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2012 Buell 1190RS BRUSHED ALUMINUM

Regular price $20,085.00

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PRODUCTION SUPERBIKE RACER 2012 BUELL 1190RS 1 0F 1 BRUSHED SILVER

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A Spectacular Piece Of American Racing History

Very Rare Production Homologation Factory Super Bike Racer

1 of Only 100 Produced 

This is Serial #34

1 of Only 1 Painted This Brushed Aluminum Color At The Factory

A Museum Quality Example 

A No-Compromise Race Weapon

The 1190RS Model Competed In American and World SuperBike 


PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE FOR FULL DETAILS


Few Motorcycles Are Built With This Very Narrow Of a Focus; They All Have Become Legends;

Bikes Like The Vincent Black Shadow ($150,000+ Today), The Brough SS100 ($325,000) and Crocker ($825,000)

Their Value today is Staggering.

This is Your Chance To Own a Motorcycle Sure To Become A Legend, Don't Miss It!

 

Stunning Rare Limited Production Metal Edition

This Bike Is Brand New & Flawless, 100% Stock Mint Original Showroom Pristine Condition,

 Exactly as The Day it Left The Dealership.

If You are Looking For One Of The Finest Buell 1190RS In The USA To Add To Your Collection, This is It!

In 2011 Only 100 Were Made 

Only 50 Remained In the USA, 50% Of Them Were Sold Overseas

Offered In Two Colors Red & Black Plus Custom Factory Paints, X Were Made In This X Package

Most On The Buell 1190RS Registry Were Track Raced, Ridden Hard & Many Were Damaged By Pro Road Racers

Only a Hand Full Of 1190RS Remain In This Condition

One Of The Finest Mint Original 1190 RS Left in The USA

This is The Most Desirable & Bad Ass Looking Production Buell Super Bike Ever Made

An Absolutely Museum Quality Pristine Example

A Meticulous One Owner Bike With Only 241 Street Miles 

Only Ridden By The Original 65 Year Old Owner On Texas Streets Since New

He Was The Owner Of The EBR Buell Motor Clothing Company 

In His Private Collection of 14 World Class Buell's Since New

Now On Display in The New England Motorcycle Museum Buell Display 

Full Provenance With all Records Since Day 1

Clean Title In Hand, Owners Manual, And All Dealer Receipts and Work Orders

You Will Never Find a Cleaner Example

The Pinnacle Of E.B.R. Erik Buell Technology Development

The Culmination of 30 Years Developing the Trilogy of Tech; 

Centralization of Mass, Stiff Frame & Low Unsprung Weight


Cost was $46,291 New (That is $65,000+ Today With Inflation)

Has The Buell Factory Racing $2,000 Titanium Exhaust & Race Tuner 


185HP BRP Rotax Helicon 72 Degree Liquid Cooled 1190CC Electronic Fuel Injected V-Twin

13.6 To 1 Compression, 8 Valve - 4 Valves Per Cylinder With Dual Overhead Gear Driven Camshafts

Triple Counter Balanced, 6 Speed Transmission With Wet Multi Plate Slipper Clutch

102 Ft Lb of Torque

Engine Designed As A Stressed Frame Member and Mount for The Pegs and Shock


Fully Adjustable Ohlins 43MM Inverted GP Forks With High Performance Dampening Cartridge

Specially Tuned Ohlins GP Fully Adjustable Shock with Remote Adjuster

Twin Headlights

Massive Aluminum Twin Spar Frame With Fuel in Frame 

Massive Rigid Aluminum Swing Arm

Only 375 Pounds With Full Titanium Exhaust

Super Trick Light Weight Magnesium Wheels

With Pirelli Diablo Rosso Super Corsa Tires

It is Lighter Than a New KLX650 Enduro 

Very Low Unsprung Weight

Lighter Than All the Competition With More Torque, Better Handling And Better Brakes

Liquid Cooled With Oil, Air & Fan Cooling Also

Remote Ram Air Equipped Oil Cooler

Dual Ram Air Cooled Radiators With Exhaust Fan

8 Piston Nissin ZTL2 Zero Torsional Load Perimeter Break Caliper System

375MM Full Floating Perimeter Rotor 

Carbon Fiber Ram Air Brake Rotor Cooling Ducts

An Iconic Example In Brand New Condition

Full Service Just Completed

Serviced, Tuned, Tested & Fully Rotisserie Detailed

New Battery

New Battery Tender Lead

New Engine Oil 

New Oil Filter

Fuel Tank Flushed

Fresh VP 94 Fuel (Non Ethanol)

New Brake Fluid

Includes Buell Indoor Cloth Motorcycle Cover & Kaplan Cycles Vanity Plate

This Bike Was Stored In An Air Conditioned Facility Under a Buell Cloth Indoor Cover Since New

No Patina Or Aging, It is New & Mint

We Are The #1 Licensed New Buell Dealership In The USA

We Are The #1 Licensed Pre Owned Buell Dealership In The USA

We Are The #1 GasGas and Stark Dealer In The USA Also

We Own The New England Motorcycle Museum

We Can Finance The Bike For You

We Can Ship it To Your Door Anywhere Word Wide White Glove Roll on Roll Off

We Take Trade Ins


What is The Difference Between a Limited Production Buell 1190RS vs The EBR 1190 RX or the New 2024 Buell 1190 Hammerhead?

