Geico RMR Buell 1125R Photo Gallery

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Motorcycle USA shreds pavement aboard Danny Eslick and Michael Barnes Geico RMR Buell 1125R Daytona SportBike at Road America. Check out the full report in our RMR Buell 1125R Daytona Sportbike Review.

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This garage situated on a farm outside of Mukwonago, Wisconsin is where Erik Buell started Buell Motorcycles out of.
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Here Jim Fox demonstrates the Buell 1125R’s aerodynamics via a computer simulation.
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Here a Buell 1125R frame undergoes stress testing at its factory in East Troy, Wisconsin.
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A look inside Buell Motorcycles factory where all of its motorcycles are built in East Troy, Wisconsin.
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Buell now offers affordable racing parts for its 1125R that allows you to build the same bike Danny Eslick and Michael Barnes race in Daytona SportBike.
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A look inside Buell’s race shop headed up by former American Honda crew chief, Dave McGrath.
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Without a doubt the Geico RMR Buell 1125R shaper more focused motorcycle around the racetrack, yet, it’s still not that different from a production 1125R.
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The only difference between the No. 34 Geico RMR Buell 1125R that Michael Barnes pilots and the one we rode was the tires. Barnes runs spec Dunlop Sportmax rubber, while the bike we rode was shod with Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa racing tires.
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The racebike featured steering cups that altered chassis rake out by 1-degree (from 21-degrees) in order to aid high-speed stability.
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Updated handlebar and foot controls push the rider towards the front of the motorcycle thereby increasing cornering performance.
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The Geico RMR racebike’s powerband is not only broader but it hits harder too.
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Overall feel—especially at the front-end is another area where the racebike is significantly improved over a stock machine.
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It’s unreal just how efficiently the 1125R racebike puts its power down to the pavement.
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This $1779 Chain Drive Swingarm Kit (part no. G0625.08AZ) replaces the 1125R’s production swingarm and belt final drive.
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Road Test Editor Waheed poses with 'Steamroller', his new favorite motorcycle of all-time.
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Imagine being in a blurred green time warm, that’s how you could describe zooming down one of Road America’s forested straightaway’s on Buell’s 1125R sportbike.
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One of the biggest differences between a production and racing version of the 1125R is its braking performance.
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One of the biggest attributes of Buell’s new 1125R is just how easy of a motorcycle it is to pilot around the racetrack.
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$25,000, some paint and some Dunlop Sportmax tires and you too can have yourself a Daytona SportBike-spec Buell 1125R.
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A lighter magnesium front fairing stay is designed for competition use and replaces the production piece on the right.
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