{"id":1399,"date":"2009-11-24T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2009-11-24T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T12:59:00","slug":"erik-buell-to-offer-superbikes-to-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/erik-buell-to-offer-superbikes-to-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Buell to offer superbikes to teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"buell-1125rr-racer\"Erik Buell says his firm will offer around 25 superbikes a year capable of running ‘in the front group’ of AMA-level superbike races for ‘a very competitive price’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the terms of his license with Harley don’t run to spin-off road-bikes.<\/p>\n

The soon-to-be ex-Harley-Davidson employee’s new firm – Erik Buell Racing -\u00ad will officially launch on 1 December, formed around Erik and a small team of former Buell employees.<\/p>\n

“I would love to take on everyone that was let go, but it will only be a tiny team to start” he says.<\/p>\n

The firm will offer race-bikes based on the 1125 and not the spy-photographed ‘Barracuda’, which as an unhomologated machine is ineligible for racing.<\/p>\n

According to the terms of his non-disclosure agreement with Harley, Buell can say ‘nothing’ about that bike.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless Buell is confident his new outfit will be able to offer competitive bikes, suggesting the 1125 platform won’t stand still: “All of our bikes have met the rules of whatever organization they run in.<\/p>\n

“I am not sure what the final rules are for all the organizations, but we will build as necessary and allowed.<\/p>\n

“And I think we will be very competitive costwise if you are serious about running in the front group.”<\/p>\n

Asked about the emotional rollercoaster he’s been on since Harley’s shock decision to bin his 26-year-old firm Erik says: “I’ve been worse, I’ve been better. I try to stay as level as I can these days.<\/p>\n

“With all the chaos in the world and all the controversy that can be stirred up these days with partial facts, I think it is a good time for people not to over-react.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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