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#94 out of a 100 produced between 2012 and 2013.
Only 44 were manufactured with Carbon fiber and fewer with the magnesium wheels. Only a few weren’t bought up to race on the circuit and very few made it to the public.
This bike was Eric Buells dream bike to build and was produced shortly after breaking ties with Harley davidson.
364 lbs dry weight and 185 horses and the limiters been set at 185 mph.
The paint is called Abraxas inferno and I know of only 2 in this color.
242 miles showing with the plastic stickers on the display screen and passenger mirror.
Retailed for 45 grand in 2012. The gentleman I acquired the bike had the bike appraised for 45k dollars due the condition and rarity it is a collector’s dream or someone interested in some personal enjoyment. It is in top riding shape as it stands. Don’t miss out!
RSBFS
Back in 2018 RSBFS covered an EBR Carbon Fiber Edition. Mike wrote, “Consider the curious case of one Erik Buell. By all counts a mad genius who was able to make even the archaic push-rod Harley lump semi-attractive to sporting riders, he is also the embodiment of a tragic hero from an Euripides epic, fatally flawed and ultimately falling short of immortality. The shades of gray that paint the portrait of Erik Buell are not negatives of character, perseverance or engineering skill, but rather a “wrong partner, right dance” situation. From the inception of The Buell Motor Company – first banking on imported “Barton” engines for AMA racing usage (upon which rules changes rendered them obsolete), then using connections to H-D as an engine supplier but remaining wholly separate, to the Buell American Motorcycle company (a subsidiary of H-D), to the shuttering of the effort due to H-D finances (they also sold off MV Agusta during this time), Erik continued to rise from the ashes. Kicked to the curb by H-D, Erik formed EBR – or Erik Buell racing – and returned to his love of roadracing. Devoid of having to deal with street bike regulations, EBR focused entirely on support of the 1125R, but there was more to come in this story.
In many ways, Buell parted company with H-D long before they cut the ties. The 1125R, the last of the H-D owned machines, plunked the 45 degree v-twin relic in the trash and adopted the Rotax Helicon 72 degree powerplant. A modern engine with liquid cooling, overhead cams and four valves per cylinder, Rotax was a willing partner and a good motive power choice from a racing perspective. An updated design built specifically for racing, the bored-out 1190RR took the track goodness one further. But not done with the street bike scene just yet, Erik devised an updated 1190 that would take the Buell name back to the showroom. It was from these roots and from this distinctly non-H-D platform that today’s bike, a rare 1190RS was born. With a relatively high price tag and a small distribution footprint, only 100 of the base model were to be built. But the highest spec – and the true homage to the racer – was the Carbon Fiber Edition. Littered with (as the name would imply) carbon fiber components, the CF Edition was a rare add-on to a platform that already glittered with farkles from Ohlins front an rear. Buell’s ubiquitous Zero Torsion Load single front brake rotor contained a nifty cooling duct. The chassis (containing the fuel load, naturally) was aluminum. All told, this is a 175 HP, sub 400 pound (wet) track scalpel.”
That bike was going for $20k back in 2018 with low miles, just for reference.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
I have one of these RS Carbon Editions, every serious rider needs a chance to throw one of these bikes thru a few corners before they die…. It’s an incredible bike that is nothing like you expect. They are very easy to ride fast with a fantastic throttle connection and midrange to make any literbike I have ever ridden feel limp. Suspension is in a different league to what you are used to if you buy a bike with OEM Ohlins or even the off the shelf race forks and shock. Total magic carpet ride.
Probably worth noting that the badging on the bike doesn’t say it’s a Carbon Edition… I can’t say I have ever seen a Carbon Edition that didn’t have the carbon feature prominently in the paint scheme… EBR did offer fiberglass versions of this bike and I suspect that is what this bike is.
Oh-one last thing: Unless the seller can document that these are magnesium wheels as mentioned in the article, you’d want to consider that if you bid.. Very few sets of those were made and they weren’t shiny like his (and my) RS’s are.