Buell celebrates production of 100,000 motorcycles. January 2007
Buell Motorcycle Company, founded by Erik Buell in 1983, is the only American manufacturer of sport bikes. Starting with Erik's dream of building his own racing motorcycles, Buell has evolved into a leading manufacturer of performance street motorcycles, with a majority of its sales in international markets.
While seven Buell XB models in three distinct families and the Buell Blast are offered in 2007, Buell began it all with the production of the RW750 model in 1983. That 750cc, two-stroke machine was a pure race bike designed specifically to compete in the AMA's Formula One road racing class.
After the AMA dropped the class in favor of Superbikes, Buell incorporated his innovations into the RR1000, the first model in a line of performance street motorcycles.