now why couldn't buell do this...

[LeFox]

instead of the rotax based 1125r & cr

this 100% us-made supercharged harley vrod engine is putting out 180hp & 136 nm.
and it's a looker!

roehr

 

[FIDOSOL]

F*ck me that's a nice bike, and I almost completely and utterly despise the "rocket" design of most sport bikes...

 

[BuellPartsGuy]

Only problem is, all these V-rod based bikes are tipping the scales at around $80k....

 

[BadS1]

The V-rod powerplant alone makes the bike to expensive.

 

[LeFox]

well, there's a market for it...so if they can produce more, the cost will be less

 

[kajer]

Service: Can I help you?
Rider: Something seems to be wrong, my motor is pouring out smoke...
Service: That's not good. When did the problem start?
Rider: I was on the highway cruising along when I just starting losing power...
Service: Alright lets plug-in to the ECM to see the latest snapshot... oh... You do you highway cruising at 135mph?
Rider: Yea.
Service: It shows here that you had 45lbs of boost at the time...Have you modified anything on your motorcycle?
Rider: No, all stock.

Just a clip of a service conversation had Buell released a factory supercharged motorcycle...

 

[FIDOSOL]

lol, so true, is that paint or an actual text editor? kind of looks like darkroom...

 

[kajer]

its the "Code" feature of PHPbb

blah blah blah

like this... the feature lets you use multiple spaces and it also uses a monospace font. (useful for ascii graphics and diagrams)

 

[sinpieces]

You guys aren't fast when it comes down to scanning the market. Didn't you see the first release of this bike?

 

[LeFox]

yea, but i got some more details now...

market price, u.s. 50k and that's with all top stuff like the akropovic exhaust system, öhlins suspension, etc.

 

[sinpieces]

Hi Foxie....
Details, yeah that's good when it comes down to this bike
I new about the bike and the options, for some while now. I wanted to buy one for awhile. Money is issue big time though!
Well, i guess, looking at the price in dollars and dealers add ons, from $ to € when it's finally made to buy - oh, it's gonna be extremely expensive in €.

For private import.
Getting that bike homologated, i think it could cause problems (where i live anyway!) Also, secondhand value can be rotten. What help could you get with service and if something happens - like child diseases that needs attention.
I would refuse a HD dealer (only) as supplier/mechanic.
Concerning secondhand value. Overhere it's becoming completely absurd. I will seriously consider secondhand value when i buy next bike. Buell and HD is losing market here, so i doubt i would chance at the 1125 platform, even in the future. It has been received bad and i don't think they will out work that fact easy.

For serious super bike, i believe the Ducati Desmo RR will be a wiser choice over Roehr. That is, if looking in a perspective of 5-10 years, counting secondhand value, service prices etc etc. Also, life long warranty, i think service deals was very good also. Not funny to think about that when scanning market, but maybe necessary if the bike is around €60 000 (+). I guess the Roehr would, if imported to EU.