Not frequenting the motorcycle press much (or indeed at all), I was saddened to note that Harley Davidson have wound up Buell Motorcycles. Obviously not everybody's cup of tea (and I imagine that Harley wouldn't have wound up something that was making a lot of money) I will stick my neck out and say that I liked the bizarre combination of big oldV-Twin and pointy chassis- I had a couple of goes on an M2 some years ago and really enjoyed it.
And I always liked the looks as well.
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28-10-2009, 08:04 AM #1In it for the money
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The saddest day of your life isn't when you decide to sell out. The saddest day of your life is when you decide to sell out and nobody wants to buy.
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28-10-2009, 08:19 AM #2Team Coco FTW!
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Quite sad. A friend has one, though hers keep breaking.
I think they're great looking bikes and have a lot of character.
In the endless battle between theory and reality, reality has yet to lose.
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28-10-2009, 09:05 AM #3A phenomenon
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Yeah a real shame, i'm not a 'bike' person, but I was fond of them.
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28-10-2009, 09:51 AM #4Moderator
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'Tis a shame - although tuning an ancientSportster lump from its normal 50-odd bhp to 100 bhp plus was always going to give reliability issues.
They also had the residual values of a dead vole, unlike most ofthe Harley-badged offerings.
Neg Rep for sale - £10 a shot.
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28-10-2009, 10:40 AM #5Banned
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Lovely bikes, great designer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5i7JDNACtI
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28-10-2009, 12:46 PM #6Gufmeister
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Shame! Buells were great fun to ride - the joy of a tuned Harley engine coupled with brakes and suspension!
Bit like a Guzzi...
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28-10-2009, 01:35 PM #7Pfft
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Noisy old heaps of crap for bankers and solicitors to while away their mid-life crises.
I don't like stuff that sucks.
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28-10-2009, 02:42 PM #8Acc shut see Purité North
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Injector wrote:
Ah! The Prince of Mardness returns!Noisy old heaps of crap for bankers and solicitors to while away their mid-life crises.
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28-10-2009, 05:34 PM #9Pfft
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earlofsodbury wrote:
You bet yo' sweet ass.Injector wrote:Ah! The Prince of Mardness returns!Noisy old heaps of crap for bankers and solicitors to while away their mid-life crises.
I don't like stuff that sucks.
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28-10-2009, 07:57 PM #10Administrator
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Tons of Fun wrote:
Its Harley Financial services that are losing money hand over fist which is in serious danger of taking the whole company down the plughole...Not frequenting the motorcycle press much (or indeed at all), I was saddened to note that Harley Davidson have wound up Buell Motorcycles. Obviously not everybody's cup of tea (and I imagine that Harley wouldn't have wound up something that was making a lot of money) I will stick my neck out and say that I liked the bizarre combination of big oldV-Twin and pointy chassis- I had a couple of goes on an M2 some years ago and really enjoyed it.
And I always liked the looks as well.
I suspect Harley really are fighting for survival....
Next casualty could be MV Agusta, now that really will be sad...
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29-10-2009, 08:47 AM #11Wammer
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big shame....we need MORE quirky and odd not more corporate and slick and efficient.
for someone else to buy of course, so's we can laugh and point.
WTF are 'incense owls'?
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