NEW BUELL 1125CR STREETFIGHTER FOR 2009
30 July 2008 - Buell UK

The 1125CR is my vision of a contemporary café racer - Erik Buell

Buell brings a new weapon to the streets for 2009 with the introduction of the 1125CR™, a striking new model featuring a 21st century take on the “Café Racer” genre and the brute power and torque of the Buell Helicon™ 1125 liquid-cooled V-Twin engine. The 1125CR is one of seven 2009 Buell Sportbike, Street and Adventure Sportbike models.

“The 1125CR is my vision of a contemporary café racer,” said Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer at Buell Motorcycle Company. “It’s got Clubman-style bars, and a flyscreen instead of a fairing. Then we geared it down to give the Helicon engine even more grunt. If torque rules the street, the 1125CR will be the new boss.”

Buell Highlights for 2009

The Buell® 1125CR™
A Café Racer for the 21st century, the new 1125CR nods respectfully to the past with clubman bars, flyscreen and a tail cowl, while a 146-hp, liquid-cooled Buell Helicon 1125cc V-Twin engine and Buell Intuitive Response Chassis (IRC) deliver spirited, sophisticated sport performance. A longer swingarm and lower final-drive gearing help maximise acceleration. Its sinister styling will make this bike unmistakable on the street.

New on Buell XB Streetbikes
Buell Lightning® Streetbikes, powered by an air-cooled Thunderstorm™ V-Twin engine, get a menacing new look, thanks to a blacked-out frame, forks, engine and other components. Two Lightning models powered by the Thunderstorm 1203 engine upgrade to the Buell ZTL2 front brake with an eight-piston caliper, a design that debuted on the 1125R® in 2008.

New on Buell Sportbikes
The Buell® 1125R™, powered by the 146-hp, liquid-cooled Buell Helicon 1125cc V-Twin engine, is available in new Arctic White and Racing Red and with tinted windscreens for 2009.

New on Buell Adventure Sportbikes
The superbly equipped sport-touring Buell® Ulysses® XB12XT, introduced mid-year 2008, joins the versatile, all-road Ulysses® XB12X in the 2009 Buell Adventure Sport category. Both models feature new aggressive steel footpegs for improved grip, while redesigned headlight reflectors increase light output and forward vision at night.

New Drive Belt
All 2009 Buell models will be fitted with a new, more durable Veyance Hibrex® drive belt with Flexten® Plus technology, the same belt that was originally developed for the Buell 1125R.

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