Tag Archives: EBR

EBR Shutting Down Production

EAST TROY, WI – Another one bites the dust. First Polaris announced that Victory was going out of business. Now, EBR says it’s ceasing production, too. In a press release issued this afternoon, EBR said the company “will begin a wind down of production operations commencing next week. EBR will continue …

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EBR Plans Less Expensive Model

EAST TROY, WI – American sport bike builder EBR (Erik Buell Racing) is looking to produce a less expensive model. In a press release this morning announcing the release of its 2017 model-year motorcycles, EBR owner Bill Melvin said that “work is proceeding on a sub-$10k platform for 2018.” What …

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If You Had Asked Me…

Is it really May already? The start of another month means one thing. It’s time for  fresh edition of “If You Had Asked Me, I Would Have Told You…” It’s kind of a catch-all column for news items and press releases that accumulate over the month infused with a dollop …

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Prices Slashed For New EBR Models

EAST TROY, WI – The revived EBR officially relaunched today by showing off an American flag-themed bike that will be auctioned off for charity and by setting sharply-reduced prices for new bikes coming off the assembly line here. The MSRP for the 2016 1190SX will be

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EBR Resumes Production

EAST TROY, WI – EBR is back in business. Production of the “American Sport Bike” resumed today at the factory here following the purchase six weeks ago of the company’s assets by Liquid Asset Partners of Grand Rapids, MI. Erik Buell Racing had ceased operating last April and went into …

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EBR Back In Business With New Owner

American sport-bike builder EBR (for Erik Buell Racing) is apparently back in business after New Jersey-based Atlantic Metals Group LLC bought the company’s manufacturing operations at auction on Thursday. EBR shut down in April and filed for receivership listing outstanding liabilities of more than $20 million. Bruce Belfer, CEO of …

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Ohio Man Gets Buried With His Harley

By Bud Wilkinson A Mechanicsburg, OH man was buried today along with his 1967 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, and WBNS-TV in Columbus was there as evidenced by the above video and accompanying picture (below). In also reporting on the funeral of 82-year-old Billie L. Standley, the “Dayton Daily News” reported that …

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