EBR 1190 Typhoon

[Schneegz]

From Hell for Leather Magazine:

The bike you see here is not an official product of Erik Buell Racing, but instead a concept created by the largest Buell race team in the world. Based on one of their EBR 1190RR-B racebikes, Pegasus Race Team wanted to explore what a naked version of the 185rwhp v-twin superbike could look and function like. Think of this as America’s Tuono, via Germany. The EBR 1190 Typhon is exclusive to Hell For Leather.

[falconati]

pretty good looking

[Schneegz]

More pics of the Typhoon:

Winning the European Sound of Thunder championship with an EBR 1190RR-B, Germany’s Pegasus Race Team has more experience with that bike than anyone else in the world. That experience led them to link up with Gruner Engineering to explore what something in the vein of a Firebolt or CR based on the 1190 could look and work like. Erik Buell assisted in the Typhon’s development, but this is not an EBR product.

The EBR 1190RR that the Typhon is based on is Erik Buell Racing’s flagship superbike racer. Derived from the 1125R, this 1190cc v-twin puts out 185hp at the rear wheel and 93lb/ft of torque. It’s incredibly light too, weighing just 163kg/360lbs (dry). Watching Pegasus win the last Sound of Thunder race of the 2010 season at Oschersleben, their 1190RR would initially lose ground to bikes like the BMW S1000RR out of the last corner as it struggled to keep its front wheel on the ground, but the EBR had so much power that it would still be passing the BMWs before that straight’s braking zone. Perfect basis for a naked bike then.

Read the rest and see more pics at the link.

[Tyrroneous]

If you build it, they will come.  Please Erik, put an 1190 on the streets!  

[falconati]

Oh man, I bet it sounds like a monster

[Schneegz]

Oh man, I bet it sounds like a monster

A Ducati?  

Kidding aside, Asphalt and Rubber has more pics and info.

“EBR is working intensely right now on getting the new 1190RS Superbike model ready for production, which is consuming all our resources,” explained Erik Buell. “We had been talking with our friends at Pegasus about our plans for a streetfighter model that would follow the 1190RS, and mentioning we could not work on it at this time, Pegasus asked if they could build a concept model to show, so we sent many CAD models over for them and our friends at Gruner to use to speed up the design process. They did a great job in a very short time!”

Like what you see? Let us know in the comments as Pegasus is thinking about making parts kits for XB and 1125R/CR owners.

[whodom]

BTW- it's "Typhon" (Greek god known as "the father of all monsters"), not "Typhoon" (a big ass storm).  

Awesome bike!

[Bueller]

This one is more my type
http://www.cycleworld.com/first_motorcycle_ride/special_features_articles/10q4/buell_fights_back_-_special_feature

[Mastros2]

My Buell-less days may not last that long!  

  Wow!

[Baz]

I was so hoping that BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products) would have hooked up with EBR.  

I do hope Eric can pull this off. About the worst time economically I could think of to start a new product line however, but maybe in a year or so things will turn around, and it will probably take a few years to get something into production I would think.  

[Bueller]

I'm reviewing a book at the moment that covers a lot of Buell history.  He's done it pretty tough through a lot of times.  Started building bikes in '87 with a $30,000 bank loan.  He has a lot of experience in survival.  

[Mastros2]

I'm reviewing a book at the moment that covers a lot of Buell history.  He's done it pretty tough through a lot of times.  Started building bikes in '87 with a $30,000 bank loan.  He has a lot of experience in survival.  

I agree.  Good for him!  I always hoped that he wouldn't sit back and enjoy the (forced) retirement.