Buell Motorcycle Company Closed

On october 30 2009 buell motorcycle company closed its doors bringing an end to a 26 year run.

Buell motorcycle company closed. Backed 24 month unlimited miles limited warranty. Buell motorcycle company out of business after 26 years spent building american sportbikes erik buell s eponymous motorcycle company has reached the end of the road. After that erik was focused on producing racing inspired performance oriented technologically advanced street and sports motorcycles most of which were powered by harley motors. Buell was raised on a.

Here is an overview of the rise and fall of the buell motorcycle company. Thursday october 15 2009 buell motorcycle company officials thanked the company s customers employees and dealers for an unforgettable ride following today s announcement by. Motorcycle hall of fame 2002 motorcyclist motorcyclist of the year 2011 erik f. Buell motorcycle company was discontinued by harley davidson inc.

Buell is also the founder of erik buell racing. H d bought a minority interest in the company in 1993. Then erik buell went on to establish erik buell racing which also closed doors last year. The buell motorcycle company was an american motorcycle manufacturer based in east troy wisconsin and was founded in 1983 by ex harley davidson engineer erik buell.

Harley davidson acquired 49 of buell in 1993 and buell became a wholly owned subsidiary of harley davidson by 2003. Thanks to all of our customers dealers and employees for an unforgettable ride. Throughout the history of the company it had many highs and lows before its demise in 2009. The company was officially formed in 1994 when.

Every new buell motorcycle comes with a harley davidson inc. On november 17 2006 buell announced that it had produced and shipped its 100 000th motorcycle. Erik buell racing an east troy motorcycle manufacturer that in 2015 went through a restructuring similar to bankruptcy is shutting down again. Erik buell is known for a number of ventures in the motorcycle space starting with making sport bikes with harley davidson engines under the buell motorcycle company brand with harley davidson as a majority stakeholder.

Erik buell the former harley davidson engineer founded buell motorcycle company in 1983 in east troy wisconsin. The buell motorcycle company was a motorcycle manufacturer that was founded in 1983 by erik buell. Company founder erik buell left an r d job at harley davidson in 1982 to build his own race bike. He designed his first machine the rw750 with a liquid cooled square four two stroke engine for the ama formula one motorcycle road championship.

In 2009 but in its short history the buell brand managed to make an indelible mark on the industry.