Buell’s final Lightning was a substantial update to the S1, and incorporated a neat alloy seat subframe, Thunderstorm engine mods, and a few limited editions, like today’s super clean Carbon Kevlar example. 1999 Buell X1 Carbon Kevlar for sale on eBay Peak power wasn’t the Sportster engine’s strongest suit, but stump pulling torque made the…
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…
One of my first posts at RSBFS concerned one of these Buell beasties, and still pushes some buttons a few years down the road. This example is even nicer, low miles, original finishes and just a few dealer-installed upgrades. 1998 Buell S1W White Lightning for sale on eBay Launched a few years after the Ducati…
Here is a nearly new S1 Lightning for sale in North Carolina. Unfortunately there are only 3 small pictures and a really thin seller’s description. But considering they were sold in 1998 with an MSRP of $9995, this should look pretty interesting to a Buell enthusiast with a $3k discount. dc 1998 Buell S1 Lightning…
1999 Buell X1 Lightning Carbon Fiber Edition #161 of 250 listed on the Quad Cities Craigslist Considering the recent decision by Harley-Davidson to cease all Buell operations and production of Buell motorcycles, I felt compelled to show Buell some RSBFS love. Carbon Fiber is always cool no matter what it is on and in 1999…