The EBR (Erik Buell Racing) 1190RS has finally reached development so that as a former Harley-Davidson employee and also the innovative force behind and founding father of Buell Motorcycles, Erik Buell understands how to develop a bike. Powered with a Rotax-built 1190cc V-twin engine with titanium valves, the Erik Buell Racing 1190RS outputs 175hp (129kW) at 9750rpm along with a storming 131Nm of torque just a few hundred revs prior, at 9400rpm. 2012 Erik Buell Racing 1190RS Styling is going to be summary, but we happen to like the double-stacked front lights look that EBR has been doing here, as the showcases using their incorporated convert alerts repel curiously at us (by curiously we mean the motorbike looks depressed).The EBR 1190RS features an aluminium frame by having an integrated gas tank which should improve its balance, as well as the swingarm is aluminium.
EBR has retained another Buell signature component, a big rim-mounted single front disc brake.Now separated from Harley and operating individually as Erik Buell Racing (EBR), he’s prepared to prove this for good. EBR’s first production motorcycle, the 1190RS, is a great machine-no caveats or qualifications required. Gorgeous, fine-handling and remarkably fast, it’s everything we have ever wanted a united states superbike to be.
Erik Buell Racing will sell the exotic 1190RS for $39,999 with fiberglass bodywork, or $43,999 using the optional “Carbon Edition” body kit shown here, saving 5 lbs. This really is expensive by any measure, but thinking about the sheer cubic hours of hand labor involved with building what’s essentially a racing superbike with lights, it may be the best bargain around the motorcycle market today. EBR intends to build then sell a limited run of 100 bikes “as a design statement,” and can then introduce another model similar in concept but “decontented” for higher production volume minimizing charge.
EBR 1190RS Specifications
Engine
Type Liquid cooled V twin
Bore X Stroke 4.17 x 2.66 (106 x 67.5 mm)
Displacement 72.6 cu 1190 CC
Compression Ratio 13.6 :1
Fuel Delivery Dual 61mm throttle bodies
Exhaust Primary + Secondary
Peak Torque 97 ft-lbs @ 9400 rpm
Peak Horsepower 175 hp @ 9750 rpm
Drivetrain
Primary Drive Gear, 36/65
Final Drive 520 Chain, 16/41
Clutch Wet multi-plate, slipper
Transmission Ratios:
1st 2.46
2nd 1.75
3rd 1.38
4th 1.17
5th 1.04
6th 0.96
Dimensions
Seat Height 30.5″ (775 mm)
Rake 22
Trail 3.4″ (86 mm)
Lean Angle 55
Front Tire 120/70R- 17
Rear Tire 190/55R-17
Fuel Capacity 4.5 gal (17.1 L)
Wet Weight (No Fuel) 389 lbs (176 kg)
Chassis
Frame Aluminum frame with integral fuel reservoir
Swingarm Optimized stiffness aluminum
Front Suspension 43 mm Öhlins inverted fork, adjustable compression damping, rebound damping adjustable spring preload
Rear Suspension Öhlins fully adjustable TTX coil over monoshock with remote reservoir
Front Wheel 3.5″ x 17″ magnesium
Rear Wheel 6.0″ x 17″ magnesium
Front Brake ISO finned rotor, 8 piston caliper with cooling duct
Pricing
Colors Abraxas Inferno, Boreas Frost, Burnt Armor or Pitch Black
MSRP $39,999
Carbon Package Add $4,000
