According to a memo to dealers, Buell is discontinuing the BRAG owner’s club, as follows: November 2, 2006 To: All U.S. Buell Dealers, AROs and SRLs Subject: BRAG to be discontinued; membership benefits open up to ALL Buell owners Dear Buell Dealer: Since the club’s formation, members of the Buell Riders Adventure Group™ (BRAG) have been some of Buell Motorcycle Company’s biggest fans and some of our very best mutual customers. Based on the feedback we’ve received from them and from you, we’re making significant changes to BRAG. Specifically, we are phasing out the BRAG membership program, including clubs. This means, effective immediately, we will no longer take membership applications or renewals for membership. Beginning in November 2006, we will be rolling out a more comprehensive (and we believe better) approach to our interactions with owners. These interactions will primarily take place through www.buell.com and plans for expanded event presence. Most importantly, we’re opening things up to all Buell owners. Overview: More specifics will be announced over the next few months; until then, here’s an overview of the changes: A new “Owners” section of www.buell.com is being created. This section will be THE destination to find information about local Buell owner clubs and events, as well as the place to communicate with other Buell owners. Look for these enhancements in early 2007. FUELL® magazine will continue, and be available at no cost to Buell owners who reside in the United States. Owners simply need to go to the Owners section of www.buell.com and update their online profile to receive FUELL in 2007. If they do not have an online profile, they must create one in order to receive (or to keep receiving) this magazine. The annual Buell Homecoming will continue and will be open to all Buell owners. It is tentatively planned for June 2007. We will continue to offer special hospitality for Buell owners at races, rallies and International Motorcycle Shows. In fact, our offerings will be enhanced. Look for more details in the near future. Some previous BRAG member benefits (e.g., Shipping, Roadside Assistance Program, Travel Insurance) will be available to all Buell owners, for a fee and where applicable. Local gatherings of Buell riders, such as the Wicked Twisty tours, will continue to be promoted via FUELL and, starting in 2007, at the Owners section of www.buell.com. Existing BRAG clubs are encouraged to continue; however, those with “BRAG” in the title will need to adopt new names. In addition, each dealer will be responsible for obtaining insurance of their club and/or dealer-sponsored events. Attached is a list of Frequently Asked Questions and answers so that you are prepared to answer questions Buell owners may have over the next few weeks. These FAQs will also be prominently posted on www.buell.com. The bottom line is that we are improving the privileges and ownership experience for all Buell owners more than ever before. And we’re giving you the flexibility to engage sport bike customers the best way you see fit in your market. We hope you’re as excited about these forthcoming changes as we are! More information will be coming in future issues of FUELL magazine and at www.buell.com. Hang on; it’s going to be an exciting ride! If you have specific questions about BRAG please call BRAG at 888.432.BRAG. Your SPOC representative can assist with all non-BRAG related inquires. Best of Roads Ahead, Jon Flickinger, President and Chief Operating Officer and Erik Buell, Founder and Chief Technical Officer

Rizla Suzuki’s Chris Walker is delighted with the performance of the new GSX-R1000K7 after completing a two-day test at Valencia in Spain. Walker rode the 2006 Rizla Suzuki at the Mallory Park Race of the Year and for the first morning of the Valencia test to get up to speed before trying the new fledgling GSX-R1000K7. Despite it featuring numerous standard production parts, within 15-laps he had comfortably bettered his previous best lap time. Rizla Suzuki young gun Cal Crutchlow tested the 2006 Rizla Suzuki during both days and finished just one second behind his team mate. He tested many parts and Dunlop tyres and is champing at the bit to ride the new GSX-R1000K7 at the team’s next test, scheduled for late January 2007. In dry and warm conditions the Rizla Suzuki pair completed 293 laps over the two-day test. Rizla Suzuki will spend the winter months building and developing the all-new race bikes at its Verwood headquarters in Dorset before undertaking further foreign tests early in the New Year. Chris Walker: “I started out on the 2006 bike so I could compare with the new GSX-R. On the K7 the engine is in development specification and there were road bike parts being used but even then it was a noticeable improvement over the old race bike. “The new bike was easier to ride, accurate and took less effort to hold its line and do what I wanted it to do. It’s really encouraging as my lap times were good and there still remains a lot of untapped potential. It’s a fast user-friendly bike and the team will now be working to make it even quicker. I’m smiling.” Cal Crutchlow: “It’s been a good test and I’ve learnt a lot about what you can adjust and change on a Superbike there is a lot more than I have ever had to think about before. PJ, my Chief Mechanic, has also learnt a lot so from that point of view it’s been a great test. “Personally I am a little disappointed to have been beaten by my team mate but we all know the 2007 bike is at least a half second or more better than the 2006 GSX-R, so I’m okay with it. I can’t wait to get my hands on the new bike so I can test it. January can’t come quick enough.” Simon Buckmaster – Team Manager: “It’s been a good first test for Rizla Suzuki. It’s already clear the new GSX-R1000K7 is a better race bike than the 2006 version and that gives us all encouragement although we will not be relaxing at all. Instead we will be working hard over the coming months to build and improve the package we currently have in time for our next test. “Chris was on lap record pace and while Cal was a little bit behind him he learnt about what can be changed on a Superbike and will be a lot stronger because of it. It’s back to England to start the hard developmental work now before starting a comprehensive foreign test schedule early in 2007.”

