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Buell Motorcycles Unveiled

Steps away from the deconstructed Berlin Wall, Buell’s Director of Product Communication, Paul James, released the new café racer today among the entire 2011 model line.

In an effort to present the newest of Buell’s American sportbikes to the world press, the manufacturer brought us to Germany to present in high style the worldly café racer 2011 1125CR.

Consisting of six models and three lines, Buell’s street, adventure and sportbike models vary by model and engine configuration but continue the melting pot culture that has grown to exemplify the “American” idea. With parts of the 1125 CR manufactured in China, Italy, Germany and more, the global synergy of buyer, builder and supplier has blurred into one package.

The Buell 1125CR
A café racer for the 21st century - the new 1125CR nods respectfully to the past with clubman bars, flyscreen and a tail cowl, while a 146-hp, liquid-cooled Buell Helicon 1125 V-Twin engine and Buell Intuitive Response Chassis (IRC) deliver the performance and handling of a modern superbike. Final-drive gearing has been lowered about eight percent from the 1125R to optimize acceleration. Its sinister styling will make this bike unmistakable on the street.

The 1125CR is Buell's new café racer.

New on Buell XB Streetfighters
Buell XB Lightning Streetfighters, powered by an air-cooled Thunderstorm V-Twin, get a menacing new look thanks to a blacked-out frame, forks, engine and other components. Lightning models powered by the Thunderstorm 1203 engine upgrade to the Buell ZTL front brake with four-pad, eight-piston caliper - a design that debuted on the 1125R in 2008. The XB12Ss gets fitted with the same supermoto-inspired suspension as the 2008 XB12STT, and the new seat on the 2011 XB9SX lowers the seat height by 1.3-inches.

For 2009 the XB12S features a supermoto-inspired suspension.

New on Buell Sportbikes
The Buell 1125R, powered by the 146-hp, liquid-cooled Buell Helicon 1125cc V-Twin engine, is available in new body and wheel colors and with tinted windscreens for 2009. The 1125R and 1125CR models models for 2009 also gained targeted fuel injectors, relocated O2 sensors along with updated engine spark and fuel maps. The combination of these features offers improved drivability below 6,000 rpm, crisper throttle response, improved heat management, and significantly improved fuel economy. The updated engine spark and fuel maps will also be made available for 2010 1125R models.

Along with new paint, the 1125R now has targeted fuel injectors and several other performance upgrades.

Firebolt XB12R
The Firebolt XB12R, powered by the air-cooled Thunderstorm 1203cc V-Twin, has a new blacked-out frame, swingarm, powertrain, forks and other components. The performance of the 12R is even better in 2011 with the addition of the eight-piston Buell ZTL front brake, and new high-performance Pirelli Diablo Corsa III tires.

Check out the new blacked-out frame on the XB12R.

New on Buell Adventure Sportbikes
The sport-touring Buell Ulysses XB12XT, introduced mid-year 2010, joins the versatile, all-road Ulysses XB12X in the 2011 Buell Adventure Sportbike category. Both models feature new aluminum footpegs with an aggressive sawtooth pattern. The new Buell Ulysses Police XB12XP is a “special duty” motorcycle intended for government agencies and private security firms requiring a quick and very nimble pursuit-and-patrol vehicle. It comes equipped with a special wiring harness for easy installation of an Emergency Response Kit, which includes special compact, hard-shell top and side cases, a siren, and LED police pursuit lamps.

Buell's latest Adventure Sportbike is the XB12XT.

New Drive Belt
All 2011 Buell XB models will be fitted with a new, more durable Veyance Hibrex drive belt with Flexten Plus technology, the same belt technology that was originally developed for the Buell 1125R.

Economical Buell Blast
The easy-handling and affordable Buell Blast inspires confidence in new riders. Powered by a 34-horsepower, 492cc single-cylinder engine, the 360 lb Blast can achieve 73 mpg highway fuel economy. The Blast is the training vehicle for the Rider’s Edge New Rider course, which has trained more than 100,000 riders since 2000. For 2009, the Blast is offered in new Sunfire Yellow and Midnight Black, both with Stardust Silver wheels.

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