Erik Buell moving on To EBR

Erik Buell's last day with Buell Motorcycle company will be November 30th. From then on, he will be founding Erik Buell Racing. This new venture will manufacture, support, and develop race parts for the 1125R based race only bikes under license from Harley Davidson.

What does this mean? Well, hopefully we will still have an American made bike that is a real contender in the AMA DSB and Superbike classes. I know that many of us are happy for Danny Eslick, and Team RMR. However, there decision to move to Suzuki's is troubling. Yes, Danny earned the #1 plate last year, but the Suziki he will be riding this year, sure didn't.

Who is going to be riding a Buell next year? Not too sure at this moment in the previously mentioned classes, however we know that the James Gang, and several other privateer Buell teams will more than likely compete again next year.

Go Buell Racing!

10 Year Old Peter Lenz

Absolutely incredible.

MotoGP 08

I just picked up the following game for my playstation. It is excellent.

Buell Blast Experiment

So far its been a success. Yes, I probably have spent a few more dollars on getting the bike the way I like it than I have saved on gas, however I think that the overall mission was a success. I've had it a little over three months, and have placed close to 1500 miles on it. I would say that 90% of those miles are work travel related, and 10% pleasure riding. Its begun to get very cold here in Indiana, however we are currently at the tail end of what appears to be the final Indian summer of the season.

Completed Projects:

SuperBike Bars
Buell Traction Grips
New Pirelli MT75 Tires
3rd Eye Bar End Mirrors

Upcoming Projects

Ceramic Coating of Exhaust (Black)
New Headlights
Possible New Front Fairing
Rejetting Carb to Run a bit Richer

So it could be a busy summer next year. Lets hope we aren't taxed to death!

Completed Indiana ABATE MSF BRC!

It was a great class. For those that may not know, Indiana has an association called ABATE. It may be in multiple states, however I am not totally sure. ABATE stands for American Bikers Aimed Toward Education, I believe. Their site can be accessed via http://www.abateonline.org. Anyways, I signed up for their Beginner's Riding Course. In Indiana, Abate delivers all of the rider education courses, as well as executes all of the riding tests for your motorcycle endorsement. The class was put together, and delivered very well. I had a great weekend relearning a lot of the basic building blocks that riding is built on. The first night, you spend a few hours reviewing the course book, doing some small group work, and watching some videos on basic motorcycle skills. The second day is about 70% riding, and 30% classroom. The third and final day is a few new skills, and then finally the riding and written assessments. I met a few new life long biker friends, and had a great time. I would recommend the class to anyone who thinks they may be interested in picking up the hobby.

5 days so far... thats $50 saved in gas

I bought my bike to save money on gas.  I have about a 50 mile round trip commute to the office through the back roads.  Through two tanks of gas, I am averaging about 65 miles per gallon.  Not too bad!  Maybe this thing will pay for itself in the next 12 months!

Really Cool Turn Signal Mod

A poster over at BadWeb has created a really cool LED turn signal kit.  I believe you can also purchase them from him.  Send him a PM on the http://www.badweatherbikers.com/ (username Reuel) Buell message Board.

Thinking about getting a motorcycle

Ok, so the bug has hit me again, and there isn't much I can do about it.  My wife, of all people actually suggested that I get one to save on gas money back and forth to the office.  So, now, I have a quest.  To locate a great starter bike, and give it a try.  I am pretty set on getting a Buell Blast.  Why Buell?  For one, they are an American Made product.  They are built in the East Troy Wisconsin plant.  Buell is also owned by Harley Davidson, another great American Motorcycle product.  The Blast seems like it would be a good starter bike.  Its just under 500cc, is very road capable, and weighs in at about 360 pounds.  Now, the hard part!   Trying to find one has been an arduous task.  Neither of the dealerships near me have any in stock, new or used.  The new 2009 models just came out, so maybe they will get a shipment in soon.  I can't wait.

For more info on the new models, or Buell itself, check their website.

http://www.buell.com