Quite a bit to Justify The $30,000 Cost Difference; 


· Magnesium wheels

· Slimmer designed swingarm

· Carbon fiber front fender

· Full carbon bodywork including belly pan

· Carbon fiber airbox

· Sprocket cover and rear master cylinder mount also carbon fiber

· Carbon fiber front fairing support and headlight mount

· Different headlight/front fairing altogether

· Carbon fiber front brake duct

· Fairing are mounted with 1/4 turn quick release fittings

· Ohlins 43mm Road Racing Forks Gold DLC Coated 

With 30MM Cartridge and Billet Lowers, fully adjustable

 

  • Ohlins TTX36 Road Racing Shock with Hydraulic Preload Adjuster

 

· Cooling ducts are carbon fiber and unique to this bike

· Cooling ducts are unique side to side for optimum airflow

· Unique magnesium rear subframe

· Billet Triple Clamps are unique

· Vortex clip on handlebars

· Accosato Fully Adjustable racing controls brake and clutch and master cylinder with titanium hardware

· Quick release 1/4 gas cap

· $2000 A.I.M. data aquisition digital display

· Rear wheel adjusters have rails for quick tire changes. 

And GP style spools to raise the rear end.

· Slimmer lithium battery to fit in the smaller rear subframe

Entire Bike Seems To Be Built From Titanium, Magnesium & Billet Aluminum

Engine differences:

· Engine comes equipped with Carillo rods out of the box.

 

  •  The engine has 2 base gaskets to accommodate Pump Gas With Lower compression. To Raise Compression for Racing Simply Remove The Gaskets and Run Race Fuel

 

· CP Forged pistons

· Heavily ported head from the factory

· Enlarged oil cooler

· Enlarged factory radiators with larger cooling ducts. Fill spout and reservior moved to the rear end of motorcycle

· True 4 into 2 into 1 Titanium Exhaust And Race Tuner Added ($2000)

· Engine has 2 ecu's

And Much More, Please Watch The Video For Details


PLEASE CALL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT  

860-454-7024 M-F 9-5 

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Sold on clear title.

We now offer financing through Freedom Road.

Call 860-454-7024 and speak to Ken Kaplan Jr to get approved.

Message us your ZIP for a shipping quote!

_________________________________________
Sold on clear title.

We now offer financing through Freedom Road.

Call 860-454-7024 and speak to Ken Kaplan Jr to get approved.

Message us your ZIP for a shipping quote!

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AUCTION TERMS:

All motorcycles & vehicles are sold as-is where-is.

All sales are final.

Kaplan Cycles guarantees all motorcycles are as-described. Please read the entire description and watch the entire video before bidding.

A non-refundable deposit is due within 24 hours of sale. PayPal or Credit Card is accepted for the deposit.

Cash (In-Person), PayPal (with 3.5% charge), or Wire Transfer are our only accepted forms of final payment.

Full payment must be made within 72 hours of auction close.

Your motorcycle must be picked up within 30 days of auction close. 
Exceptions are made only for international buyers OR buyers who have ALREADY made transport arrangements with a third party.
If a motorcycle is purchased and left here for longer than 30 days without written permission from Kaplan Cycles it will be resold. In the case of a re-sale, the owner will be entitled to a refund less storage fees ($25/ day beginning 30 days from auction close) ONLY if the motorcycle was paid in full on-time within the auction terms.

We always describe our motorcycles as accurately as possible.

You are purchasing a classic motorcycle. Even in cases where a bike may be in good running/ operating condition, new problems & idiosyncrasies can arise over-time from sitting or regular use.

If you have an issue with the motorcycle you’ve received, contact us within 24 hours of delivery and before leaving feedback so that we can address your concerns.

It is important you have at least a basic mechanical knowledge before purchasing and operating a classic motorcycle.

Due to our backlog, we cannot perform any additional service work or modifications on your motorcycle after the sale (ie; adding a light kit, different tires, etc.)

We respond quickly between the hours of 9am and 5pm EST, Monday - Friday

For our fastest service please call Kaplan Cycles at 860-454-7024.

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A $150 document fee will apply.

The buyer will pay the winning bid + the documentation fee. 

We will not charge out-of-state buyers sales tax.
Out of state residents will pay sales tax with their DMV. 

We are not a registering dealership. You will receive only the documents required to register your vehicle in your state.

In our listings, title status is always listed directly below the main description.

In some cases we will sell motorcycles without title or registration. In these cases we guarantee all motorcycles sold are free and clear or your money back. We will always provide a route to obtaining title. Generally in these cases, the motorcycle will be sold at a slight discount to accommodate expenses involved.

Documents are mailed via two day priority mail with a tracking number. Documents are mailed on the 1st of each month.

Keys will be shipped with the motorcycle.

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Warranty:

All Motorycles sold "as is, where is" and Kaplan Cycles does not warranty any motorcycle sold. No express warranty and/or implied warranty are made by Kaplan Cycles. No statements by us give an implied warranty.

Shipping:

All shipping charges and arrangements will be assumed by the purchaser.

If you purchased a motorcycle, send us your full ship-to address and we will make all arrangements

We can arrange transportation to your door. All contacts are DOT licensed, have cargo insurance, and use enclosed trailers.

We strongly recommend you insure your motorcycle at the time of purchase.

We require a 24 hour notice prior to pick-up. Please call us at 860-454-7024 during office hours Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm EST.

We will provide ramps, a dock for loading, and in some cases assistance to load for free.

All motorcycles will be shipped ‘whole’ by motorcycle specialists. We do not offer a pallet or crate service.

 

International shipping specialist contacts are available! They will assist in ground freight, customs clearance, and ocean freight to your country. International buyers will be required to work directly with our third party shipping contacts.

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