Two-time Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden joins defending Superbike Champion Spies & six-time Superbike Champion Mladin BREA, Calif., Just a few short months after winning the 2006 AMA Superbike Championship, Yoshimura Suzuki is already preparing for the upcoming 2007 road race season. The team’s talented lineup for next year includes the return of both the reigning 2006 AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies as well as six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin. Joining Spies and Mladin for the 2007 season is newly signed Tommy Hayden. The new Yoshimura Suzuki trio rode together for the first time at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 1. This was their first outing on the brand-new 2007 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike. The goal was to prepare for the more formal test in Malaysia later this month, according to Team Manager Don Sakakura. “We didn’t have much in the way of testing components on Wednesday,” said Sakakura. “Those will arrive for the Malaysia test on Nov. 15 -17. This was more of a ‘Superbike shakedown.’ Obviously, Tommy Hayden is the newest member of our team and we wanted to get him on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 for a few laps. This was the first time for Tommy and our staff to work together and we wanted to get him as comfortable as possible on the bike as quickly as possible.” Suzuki signed Hayden, 28, to race the GSX-R1000 in the premier Superbike class and the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R600 in the Supersport class for the next two years. Kentucky native Hayden is a two-time AMA Supersport Champion, having won the prestigious title in both 2005 and 2004. “The Willow test was a lot different for me because I’ve been riding another bike for a long time,” said Hayden about his first ride on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike. “It was real exciting, just trying to take it all in. I was real happy and everybody on the team was great. They’re really knowledgeable and I feel like we accomplished what we set out to accomplish. This was my first opportunity to work with my crew chief, Katsu Yanagawa, and I just tried to learn from him as much as I could. We’re taking things slow, trying to get our communication down so he understands what I’m looking for and I understand what kind of procedures he likes to do in testing. It was a good day.” Newly crowned AMA Superbike Champion Spies, 22, also put in some laps at the Willow Springs shakedown and is optimistic about the 2007 season. Spies will defend his AMA Superbike Championship and will also race in the AMA Superstock class next year. “It was good to get back out on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 after a few weeks off,” said 22-year-old Spies. “We didn’t do a whole lot of laps, more like we were just getting familiar with the new 2007 bike. But it looks like we’ll have another great motorcycle to race this year.” Australian Mladin echoed Spies’ sentiments. “The shakedown of the new Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was awesome,” said 34-year-old Mladin, who will again race the Superbike class only. “We did a few laps at Willow Springs that were surprisingly good. It looks like Suzuki has delivered another great motorbike that makes even more horsepower than last year’s bike.” For more information on the 2007 Yoshimura Suzuki team, please log on to www.teamsuzuki.com.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that Robert Rasor will retire as the Association’s President to assume the role of Director of International Affairs, coordinating the AMA’s relationship with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), the international governing body for motorcycle sport and touring, as well as other international organizations. Rasor, who had been AMA President since 2000, has long represented the AMA and the American motorcycling community on the international stage, and in October of 2005 he was elected as an FIM Vice President. Rasor has served the FIM as the first president of its Commission on Mobility, Transport, Road Safety and Public Policy, increasing the organization’s involvement in motorcyclists’ rights. He’s been president of the North American Motorcycle Union, one of six such regional groups within the FIM, and is a member of its management council. “It’s been both a great pleasure and an extraordinary opportunity to have served the AMA and its membership as President,” Rasor said. “I’m now looking forward to devoting all of my energy to working on behalf of American motorcyclists at the international level. I continue to believe that contributing to that global conversation is one of the most important ways that we can influence motorcycling’s future, both here and worldwide.” A 34-year member of the AMA staff, Rasor began his career in AMA Government Relations, serving as Vice President from the early 1980s until his appointment as AMA President. During that time, the AMA established its Washington office, and the Association’s advocacy efforts defeated federal legislation that would’ve outlawed sportbikes, legitimized responsible off-highway-vehicle recreation on public lands, and confronted healthcare discrimination against motorcyclists. In his over 35 years of motorcycling experience, Rasor been an amateur motocross racer and has toured extensively in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Rasor will be succeeded as AMA President by Robert M. Dingman, effective November 27, 2006. During the accompanying transition period, Rasor will report to AMA Chief Executive Officer Patricia DiPietro.

