ErikBuellRacing Documentary - Making of the EBR 1190
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- EBR 1190 Erik Buell Racing Documentary - This small company is Wisconsin deserves way more credit for what they have done. No one even knows what EBR is let alone the amazing things they have accomplished for the history of american motorcycling.
Who else is excited for the Super Cruiser and Buell's well deserved comeback?
I’ve sacrificed the better part of my career for Erik and his Dream! My family is proud of me for that. It’s not over… I’ve lost a ton, but not my faith in this brand. Don’t say you’re lonely. Everyone knows my Buell is a part of me. Come on, my brothers! Let’s get our stuff back in gear! I’ve got plenty of fight in me! Erik, I’m calling you out! RCW
Can you recommend any videos that get into the 'whys' of the Buell engineering choices and how they stand up to the most modern bikes? Very curious
I can see why people would work really hard for Erik. What a great guy.
Erik is an inspiration for most of the Industry, his attitude and resilience against the odds and big corporation game is greatly appreciated, I grew and had a s1 lightning, it was a revelation how a HD 1200 engine could be just a beast. HD missed it, now still misses it, the sound is gone for a puffpuff alphabet weak experience.
Watching this then hopping on a Buell.... Man that gets into the feelings. Anyone who built these bikes.... I honor and love you. Thank you.
Thank you Erik Buell. I own a Thunderbolt because of you and your story. Respect!
I've been riding Buells since 1999 with a carbon fiber x1, perched 08 1125r and 171,000 miles on it and still running, now have 1190RX with 30,000 thank u Eric for a great bike
Picking up an RX in two days! And wow 171,000? That’s more than most cars these days
@@windmillman thanks love every day riding eather or 1125r but 1190 is a beast
@@windmillman congratulation get a chain for 1200 it eats chains and swing arms
Just purchased a 2004 XB12R Buell Firebolt, we love you Erik!!
Been a fan of Buell for years. Barely made it 2mins into this before becoming heartbroken. His address to camera but then the dumping of the remaining bikes and parts… let’s hope the new bike transforms things for you directly sir 🇳🇿
Many thanks to Erik and his team to have made it possible ! I love my XB9SX and I wish this story will continue.
19:05 you can hear and see how excited Erik gets talking about how well the company is doing and get a small glimpse of just how much passion he has for amazing motorcycles. I want to meet Erik some day.
Full respect to someone who has the vision , intelligence and drive to start their own motorcycle brand , there's not many of you around. Good luck to EBR. Thanks for this !
Major props to EB and everyone involved. Hope they keep growing
I think they are shut down again
Gosh how did I not know about this guy and his passion, the motocycle industry is so large , I’m going to buy me an EBR 1190 Rx no matter what!
I just bought one....it is brilliant !
B.O.S.Down I bought one as well !!! Heads and tails better than my 2013 Zx10r!!👍🤟
@@motosportadv8177 irony is not without a sense of humour I came from Kawasaki team too. The EBR has soul and magic !! I love it so much !
I ride a 2014 EBR 1190sx. My first moto. My first love.
@@Spearo22 nice I did get me an 1190 RX but modified to look like an Sv650 by the previous owner ✌️👍!
Look at his eyes when he saud they were closing his soul left his body he looked in genuine pain
I loved my XB9R, thank you Mr Buell.
I’ve been a fan since the 90s and very few people impress me but this man does! My God he needs to start building motorcycles again! I still have an 09 Ulysses and an 06 Blast.
He is building bikes....
Electric bikes for commuters in cities is in the works now!
Still got my ULY!
He messed up when he sold it to Harley. Eric did not shut Buell down. Harley did.
@@homeontherange733 , he didn't mess up - he couldn't secure enough funding from anyone else. HD basically had him by the balls.
MR. Eric Buells motorcycles and Mr. Eric Buell were and are ahead of their time!
in 2008 i buy one xb9s and in 2021 i have always and it s the very cool bike THANK YOU ERIC. from France
Picking up an 1190RX in two days, long live Buell
I have only very learnt who you are through researching cranks for the m8. Now I Salute you and the entire Buell team. Got a 09 xbss lined up with lo milage and much work that honours the bike rather than something else.
Legendz.
I'm taking my Buell out tomorrow for a ride, thanks Eric!
This makes me highly regret not buying one back in 2007 when I was seriously considering it. I would still buy one now. Maybe I should.
Do it. I’m getting one this Saturday
Your never going to buy more performance for the money than with a Buell / EBR! I have 5, looking for #6 in my stable!
