More of the Buell story?

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by Dave

only got about halfway through the article before i had to head out to the van. Still, ive read enough. Fuck HD. I wonder if erik has noncompete clauses in his original contract and if thats why he didnt leave. Wonder when those would run out

Last paragraph of the first article says the clause is over in a few years.

Originally Posted by Particle Man

that would have been freakin' COOL

You'd be amazed at how many people on the Buell forums get direct responses from him. He even adds the guys to his facebook friends..

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Tmall

You'd be amazed at how many people on the Buell forums get direct responses from him. He even adds the guys to his facebook friends..

see that is just really neat

[Trip]

It helps that like only 10 people own a buell.

[dReWpY]

Not to sound too nerded out, but hell erik even approved me as a friend on facebook, which is cool on a grass roots level

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Last paragraph of the first article says the clause is over in a few years.




You'd be amazed at how many people on the Buell forums get direct responses from him. He even adds the guys to his facebook friends..

nice, i wonder if hes been talking to investors yet? :Lol: on a side note, the use of a vnt would go a long way towards fixing the problems with turbos and v-twins. And most of those use mechanical actuation. Very interesting...

[Trip]

Wow, what I have learned from this article is Buell is more of a fucking idiot than I thought. He gave Harley the world against his attorney's advice. I don't feel bad for the guy any longer, he sold his soul to Harley.

[Kaneman]

I've been cursing Harley's business policies and the products they produce since I became a motorcyclist 12 years ago. I'm sorry about what happened to Buell, but I'm glad to see Harley circling the drain. Hopefully they can be replaced by a builder that will be able to compete on the world stage and produce a product America can brag about.

Buell was right there on the line. Erik, if left alone, would've accomplished it 5 years ago....but he had to deal with Harley.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by drewpy

Not to sound too nerded out, but hell erik even approved me as a friend on facebook, which is cool on a grass roots level

Same here. He responded to a msg I sent him too.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

Same here. He responded to a msg I sent him too.

Wow, he didn't kill himself yet?

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by Dave

nice, i wonder if hes been talking to investors yet? :Lol: on a side note, the use of a vnt would go a long way towards fixing the problems with turbos and v-twins. And most of those use mechanical actuation. Very interesting...

Rotax offered to buy them. Harley had to pay a huge amount to end the engine contract, Rotax (or Bombardier) offered to take Buell in exchange for that money and some other terms.