Buell: An American Sportbike

Buell: An American Sportbike - Past Gas

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Күн бұрын

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@shiftkeystudios Ай бұрын

So…producers…if they’re looking at a picture and talking about it, maybe let us take a look?

@shiftkeystudios Ай бұрын

Also, why does it feel like this was under researched? Y’all, if the schedule’s so bad that you have to rush these out without finishing the story… things really need to change. None of us blame y’all, and we’re aware of what’s happened there… so I hope this comment (and ALL like it) make their way up the chain…

@eurosonly Ай бұрын

Pictures are working for me but it seems to be an issue if you are very early. So it's probably on yoiutube's end.

@mrtonymartinez Ай бұрын

I appreciate the motorcycle content however i wish there was a proper bike guy on for these types of episodes. I feel like there is something lost when the hosts can't relate to the material.

@tallonmetroids271 Ай бұрын

I'd love to see Bart officially being a part of Donut again. We need Science Garage back!

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

Starts @12:40

@yungboicontigo9278 27 күн бұрын

Thank you

@SSEF15 Ай бұрын

Bart's back! Time to listen to Previous Petroleum

@brettgillmore5825 Ай бұрын

As an owner of a 99 x1 Lightning, this podcast makes me happy

@kawikakilawana7250 Ай бұрын

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YALL TO DO BUELL!

@DonutPodcasts Ай бұрын

sorry for keeping you waiting 😮‍💨

@michaelmezydlo1278 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah I got an X1 Lightning, things rips and it's weird as hell. It is also an absolute nightmare to work on though

@Onewheelordeal Ай бұрын

You just gotta ride one to get it, there's plenty of bikes over 100HP today but very very few make gobs of torque without crazy RPM

@eurosonly Ай бұрын

Woooo I've missed Bart. I really liked his science garage videos.

@aaronaaronsen3360 21 күн бұрын

As a proud (and doomed) owner of a 1125R, thank you for this podcast, even if it could have been a bit more detailed. There were some rumors that Erik Buell originally wanted to turbocharge the engine of the XB12 and so started to find manufacturers for a turbo, but H-D refused to buy parts and told him to instead build one in house. Of course this meant skyrocketing costs to the conception of the bike and that never amounted to anything. There are some videos of the closing of the East Troy factory and it's heartbreaking to see people putting totally new bikes and part to the crusher. It was a disgrace..

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

When you don't know any facts, just make stuff up as you go along. Harley Davidson bought into Aeromacchi a few years before AMF. AMF streamlined HD they took drastic measures to reduce production costs. Production quality went down on Motorcycles that were already outdated and not very reliable. AMF also infused the Cash that HD needed to Develop a more reliable engine, the EVO Evolution motor. Buell made many improvements to the EVO motor and used it in the majority of Buell's excluding the Modern Liquid cooled overhead cam 4 valve head Halicon Motor.

@caseya9058 Ай бұрын

Grew up riding Japanese dirtbikes and sportbikes, never liked Harleys, but rode a friend's XB9S Lightning, liked it and eventually bought myself an XB12X Ulysses. Rode it all over the west coast, underrated bike! Would've been cool to see a new Ulysses with the Pan America engine combined with some innovative Buell concepts. Or a new Lightning at least.

@xzouix Ай бұрын

Motorcycleeees! And I am here for it! 🏍💯🏍

@adamjam2 Ай бұрын

Would love to get the episode on EBR also! Thanks for the motorcycle content! Love it!!!

@kaelfuhrman7382 Ай бұрын

gotta love yamaha for sponsoring the episode on buell

@ErichSchmidt-xz4ix Ай бұрын

Hey Bart, nice shirt. The Sword is amazing!

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

The Barton Buell learned of the small, privately held general-purpose engine maker Barton (based in Great Britain) in 1981. He bought their limited production racer, powered by a water-cooled 750 cc Square Four two-stroke engine. (The Barton was featured prominently in the 1980 motion picture "Silver Dream Racer".) The bike was poorly manufactured and was constructed from cheap materials. The engine was plagued with issues. Buell felt that with his engineering background, he could improve the engine. As parts failed he re-engineered them to increase reliability, and in many cases saw performance gains with his modifications. The chassis was a lost cause, and Buell designed his own chassis. The engine often failed before completing a race. Buell first raced a prototype of his bike, using the mostly stock Barton engine, in the summer of 1982 at the AMA National on the Pocono Speedway. He dubbed it the RW750 (RW standing for Road Warrior). During testing at Talladega, AL, the RW750 was clocked at a top speed of 178 mph (286 km/h). He raced in the 500 cc-dominated Formula One class (the Barton engine was designed prior to 1978 and was grandfathered into this class by AMA rules). He found some success at the local club levels despite the grossly overpowered, unrefined engine. In 1982, Barton closed, and Buell was given the option to purchase the entire stock of spare engines and parts, drawings, and the rights to produce and sell the engine. Buell did so, but the shipment was delayed, and he missed the opportunity to make use of this new equipment and knowledge for the 1983 racing season. This delayed the development of the engine.

