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       Buell Motorcycle Company was an        announced the launch of Erik Buell      website.
       American motorcycle manufacturer       Racing, an independent company run by
       based in East Troy, Wisconsin, and was     Erik Buell which initially produced race-    The first Buell motorcycle, the RW750,
       founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson     only versions of the 1125R model, then     was built in 1983 purely for competition
       engineer Erik Buell. Harley-Davidson     subsequently offered an updated       in the AMA Formula 1 motorcycle road
       acquired 49% of Buell in 1993, and     1190RS model for the street or the track,     racing championship. At that time, Erik
       Buell became a wholly owned subsidiary     and is currently producing a further     Buell was a top contending privateer
       of Harley-Davidson by 2003. On         improved 1190RX model which is also     motorcycle racer. After completion of the
       November 17, 2006, Buell announced     intended for street and/or track use.    first two RW750 racing machines, one of
       that it had produced and shipped its                                           which was sold to another racing team,
       100,000th motorcycle.                  July 1, 2013, Hero MotoCorp, an Indian     the Formula 1 series was canceled. Erik
                                              motorcycle giant, acquired 49.2% stake     Buell then turned his focus towards
       On October 15, 2009, Harley-Davidson     in the company for $25 million. The two     racing-inspired, street-going machines
       announced the discontinuation of the     companies announced that EBR will     using engines manufactured by Harley.
       Buell product line as part of its strategy     distribute Hero motorcycles and
       to focus on the Harley-Davidson brand.     scooters in North America starting in the     In 1987 Rockville Harley-Davidson in
       The last Buell motorcycle was produced     summer of 2014.                     Rockville, MD (now Battley Harley-
       on October 30, bringing the number                                             Davidson / Battley Cycles in
       manufactured to 136,923.               April 15, 2015, Erik Buell Racing filed for     Gaithersburg, MD) became the world’s
                                              bankruptcy protection and ceased all     first Buell dealership and the owner,
       In November 2009, Erik Buell           operations including closing down their     Devin Battley has Buell #1, an RR1000
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