Old buells are a freaking steal because HD won’t work on em but there one of the best bikes to work on yourself if you got basic mechanical skills. There’s groups on fb, vids on TH-cam etc where you learn everything ya need.
@@timtripp4222 hello, I'm a fan of motorcycles, not brands, period. I own several
including different HD and big 4 Jap's, for the longest time i've been having the Buell bug, never done research or which models/years are the best; Would you point me in the right direction since it seems you have a lot of experience with them; Thanks
@@kspocketngroove3973
Ok, kools.
Please describe your bug more...... what's your goal with the purchase?
Travel / Turing? 1 or 2 up?
Track-in it? At what level?
Collector? Investor?
Lots of options from 25 + years of ingenuity & improvement.
Can ya say same from HD?
But that's Political.
I just bought my very first Motorcycle and i feel like i really lucked up by getting a buell... when i first saw the bike i fell in love with it. E. Buell has help me fulfill a childhood dream of owning a motorcycle. I am 36 years old and I currently own an 03 Buell Blast. I love rooting for the underdawg. Vroom Vroom Baby!
we are here to continue the story of real buell motorcycles, no worries our motorcycle will continue to be used on road!!!! I am proud of mine. it is a real pleasure and passion to keep them alive.
Thanks for sharing, was great to watch.
I bought two Buells a few years ago, both theft recoveries, a 2003 XB9R and a 2005 XB12R. Got the 9 running and sold it to fund the rebuild of the 12. Dad was a hard core biker and it devastated him that I rode a GPZ. So now I have a HD powered Buell
hope to see lots of EBR bike in the world ! thanks for your passion Erik
Huge fan of your bikes and innovation/passion for a long time.
I wish everyone could have the opportunity to ride one of his limited edition 1190RS Carbon Edition bikes. I’ve had mine for almost a year and even as an owner of current bleeding edge bikes, I shake my head every time I park it. It is one hell of a hairy motorcycle but in an oh-so-controllable way. You can’t believe how good it is as a basic motorcycle-it has no faults. Obviously, the motor dominates the riding experience but the chassis is on another level to my R1M. It feels like someone shoved a nuclear locomotive engine in a TZ250 and them set it up so perfectly that it doesn’t need electronics... my R1M leaves you with a heart in the mouth feeling when you step the rear end out on a corner exit, but the EBR has twice the midrange and has no drama at all when you end up sliding it in a corner.
Just pure magic, and a bike that even starting it feels like an Event. There are still a few in the crate at much lower pricing than they originally sold for, if you ever wanted an AMA super bike with lights and a horn, this is your only chance-these bikes are so light that Buell had to make a 19lb lead ballast accessory you could bolt to the bike for it to be AMA legal because they are too light....
What a man... Almost makes you wanna buy a buell just to support this man, lol. :D
Thank you Erik for a wonderful machine I ride my XB12 regularly and I still get looks from other riders.
It's just astonishing that Harley is making all the moves they are now. Producing a liquid cooled engine, an ADV bike, trying to innovate on technology again. It's all things that Erik was doing and pushing for them 20 years ago.
and if they are around in 20 years i'll be surprised, too little too late
Hero Blue XB9SX owner here.. most fun bike I’ve owned so far, beautifully engineered, surprisingly well built and easy to maintain. Harley could have opted to sell their ownership stake back to Erik and the company would have continued to thrive under new management, venture capital. Shutting down and gutting Buell “to focus on the core brand” was a totally unnecessary dick move that cost hundreds of jobs and forced Erik into the daunting task of starting from scratch all over again with EBR.
One of the reasons HD spent millions to shutter Buell, was to ensure the company would be completely liquidated. That way Erik and any investors couldn't buy it, nor could a competitor like Polaris.
Always ridden and owned japanese motorcycles. Always loved them from my RGV to GSXR1100, TL1000S (still have these two). My uncle was upgrading his 04 Buell XB12R obviously to another Buell (in fact the 09 XB12R he loves the HD 1200 motor), he coaxed me into taking his 04 Buell xb12r for a test ride. We went for a ride and WOW it was like I was a kid again experiencing something new. The roll on torque, the bike's light weight, the stabilty at speed, the cornering ability and that unmistakable HARLEY DAVIDSON exhaust note (has an adrenline exhaust)is music for the soul. I was an instant fan after that ride and became the proud owner of this 04 Buell xb12r in early 2024.
I had always known of Buell motorcycles and watched documentaries about Buell but until I rode one of his masterpieces that was the moment I understood the man and his passion behind the creation of these motorcycles. Thank you Eric for the passion you have had through your life to create a motorcycling experience that anyone can enjoy. A fan for life...
Eric you are a revolutionary genius love your Buell design thank you sir..
That was rough watching them toss out the rims and bikes in the beginning.
Especially with what they’re worth now in 2023…..
I own a 05' XB9SX converted with Ulysses parts to be a hypermotard. I'm currently on the hunt for a 1125 and a 1190. Erik is the modern day Preston Tucker. These bikes are AMERICA (FH-D). And the new Buell licensed brand is brining a bike that offers that 1190 in a package that should FH-D to you know who. And I'll be looking for a used one of those in the future. Erik, Stay strong, stay diligent, and always innovate!! GOD SPEED!
I sooooo want an EBR 1190. Definitely looking forward to getting one. Love great American products❤❤❤❤
I’m going to buy a buell just because of this guy what a nice person .
Luke, I bought a 2008 1125R and it's great!
Great documentary on Erik Buell and would love to sit down talk and have a beer with the guy. I love his innovations from the old Thunderbolts, XB's and the 1190. I wish I could get my hands on an 1190, that thing is a rocket ship.
Awesome story. Picked up my first Buell last weekend and have been ecstatic about it. I wish good fortune to Mr. Eric Buell and company.
Eric, we were on the same page (in high school), doing the sport bike and harley engines...still have my bike...i still get the looks when riding around...those who like horse power...he has huge cam in that thing...rev it up man...and hell yahhh ...the reaction i always get from people.
thanks for making my dream motorcycle bro...you will live on forever.
eric Buell is from Future and so does his Motorcycles. i went to Harhey Dealership in INDY for Vrod and came out with XB12X Ulyses. truly loved it. too bad the people of our time didnt apprectae it. i'm from Pakistan and been riding lots of japanese in europe
I spent some time with Erik, a great guy
It hurts my heart so fucking badly to see those full Buells and Buell parts literally being thrown out. God damn, I would have paid top scrap price to buy all of them :(
Guys... You can buy this bike NOW. It's called the Buell Hammerhead. A 180 HP American V twin with as much performance DNA as you can put in a commercially available bike. All for less than a used Honda Accord. This is something UNIQUE
Ooau, such great person Erik Buell! I'm going to be your customer.
Love my X1 even though I got problems from the previous owners. Will cost me a lot to get her ready, but gosh I love her!
So interesting video..I remember Buell motorcycles very well.we even bought them here in Sweden very nice bikes. I wish You all the best åt EBR...
I love the bikes, never had a chance to own one, but those are the bikes that really got me into motorcycling. My dad is a Harley guy and I remember seeing one (used) in a dealership when he was getting his Electra glide serviced. The rest is history.
Wow, i knew nothing about buells. After this massive respect. kind of want one now
Os gringos nunca tiveram uma moto esportiva nascida nos EUA ,quando apareceu a XB não foi só mais uma esportiva mas sim uma esportiva de sangue Americano coração HD por isso seu sucesso conquistou rapidamente os olhos dos gringos, deixando para trás velhos conceitos por o que se achava que nunca se encaixaria um motor HD em uma estrutura de moto velocidade de ponta foi feito de forma superior as demais Parabéns Buell
Great story. Eric and his team are awesome.
U can't stop a man who has a passion...kick ass EB.
Good job Erik!
Buell is the best motorcycle I've owned.
What a great story. Awesome content guys 👍
The new bike looks great.
Wow our editor appears twice in the documentary, how incredible that she lived those moments with Erick Buell in the AMA. What a coincidence.
Love my xb9 and Ulysses! It's an honor to have and ride these bikes here. Thank you Mr. Erik!
What an amazing documentary, thanks so much for sharing.
Welcome to America Erik...
Some of the best times I've ever had ripping the twisties and cloverleafing have been on Buell XB 9 and XB 12 R model bikes. Granted those bikes did not have the engines that these new EBR bikes have got where they can rev and compete in the topend speed with the European and Asian Supersport bikes ut my God if they didn't launch and pull like a scalded dog and handle like they were on rails. I have never ridden another production motorcycle that I could come out of a cloverleaf accelerating with it leaned 45 degrees and front end at 10 o'clock; yet feel totally in control. The way that Buell has engineered their chassis and stabilized these machines is nothing short of amazing. If you can perform great on an Eur-Asian machine you will perform like a grand-master on a Buell built machine I promise you.