RIZLA SUZUKI MOTOGP TAKES FURTHER STEPS ON DAY TWO Rizla Suzuki MotoGP concluded its first ever test on the new Suzuki 800cc MotoGP machine at Valencia in Spain, with yet more encouraging results. John Hopkins, Chris Vermeulen and Factory Test Rider Nobuatsu Aoki all took to the track to put the new engine through its paces. Hopkins and Aoki also trialled the first generation of a brand new prototype chassis that next year’s bike may feature. Both riders noticed a difference in performance from this year’s chassis and the Factory will now work on the data to make further enhancements. The three riders completed a total of 161 laps between them with Vermeulen leading the way by clocking a quickest time of 1’32.69. Hopkins was only just behind with a fastest lap of 1.32.69 and Aoki recording a best time of 1’37.30. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP will continue its testing schedule at Sepang in Malaysia, during mid November and then a third and final test in 2006 at Jerez in Spain at the end of this month. The 2007 MotoGP season gets underway at Qatar in March. Chris Vermeulen: “The second day on the 800, but the weather wasn’t as good today. Fortunately there was enough track temperature for us to test some tyres for Bridgestone, and all the tyres seemed to work as well as they did on the 990. We tried a lot of different chassis set-ups and engine mappings which made the bike a lot easier to ride and faster! For a first test it’s not a bad starting point and I am looking forward to seeing how it goes in Sepang.” John Hopkins: “All in it’s definitely been a great test, it has been really successful. I can honestly say that it has been better than we could have hoped for over these last two days. We still need to work on a few things to clear everything up, but we have a lot of testing to do that. We need to be competitive next year, that’s the main thing, and we have a lot of hard work ahead of us, but Suzuki has definitely made the job a lot easier so far!” Nobuatsu Aoki: “I have done a lot of miles already on the new 800 in the tests in Japan. But I am very pleased to be here at the first official test of the bike to see how it performs with John and Chris. They have both done very well and I am happy that I have been involved in getting the bike to this position.” More from a press release issued by Ducati Marlboro: FINAL DAY OF TESTING FOR DUCATI MARLBORO TEAM AT VALENCIA The two Ducati Marlboro Team riders set quick times again today to positively conclude the final day of testing for the Italian manufacturer’s new MotoGP line-up. The final day of testing went according to schedule despite lower temperatures than Sunday’s race weekend and the presence of threatening rain clouds. Capirossi and Stoner were able to lap all day to continue the development of the Desmosedici GP7 for next year’s MotoGP World Championship and positively concluded the first test for the Ducati Marlboro Team’s new 2007 line-up. Loris Capirossi, who focussed on engine and chassis work with the 800cc powered Desmosedici GP7, completed a total of 75 laps of the Valencia track, setting a quickest time of 1m33.011s. Casey Stoner also got through a considerable amount of work, the Australian youngster constantly setting quick laps on the second day. The new Ducati Marlboro Team signing got to grips with his Ducati machine and Bridgestone tyres, confirming yesterday’s first positive outing. In his 68 laps of the track, Stoner’s best time was 1m32.940s. Casey Stoner – 68 laps (best time 1m32.940s) “I am really satisfied with the way these first two days on the Ducati GP7 have gone. Everything went well and I made good progress. I’m getting used to the new ‘package’ of bike and tyres and first impressions are positive. The more I spend on the bike the more I get used to it and things become easier and more natural. The 800 seems similar to the 250s in riding style: it allows quicker cornering and even under braking you can push harder than on the 990. This Ducati has got so much power and I can’t wait to get back on the track at Jerez for the last tests of the year!”. Loris Capirossi – 75 laps (best time 1m33.011s) “These have been two important days of testing because we made a lot of radical changes to the set-up, which you can’t do during a race weekend. In this development phase it is vitally important to experiment with several different solutions so that you don’t arrive at race weekends unprepared. I am quite satisfied and happy that we can now only concentrate on the 800 that we will use next year without having to ride the 990, which we had to do before this test”. The Ducati Marlboro Team now returns to base for a period of rest following a superb end to the season. The next test session this year is scheduled for November 28-30 at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. Temperatures: air 21° C / track 20° C