There’s a new Buell motorcycle on the way. Yes, you read that right: a new Buell. And, unlike any previous Buell, this new bike is a heels-in-the-air, high-bar, cruiser.
The new Buell Super Cruiser was unveiled on Friday with its designer, Roland Sands, in California. The new bike has Buell’s ET-V2 engine, a 1190cc or 72.6 ci, 72-degree V-twin with liquid cooling. Buell says it makes 185 horsepower, with 101.6 lb.-ft (138 Nm) of torque. But, according to Buell’s CEO, Sands was able to keep the sportbike proportions and 17-inch wheels, so the bike will likely handle similarly to Buell’s current crop of sportbikes, if you lower the bars, that is.
“We wanted to keep the performance of the engine, the rear swingarm, and that’s key to why it handles so well,” Buell CEO Bill Melvin told Bike EXIF.…