Wow! That's unexpected and disappointing.
I'd expected HD to scale down production on all of their lines and wait out the storm. I certainly thought that the Buell brand was healthy enough to not be considered an unnecessary risk. Instead, it seems that HD is going to stick with the only thing they
understand. Unfortunately, I have little interest in retro designs. In any case, I do hope that HD doesn't get hit too hard so that they can stay around for a long time to come.
I really hope that Erik Buell will figure out some way of continuing to amaze us with fantastic concepts and designs. It's been really cool that he was able to get his ideas into full production, instead of stuck on a drafting board (CAD file) or a one-off test bike.
I have been lucky enough to get some Buell test rides: FireBolt (x2), 1125R. I wonder if that will still be an option at the Long Beach motorcycle show in December.