More from a press release issued by Pramac D’antin: POSITIVE RESULT FOR ALEX BARROS DURING THE FIRST TEST AT VALENCIA Today, the second and last day of practice of the PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP Team with ALEX BARROS took place on the Ricardo Tormo circuit of Valencia. The Brazilian rider went on making kilometres on the DUCATI 990cc and taking confidence with the BRIDGESTONE tyres. The final balance from Valencia is positive and the work that has been done will allow the Team to begin the test in January with a good base. Today, ALEX made 1’33.2 as a best laptime, with a rhythm of 1’33. The next test will be in January, on the circuit of Sepang, Malaysia. ALEX BARROS #4 (1’33.2): “I’m very happy about this first approach with the Team, the motorcycle and the tyres. Today, we made a good job, even if the temperature was a lot fresher and every so often it slightly rained. The weather conditions have had a bit of an effect on the general output but anyway we managed to improve the laptime and the rhythm from yesterday. These two days of practice have been useful especially to have basical impressions and I can say that, all things considered, we made a really good job. In the next test, we will use the DUCATI DESMOSEDICI GP7 800c. With the Team, I already have a really good relation, DUCATI is giving me a great support and the BRIDGESTONE tyres showed to be very efficient. In short, I’m really satisfied of everything and I already feel very confident for the next season”. FABIANO STERLACCHINI – Track Engineer: “Today, the weather conditions changed and weren’t very favourable, the sky was very cloudy, the temperature lowered nearly until 15°c and there also were some drops of rain. Besides everything, we made a good job. ALEX’ best latime has been 1’33.2, with a pace of 33. A rhythm really satisfying as it would mean a 4th-5th position in last Sunday’s race. We didn’t used qualifying tyres, the temperature was too low to be able to do it the ideal conditions. That’s why, as agreed with BRIDGESTONE, we concentrated our work on the race tyres. BARROS really likes the motorcycle, he was impressed by the power of its engine, in a positive way. He needs more feeling with the fork but we didn’t dwell on this difficulty as it will be a different one next year. We only wanted to get basical impressions. Anyway, the rider, right now, is really satisfied with everything. The feeling is good from both parts and we can be happy about the work we realized during these two days of practice”. More from a press release issued by Honda Racing: REPSOL HONDA TEAM COMPLETES POSITIVE VALENCIA TEST ON NEW RC212V The Repsol Honda team wrapped up the second full day of testing of their new-for-2007 RC212V machine at Valencia today. World Champion Nicky Hayden and his Spanish team-mate Dani Pedrosa made the most of a dry track to put in valuable development work on the 800cc V4-engined bike they will campaign in the 2007 MotoGP series. The test completes a fantastic season for the factory Honda team during which they won every major accolade available in the final year of the 990cc MotoGP era. Nicky Hayden took the riders’ title, Dani Pedrosa was the Rookie of the Year, Repsol Honda captured the Team World Championship and Honda won the Constructors’ title. America’s new World Champion now returns to the United States for a well-earned break in his home town of Owensboro before the winter testing programme kicks off at Sepang, Malaysia, on November 15. Nicky Hayden Lap time: 1m 33.03s Laps completed: 73 “The new bike’s really nice and Honda’s definitely done some really good work with it. The test went pretty well, though I would have liked to have gone a little quicker today and it feels like there’s a little gremlin under acceleration. The way it was accelerating from second to third gear had a bit of hesitation and we’ll have to work out this detail before we can go a lot further. The chassis seems quite good and there’s definitely more corner speed with this bike – I think the tyres will change a lot with a different profile with more on the edge. Now I’m going back home and I think we’ll have a party!” Dani Pedrosa Lap time: 1m 32.66s Laps completed: 67 “Today we were lucky because the weather remained dry so this was perfect and we were able to do many laps. Basically we did some tyre testing for Michelin and some more specific set-up work for the bike to continue things from yesterday. The progress was good, though it’s still early and there’s plenty of testing still to do before we begin again in 2007. Now I’m looking forward to getting home!” More from a press release issued by Camel Yamaha: ROSSI GETS STARTED ON HIS NEW CAMPAIGN WITH THE YAMAHA 800 IN VALENCIA Just a couple of days after the dramatic finale to his rollercoaster season, Valentino Rossi was back out on track in Valencia yesterday and today, already