DANE HOECHST

摘要

The entity formerly known as the Buell Motorcycle Company has been through the wringer. From its humble beginnings building racebikes in a Quonset hut in rural Wisconsin, it grew and grew and then suddenly burst as Harley-Davidson invested in it, purchased it outright, and ultimately shut it down, whereupon it was resurrected as Erik Buell Racing (EBR). Today the 150-person/irm offers three models and does engineering work for India's Hero MotoCorp. But through it all, many employees have remained faithful, departing and returning as circumstances dictated. One of these is Program Manager Dane Hoechst. After our rainy 1190SX test ride (page 12) and factory tour, we cornered him under the former AMA race team transporter's awning to get his take on where the company is headed.