@jrmotorsports5532 Ай бұрын

Great story, those were cool bikes.

@rogergill1969 Ай бұрын

Speaking as someone that has a few old Buells in the UK , it would be good if these podcasts spent more time on the models, innovation etc. rather than 25 mins of the podcast on irrelevant , not terribly interesting chat and sales pitches. Also have people that know and are interested in motorcycles or the subject that they are talking about. I’ve been listening since the beginning, I’m sorry to say these sound less researched, and generally poorer than they used to be. Nolan is good tho. He should join the other 2 on Big Time.

@Lowendansterling Ай бұрын

Harley's have been nicknamed Hogs since the '20s. There was a pig named Johnny owned by one of the Harley race team. He became the unofficial mascot. There's a famous photo with him on the tank

@vaider99 Ай бұрын

So awesome to see Bart on Donut again. Hope he joins back again becuase Bart is the GOOD VIBE in Donut Media 🔥🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

@nicholasthomas9186 Ай бұрын

Oh damn, Bart with the Sword shirt, hell yeah

@eurosonly Ай бұрын

4:10 is that some insight in to donut's operations behind the camera?

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

Eric Built his own Frames and improved the British two stroke. Then racing rules were changed to allow 1,000 CC 4 strokes to race against 500 CC Two Strokes. The Two strokes of half the displacement of the 4 strokes were not competative. Eric managed to get some HD V-Twin race motors to race with in his Frames in the V-Twin class.

@willjohnson211 Ай бұрын

My favorite bike ever was my Xb12R

@nicholasyucius4543 Ай бұрын

Love the new intro but sad to not heae James Make a fart joke 😢 Love the pod guys keep up the fantastic work!

@DonutPodcasts Ай бұрын

thanks, nicholas !

@kylea-d4108 Ай бұрын

Gotta bring back bart full time! Miss that man.

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

By 1993 Buell had serious financial problems and he made a deal with the devil. HD bought 49% of Buell with an option to buy 49% more of Buell in 10 years. 10 Years later HD bought 49% more of Buell .. It was not long after that say maybe Jan 2009 That HD Decided to shut down Buell and their Brand new manufacturing building in East Troy WI. It cost HD $116 Million to shut down Buell. HD is losing $100 Million per year presently on their electric motorcycles.

@fadednymph0 Ай бұрын

A new theme song 😮

@SystemScandll Ай бұрын

Why no chapters in thia video?

@audioandgamesfromadeadman1698 Ай бұрын

Can tall do a ep on the c4 corvette I feel like it gets to much hate. The c4 also got it's owe racing series for being to fast and the callway c4 corvette was the fastest street legal car for 14 years with a top speed of 254.6mph with the stock block (350 Chevy SB)

@fxtacy Ай бұрын

so, great content to get background/history of Buell, but when you have presenters who clearly don't know shit about bike, it detracts from content

@StonedRabbit Ай бұрын

gonna miss the old intro!

@jamesries7939 Ай бұрын

Finally made it to #IMSA now come to #roadamerica

@toddpruett7134 Ай бұрын

Why isn't Beremiah Jurton on this episode 😢

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

Eric Buell's girl friend left him because he would not stop racing road bikes. He married another woman and raised a Family .. Then they divorced. Eric's EX GF also married had a Family and Divorced. Then after they were both Divorced they hooked up again and are still together.

@sunsinger970 Ай бұрын

Harley considered Buell internal competition. It WAS vindictive.

@KingRalph82 Ай бұрын

🎉

@mikeskidmore6754 Ай бұрын

I just read that Fuell Filed for Bankruptcy.. Things not going well for electric Motorcycles .

@brent_miserwannabe_3thousa38 Ай бұрын

My guys, firstly "Yeah Barts back. Again.". Sub par banter exceeding 12 minutes before the topic story is even began. I, for one, can not applaud that effort fellows. But I still love's ya's, and watched the whole gd thing while sim racing. Ok well, maybe more of having a bit of sim racing between a marvelous vape session. ohh' boy. ps: the new mullet kid thats being crow barred into a donut shape void that the channel finds itself in, for the moment. He ain't it Sir. No thank You 'un's. We're good.