[12er]

600lb dirt bike, whoo hooo

 

[056]

Gabe's Speculation...

"off-road motorcycle ...designed for closed course competition" could mean two things, I think. One could be a moto-crosser, and another could be a supermoto or SuperTT bike. The second seems more likely, given Erik Buell's interest in the sport.

I saw a Buell SuperTT bike at Peoria whilst riding with Longride and EvoDon last year, so that even makes more sense to me. But this was a privateer effort, and they didn't win.

To win -- and why build the bikes if they don't want to win? -- they will need either a n all-new, liquid-cooled motor that they design or have built for them. H-D built a few hundred dual-purpose bikes with Rotax motors for the Royal Army in the 1990s, so we know they have the engineering prowess to build the chassis and source engines.

From there, it's anyone's guess what form these bikes will take. What's important to remember is you heard about it on MO first!

 

[acecycleins]

Harsh- most the XB line weighs in at sub 400 lbs. Don't you think that Buell can produce a 300 lb dual purpose single? Wonder who they are going to get the motor from?

 

[acecycleins]

Re: Gabe's Speculation...

Rotax's BMW single make a respectible 52 hp. Bet Rotax could build a fine 450 w the same output. Buell build one heck of a frame. Imagine that idea slimmed down for "play duty".

 

[Buzglyd]

I just wanna see Mike Metzger do a backflip on a dirtbike with a Sportster motor in it.

 

[56599]

Re: Gabe's Speculation...

"To win -- and why build the bikes if they don't want to win? -- they will need either a n all-new, liquid-cooled motor that they design or have built for them"

I hope you are right.. I guess I am skeptical since they put a bike in AMA Formula Extreme that can't even complete a race let alone compete...

 

[acecycleins]

Mike's back is broke right now. Maybe Twitch can sub for him.

 

[56599]

Good job Pete..It's cool when a web site or a magazine goes after a story from reader feedback..

Thanks..

 

[33342]

Check this out!

Spiked helmets save lives!


-Gabe

 

[giganto]

They could build a sub 300lb really for dirt out of bits of Blast!!

Yeah!!

 

[51629]

Does Harley still have the mfg equipment for the Aermacchi 250cc dirt bikes?

 

[acecycleins]

Re: Check this out!

Pretty trick! Ha! Guy has talent. Wonder what he'd do with the Buell XB9City?

 

[acecycleins]

Mothballs ;-)

 

[dorkboy]

And of course H-D will petition the AMA for a special exemption or change to existing rules and/or class structures to make it competitive, and the AMA will bend over for them as they always do, and then the bike won't be competitive anyway.

 

[56599]

Re: Check this out!

Wow crazy.. Ok I take back all of those bad things I said bout Sportsters..."It ain't the tool" Impressive...

 

[55028]

Re: Check this out!

So what's the difference between this guy and the Kawi stunta?

 

[151]

Re: Check this out!

Ahhhhhhhhh........the spiked helmet?

 

[gigantic]

I'm still waiting on Buell to bring a sportbike to the market.

 

[seruzawa]

Oh right. You mean the BMW R1150GS, right?

 

[30874]

Amen...

Well said, since they never really got a in the hunt sportbike.

What makes them think they can do a dirt bike?