I never raced GP bikes professionally; however, I have been on bikes since I could balance on 2 wheels and love to go fast and push the limits of man and machine. Haven ridden just about every brand of sport bike in existence from 1986 to present day; IMO for handling Buell has to be the best I have had the pleasure to put to the test. My second favorite bike for twisties and street fighter styled riding would have to be the Triumph 675 Street Triple. Next to the XB-r and XB-S models it was the most flickable and exhilarating ride for canyons, back roads, and cloverleafing.
Opinions vary and everyone has a personal preference but I would challenge them to ride a Buell and then reassess their feelings because there just isn't anything like it anywhere else. Glad to see Eric Buell making consumer bikes again and I am more than anxious to get my chance at an EBR Hammerhead 1190. Even at 50 years of age I can still appreciate a pulse pounding rip through the twisties just as much as I can a leisurely relaxed ride on a touring bike. Congrats to Eric and company you are truly an example of what is meant by living the American Dream.
Much Love for Erik Buell and Buell bike and racing community. In my opinion Harley Davidson should have stayed faithful w the Buell team. I have always loved the bikes he’s designed and built, scince I saw my first lightning back in the 90s at my family’s mechanic shop, well before I was even of age to legally drive . The second bike I fell in love with several years later in my high school years was also a lightning and it was owned by a good friend of mine. An the 3rd Buell I’ve ever personally known and Love ❤️ ❤️is in my garage! 07XB9R Firebolt which Unfortunately I inherited it from my late brother. He rode the balls off of it on the daily for a few years before he suddenly passed in a car accident early one morning. Don’t get it twisted, I absolutely can’t imagine it being anywhere else, but that inherited part really fucking sucks. It’s been sitting in my mothers basement for years and just recently has been brought out and fuel drained and pump removed, I recently repaired the rear pegs. I am currently in the process of fixing the handle bars, blinkers and the fuel pump and trying to get it as clean as the day it left the showroom floor so hopefully one day I will be able to ride it again. An if not then I will ride it again anyways , it’s too badass not too
The man. The myth. The ledgend.
I had just rolled into my local harley dealer in terre haute indiana about noon thirty and right behind me rolled in a brand new EBR with a young boy on board . I Said " did you just get that ?" "yeah" (It was the first EBR i had ever seen in real life).
" Were did you get her ?" "Milwaukee" " to get here by noon what was ya doin', bout 180 ?" "sometimes , but mostly 100 - 150 , she cruises real nice at 150." "What about the cops" " like the say, drop a gear and disappear!" "Where ya headed" "deals gap, hope to be there by 5 this evening," " you probably will if they dont gun you down with an F-16!"
Unas motos únicas y muy queridas aki en mi tierra españa una lastima modelos unicos,buen documental un saludo a todos
Despite what Ayn Rand wrote and preached about, talented, innovative, pioneering individuals in the USA are treated like an annoyance and are taken advantage of by Ivy League Masters-of-the-Universe types. Buell is a living legend of motorcycles and the bikes will go far out into the future of American Ingenuity chronicals!
Can you imagine if one of the big 4 had bought Buell and invested in them through the recession where Harley pulled the plug? If Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda purchased Buell for the soul purpose of using Buells engineering for their race bikes and they invested when Harley didn't, I bet Buell would be producing the best race bikes right now. Such a missed oppurtunity to really move forward with race bikes in my opinion.
Motorsport is the greatest love story of all time
Happy to see Eric and the company I had a xb9rw white and blue that bike was so much fun you could take corners at any speeds and it. Would run 145mph fantastic workmanship also had a 2000 fxr4 Harley could never get better the dynamic line just didn’t work as well as the fxr
That hurts watching the bikes/rims going in the dumpster!!!
I have the 01 Buell X1. It has its issues right now, but I still love her! Harley messed up!
Sadly the then CEO didn’t understand Buell and killed it off (along with selling Mv Augusta) they could have kept them going as the last bikes were ahead of the game. They had replaced the sportster engine with a Rotax which was costing HD money but could have gotten more people through the doors as it was a very competitive bike .Sadly EBR went under 5 years ago there is talk that they will be making more bikes but Erik isn’t part of the company any more and the new company is trading on his name. He is now working on electric bikes (fuell) I wish him well.
Just turned 30 an im bying an 04 an 07 this week
Great job guyz...
Such a passionate creator
Mr. Buell is very driven and determined guy. And l would love to have his motorcycles. Theres three models ld love to have from his first run the Ulysses xt the cr or r 1075 models. I see how they are genius in design unique and it all is appealing to me
Sou mecânico restaurador e projetista de motocicletas aqui no Brasil sou seu fã
I owned 31 motorcycles in my lifetime, i had 3 beautiful bikes when my marriage ended, i had to get rid of 2 of them but my BUELL was not one of them.
