Buell Motorcycle Company

The highest performance bike is the Firebolt XB12R and Lighting XB12S with an 1203cc engine that develops a claimed 103 horsepower (77 KW). Cast can refer to:. The Blast is the only model to use a 492 cc, 34 hp single-cylinder engine. Urinary casts, tubules found in urine [1]. Earlier models included the RR1000, RR1200, RS1200 West wind, RSS West wind, S2 & S2T Thunderbolt, S1 Lighting, M2 Cyclone, S3 & S3T Thunderbolt and the X1 Lighting. Cast: A Mexican progressive rock band. Current production models, as of December 2005, are the Blast, Firebolt, Lightning, Lightning CityX and Ulysses XB12X. Cast: A UK band.

These features help create a leaner and more agile sport motorcyle compared to the previous generations. Cast, a commune of the Finistère département, in France. The ZTL front wheel is very innovative, but some see it as more marketing fluff than actual substance. Caste: the term used for social division in Hindu society. Two of the notable innovations are the use of the hollow frame as a fuel tank and the hollow rear swing-arm to hold the engine oil. CAST is the CERN Axion Solar Telescope. Buell claims that what differentiates their motorcycles from their Harley-Davidson origins is the "Trilogy of Tech": mass centralization, low unsprung weight and frame rigidity. CAST is a sub-discipline of Computer-aided software engineering.

It also incorporated, but did not invent, the inside-out front brake and "fuel in frame technology." (first for the industry). CAST: a block cipher design process; the block ciphers CAST5 / CAST-128 and CAST-256. In 2003, Buell introduced a whole new engine--so efficient it passed emission tests well into 2006. Cast Away: A film about a FedEx employee who is stranded on a deserted island. In 1995 the engines were upgraded with Buell engineered parts and further upgraded in 1998. Casting: In the performing arts, a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors and other talent. These engines were originally built from Harley-Davidson XR1000 Sportster engines, after the 1000s were depleted Erik Buell used a basic 1200 Harley-Davidson Sportster engine. Casting: In art, a method for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural artwork.

Most Buell motorcycles use four-stroke V-twin engines. Cast is put on an arm or leg. Buells typically employ radical frame designs and unconventional suspension systems that, along with the relatively high output Sportster engine, culminate in a nimble and atypical, however much less powerful and somewhat more expensive alternative to the Japanese sport bikes. Cast or Type cast: in computer science for data types. Buell started with a stock Harley-Davidson "Sportster" engine, then highly modified it and bolted it to a frame of his own design. A verb meaning to indicate a decision in a vote, as in 'cast a ballot.'. Mr. Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mould while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mould, and then removed producing a fabricated object, part, or casing.

Buell motorcycles were first built in 1983 by a partnership between Harley-Davidson and Buell. The company is the only significant manufacturer of "Sporting Motorcycles" in the United States. Since 1998 it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson. The Buell Motorcycle Company is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in East Troy, Wisconsin and founded by ex Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell.