2015 EBR 1190SX
FIRST RIDE
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BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DREW RUIZ AND BRIAN JEFFRIES
I
t had to happen. Six months after the debut of the EBR 1190RX V-twin fully
faired Superbike, Erik Buell's Wisconsin-based EBR has now introduced
the stripped-down Streetfighter version of that motorcycle. And in doing so
mounts a potent (literally!) challenge to the Aprilia Tuono V4R, KTM 1290 Su-
per Duke R, BMW S1000R and Ducati Monster 1200 for supremacy in this
crowded but ever expanding real-world riding category. For the SuperNaked
class has now supplanted the sportbike sector as the key battleground for
performance-derived profitability for all manufacturers, hence Suzuki's deci-
sion to enter it next year with the GSX-S1000. Others will follow.
Earlier this year EBR, which Erik Buell kickstarted in 2010 with just four
employees compared to the 155 people currently working for him in the for-
mer Buell Motorcycle Co. plant in East Troy, Wisconsin, debuted a produc-
ALL-AMERICAN
STREETFIGHTER
We take
a spin on
the naked
version of
the EBR
1190RX
Superbike