S3T, i have 140,000km on her and it runs as strong now as it did new.
Na minha opinião o melhor projetista de motos da atualidade que o mundo não valoriza em especial a Harley Davidson que jamais conseguiu fazer motos esportivas como o Buell suas motos super modernas e inovadoras como o modelo XB12R de 2006 com um motor de 1200cc fornecido pela Harley Davidson projetou uma motocicleta notável em estrutura leve super esportiva a melhor motocicleta em curvas menor distância entre eixos de sua categoria melhor sistema de freios com peso potência incomparável até mesmo para a atualidade o que vemos para mim tem muito a ver com inveja e falta de respeito e reconhecimento de um grande talento de um grande mestre
I've a s3t and it's a gem of a bike !
Respect!!!!
I discovered Eric Beull through Bruce Rossmeyers Harley Davidson in Ormand beach. I bought a Harley FXDL. But the bike I wanted was the BEULL BLAST.
Well if i ever win the lottery, ill buy Mr. Buells farm property and Buell and EBR motorcycles and bring it back! I fucken love my Buell! God bless Mr. Buell!
Buell, although underrated motorcycle but its competitive enough to compete against big factory like yamaha, suzuki, ducati or Kawasaki. I hope buell someday entering a World Superbike!!!!!!
Love my 1125cr. Someday I hope to give a 1190 a home.
Do it!!! i absolutely LOVE mine!!
There's a red beauty on Dallas Craigs right now.
Erik Buell, Michael Czysz and James Parker have made strides in chassis design and innovation yet we hear almost nothing about them nowadays.
This may sound ignorant and I mean absooutely 0 disrespect, but Michael and James, who did they design bikes for? Erik is a genious but he isn't the only one. I would love to know more about the guys that made it such a competitive sport and leisure activity!
@@jonnymac8925 Michael ran Motoczysz and had his own custom bike company which competed in a good number of events and was featured in the latest wall street film. James Parker is a suspension and frame designer with many credits to his name but mostly known for his work on the hub steered yamaha gts1000 and the gsx RADD
Kick but Erik your the man!!! ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE
Keep it up crow up sir i am indian i like your all bike
XB9 BUELL a melhor do universo 🇺🇸🇧🇷
Sr. Buell tenho um de seus modelos uma XB12R 2007 guardo com o maior respeito uma motocicleta fenomenal deixa todas as outras aqui no Brasil para trás kkkkk
Erick is the man /John Britten
Just found out he's making more bikes with EBR through this SOOO Hype as owning a Buell xb9r has changed what I though motorcycles could be
He’s actually isn’t anything to do with the new company and has asked them to stop using his name in association with it per an article in Roadracing World.
Wish they weren’t the case but it sounds like he has given all he could personally amd his current responsibilities preclude his involvement in a restart.
@@nunyabidness9257 I think he meant that he had just learned about the Ebr 1190 rs/rx/sx from watching this.
I love bike EBR 1190rx
sou brasileiro e tenho um sonho des de criança em ter uma harley mais fiquei muito apaixonado quando conheci uma buell que e minha meta tenho 45 anos e vou ter uma que e para realizar meu sonho antes dee morrer
Infelizmente quem geralmente tem de herança, não enxerga com os olhos de um criador
Maybe its 5 years to late but move everything to japan,Browning and Winchester have done it with great success.
Alguem que fala bem inglês pode traduzir esse video por favor?? Sou muuuuuuuuito fã dessa moto em especial a xb9sx mas queria muito entender o que o cara que criou essa obra de arte sobre duas rodas esta falando!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Deus os abençoe
Acho que deve ter o documentário em PT man
i will buy one to remember about them.
Halrey Davidson listens to their share holders not so much their customers.. Looks to me like HD is going to because a Botique manufacturer of Nastalgic motorcycles..
I was amazed to learn that Buell sold 100,000 Motorcycles in 2006 ..
I see that English is not your first language, so I'll explain that they had sold 100,000 since starting in 1983. Still not bad for a small company.
@@captainamerica9353 The Huidy and hay fever clogs my eyes so I can't see the microscopic font at 3:00 AM Insulting my Grammar does not change the facts.. The honda Cub is the most Popular motorcycle in the World .. Honda has sold more of them than all Harley davidsons combined..
Similar in history to Preston Tucker, Erik Buell really did produce over 130,000 very well designed, and somewhat quirky, street and competition motorcycles.