[VSprocket]

This looks fun.
Buell's new 175HP super cruiser

 

[arkvic]

This looks fun.
Buell's new 175HP super cruiser

gotta wonder how much. 25k?? 28k???

 

[MonsterMash]

ok, i'll say it.... so Buell has gone from using Sportster motors in their original bikes to building a Sportster of their own?
i dunno, i liked the direction they were headed eons ago with the Rotax motors and more sportbike or naked bike look, thinking the XB series....
i dunno... the numbers might be different but you could slap a Harley logo on that tank and nobody would know any different... At least the other Buells looked like their own bike...

 

[VSprocket]

the numbers might be different but you could slap a Harley logo on that tank and nobody would know any different

It does resemble the LowRider S.

At only 450lbs lbs this bike should move.

 

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[Bikesofbrads]

I wouldn’t pay $20k for that

 

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[VicVisionBulldog]

I like parts of the bike but that rear section of frame and the rear fender look like they ran out of time.

 

[Chattanooga_Mark]

Sadly, it’s a Buell. Historically that means it’s an 80% well designed bike that will have little to no support and they’ll be bankrupt within a few years.

The Buell cult following seems to get smaller with each iteration lately. Bummer too, because the man does (did) have some great ideas.

 

[06Ham100ci]

A New Buell: The Super Cruiser Bucks Buell’s Sportbike Heritage

There's a new Buell motorcycle on the way. Yes, you read that right: a new Buell. And, unlike any previous Buell, this new bike is a heels-in-the-air, high-bar, cruiser. The new Buell Super Cruiser was unveiled on Friday with its designer, Roland Sands, in California. The new bike has Buell’s...

www.bikeexif.com

Originally said 185hp looking around 175hp and 101tq.

 

[VicVisionBulldog]

We had three threads on this so I merged them.

 

[Obi Steve]

Well Erik Buell was heavily involved in the Harley FXR project, getting the handling improved. That's what this one looks like, even down to the cheap looking plastic strip over the tank.

 

[crosscountryla]

Obi Steve

Yes, Erik Buell was the driving force for the FXR project and his ideas for saving weight by lowering the center of gravity on the bikes that he designed.

 

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[normthenomad]

I've owned 4 Buell tube frame bikes, (still have2) with the new Buell having a 54.5 wheel base and the good suspension it should corner like a bandit.
Different rear fender and tank I could make it look a damned sight better.

 

[Obi Steve]

I've owned 4 Buell tube frame bikes, (still have2) with the new Buell having a 54.5 wheel base and the good suspension it should corner like a bandit.
Different rear fender and tank I could make it look a damned sight better.

But the motor is so fugly! Just because you can make castings lighter by finite element analysis and vacuum casting doesn't mean you should abandon esthetics in the search for less weight. Put the casting ribs on the inside.
I'm sure it would be a great bike to ride, and fits in with the general lines of club style Dynas, but it's an ugly motor.
I look at the frame and see its lineage, Norton Commando to FXR, FXR to this.

 

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