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Buell Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1983 by ex- Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell . [ 1 ] Harley-Davidson acquired 49 percent of Buell in 1993, and Buell became a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson by 2003. [ 2 ]
Powering it is an electronic fuel injection system, with a 45mm throttle body. The engine is assisted by a 5-speed gearbox which transfers power through a toothed belt final drive. [1] XB9SX. Unlike the Buell XB12 series models introduced in 2004 which have a larger powerplant cubic capacity of 219 cc, the engine has a slightly shorter stroke. [2]
1999 Buell M2 Cyclone 1203cc sportster motor. Buell started with water-cooled two-stroke square-fours and ended with a water cooled four-stroke V-Twin, but the vast majority of their bikes used reworked 883 and 1200 Sportster engines. With Buell-designed heads, barrels, and in 1999 fuel injection, these all led to an increase in horsepower.
Carburetors were standard on Sportster engines until 2007, when they were replaced by the Delphi Electronic Sequential-Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) system. A simplified derivative of the engine was used on the Buell Blast entry-level motorcycle from 2000 to 2009. The Sportster engine as used on the Buell Blast was in most ways similar to the one ...
Buell Motorcycle Company; 0–9. Buell 1125R; B. Buell Blast; Erik Buell; E. Erik Buell Racing; X. Buell XB9 This page was last edited on 26 July 2021, at 07:22 (UTC ...
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The Buell Blast is a motorcycle that was made by the Buell Motorcycle Company from 2000 to 2009. The Blast was conceived as an entry-level motorcycle to attract newcomers to motorcycling in general and to Harley-Davidson in particular. As such, the design goals were low cost and ease of operation and maintenance.