Erik Buell Racing Announces 1190RS

[Schneegz]

From the Kneeslider:

Erik Buell Racing 1190RS Streetbike Semi Official Announcement
by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 9/8/2010




No one will be surprised that Erik Buell is planning a street bike based on the 1190RR, especially after the video back in July. So when EBR wants to put out more information, where does it show up? It appears on a t shirt with the new 1190RS logo on the Rat Pak Records website along with an announcement of a teaser video coming September 14th. They don't show the teaser, they tell you a teaser video is coming, which may or may not show very much. The website also includes this short bit:

The 1190RS will be the new street bike from Erik Buell Racing! The design is currently in the pre-production / testing stage and is not yet available for public sale.

Not much else to read, but follow the link if you're so inclined.  I can't wait to see it!  

UPDATE:  Hell for Leather has a statement from Rat Pack Records, which is marketing the merchandise.

We’ve just received a response from Rat Pak Records stating, “The bike won’t be avail [sic] until next year, but we are selling the merch for it ahead of time. It is the official merch for the bike, we just sell it for Erik as he has no time ship orders all day! Next week there will be some more info posted about the bike!.”

[squeezer]

Go Erik! I'd love to see it happen. And I can't wait to see the size of the pods.

[Brad1445]

I hope this is my dream bike.  The barracuda.
But have they,
 
stopped the stator problems?
clutch weep?
parasitic electrical draws?
yada yada yada go to badweb

Rotax rocks, if they can build a bike around it that don't need dealer visits between service intervals I'm in. The XB's were that good, the 1125 series is still full of unhappy customers sometimes waiting 3 months for parts.

Message to Buell = There is demand, don't F'up this time, get it right, don't rush or overlook flaws and the customers will come.

[falconati]

$10 says Brad will never buy one of these.  Any takers?    

[mugwump58]

Let's go back to the pod thing... Could be interesting. 6 days right?

[garry]

I suspect it will be quite rough around the edges, kind of like prototypes for public sale. If not, it will be very expensive.

[desert_rider]

Good for Erik!  Hope he can come back and kick some ass.  

[Roadscum]

Where will it be sold and serviced???  

[Rincewind]

Where will it be sold and serviced???  

Exactly.

[Mastros2]

Where will it be sold and serviced???  

Maybe in the Ducati/BMW/Triumph shops.  I'm interested!

[whodom]

But have they,
 
stopped the stator problems?
clutch weep?
parasitic electrical draws?
yada yada yada go to badweb

Rotax rocks, if they can build a bike around it that don't need dealer visits between service intervals I'm in. The XB's were that good, the 1125 series is still full of unhappy customers sometimes waiting 3 months for parts.

Message to Buell = There is demand, don't F'up this time, get it right, don't rush or overlook flaws and the customers will come.

Well, the stator problems and clutch weep can be laid directly in Rotax's lap, so I'm not so sure they rock after all.  Hopefully ROTAX will get it right the second time around.

[ninegear]

$10 says Brad will never buy one of these.  Any takers?    

i'm in.

i never could get why brad was always all like "o noo it has pods!!! i feel so betrayed!!!" didnt he like buell before the 1125r?

[Brad1445]

 i'm in.

i never could get why brad was always all like "o noo it has pods!!! i feel so betrayed!!!" didnt he like buell before the 1125r?

Yes I have owned five of them, loved them all, and my dealer loves me, lol. They saved the first 1125 for me with no deposit,  but I do have the ability to recognize a train wreck ie 1125 series.  The pods are more than just an award design its an outward statement that things were rushed and done on he cheep.  Time has proven me right.


I love v-twins, and I love the idea of "made in the the USA"

[Brad1445]

Well, the stator problems and clutch weep can be laid directly in Rotax's lap, so I'm not so sure they rock after all.  Hopefully ROTAX will get it right the second time around.

Rotax could be argued  makes the best engines in the world. They did  build the engine, Buell engineered it.  Buell set the time table.  It was the 25th anniversary and they were going to release the bike no matter what.  Thats why you have five year old parts mixed in with new parts.

[whodom]

Rotax could be argued  makes the best engines in the world. They did  build the engine, Buell engineered it.  Buell set the time table.  It was the 25th anniversary and they were going to release the bike no matter what.  Thats why you have five year old parts mixed in with new parts.

Rotax does make very good engines.  Buell did not "engineer" the engine; they set the basic dimensional and performance parameters for it and Rotax engineered it.  

At any rate, let's hope the 1190 is flawless.

[Schneegz]

Rotax could be argued  makes the best engines in the world. They did  build the engine, Buell engineered it.  Buell set the time table.  It was the 25th anniversary and they were going to release the bike no matter what.  Thats why you have five year old parts mixed in with new parts.

The reason "you have five year old parts mixed in with new parts" is that Harley refused to fund the project, so Buell - using their own very limited funds - had to cut costs wherever they could.  That also probably explains the obvious lack of development when the bike was released.  Time is money, and development time doubly so.  As for the engineering of the engine, whodom is right that it was mostly done by Rotax.

[JReazor]

Where will it be sold and serviced???  

Ya gotta start somewhere. Hopefully they'll end up in multi-line dealerships where the should have been all along.

[Rincewind]

As Asphalt and Rubber says, "Before you Buell fans start getting all in a tizzy, we have to break the news that the hype being generated about the EBR 1190RS is more about raising money for Erik Buell Racing, than announcing an upcoming motorcycle."

So... buy a lot of t-shirts if you want to see this bike!    Buell doesn't have the money to make this happen.

[2DFlyer]

Maybe in the Ducati/BMW/Triumph shops.  I'm interested!

'cept round here Ray Price HD is the Triumph dealer...

[Rincewind]

First official teaser vid