[Bobadoo®]

Buell has pulled the cover off of its new high-tech sport bike, the 2008 1125R, armed with an engine built by Rotax - not Harley-Davidson.

The Buell 1125R Helicon engine is a new 1,125cc, double-overhead cam v-twin, the first liquid-cooled engine to power a street-legal Buell.

Designed to Buell specs and built by Austria's BRP-Rotax, it is rated at 146 horsepower, with a 10,500 rpm redline.

It reportedly puts out 82 foot-pounds of torque through a six-speed transmission, pushing a claimed weight of 375 pounds.

The manufacturer's suggested retail price is a reported $11,995.

The 1125R is expected at dealerships late this year.

Buell is a subsidiary of Harley-Davidson.

This thing should kick.

Link to Buell 1125R Website

~Bob

 

[Lone Wolf]

Can you say BULLET, good find Bob

Nice in Renegade down the road

Wolf

 

[outlander800]

Awesome! How much HP does the kawi Z14 make?

 

[Merlin]

Awesome! How much HP does the kawi Z14 make?

Kawasaki advertises 187 h.p. and 197 h.p with the Ram-Air in effect.

Seems hard to believe.

Jerry

 

[Spelling Wizz]

Kawasaki advertises 187 h.p. and 197 h.p with the Ram-Air in effect.

Seems hard to believe.
Jerry

Actually i think the Busa' has the close HP as the 14, busa is like 175ish? and the 14 is around what Merlin said... for the price, the ZX and the busa are about the same, no? Also, the 08' Busa is the 2nd generation busa, with some new features n' stuff, and weight reductions.

 

[outlander800]

I dont like the look of the zx 14 or the busa. They look too fat but i do like the look of that buell.

 

[Merlin]

I have ridden the Hayabusa and it is a phenomenal bike. Don't know about the ZX-14 but I would like to try it. The new Buell may be interesting, too. The older Buells (especially the Firebolt and older Lightnings) were tough, it felt like you were getting a medical exam after about 10 miles or so.

Jerry

 

[Spelling Wizz]

I would love to test ride those bike, but i'm just too young...

 

[Merlin]

I would love to test ride those bike, but i'm just too young...

Those bikes are pretty much experienced-only allowed. If you suspect you can't handle them, you probably can't. Nothing personal, they scare the crap out of me too.

Jerry

 

[Spelling Wizz]

Those bikes are pretty much experienced-only allowed. If you suspect you can't handle them, you probably can't. Nothing personal, they scare the crap out of me too.
Jerry

I dont really think i can handle most bikes.

 

[outlanderrider]

I dont really think i can handle most bikes.

you couldnt even handle a mongoose!

 

[Spelling Wizz]

you couldnt even handle a mongoose!

But I can handle a Schwin!

 

[outlanderrider]

But I can handle a Schwin!

now your just gettin technical

 

[Spelling Wizz]

now your just gettin technical

Thats me... sometimes.

 

[Mikey394]

I've owned 6 Buells and still have a 1999 Thunderbolt and a 2006 Ulysses.
The 1125R will look good next to my Renegade! Can't wait to ride one!

 

[Marc]

Kawasaki advertises 187 h.p. and 197 h.p with the Ram-Air in effect.

Seems hard to believe.
Jerry

But correct I believe

 

[spyder13]

I just saw a dyno sheet on a friends 2008 ZX14 it was 155.9hp.

 

[MHOGAN]

Any bets on whether or not BRP, will be offering this engine as an up-grade option for the Spyder?

Seems like a logical step to me.

Personally, I would hate to see that happen. No substitute for cubic inches.

 

[Spyder3Rdr]

I really doubt BRP would offer this as an upgrade option ... when the VSS won't let you get everything out of the 990 thats in it ! it wouldn't do you any good to have more CC's when you can't make use of them !

 

[evoluzione]

Any bets on whether or not BRP, will be offering this engine as an up-grade option for the Spyder?

Seems like a logical step to me.

Personally, I would hate to see that happen. No substitute for cubic inches.

the 1125r engine was developed as a buell engine - i'm sure that harley owns all of the rights to it.

as to an engine upgrade, the current engine is soooooooooooo detuned that they can make increases for years without changing the design. at this point we've upgraded our engine to our aprilia "stage one" specs (heads, cams, pistons, intake & exhaust) which is good for about 150 h.p. (up from the base of 106 h.p.). if you really want something, we could go with a big bore 1060 engine and make about 170 h.p..