Custom: Pegasus Race Team 1125RR “Crazy Cab” Remember the experimental Buell 1125R race bike built by Pegasus Race Team? It’s been converted into a two-seat track taxi that their champion rider, Harald Kitsch, uses to show nice young ladies what he does for a living. Riding this two-up, he was only nine seconds a lap slower than his fastest race lap at Oschersleben aboard the EBR 1190RR and on pace with S1000RR-mounted competitors. The ex... By HFL Staff News - Oct 29 2010 -
The biggest Buell race team in the world Look only at the results, and it’s be easy to assume that Pegasus Race Team is a big operation. Campaigning 1190RRs, 1125Rs and XB12s in the German Sound of Thunder and BEARS series, the team wins. A lot, including the Sound of Thunder championship this year on a bike no one else is racing, the EBR 1190RR. But that success belies a tiny operation; just a dozen or so volunteers. I just spent four... By HFL Staff News - Oct 13 2010 -
Erik Buell on the 1190RS, IBM moon suits and the future of the American sportsbike This weekend, Erik Buell and I both found ourselves in Germany, at Oschersleben’s Biketoberfest. Watching Harald Kitsch and Pegasus Race Team use their EBR 1190RR to dominate the final race of a championship they’d already won two races ago, it suddenly seemed like a good opportunity to talk to Erik about where he’s going post-Harley. He pulled himself away from the swarms (seriously) of Ger... By HFL Staff News - Oct 12 2010 -
The official line on Buell’s new street bikes Last week we showed you merchandise from Erik Buell’s record label and sponsor of his race team that promoted the Erik Buell Racing 1190RS, a forthcoming street bike from the former Harley employee. Now, we’ve got official word from EBR, confirming the that street-legal bikes are coming. Update: AMA EBR racer Geoff May talks 1190RS in below video. For some reason, EBR isn’t responding to... By HFL Staff News - Sep 13 2010 -
Erik Buell Racing 1190RR: Erik returns with 185rwhp After being canned by Harley, Dyno image via BadWeatherBikersHere's what Erik Buell Racing has to say: The 1190RR is the first new motorcycle from Erik Buell Racing. Based on the 1125R and 1125RR, the 1190RR brings engine displacement close to the AMA American Superbike (ASB) class limit for twins and the WSB limit overall. Although it is not currently approved... By HFL Staff News - Feb 26 2010 -
What's going to happen to Erik Buell? We just got off the phone with Harley spokesperson Paul James. According to him, Erik Buell is in ongoing discussions with Harley about taking on an advisory roll at The Motor Company, in which capacity he'll contribute to future product design. The rest of Buell's 180 employees won't be so lucky, they'll be out on the street as of December 18, the day the Buell plant shuts down. This news will co... By HFL Staff News - Oct 15 2009 -
