Quote Originally Posted by David88vert View Post
Buell's main rider, Danny Eslick, rode No. 9 Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing/Richie Morris Racing Buell 1125R in the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class. Roger Edmundson basically went out of his way to give Buell an advantage by letting their 1125r run in a limited 600cc class. The Buell had way more power, and almost twice the displacement. To me, he basically gave the chanmpionship to Buell before the racing season started.

Eric Buell was celebrating just a few weeks ago on SpeedTV after the win saying that he was happy that his bike had won, and that it was due to a combination of experience, and Danny's abilities. He seemed certain that HD would spend more money developing the brand with the win. Obviously, HD was already looking at cutting it regardless, but Eric Buell just didn't know it yet. You don't make the decision to cut a brand overnight, you usually conduct some market research first.

Now that HD has shuttered Buell, so Roger will run back to the Japanese manfacturers and beg them to come back to really compete.
I never cared for the Buell team in the AMA for exactly the reason you put. I doubt i'll attend another AMA race until a major changing of regs and ownership happens. I never did understand how a 1125 was allowed when the Ducatis are choked to 748cc and 749cc in the old super sport class. I really feel that the AMA's and DMG's utter stupidity in running American motorcycle racing has made the championship go to shit.

From my quote, I was looking at the 1125R purely from the street bike point of view. It was getting decent press and was a big step forward for Buell. I feel bad for Erik Buell as he has done a lot for the American motorcycle.