Silverrider
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Cooter
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"10 new models by 2024"!?!
Wow. My heart says "YEEEEEHHHAAAWWWWWW"
My brain says "Cool yer jets sonny, we've been here before"
Either way it is VERY exciting news:angel:
Wow. My heart says "YEEEEEHHHAAAWWWWWW"
My brain says "Cool yer jets sonny, we've been here before"
Either way it is VERY exciting news:angel:
BuellyBagger
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For once I agree with cooter lol. Hope they can do it! Might be cool to see that "super tourer" go up against the pan America, go from zero american adventure tourers for sale to two wtf?!
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mriulvr
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I am curious to what extent these new "Buell" models will follow and build on Erik's work and where the funding is coming from. Will they really be "Buells" or just use the name? Does Melvin have financial backers or is this strictly a LAP venture? Building it up with the view of selling it later or in for the long haul? Yep, I admit that I am a little skeptical. Been on this ride before but hoping for a different outcome. Would love for Erik to be part of this, without Erik I just have a hard time calling them a Buell.
Cooter
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Like Norton?
or MV Agusta?
or Triumph?
or Indian?
Ya, I know he's the spark that kept Buell lit for so long but it's just a brand name now, and Erik feels exactly the same way about it.
or MV Agusta?
or Triumph?
or Indian?
Ya, I know he's the spark that kept Buell lit for so long but it's just a brand name now, and Erik feels exactly the same way about it.
Barrett
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is this outfit planning on peddling the marque as store-front "boutique" bikes? because no existing legit north american dealership would ever touch these again. and a start-up, other than BMW or H-D, quickly becoming a thing-of-the-past. BMW and H-D now merely trading existing fallen franchises.
BuellyBagger
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I wondered about this too. Kind of assumed they'd be almost "made to order" with very limited sales locations, maybe they can talk some powersports stores in to taking up the brand. The buzz ive heard at the dealer in omaha that briefly carried ebr is that they think buell coming back is cool and all, but they aren't jumping to get ahold of any. Im sure it took them plenty long to get rid of the few ebrs they stocked
mriulvr
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Good point Cooter. Change happens. How many of those brands were bought and run by a company like LAP and the lack of experience in the business and engineering that made us fall in love with our Buells? Feel bad that Erik has lost control of the use of his name and the ways it is being used.
I question the artist choice for the design of the tourer model. The teaser photo on the website shows that big box on the front. I assumed it was a place holder until I googled the name and found his designs.
https://jruiter.com/work/
His stand alone stuff is cool, but I don't think boxy goes well with the Buell frame.
Thoughts?
https://jruiter.com/work/
His stand alone stuff is cool, but I don't think boxy goes well with the Buell frame.
Thoughts?
