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Buell
Buell is an American sportbike manufacturer founded in 1983 by former Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell in East Troy, Wisconsin. The brand built its reputation on Harley-derived air-cooled V-twins paired with unconventional engineering:… Read more
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By the numbers
What does the Buell market look like?
Market data last updated 22 September 2026
Price distributionnumber of motorcycles
| Price range | number of motorcycles |
|---|---|
| €500 | 48 |
| €5k | 29 |
| €10k | 5 |
| €15k | 1 |
| €20k | 0 |
| €25k+ | 2 |
For sale now91
Sold (30d)290
Median price€4,890
Median model year2004
Based on 85 motorcycles
Models
Popular Buell models
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X1 Lightning
1,199 cc · 90 hp
15 for sale
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XB 9
984 cc · 103 hp
12 for sale
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XB 12
1,203 cc · 110 hp
9 for sale
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XB12R Firebolt
1,203 cc · 101 hp
7 for sale
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M2 Cyclone
1,203 cc · 83 hp
5 for sale
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XB12S Lightning
1,203 cc · 103 hp
4 for sale
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Firebolt XB
1,203 cc · 103 hp
3 for sale
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S2 Thunderbolt
1,203 cc · 91 hp
3 for sale
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XB9R Firebolt
984 cc · 92 hp
2 for sale
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XB9SX Lightning
984 cc · 92 hp
2 for sale
About the brand
About Buell
Buell is an American sportbike manufacturer founded in 1983 by former Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell in East Troy, Wisconsin. The brand built its reputation on Harley-derived air-cooled V-twins paired with unconventional engineering: fuel carried in the frame, oil in the swingarm, a perimeter (ZTL) front brake and heavy mass-centralisation for agile handling. Its best-known machines are the tube-frame Lightning and the XB series (Firebolt XB9R/XB12R and Lightning XB9S/XB12S), later joined by the liquid-cooled, Rotax-powered 1125R. Harley-Davidson owned Buell from 1998 to 2009 before closing it; Erik Buell continued as Erik Buell Racing (EBR), and the Buell name was revived again around 2021 under new ownership.
