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 This is the Magpul Ronin, and it’s what you get when a company that makes firearms accessories decides to make a motorcycle. Taken from the Japanese word for a samurai who lost his master, the name “Ronin” was chosen after the Buell Motorcycle Company ceased production and closed its doors in 2009.

The motorcycle is mostly, a Buell 1125R sportbike. The guys at Magpul are riders who loved the bike but thought the aesthetics were not a strongpoint for Buell. When Harley-Davidson pulled the plug on Buell, Magpul bought a bunch of 1125Rs and set to work.

Off came the bodywork, ditched in favor of a naked streetfighter look accentuated by a new airbox and shorter tail section. The radiators that Buell bolted to the sides below the frame spars also went in the junk pile. It was replaced by a smaller unit bolted to that wild girder fork. Yes, the radiator is bolted to the fork. Girder forks, a re-housed shock absorber (moved from under the engine to beneath the rider) and futuristic styling cues give the 1125R a whole new look.

“The model 1125R was selected due its high level of performance and aesthetic potential that were never fully realized by Buell as a subsidiary of Harley Davidson.” 

Due to the experimental nature of the project, it is not yet known if Ronin motorcycles or Magpul-designed components for the Buell 1125R will be made available for purchase.  However, this interpretation of the now deceased model could be just what bereaved Buell fans were waiting for.