sport bike at a trade stand in pozna poland during early 2015 industry motorcycle sport founded november 2009 founder erik buell headquarters east troy wisconsin usa products motorcycles engineering services owner 2016 liquid asset partners llc previously erik buell and hero motocorp website erikbuellracing.com erik buell racing ebr is an american motorcycle sport company which produces street and racing motorcycles based in east troy wisconsin usa . the business entered receivership in april 2015 . 1 after two previous attempts the business remnants were sold in january 2016 to liquid asset partners lap an american organization specializing in the purchase and liquidation of failed businesses . 2 3 liquid asset partners kept the company intact and motorcycle production resumed on march 1 2016 the first new model rolling out on march 17 2016 . contents 1 history 1.1 bankruptcy and receivership 2 models produced 2.1 1190rr 2.2 1190rs 2.3 1190rx 2.4 1190sx 2.5 ax 2.6 other models 3 racing 3.1 ama superbike 3.2 fim world superbike 4 references 5 external links history edit erik buell founded erik buell racing in november 2009 following the shutdown of his previous company buell motorcycle company by parent company majority stakeholder harley davidson . erik buell racing s first efforts were directed toward production of complete race only motorcycles and parts based on the buell 1125r production model under license from harley davidson 4 to support privateer racers . on july 1 2013 hero motocorp a motorcycle manufacturer based in india acquired 49.2 % stake in the company for 25 million . 5 the two companies announced that ebr will distribute hero motorcycles and scooters in north america starting in the summer of 2014 . 6 bankruptcy and receivership edit this section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience . please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against wikipedia s inclusion policy . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this section may lend undue weight to certain ideas incidents or controversies . please help to create a more balanced presentation . discuss and resolve this issue before removing this message . january 2016 on april 15 2015 erik buell racing filed for receivership with a reported 20 million of liabilities 7 and ceased all operations including closing down their website . 1 on august 7 2015 it was announced that bruce belfer an engineer from new jersey with a background in metal fabrication had agreed to purchase buell s manufacturing assets for 2.25 million while hero motocorp . of india paid 2.8 million for buell s consulting business . belfer stated his intention to work with company founder erik buell to re establish the business as soon as possible including a manufacturing base in east troy where buell previously employed 130 people producing high end motorcycles . 8 the deal failed as belfer was unable to secure financing for the 2.25 million purchase price and the official receiver filed to re sell the assets in a new round of bidding so the remnants of erik buell racing returned to auction on december 10 2015 . 9 the auction had no bidders and a move where the court appointed receiver sought to sell the assets by accepting a pre emptive offer from a private liquidation company specializing in breaking up company remnants was blocked by the judge to allow more time for any potential new buyers to prepare their submissions re scheduling the hearing for early january 2016 . 10 in january 2016 the remnants of erik buell racing were sold to liquid asset partners for just over 2 million with the proceeds going to creditors including mito tech and porsche design group and to former employees for unpaid wages . 2 11 liquid asset partners stated an intention to try to find a buyer experienced in motorcycle manufacture to re establish the business . 12 13 liquid asset partners has kept the company assets intact and indicates they will continue to do so until a buyer or major investor can be found . motorcycle production resumed on march 1 2016 and the first new motorcycle a limited edition stars and stripes themed 1190rx rolled off the assembly line on march 17 2016 . 14 ebr s website indicates that the company is establishing a new dealer network to sell the newly produced motorcycles . 15 models produced edit 1190rr edit the first focus of erik buell racing the 1190rr was an upgraded and restyled version of the buell 1125r . used for professional racing in several race classes the bike has been a part of several race and championship placings . 16 1190rs edit in june 2011 erik buell racing officially announced their first street model the ebr 1190rs a sport motorcycle with a 1 190 cc v twin engine delivering 175 hp 130 kw . 17 released as a 2012 model only 100 are to be made . 