You may recall this two month-old image, immortalizing Buell rider Danny Eslick's clinching of the AMA Daytona Sportbike championship on an 1125R. Based on today's official statement from Harley-Davidson, Erik Buell appears to be hoping to create more triumphant moments by leaving the company to establish Erik Buell Racing, an "independent motorcycle race shop."
Offering race-only parts, competition-ready 1125R bikes, and technical support, Buell says "I'm looking forward to helping Buell racers keep their bikes flying," and that "We've got some exciting race development projects in the works and it will mean a lot to me personally to see Buell racers competing for wins and championships in the 2010 season and beyond." His new venture's website can be found at www.erikbuellracing.com.
As happy as I am for Erik Buell's racing endeavors, it would have been interesting to see how far he could take his street-legal motorcycle engineering and manufacturing. On the other hand, if Buells end up winning on Sunday, maybe there's a way they can sell on Monday... after all, anything is possible now that Erik Buell is now freed from his corporate responsibilities, right?
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Photo © Buell; click to enlarge
He hasn’t been “freed” the 1125r is still under license from HD.
That should make the Daytona Morons Group happy…they’re pet tractor is still available.
Pretty soon it’ll be Buell vintage class – oh wait – it already is.