ERIK BUELL RACING made another step in the phoenix comeback with the racing debut of the 1190RS in the AMA superbike championsip at Mid Ohio over the weekend.EBR claimed two finishes in the top half of the field in the first race for the relatively

by Erik Buell, who left Harley shortly after his eponymous brand was killed, EBR has so far made the massively-expensive 1190RS. Effectively a hand-made version of the 'Barracuda 2' prototype that Buell was developing as its next superbike model (to

of this partnership is that Hero will be the main sponsor of Erik Buell Racing's EBR1190RS that will compete in this year's AMA championship.However, both sides say the partnership will run deeper, with EBR supplying 'cutting-edge technology and design' to Hero. It

yesterday's bikes and use them in a brand new model. The result? The Halcyon 50.The two-stroke water-cooled engine is from Derbi, while the EBR suspension is Italian. It features a 17mm Dellorto carburetor, kick and electric starting system, tuned expansion

as all the details for adjustability and comfort requested by the top test riders who have been involved over its development.Erik Buell Racing (EBR) was formed at the back end of 2009, after Harley-Davidson pulled the plug on Buell's. roadbike business

its predecessor.Since EBR doesn't have the production facilities or staff levels of the old Buell firm, and immediate return to road bike production  will be small-scale – at least initially. But To give Erik Buell his due, he's managed to build up a

models are the “RX”, “SX” and “AX” but the site gives no further details. The shared “X” in the names hints that all three bikes will use the same basis and they probably won't use the 1190 engine, as that's hand-made by EBR, based on the Rotax-made twin