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Motorcycle Insurance Beginner Guide (My Story)
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That’s what I’d heard too (you should see the all conjecture on the Blast websites since the “cube” ad)…basically, Erik is just removing the “Buell” decals from the tanks.
As wbsprudels points out, there are other Buell logos on the bike that are harder to remove, as it would require new parts. On mine, there’s a “Buell” and a pegasus (the Buell icon) on the speedo. Of course, the engine does say “Harley Davidson” on it.
Makes sense to me…othewise, what would Harley use for the Rider’s Edge course? Yeah, novices riding 883 Sportsters would be a *great* idea…
What I’d like to know is: is Buell still making the bike, or will Harley? I can see Buell making ’em in the short term, but given Erik’s disdain for the bike vis a vis the rest of his line, I wonder if he’ll want to produce them over the long term…
They have seperate factories, and (mostly) seperate supply lines…Harleys have nearly 100% American-made parts, whereas Buells are very globalized. When I bought mine, I replaced the aftermarket front turn signals with OEM ones…I was somewhat surprised to find they were made in Italy!
Steve. McQueen.
If the King of Cool was into it, it’s probably a safe bet it’s worth doing…
I was always into cars and bikes as a kid, but it was only in my adult life that I had the resources (time and money) to finally realize my passions. Cars were first, so worked my way up through a number of them (currently have a Mustang GT that I’ve done some work on). Then to SCCA stuff, driver’s schools, etc.
On a track day about a year ago, I realized that as fun as they were, there were (at least) two big problems facing me…1) they’re expensive and 2) really expensive if I crash. Also, I wasn’t willing to make this my only hobby, which any sort of motorsport requires if you’re serious about it…I’m more in the “gentleman racer” mode; for me, the fun is in mastery of a complex set of skills, not in being super-competitive with a super-competitive vehicle. (Though that said, the new 24 hours of LeMons racing definitely has my attention…endurance racing with junker cars that must cost no more than $500 – safety equipment exclusive!)
So I looked for something that I could get into that would provide the same rush, but without all the expense. Remembered how cool motorcycles seemed when I was young, remembered how cool McQueen looked attempting to get over the Swiss border crossing, so investigated the MSF, and you know how it all goes.
While I plan to eventually work my up to motorcycle track days, that’s a long time off, and I’m plenty content just mastering the basics for now.
Though I’m not in the market for one, they make me happy that the Japanese manufacturers are finally realizing the appeal of retro styled bikes with modern internals. The Euros caught onto this a few years back, and one could certainly argue Harley’s never done retro, as you have to have new designs at some point in order to look back…
Somewhat related to that, I wish Honda would bring back the Nighthawks with engines above 250ccs. I love the look of the current Nighthawk…futuristic body with oldschool spoked wheels…love to see one in bigger frame with a 650.
…a standard 250 w/o the fairings, I’d have gotten one instead of my Buell! Resale would certainly be better…
