I read in an interview with one of the Buell execs that a big part of the decision was the uncertainty regarding the future direction of the FIM/AMA rules for the 450s
Buell doesn't want to repeat the experience they had with his original bike, the 750cc two stroke... the class it was designed to race in was eliminated the same season the bike came out
Buell doesn't want to repeat the experience they had with his original bike, the 750cc two stroke... the class it was designed to race in was eliminated the same season the bike came out