thinking about next season’s revenge as he got to grips with Yamaha’s new 800cc motorcycle. After the final race of the 990cc era on Sunday, most of his MotoGP rivals were also out on their new bikes as the teams began the long winter of testing in the build-up to the first race next March. Having only ridden the Yamaha 800cc bike briefly on two previous occasions, this test was the first chance for Rossi and his team to assess it in detail and really begin to work on its development. They concentrated on a variety of different set-ups throughout the test with the aim of gathering as much data as possible to aid the Yamaha engineers in their task. Discounting some times from riders who chose to start off on their 990 bikes, which included Rossi for some laps yesterday, the Italian set the seventh fastest lap time of the 800s overall with a time of 1’33.10 yesterday. Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards will get his first taste of the new bike at Sepang in two weeks time before both riders head to Jerez together for the final test of the year at the end of the month. VALENTINO ROSSI “It was really good to have two days to rest after such a sad day on Sunday and I’m already feeling much better, in fact I wish the season started in two weeks time! We actually started off the test by doing some laps on the old 990cc bike as we wanted to have one more go at understanding why we lost! Then it was time to finally put it all behind us and get on with the new campaign. It’s been great to be able to try the new bike straight away, when the 990 is still fresh in my mind, as it’s easy to compare and understand the differences. Our bike is already quite good; it’s at a good level for this early stage of development. This is the third time I’ve ridden it and it’s got better each time because they’ve been working hard in Japan. They haven’t made so many big changes yet, just small things like the engine setting, but already it’s a bit faster. Yesterday we were fastest, which was exciting, but today we’ve been trying some different things and we were quite a lot slower. Anyway I’m not worried about that, the most important thing at the moment is to get as much information as possible and really start to understand and get to know the bike. This has been a useful test, I’m already feeling very motivated about the new bike and I am sure that next time I ride it in Jerez it will be even better!”. DAVIDE BRIVIO CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM DIRECTOR “It was nice to start the 2007 season straight away and not to dwell on the past and this has been a very important test for us with our new 800cc bike. Yesterday Valentino was quite fast which was encouraging. Today we worked on some different things and so he was a bit slower, but at this stage all this information is extremely useful in order to help develop the bike for the next test. Next Colin will have his chance to try the bike and give his opinion and this will also be very important for our engineers. It’s been interesting for us to have a look at our competitors here this week; everyone is already fast so it’s clearly going to be another hard and competitive season and we know we’re all going to have to work very hard through the winter!” UNOFFICIAL LAP TIMES Wednesday 1st November 2006 1. VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) Yamaha 990, 1’32.70 2. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda 990, 1’32.73 3. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda 990, 1’32.90 4. VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) Yamaha 800, 1’33.10 5. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki 800, 1’33.14 6. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati 800, 1’33.17 7. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki 800, 1’3318 8. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda 800, 1’33.21 9. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati 800, 1’33.43 10. Alex Barros (BRA) Ducati 990, 1’33.64 11. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda 800, 1’33.66 12. Jeremy McWilliams (IRL) Ilmor 800, 1’35.80 13. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Ilmor 800, 1’36.60s Thursday 2nd November 2006 1. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda 800, 1’32.66 2. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki 800, 1’32.69 3. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki 800, 1’32’95 4. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati 800, 1’33.96 5. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati 800, 1’33.02 6. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda 800, 1’33.03 7. Alex Barros (BRA) Ducati 990, 1’33.40 8. VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) Yamaha 800, 1’33.78 9. Jeremy McWilliams (IRL) Ilmor 800, 1’35.90 10. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Ilmor 800, 1’36.40