based on the KZ bikes
Yammie Noob Saw the carbon EBR last year at phillip island. Was a thing of beauty. He got it for 60k, 25k off due to the sell off.
Lieutenant _Lu
It's the future!!
@@yammienoob and god.!! Your English is fucking awsm now.!!!
Damn who was cutting the onions when the guy was talking about how his canceled is company!
Wouldn't you be a little upset if your cancel got companied?
Guy makes sportsbikes and offered it to a company who makes tractors, They said no.
He then makes his own company, Then hands it over to TractorCo.
TractorCo only knows how to make tractors, company gets dissolved.
He starts all over and is overvalued and mostly bought out, He blows all of the money and fails to justify the high valuation and it's all lost again.
No sympathy here.
So Tom I'm sure you have lots of experience negotiating business deals for multimillion dollar companies. Tell us all what large company have you saved from bankruptcy lately . You have zero idea what your talking about you simpleton I'd be shocked if you went to college and even more shocked if you degree was in anything but gender studies.
I realize this vid is 6 years old, but you left out the iconic tube framed buells of 95-02.
Yammy I love this type of video please do more!
I love your videos man. Keep it up plsss
Back to good vids i see. Keep it up!
My roommate is from Wisconsin and said that he was his neighbor , and that he was crazy about motorcycles,
Erik made many innovations, some of which we see on modern bikes today. One example is the underslung muffler. Once upon a time, only Buells had these; now, many modern motorcycles do. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
Thanks for finally doing a vid about buell!!
Awesome video man as always, keep it up sir.
I meet Erik in NJ at Liberty Harley for a dealer pig roast/open house. He was there with his band ‘Erik Buell and the Thunderbolts’, I’m serious, he loves playing guitar. None of the Harley guys there knew who he was. We sat, had lunch and talked bikes.
I LOVED my Buell 1203 X1 & currently looking for it's replacement.
Love the history segment! Great work! It goes great with my morning coffee :)
Love this! Great video!
Great Video! I have a Buell XB series and I wish Mr. Buell was still in business. I would like to buy another bike from a company that's American and I'm just not old enough or have the desire to buy a cruiser.
Big fan of Erik ( great guy), had the pleasure of meeting him in person at the EBR plant in Wisconsin. He even gave me a tour. I like the XB1200ss so much I purchased a low millage one for garage jewelry. In my opinion the best looking bike on the road ( or not on the road). I hope he is able to get the business side of things together, when you consider the only bike to match the 1190RS was the Ducati Panigale that is incredible accomplishment for such a small company. Erik Buell making America proud!
I had a xb-13 firebolt and it is still one of my favorite bikes. His story is so sad because you always see what could have been. But then some bullshit always gets thrown his way.
I learned to ride on a Buell blast, while it felt like I was riding a brick. It did in still the basics of riding, & everyone has to start somewhere.
Nicely put together!
grate video, grate research! good for you man!
that's what you are best in. keep it up man!
thank you for this video, I love learning new stuff! I probably wouldn't have known who Eric Buell was if it wasn't for this.
yes i thought eric buell was some cat... until i learnt about the person today!
This video was fantastic! I've been scouring the internet for something like this ever since I first learned about Erik Buell and his amazing motorcycles. So thank you for finally making it a reality.
Just wanted to say Yammie Noob's unrelenting humour even when it comes to serious subjects has helped me a lot. Having recently been in a motorcycle accident and having operations, being able too still laugh has kept me going. So Thank You, Yammie.
ive owned my buell xb12s since last year and the things an absolute hooligan machine, sounds fantastic and is full of torque which makes it easy for wheelies.
Great documentary. Excellent narrative skills. Entertaining comments and great analysis. Long enough to cover everything and thankfully short enough to be captivating and not filled with useless bullshit. You deserve a to be under the spotlights.
I've got a '08 Buell Lightning. That bike is fun to ride. I've had several fully-faired bikes including the first-year GSXR750 which is air-cooled with 18" wheels, but this bike has been on my radar and I found a deal on a shop bike that I couldn't refuse -- under 1k miles, I paid $5k. It's been fun fun fun ever since.
wow you own a classic air oil cooled 1986 gsxr 750??? i ride a bandit 1200 based on that kitty engine!
rode bandits. fun bikes!
nice vid .. can't wait to see what you do next
Well delivered content - good video mate.
Yammie, great video. You master this format.
I've had many different motorcycle and of all of them non as fun as a Buell. Erik is a mad genius and as so is rarely appreciated.
keep making your great vids. love how you add a bit of humor into everything. and don't listen to those haters out there
love the futurama quote keep up these great vids yamms