tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post2749582768930138013..comments2024-02-22T09:07:33.321-07:00Comments on OddBike: Editorial - The fall of Erik Buell Racing and why it is your faultOddBikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058888630705128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-28384586155113956662015-07-27T10:29:41.920-06:002015-07-27T10:29:41.920-06:00Buell killed itself. You cannot compete at the to...Buell killed itself. You cannot compete at the top of the market when there is harsh competition and little opportunity to move product. Add a doomed racing program to the mix and you are spending money with no hope of selling product to make money. Sadly, as bright an engineer as Buell is, his business sense is not up to snuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-57638421021564071652015-06-28T14:44:38.917-06:002015-06-28T14:44:38.917-06:00In a perfect, parallel universe, one would choose ...In a perfect, parallel universe, one would choose between a new Britten and a new Buell. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-33400877153318559962015-06-26T09:33:26.846-06:002015-06-26T09:33:26.846-06:00Totally not my fault. :-P
I've only ever seen ...Totally not my fault. :-P<br />I've only ever seen one Buell in the flesh. Kinda hard to sell them in Ireland when there's only one Harley dealership in the entire country, and they made zero effort to promote the brand. Hell I don't even know if they ever had any in stock.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602261440093685703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-58420459018116663632015-06-24T10:31:07.500-06:002015-06-24T10:31:07.500-06:00I enjoyed this article... very interesting perspec...I enjoyed this article... very interesting perspective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908071113033107063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-27020862174246729792015-06-23T14:08:52.786-06:002015-06-23T14:08:52.786-06:00what's about motoczysz?another national invent...what's about motoczysz?another national inventor...<br />i've always wanted lightning, maybe some day<br />i like buells for all things the rest don't like:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-71494194764973845632015-06-23T03:52:09.860-06:002015-06-23T03:52:09.860-06:00I think Erik Buell has himself to blame - bad choi...I think Erik Buell has himself to blame - bad choice of partners both times. Both make horrible, uninspiring vehicles and know nothing about innovation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-86216560789502273682015-06-22T20:49:47.181-06:002015-06-22T20:49:47.181-06:00I'm one of the minority who appreciates weird ...I'm one of the minority who appreciates weird aesthetics when they serve a purpose. I like strange designs (obviously) and wish to see more of them in the market. I'm the guys who looks at a bike like a Buell/EBR and say "now that's cool!" when everyone else is suppressing their gag reflex. <br /><br />Maybe Buell's model is/was doomed to fail. But I for one still desperately want him to succeed and carve out a niche, flaws and all. <br /><br />Failing that people will always remember Buell, just like they will always remember Britten - because he did things differently, damn the consequences, damn the expectations of the market, and damn tradition.<br /><br />We almost had a Tesla in the moto world: what happened to the Mission R? Sexy design, sexy styling, kickass performance... and now they are defunct. So it's not a simple formula, as I'm sure any designer will tell you. Let's see how the Lightning does.OddBikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058888630705128092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-83670303448469714302015-06-22T17:54:24.925-06:002015-06-22T17:54:24.925-06:00Another thought-provoking read—and great to see it...Another thought-provoking read—and great to see it picked up by Jalopnik too.<br /><br />I've always thought that the one thing that has hamstrung Buell is the styling. The bikes have never looked beautiful—conventional or otherwise. And I'm sure that's a major part of his troubles.<br /><br />It takes a leap of faith for a buyer to drop big money on a sportbike that is not from a major manufacturer, and if that bike looks a little 'odd' too, then it's not going to work.<br /><br />Tesla is a good example of getting it right—innovative technology AND great aesthetics.Bike EXIFhttp://www.bikeexif.comnoreply@blogger.com