2000 Buell X1 Lightning As an ex-Buell owner, anytime I get the chance to write about one I’m going to take it. From start to finish, Buell has released some cracking bikes. There’s really not a single model, except for the Buell Blast, that people don’t stop and look at. It’s always a conversation piece…
2001 Buell X1 Lightning In the early 90s, Harley Davidson realized they needed to round out their cruiser/touring-focused lineup with an offering that allowed the company to cut itself a slice of the rapidly growing sport bike market. By acquiring Buell, a company started by an ex-Harley engineer who was building race bikes on…
Buell’s first production machine with Harley-Davidson’s backing started their relationship off on the right foot, selling more than four times what planners had thought. This collector-ready example was parked for a score of years but has been rejuvenated without turning it into a budget buster. 1995 Buell S2 Thunderbolt for sale on eBay Buell had…
A world away from their earlier tube-framed generation, Buell introduced their Lightning XB9S. Today’s Buell is a 2003 model with just 5,718 miles. 2003 Buell Lightning XB9S for sale on eBay Buell packed a helping of their design paradigms into the XB9S, starting with the alloy chassis whose spars held 3.8 gallons of fuel, the…
Buell kept the Lightning name but introduced many welcome changes when the S1 was updated to X1 for 1999. This Florida rider kept the earlier blue and orange paint scheme, and boasts recent tires and valve maintenance. 2000 Buell X1 Lightning for sale on eBay Buell kept a lot of the good things about the…
Marketeers at Buell must have looked longingly at BMW’s fanbase and wanted to access some of that longer-than-an-afternoon enthusiasm. This S3T has all the last year of production improvements, light mileage, and excellent cosmetics. 2002 Buell S3T Thunderbolt for sale on eBay Late in the Thunderbolt program, Buell had made a lot of updates to…
Early in the Buell / Harley-Dave relationship, the racer and design engineer was thought to be the icon’s entreé into sportbikes. This immaculate S2 has access to plenty of thunder, and every update imaginable. 1995 Buell S2 Thunderbolt for sale on eBay The S2 had production versions of most of the ideas Erik Buell had…
The penultimate Buell came with Rotax power, and a typically edgy Buell design. This owner would like to split the difference between the trade-in value and dealer retail, a righteous thought. An afternoon of detailing might push this 1125R over the goal line. 2008 Buell 1125R for sale on eBay Rotax supplied their turn-key twin,…