Promised in September of 2010, the 1190RS may be a street-legal evolution of the company’s 1190RR racebike. familiar Buell elements stay in place, like the ZTL front rotor and linkage-less rear suspension (both the shock and front fork sourcing Ohlins units). Major variations between the RS and RR embody the stacked headlight array, turn signals mounted atop the long windscreen and rear taillight assembly.
The RS additionally makes use of dual right aspect exhaust, with the previous Buells, of course, known for his or her distinctive low-slung exhaust systems. The 1190RS on display at Indy sports a “Carbon Edition” moniker on the tail section. It’s a fitting appellation as the new model fairly drips with the featherweight material making up the bodywork, tank and muffler.
Compared with Erik Buell’s last street-legal Superbike, the 1190RS goes bigger and slimmer. bigger is the familiar Rotax Twin, bored out from its previous 1125 dimensions to its current 1190cc displacement (Read a lot of about the engine upgrades on the 1190RR in our Buell 1190RR Superbike first Look.) Slimmer is the width with the RS visually sporting a trimmer profile with new front-mounted radiator, instead of the 1125R's wide side-mounted units. The slimmer higher fairing features the stacked headlights, rather that the a lot of standard vertical array on the 1125.
Spec sheet details for the 1190RS are still forthcoming, beside official footage. keep tuned for updates.
