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[[Image:1987-Buel-RR1000-Battletwin.jpg|left|thumb|1987 [[Buell RR1000|Buel RR1000 Battletwin]]]] | [[Image:1987-Buel-RR1000-Battletwin.jpg|left|thumb|1987 [[Buell RR1000|Buel RR1000 Battletwin]]]] | ||
The first RR1000 prototype was built by Erik Buell as a commission from the Vetter fairing company in 1984. Initially conceived as a one-off project bike, it came to the attention of the [[Harley]] factory's race shop, which was searching for the means of updating the venerable early 1970s chassis of its Battle of the Twins road-racer. [[Buell]] converted the bike into a road-racer, and then developed it back into street form for series-production launch at the start of 1987. | The first RR1000 prototype was built by [[Erik Buell]] as a commission from the [[Vetter]] fairing company in 1984. Initially conceived as a one-off project bike, it came to the attention of the [[Harley]] factory's race shop, which was searching for the means of updating the venerable early 1970s chassis of its Battle of the Twins road-racer. [[Buell]] converted the bike into a road-racer, and then developed it back into street form for series-production launch at the start of 1987. | ||
Street sportbikes using a modified Road Warrior chassis and a Harley-Davidson XR1000 engine. Further variations on this include the [[Buell RR1200|RR1200 BattleTwin (1988–1990)]], the RS1200 WestWind (1989), the RS1200S WestWind (1990–1992) and the RSS1200 WestWind(1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/motorcycle-reviews/buell-RR1000.aspx|title=Buell RR1000|publisher=Motorcycle Classics|accessdate=2010-05-21|date=March/April2010|author=Alan Cathcart}}</ref> | Street [[sportbikes]] using a modified Road Warrior chassis and a [[Harley-Davidson XR1000]] engine. Further variations on this include the [[Buell RR1200|RR1200 BattleTwin (1988–1990)]], the RS1200 WestWind (1989), the RS1200S WestWind (1990–1992) and the RSS1200 WestWind(1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/motorcycle-reviews/buell-RR1000.aspx|title=Buell RR1000|publisher=Motorcycle Classics|accessdate=2010-05-21|date=March/April2010|author=Alan Cathcart}}</ref> | ||