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Buell Announces 1125RR Race-Only Motorcycle
EAST TROY, Wis. (July 15, 2009) – Buell Motorcycle Company today introduced the 1125RR, a race-use only motorcycle intended for competition in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike class.
“The 1125RR is designed to give privateer racers a turn-key machine to compete in the American Superbike class in AMA Pro Racing. We want to build on our program that has proven so successful for privateers in the Daytona SportBike class,” said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, Buell Motorcycle Company.
The Buell 1125RR features a modified Helicon 1125cc (103mm bore x 67.5mm stroke) liquid-cooled 72-degree V-Twin engine. Power increases come from components including a larger airbox and intake manifold, revised valves and camshafts, a higher compression ratio, titanium exhaust system and other weight-reduced components.
The 1125RR chassis is the standard 1125R design with fuel-in-the-frame, plus a billet axle adjustment system and chain-drive to allow gearing changes. Suspension travel is managed by fully adjustable units, with a Showa 43mm front fork and a remote-reservoir rear shock. A ZTL2 (Zero Torsional Load) eight-piston front caliper is mated with a modified front rotor.
Buell 1125RR features:
- 1125cc (68.7 cid) Helicon Powertrain:
- 4.055 inch (103 mm) bore and 2.658 inch (67.5mm) stroke
- Dual 61mm down-draft fuel-injection throttle bodies
- Titanium exhaust header and mass-centralized muffler
- 6-Spoke cast magnesium racing wheels
- Front: 3.5 inch (88.9mm) x 17 inch (431.8mm)
- Rear: 6 inch (152.4mm) x 17 inch (431.8mm)
- Buell ZTL2 reversed rotor front brake with eight-piston Nissin caliper
- 43mm Showa fully-adjustable inverted forks
- Showa fully-adjustable rear shock with remote reservoir
- Cast-aluminum swingarm machined with billet axle adjustment system
- Center position wheelbase 55.5 inches (1410 mm)
Buell will produce a limited number of 1125RR motorcycles for sale only to licensed professional road racers who will compete in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike class. U.S. MSRP is $39,995. Orders must be placed through the Buell Race Department and delivered through an authorized Buell motorcycle dealer.
Founded by visionary motorcycle designer and former privateer racer Erik Buell in 1983, Buell Motorcycle Company, a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc., produces sport motorcycles, motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel, including the 1125R superbike, 1125CR café racer and air-cooled XB-series Ulysses, Firebolt, and Lightning. To learn more about Buell motorcycles, or to locate the dealer nearest you, log onto www.buell.com.
Will Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki be allowed to build a limited run of special “race use only” bikes as well? Only seems fair.
I can’t wait to see how this is justified in the Friday column.
I’m surprised it’s only 1125cc. To be consistent with the Daytona Sportbike thinking, shouldn’t it run American Superbike at 1875cc?
Honda would need to actually have factory involvement to do a special race use only bike
“Noah P says:
July 16, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Honda would need to actually have factory involvement to do a special race use only bike”
…and?
DMG = Fail.
The DMG has gone and shot itself in the foot, again. Tossed out the Book of Rules and allowed a bike of non compliance to those rules into roadracing. Why? To stop American Suzuki and Mat Mladin et al. The DMG wants an American Series much like NASCAR, so America will end up with NASBIKE, complete with horrible crashes, rider injuries and nothing even coming xclose to a legitmate American Road Racing Series. RIP Professional American Roadracing. RIP! Cause of Death: DMG. Edmondson and everybody at the AMA.