Buell unveils 1125RR race bike

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Trip

maybe this link?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jul/090715d.htm

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Jul/090715e.htm

That's what I was questioning. Why is this bike legal in AMA SBK if it is not a street use production motorcycle?

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Trip

I think it is cause they reworked the engine where they won't let the other bikes do that anymore from what I read in the article.

You read the preninja edit, I presume?

Everything I read bitches about it never having had lights.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by shmike

You read the preninja edit, I presume?

Everything I read bitches about it never having had lights.

It was in the other article

Here is the press release from Buell regarding their 1125RR, (note second R in designation) a bike not road legal, yet somehow Superbike legal, as per DMG. Isn't it interesting how the Japanese manufacturers are knocked back to Superstock spec this season in Superbike, yet Buell gets to enter a full-on Superbike that isn't even street legal?

I am assuming that they were allowed to do some superbike stuff to the bike that became illegal for the japanese to do the same thing.

[smileyman]

well if they do allow buells to compete I hope they find a way to make the rear brake work!
Really we wouldnt even be discussing this if not for DMGs idea that anything can go racing in any class as long as the manipulate the rules to make them all EQUAL. Stupid right. Make the rules and let the competition bear out a winner says I. No says DMG make all bikes equal and let fate decide who the pace car kills says them...

[Trip]

Originally Posted by smileyman

well if they do allow buells to compete I hope they find a way to make the rear brake work!
Really we wouldnt even be discussing this if not for DMGs idea that anything can go racing in any class as long as the manipulate the rules to make them all EQUAL. Stupid right. Make the rules and let the competition bear out a winner says I. No says DMG make all bikes equal and let fate decide who the pace car kills says them...

This isn't fucking nascar. Give them a certain engine reqs to work with and let them see who is better technology and rider wise. Get NASCAR out of it. If you can't build a 1125cc twin to compete against 1000cc inline 4s, tough shit.

[Dave]

i supposed the real question is when will they try to enter BSB? harley has an xr1200 cup over there so buell has no excuses other than it likes having rules written around them.

[Tmall]

Stupid Honda. Winning the AMA championship in 03 with a 200 cc advantage against the i4s...

Almost like the AMA wrote the rules to favour them that year..

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Stupid Honda. Winning the AMA championship in 03 with a 200 cc advantage against the i4s...

Almost like the AMA wrote the rules to favour them that year..

Buell has a 125cc advantage against 1000cc i4s, apparently they need to go where they need a 525cc advantage. Fuck that 200cc shit.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by Tmall

Stupid Honda. Winning the AMA championship in 03 with a 200 cc advantage against the i4s...

Almost like the AMA wrote the rules to favour them that year..

Three reason why that's a bad example:

1. Mat Mladin won the 2003 Title on a Suzuki.

2. There were two other factories using the same displacement advantage in 2002.

3. 2003 was the year the displacement advantage ended.

The 2002 rules were not written for Honda, they just built the best machine under the existing rules.

[Dave]

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