Buell Factory Liquidation Sale starts 1/28/10

[Rincewind]

Looking to start-up a motorcycle company, or horde a bunch of Buell tooling?  Need some PC's for your office, or testing equipment for your shop?  

EVERYTHING MUST GO!!

Press release for viewing

[falconati]

Just bought Erik's handkerchief

[Gary B.]

May have to check that out.

[veefer800canuck]

They have 4 non-Buell motorcycles listed:

Quantity   VIN   Year   Model   Miles
1   VBKGSL407WM721906   1998   KTM, Dakar   1862
1   VBKVD940X8M948420   2008   KTM, SuperDuke   842
1   WB10418A5XZC65543   1999   BMW1100RT   9267
1   SMT500PK67J283619   2007   Triumph, Speed Triple 5028

I would GUESS they were research drones that Buell bought, rode, dismantled and reassembled to aid in their own product development.

[Brad1445]

Bad Ju Ju

That stuff is cursed with the Pod's spell.

[Gary B.]

They have 4 non-Buell motorcycles listed:

Quantity   VIN   Year   Model   Miles
1   VBKGSL407WM721906   1998   KTM, Dakar   1862
1   VBKVD940X8M948420   2008   KTM, SuperDuke   842
1   WB10418A5XZC65543   1999   BMW1100RT   9267
1   SMT500PK67J283619   2007   Triumph, Speed Triple 5028

I would GUESS they were research drones that Buell bought, rode, dismantled and reassembled to aid in their own product development.

At one time a few years ago, Buell had a fleet of 450cc dirt bikes, as they were toying with the idea of entering that field.

[bomber]

They have 4 non-Buell motorcycles listed:

Quantity   VIN   Year   Model   Miles
1   VBKGSL407WM721906   1998   KTM, Dakar   1862
1   VBKVD940X8M948420   2008   KTM, SuperDuke   842
1   WB10418A5XZC65543   1999   BMW1100RT   9267
1   SMT500PK67J283619   2007   Triumph, Speed Triple 5028

I would GUESS they were research drones that Buell bought, rode, dismantled and reassembled to aid in their own product development.

Word has it that they ARE research tools, but weere not disassembled beyond what normal maintenance would require.

[chornbe]

Bad Ju Ju

That stuff is cursed with the Pod's spell.

1   SMT500PK67J283619   2007   Triumph, Speed Triple 5028

Then curse away. Hmm... I wonder if I can make that happen.

[scramblerracer123]

The S3 has a funky seat



The RT1100 has been down



The Super Duke looks good



The other KTM looks ok

[Rincewind]

The S3 has a funky seat

That's cause it has a Triumph file organizer on top for all the papers and manual.  

[Gary B.]

Ooooh the Dakar!! And only blocks from my house...

[whodom]

Somebody got a shot in before they cleared out:



 

[Squidbuzz]

I didn't catch that one.  Cool.

[naustin]

First buell disowned the Blast, then HD disowned Buell.  Ah, the irony.

That's what you get for killing your highest volume (albeit lowest cost) model by basically saying anyone who ever bought one was an idiot and the jokes on them - and this in a video of yourself symbolically destroying one in a goddamn car crusher.

As a former kook-aid junkie, its nice to come out of the fog. Still, I should feel bad, or at least sad, about the annihilation of Buell, but strangely, I don't.  At all.  Weird, huh?

Oh well.

Man, I hope I can still get a coil for the old Blast......  

I didn't see any actual bike parts on the auction block though....

[veefer800canuck]

Funny that HD would not absorb some of this equipment if there was a need?


Seems like they should put out a corporate wide internal email that if anyone in an HD department somewhere has a business need for an item already in the Buell inventory that they could procure that item through a material transfer request type of thing.

I mean, why buy a new widget when you have two dozen perfectly serviceable widgets sitting collecting dust?


But I guess it's just me, I hate seeing anything perfectly good not being utilized to it's potential.

[Brad1445]

First buell disowned the Blast, then HD disowned Buell.  Ah, the irony.

That's what you get for killing your highest volume (albeit lowest cost) model by basically saying anyone who ever bought one was an idiot and the jokes on them - and this in a video of yourself symbolically destroying one in a goddamn car crusher.

As a former kook-aid junkie, its nice to come out of the fog. Still, I should feel bad, or at least sad, about the annihilation of Buell, but strangely, I don't.  At all.  Weird, huh?

Oh well.

Man, I hope I can still get a coil for the old Blast......  

I didn't see any actual bike parts on the auction block though....

Sad here, but koolaid lost its power in the 1125 series.

The last three years were like watching an alcoholic you could not help and they refused step #1, admit you have a problem.

[Brad1445]

Funny that HD would not absorb some of this equipment if there was a need?


Seems like they should put out a corporate wide internal email that if anyone in an HD department somewhere has a business need for an item already in the Buell inventory that they could procure that item through a material transfer request type of thing.

I mean, why buy a new widget when you have two dozen perfectly serviceable widgets sitting collecting dust?


But I guess it's just me, I hate seeing anything perfectly good not being utilized to it's potential.

Bad Ju ju I'm telling you....


No way, I know that i'm a germ-a-phobe, but I don't know if purell washes stupid off, or evil.  

[veefer800canuck]

Meh, it's just hardware.

Do you think the CNC machine cares whether it's machining Buell parts or Sportster parts?


Sad to see Buell go, but at this point, it's a done deal, and for HD, it's only dollars and cents at this point.

[bomber]

Funny that HD would not absorb some of this equipment if there was a need?


Seems like they should put out a corporate wide internal email that if anyone in an HD department somewhere has a business need for an item already in the Buell inventory that they could procure that item through a material transfer request type of thing.

I mean, why buy a new widget when you have two dozen perfectly serviceable widgets sitting collecting dust?


But I guess it's just me, I hate seeing anything perfectly good not being utilized to it's potential.

HD is already talking about cutting it's production capabilities, so I'd be surprised if they were going to need anything for a while -- and it could be a long while, at that.

[naustin]

 -- and it could be a long while, at that.

The way their demographic keeps dying off, it might be forever.

[Squidbuzz]

HD is not just talking about shrinking production, they will be.  The Capitol engine plant is going away.  That has already been announced.

[Gary B.]

HD is not just talking about shrinking production, they will be.  The Capitol engine plant is going away.  That has already been announced.

I talked to a guy last night who has done work for Harley. He said the Capitol Drive facility is all but empty.