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WickedSix
03-25-2010, 02:38 PM
For those of you with interest the article below indicates the May issue of Cycle World has all the Info from the last days of Buell including a ride of the bike that many others and myself had a hand in designing and were very enthusiastic about seeing go into production.... hopefully Erik can bring it to life through the race shop. The writer of the article is Steve Anderson a platform director while I was there. I am very much looking forward to picking up this issue and seeing our bike, code named Barracuda II, for one last time

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/03/23/the-demise-of-the-buell-motorcycle-company/

http://thekneeslider.com/images/cycle-world-5-2010.jpg

SSScottSS
03-26-2010, 02:25 PM
It looks like this is the same bike referred to?

http://thekneeslider.com/images/2009/11/newbuell.jpg

It would have been a giant step in the right direction for Buell

70 cutlass 442
03-27-2010, 12:14 PM
Harley sucks.

But as long as there are trailer parks, people will find ways to buy them

Russ Jerome
03-27-2010, 08:42 PM
" Harley spent tens of millions to crush the B-2 instead of selling of its rights"

I like the new "golf playing HD CEO", thats gonna look good on the Harley grave stone.
Still like to own a Roadglide but if they went belly up this year I would laugh out loud, dumbass'

SSDude
03-28-2010, 03:07 PM
For those of you with interest the article below indicates the May issue of Cycle World has all the Info from the last days of Buell including a ride of the bike that many others and myself had a hand in designing and were very enthusiastic about seeing go into production.... hopefully Erik can bring it to life through the race shop. The writer of the article is Steve Anderson a platform director while I was there. I am very much looking forward to picking up this issue and seeing our bike, code named Barracuda II, for one last time

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/03/23/the-demise-of-the-buell-motorcycle-company/

http://thekneeslider.com/images/cycle-world-5-2010.jpg

Is the actual article available yet without buying the digital subscription? Small world Steve Anderson used to work at my company before he went to Buell.

GTSLOW
03-28-2010, 11:08 PM
Harley sucks.

But as long as there are trailer parks, people will find ways to buy them

idiot

-stew-
03-29-2010, 08:03 AM
Harley sucks.

But as long as there are trailer parks, people will find ways to buy them


I don't even like HD and I'm calling that stupid.

WickedSix
03-29-2010, 12:16 PM
It looks like this is the same bike referred to?

http://thekneeslider.com/images/2009/11/newbuell.jpg

It would have been a giant step in the right direction for Buell

Yes, did you take that picture somewhere around town? The prototype saw local road use

WickedSix
03-29-2010, 12:18 PM
Is the actual article available yet without buying the digital subscription? Small world Steve Anderson used to work at my company before he went to Buell.

Should be out in April if you don't do the digital subsription. There were two Steve Anderson's at Buell...one was a Director and the other was Quality.... confused the hell outta me when i first started there lol

SSScottSS
03-31-2010, 11:48 PM
Yes, did you take that picture somewhere around town? The prototype saw local road use


No, it was just a picture I had seen on the net