Erik Buell Racing 1190 Typhon: a naked 1190RR

[WALLSXB]

WTF!!! That is Fugly ! I hope that was built for a movie or something .[down]

 

[amerikaner]

here are some more picture's of this prototype which is almost on the way to be streetlegal!!!

http://www.1000ps.at/motorrad-bildergalerie-Typhon_1190-5483
http://www.xborgforum.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25031&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

 

[thunderstormgrowl]

Thanks amerikaner those pics on the second link are awesome!

 

[Dogge]

The typhoon is probably the ony bike that could tur me away from my XB.

The batman bike and the typhoon share the same builder. Pegasus race team.

 

[outlawtigger]

I want one of these made by buell, tootsweet.
right away, damn, comfort handling and motor,....

 

[lakota94]

Origin
Born of Mother Earth Gaia and Tartarus, he commands the fierce destructive winds of the world, which he used on land to destroy crops and in water to sink ships and drown sailors.



Description
Typhon was the largest and most grotesque of all creatures that have ever lived. He was so tall that he towered over the highest mountains, and his head often brushed the stars. He was of human form down to his thighs, but he had huge snake coils instead of legs. When the coils were drawn out, they reached all the way to his head and let out a loud hissing.

A hundred dragons’ heads sprung from his shoulders and his body was covered with feathers. His body was winged: scruffy hair streamed on the wind from his head and cheeks; and fire flashed from his eyes.

He made sounds of a bull, lion, and dog, and has even been said to have made hissing sounds like a snake.

Story
After the defeat of the Giants against the Olympian gods, Gaia brought forth Typhon, a super-Giant. He was larger and stronger that any of Earth's other children.

One time Typhon challenged the heavens and the gods were so frightened by Typhon's features that they fled to Egypt and disguised themselves among the wild. Only Athena stood her ground and accused the Great Zeus of cowardice.

Zeus had to defend Mount Olympus so he threw bolts of lightning at Typhon. Typhon fought back with force and cut off several of Zeus' muscles from his hands and feet, leaving him helpless.

Typhon had his sister, Delphyne, guard the muscles in a cave, but Hermes and Pan tricked her and the muscles were returned to Zeus. Zeus became even more distraught and threw more thunderbolts at Typhon. Typhon fled around the world and in Sicily Zeus threw Mount Etna on top of him, which crushed Typhon. It is said to this day that the flames and steam that rise from the volcano are from Typhon.

Typhon fathered a foul brood of other monsters on Echidna from pieces of his body torn by Zeus' stricking thunderbolts: the Chimaera, the Nemean Lion, Orthus (two-headed dog) and Cerberus, the Hydra of Lerne, Ladon (a sleepless dragon that guards the golden apples of the Hesperides garden), the Sphinx, Prometheus' eagle, and Phaea, the Crommyonian sow.

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

found more pics here

xborgforum.de/forum 1190 Typhon pics


you may need to translate the page so you can read it there's several ways to do this, easiest is with
windows 7 /internet explorer 8 right click empty space on page, then click translate or translate with bing .

 

[nativeXb12Rbuell]

I forgot to mention it is worth the translate and the read as it says towards the bottom !!!

The complete front will match available for XB models!
It is planned to offer bodyparts (also cooler!) as individual parts for 1125er models in the modular system!
To buy from 2011 at buell-parts.com

where the person that posted this info there is
unknown to me, maybe he has inside info(I hope), but like someone said before Erik says this is not the 1190rs , the 1190RS is not finished & has a ways to go.

 

[upthemaiden]

I can't even find the kickstand, can someone tell me what I'm missing?? haha

 

[50dro]

I'm not sure how I missed this thread but I LOVE this bike!!!! Like the next natural progression for the XB Lightning!

 

[WALLSXB]

50dro------- i was thinking the same thing, it looks like the evolution of the Lightning , modernizing the current design. The more I look at it I wish Erik would announce it was the new 1190RS instead of a race teams project.

 

[upthemaiden]

I can't even find the kickstand, can someone tell me what I'm missing?? haha

Nevermind, you were talking about the yellow bike above, not the typhon on the first page.

 

[jzchev28]

this bike is sweeeeeet!

p.s. what the heck is a "m-unit" ?

 

[GatorBuell]

Anyone want to buy a used xb lightning. I want this bike nay I need this bike.

 

[jsg]

I want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BuellyBagger]

If they can manage to move forward with the 1190RS and the Typhon(which r both friggin awesome bikes) I hope they build something to the tune of a Ulysses with an 1190 in it. Talk About a do all monster of a bike. At least that way when i was ready 4 a new bike there'd actually b some thin better than my old one.

 

[09CRRED1]

am i the only one that hates those 2 headlights? put the cr headlight on it it looks so mean

 

[WALLSXB]

Those 2 headlights are what gives it the Buell identity. That style goes back to 03 with the Lightning models . The CR light looks nice but IMO it lacks identity. It's kinda like a Rolls Royce or BMW grille , those 2 lights give it that Buell stamp. [smirk]

 

[Wolf]

"Typhon" (Greek God etc etc).
Some vids to savour (in English):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z4o4ZWpASk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FoiHME6rvQ&NR=1

 

[dan_nj]

Hurry up eric I want one of these.look real nice parked next to my lighting