Look what i saw this weekend

[mxvet57]

The 1190RS in person.

I was at the MSTA Twistar rally in Spring Green WI. this weekend and they were driving back to East Troy after doing some testing and saw all the bikes in the lot and stopped to see what it was about.

Unloaded it and let us drool over it.

[miles]

I am still not in favor of the exhaust.

[Croak]

But it's so cute.  

[Mac]

It looks so tiny, like the wet weight is 200lbs.

[OrangeSVS]

I am still not in favor of the exhaust.

Let's not let the marketers design this thing... smaller is lighter is faster.

Look at the subframe. It looks like it's made of toothpicks.

Neat looking is fine, but let a racebike be light... and let the form follow the function. Fashion will catch up to passion eventually.

I dig the weird brakelight and tail portion. The first thought is, "Why the heck would they design it like that." And the second thought is, "Because there ain't no extra unnecessary space back there for hanging stupid shit like reflectors, so they slap them on in the easiest place possible and move on to the stuff that matters."

Cool.    

[Ulynut]

"Let's not let the marketers design this thing... smaller is lighter is faster.

Look at the subframe. It looks like it's made of toothpicks.

Neat looking is fine, but let a racebike be light... and let the form follow the function. Fashion will catch up to passion eventually.

I dig the weird brakelight and tail portion. The first thought is, "Why the heck would they design it like that." And the second thought is, "Because there ain't no extra unnecessary space back there for hanging stupid shit like reflectors, so they slap them on in the easiest place possible and move on to the stuff that matters."

Cool.  "


Amen to that, brutha. I'll bet that tail light unplugs real easy for a trackday as well.


What an awesome story.

[crashtech]

Looks cool......HATE the exhaust....WTF are these people thinking?...Got Kawasaki grips and switches.....That finish on the tank cover is hideous.....Block sand and start over..Hope the rest of bike does not look like that....Hope they do well but I bet its EXPENSIVE!!

[Prozac]

I don't know if I could pretzel up enough to fit on that.  Looks like fun, though.

[falconati]

Think they'd trade me, even-up?

[mxvet57]

Think they'd trade me, even-up?

The MV and another $30 grand.

[Castaway]

Looks sweet! The exhaust doesn't bother me ... though I wonder about the large collector (?) under the motor. It's large, and seems so close to the rear tire. I'm surprised it doesn't negatively affect the tire when good and hot.

[greywolf]

I'm glad to see Erik moving forward ,  it looks to be a lot of fun

[OmegaSix]

Standing in front of you is living proof that Americans can design and build world class sport bikes.
Your reactions indicate that if the price were right, you'd snatch them up like hot cakes.
EBR can compete on the open world market.
Further invalidated Harley Davidson and their stupid decision making process.
Jackasses gave away their own future.

At this point in my life - you couldn't give me an HD - I'd piss on it, and drop it off, urine soaked to a nearby dealer (if I could find one - they all seem to have gone away lately...)

C'mon Erik - make it stick this time - give me a bike I can afford!!!!!

[forester]

Needs a 4 banger.  

[jfurf]

For some reason it to me it kinda resembles one of those pro stock drag bikes. I think it's the shape of the fairing maybe.  

[MadOzodi]

IIRC, when someone asked about the exhaust, the whole emissions schpeel was the reason given for its ugliness.  

Hell, I'd just end up taking it off and have Keda-Design throw one on there for me.

[jfurf]

C'mon Erik - make it stick this time - give me a bike I can afford!!!!!

Erik spent the past 10 years trying to get us to buy his affordable bikes.

[Giaka]

That finish on the tank cover is hideous.....Block sand and start over..Hope the rest of bike does not look like that....

Go lay some paint over a lightweight carbon-fiber body and keep the paint under 15 oz and get back to me. Thats the carbon weave you see under the paint.

[JSharp]

I dig the weird brakelight and tail portion. The first thought is, "Why the heck would they design it like that." And the second thought is, "Because there ain't no extra unnecessary space back there for hanging stupid shit like reflectors, so they slap them on in the easiest place possible and move on to the stuff that matters."

The assorted safety specs mean the fender needs to cover the rear tire. Even if there is no bike back there.

I see fender eliminators being a dealer installed option on roughly 100% of these bikes...

[three west]

Go lay some paint over a lightweight carbon-fiber body and keep the paint under 15 oz and get back to me. Thats the carbon weave you see under the paint.

ahh, yea beat me to it

[crewwolfy]

I like how they saw the group of bikes and pulled over, out of curiosity.  Sounds like a cool bunch of guys.

[dorklord]

Go lay some paint over a lightweight carbon-fiber body and keep the paint under 15 oz and get back to me. Thats the carbon weave you see under the paint.

