Buell is done!

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16 Oct 2009 06:32
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" esoteric ".........you belong on mv just knowing that word...i can smell the lattes
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16 Oct 2009 07:26
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I never understood the purchase of MV Agusta - such a complete contrast to HD.
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16 Oct 2009 07:42
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Watched Erik Buell's Youtube spot...he appears to be truly hurting...
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16 Oct 2009 07:44
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+1 Jeff.
Looks like HD has done serious damage to yet another Italian bike manufacturer. If I had the shekels, there'd be an F4 Senna in my garage. Talk about attention to detail. WHEW!
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16 Oct 2009 07:49
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why did buy aeromachhi back in the 60's this isn't the first time they have have taken a company or it's technoligy and bob sledded it in to the ground or armstrong in the eighties. buell, mv agusta there will be others.
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16 Oct 2009 09:26
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From what i heard Harley got MV to have access to the dealer network in europe. they had little interest in the technology or the brand itself.
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16 Oct 2009 10:44
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...Harley ... had little interest in the technology...

That seems to sum it up pretty well.
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16 Oct 2009 12:26
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Not even harley wants Italian technology :)
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16 Oct 2009 12:44
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Buy yourself a Triumph guys, plenty of Kawsaki technology there and also made in the UK (F*ck all else is made here these days!)
I would guess that the falling pound sterling makes it cheaper for you to buy a Brit bike.
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16 Oct 2009 14:54
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now even i want a harley
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Re: Buell is done!

16 Oct 2009 21:11
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too bad with buell and harley, buell had a couple models with rotax engines that were decent looking rides, even S&S Cycle are falling on hard times now, the factory is just a few miles away from me, Friend of mine that works there is a technical advisor and says they had to take on outside machining jobs to keep the people working and company afloat, they machine pulleys now for compound hunting bows, i think matthews

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Re: Buell is done!

16 Oct 2009 23:40
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trianglelaguna wrote:
now even i want a harley
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That looks like something between a Ducati Monster and a KTM Duke. There is no way thats a harley. Not enough electronics are rubber mount isolated to be a harley.
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