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Still Buelling Along



The EBR plant has been shuttered for a couple of years now, but the people who bought the company out are still producing EBR1190s in small numbers by hand from their facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan ? as well as supplying parts to whoever needs them.

EBR Motorcycles Press Release:

GRAND RAPIDS, MI ? EBR Motorcycles, the American-made superbike designed by the legendary Erik Buell, are back in limited production.

?We are going to keep the iconic brand in production with specialized and performance builds.? says Bill Melvin, an avid motorcyclist who is leading the company he acquired in 2016.
When high volume production at EBR?s Wisconsin assembly plant ended in 2017, Melvin moved a smaller operation to his e-commerce warehouse in Grand Rapids, Mich. EBR, which maintains its original offices in East Troy, Wis., has been fulfilling parts orders from the inventory for dealers and existing EBR owners ever since. Now, EBR plans to keep the iconic brand alive on the street and track with production in Grand Rapids. EBR brought two of its top assemblers to Grand Rapids, where they are hand-building three of the exotic EBR 1190 superbikes, capable of hitting over 185mph in race trim.
?The approach is to keep it boutique and high performance driven, ala Bugatti, Koenigsegg, or Lotus,? Melvin says. More updates and motorcycles are planned for 2019, he adds.
Engine builder Eric Weber ?Eroc? and chassis builder Elliot Malzahn recently put the finishing touches on their first t...
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