Buell Is High on Low Financing

Buell Motorcycle at-tempts to get a head start on its competitors with a low-interest promotion to kick off the new year.

Laughlin/Constable in Milwaukee touts Buell’s 0.9 percent financing offer in print ads employing yellow-and-black artwork that was unveiled earlier this year as part of the brand’s new look, said agency account supervisor Paul Barthelmey.

The ads break this week in January issues of motorcycle enthusiast magazines. January is not a hot month for motorcycle sales, but Buell, a division of Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson, looks for any edge it can get against larger Japanese competitors in the sports-bike category, Barthelmey said.

Buell early this year introduced two new models, the Firebolt XB9R and the Lightning XB9S, which retail in the $10,000 range, to go with its lower-priced Blast model.

The product launches were backed by a campaign from L/C that departed from past efforts, with an attempt to be more in your face through sharper...