Harley-Davidson closed Buell on the same week a Buell rider won its biggest race ever. Erik Buell spent decades trying to build an American sport bike that could stand up to the Japanese and Italian factories. By 2009 it was actually working. What happened next is one of the most baffling corporate decisions in motorcycle history — and the timing made it so much worse. Should Harley have kept Buell alive? #OneLungRacing #Buell #ErikBuell #BuellMotorcycle #HarleyDavidson #1125R #AMASuperbike #MotorcycleHistory #MotoHistory #AmericanMotorcycles #BikeLife #Moto #MotorcycleFacts #BikerCommunity #TwoWheels #ClassicMotorcycle #VintageMoto #MotoFail #BikeHistory #RiseAndFall #SportBike #RideOrDie #MotorcycleStories #Fail