Beschreibung:

The Buell motorcycle represented the ultimate American Dream. Erik Buell, creator, founder, and president of Buell Motorcycles, had the vision and determination to bring his American sport bike to the market. As a road race competitor, Buell initially built a competition motorcycle, the RW750, a 2-stroke square four design that he sold in 1985. To acquire the capital needed to proceed with his plans, he involved his employer, Harley-Davidson, and obtained 50 XR1000 engines ultimately building the trellis-frame RR1000, his first race bike built around a Harley-Davidson engine. Buell complained that most of his RR1000's were snatched up by collectors instead of racers, so the next Buell was derived from the Harley-Davidson 1200 engine. The outcome was the RR1200, a fully street legal motorcycle using the aerodynamics of the former machine. The RR1200 used the new 1,203cc Evolution engine from Harley-Davidson. Lessons learned from the RR1000 project improved the new bike. The frame was a bit heavier but ultimately much stronger and it was still clad in the fully enclosed fairing of the RR1000. The fairing however was finished in eye catching paint schemes as the target market was the street rider looking for the ultimate American motorcycle. The new Buell made 68 horsepower at 6,000rpm and weighed substantially less than the Harley Sportster, at 440lbs. The aerodynamics were not lost on competitors and a tuned RR1200 set a land speed record at Bonneville tripping the timing lights at 190.796mph in 1990. Reported to have covered only 589 miles from new, this astonishing example was acquired by the vendor from the president of the Buell Owners Club, and represents an excellent opportunity to own an ensured future classic. Without reserve