18 1190rx edit on 16 october 2013 erik buell racing officially unveiled their first production motorcycle the ebr 1190rx . like the previous 1190rs the 1190rx is a sport motorcycle with 1 190 cc v twin engine but delivering 185 hp 138 kw and 101.6 lb ft peak of torque . 19 1190sx edit on wednesday june 11 2014 at the famed indianapolis motor speedway in indianapolis indiana erik buell racing officially unveiled their next production motorcycle the ebr 1190sx . the 1190sx is a streetfighter version of the 1190rx . 20 ax edit another street model was hinted on the erik buell racing website and mentioned in several articles . this model is signified by only two letters ax . according to early magazine articles this would have been an adventure version based on the same platform as the 1190rx and 1190sx . 21 a later article stated that the ax would not be based on the 1190 but would be a completely new motorcycle . 22 other models edit in an interview with the editor of cycle world magazine shortly after ebr entered receivership in april 2015 erik buell stated we ve been working on the mainstream stuff . i can t talk about what was coming but i will say some of it is much different than anybody would have expected . stuff that is 18 months away from full volume production that people would go holy s t ebr did that it was all much higher volume and lower price . 23 racing edit ama superbike edit erik buell racing has competed in the ama superbike championship since 2011 initially using the 1190rr and then the 1190rs . ebr riders achieved several podium finishes . riders have included geoff may danny eslick cory west larry pegram mike baldwin and aaron yates . 24 fim world superbike edit ebr entered the 2014 superbike world championship season fielding two 1190rx for geoff may 25 and aaron yates . the american company signed a partnership with italian team qb racing managed by giulio bardi and claudio quintarelli who provided logistical support and a racing shop near bergamo . ebr became the first american oem to earn superbike world championship points when larry pegram entered as wild card finished 14th in race 2 at the laguna seca round . 26 27 for the 2015 season team hero ebr race squad entered two riders american larry pegram and italian niccol canepa who competed in four events achieving some finishes before the team folded due to financial failure of the main ebr business . 28 29 references edit a b erik buell racing closes . milwaukee wisconsin journal sentinel . retrieved 15 april 2015 . a b erik buell racing manufacturing assets sold at third auction milwaukee journal sentinel january 13 2016 . retrieved january 27 2016 . liquid asset partners llc homepage retrieved january 27 2016 erik buell establishes erik buell racing . buell motorcycle company . retrieved 23 november 2009 . newsdeck od 2 july 2013 . hero buys 49.2 % stake on erik buell racing for us 25 million . overdrive.in . retrieved 15 july 2013 . ebr announces north american hero motorcorp distribution cycle world october 17 2013 retrieved 2013 10 23 erik buell racing files for bankruptcy motor cycle news 16 april 2015 retrieved january 27 2016 barrett rick . new owner of erik buell racing plans to rekindle business . retrieved 2015 09 04 . erik buell racing deal falls thru will be sold ... again . asphalt & rubber . retrieved 2015 11 29 . rick romell . judge declines to approve sale of motorcycle company s assets . milwaukee journal sentinel december 14 2015 . retrieved december 31 2015 . india based motorcycle maker to acquire more of erik buell racing milwaukee journal sentinel july 28 2015 . retrieved january 27 2016 . liquid asset partners acquires all assets of erik buell racing january 2016 . retrieved january 27 2016 new owner of erik buell racing says he wants to revive the company milwaukee journal sentinel january 14 2016 . retrieved january 27 2016 . http www.jsonline.com business new 2016 erik buell racing motorcycles arrive b99690011z1 372472241.html check back for updates on 2016 dealers near you ebr.com retrieved march 28 2016 . 1190rr wins . blog.motorcycle.com . retrieved 13 november 2011 . 1190rs spec . erik buell racing . retrieved 27 july 2011 . pre order form . erik buell racing . retrieved 27 july 2011 . 1190rx spec . erik buell racing . retrieved 22 october 2013 . 1190sx first look . motorcyclist magazine . retrieved 12 october 2014 . mpn september 2012 pdf . motorcycle powersports news . retrieved 22 october 2013 . cycle world dane hoechst interview 23 september 2014 . retrieved 6 september 2015 . cycle world erik buell interview july 2015 issue . ebr race team . erik buell racing . retrieved 23 october 2013 . cycle news 21 october 2013 . retrieved 23 october 2013 . ebr becomes first american oem to earn wsbk points . retrieved july 24 2014 . superbike results red flag race 2 laguna seca 11 12 13 july 2014 pdf . team hero ebr hit the track with their new line up retrieved 12 april 2015 team hero ebr to withdraw from worldsbk world superbike.com 30 april 2015 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