2016 Erik Buell Racing 1190
Erik Buell Racing has
launched their 2016 models, which look a lot like the 2015 models, but with
lower pricing.
When Liquid Asset Partners
purchased EBR at auction, they bought a turn-key operation, with bikes actually
sitting on the production line. A few weeks after the purchase, they’re back in
business. Last week, the first bikes rolled off the line for this year, and the
new owners have dropped the prices.
The 1190SX is now priced at US$ 12,995, and the 1190RX is now priced at US$ 13,995. Those are significant
drops, from US$ 16,995 and US$ 18,995 respectively. The price tags were one of the
biggest problems people had with the original models before the company’s 2015
bankruptcy.
Now, the bikes are much more
affordable for an average rider, but finding them might be a difficult
proposition. For now, if you want one, you’ll have to pick it up at the
factory, until the dealer network gets rebuilt, and there’s no telling when
we’ll see them in Canada. The factory never got them into Canada under the
previous incarnation of the company; we haven’t seen Buell-branded bikes here
since Harley-Davidson dropped their Buell lineup in 2009.