I think its all just clear-coat...

[Testcase]

Erik spent the past 10 years trying to get us to buy his affordable bikes.

And many of his 'dealers' spent that same amount of time trying not to sell them.   Don't look at me. I bought mine after he was shown the door!  

[K2D2]

I have a question.  Why such a shitty trailer?  

[Jet Jock]

And many of his 'dealers' spent that same amount of time trying not to sell them.   Don't look at me. I bought mine after he was shown the door!  

I never met a Hardly dealer actually pushing Buells. That any were sold at all is nearly a miracle. If anything, it got worse treatment from the dealers and would-be customers than the V-Rod, another Hardly orphan.

And of course, the V-Rod and the Buell were the only things in the HD inventory that even vaguely interested me.

[Jet Jock]

First photo . . . I hope that's not the trailer they're using to haul it around in  

[mxvet57]

First photo . . . I hope that's not the trailer they're using to haul it around in  

Yes it was.    I should of got a shot of the minivan pulling it.

[Croak]

First photo . . . I hope that's not the trailer they're using to haul it around in  

Camouflage.  They park that at a hotel while on the road, it's not going to draw much interest, no one would suspect the one of a kind six-figure prototype inside.

[crashtech]

Go lay some paint over a lightweight carbon-fiber body and keep the paint under 15 oz and get back to me. Thats the carbon weave you see under the paint.

WOW.....Im glad we have you to point that out..lOL....I might have painted several.....THAT is a poor finish in anyone's book. They should have left it alone and just cleared it. Looks like poor carbon to me. Good quality carbon is smooth. Other shots of the sides dont look that bad...

15oz huh.....You obviously dont know much about paint sir so I will leave it at that.....

You obviously know how the GP and WSBK guys paint a quality finish on there bikes..please tell...My 27 years experience wants to know..

[RedCBRRider]

I have a question.  Why such a shitty trailer?  

I was there and saw it also.  The EBR hauler was in use at Miller Motorsports Park.

[Giaka]

You obviously know how the GP and WSBK guys paint a quality finish on there bikes..please tell...My 27 years experience wants to know..

No freaking idea how the GP and WSBK guys do it but I have applied a shit ton of paint on high performance aircraft, some of which had carbon fiber parts and it looked just like that.  Oh and  

[Castaway]

Looks like a topic for EOE.  

[dorklord]

WOW.....Im glad we have you to point that out..lOL....I might have painted several.....THAT is a poor finish in anyone's book. They should have left it alone and just cleared it. Looks like poor carbon to me. Good quality carbon is smooth. Other shots of the sides dont look that bad...

15oz huh.....You obviously dont know much about paint sir so I will leave it at that.....

You obviously know how the GP and WSBK guys paint a quality finish on there bikes..please tell...My 27 years experience wants to know..

I think it IS clear, and the clear coat looks pretty dang smooth in the pics to me. I think on the top of the tank, you're just seeing distortions of the reflections from the pattern of the weave under the clear...

[Rogue]

Looks fast standing still.  Looks like a featherweight too!  They need to add more aluminum/magnesium/CF parts to bling it up some more.  Maybe use Titanium for the exhaust.  I'd buy one if I had the $$.  For now I'll have to settle for its cousin.

[Bueller]

The bike is just pure hot.  Not a fan of the exhaust either, but you can sacrifice a couple of ponies and pull it off.  That'd do me.

[boogeyman]

I didn't even notice the exhaust, had to go back and see what the heck the problem supposedly was.   Looks like side mounted exhaust to me.  Sweet looking bike!

[Squidbuzz]

The exhaust is both under and side.  I don't see a problem with it.

[Bueller]

I like the underslung.  Neat an tucked away without risk of damage or burning you in a fall.  I'd sacrifice the 2HP to take off the extension assuming I could ever afford to get one.

I dropped my bike on new tyres a couple of weeks ago. It was a RH drop.  The bike was ridable - even though I was off to hospital and can't ride for a few more weeks.  The exhaust and swingarm would have gone on an RS.

[Brad1445]

Erik spent the past 10 years trying to get us to buy his affordable bikes.

Really?

Maybe 7 of the ten, I bought 5 XB's before he quit trying at all

The lightning and Ulysses did fine, it was the back up stock of the Pod bikes that caused a Buell log Jam even while in a down market some manufactures were selling more units.

If the 2008 1125 looked more like this bike, then Buell would have not been retired. But back then  2008 they were defending the Frankin-Bike and making fun of bikes that looked like this; attractive;  saleable; normal.

This one took $5,000 rebates, so looks do matter.

[falconati]

You need a hobby, like motorcycles or something.