BUELL M2 Cyclone Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

The M2 Cyclone was released in 1997 and then revived in 2001. Both have the same 1203cc, V-twin, air cooled, 4 stroke engine, which can develop around 93 horsepower at 6100rpm and a maximum torque of 112 Nm at 5600rpm.

The 2000 MY Buell MK2 Cyclone MK2 sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 1203cc, 45-degree V-Twin powerhouse paired to a five-speed manual transmission with a Kevlar belt final drive, and can reach a maximum power output of 94 horsepower and 113 Nm of torque.

This powerful naked machine also comes with features such as cast-aluminium, blacked-out wheels, a dual seat, an analogue and digital instrumentation panel, front and rear disc brakes, an under-belly exhaust system with a bronze finish and a Showa suspension package composed of a 43mm telescopic front fork and an adjustable mono-shock in the rear.

The American engineers have designed a powerful naked machine for those riders who make zero compromises when it comes to performance, in the embodiment of the 1999 MY Buell M2 Cyclone MK1. It boasts a maximum power output of 94 horsepower and 113 Nm of torque from its air-cooled, four-stroke, 1203cc, V-Twin engine that was paired to a five-speed manual transmission with a Kevlar belt final drive.

Also, it comes with standard fittings such as an under-belly exhaust system, for a lower center of gravity, a dual seat, a small wind protector, cast-aluminium wheels, a 43mm Showa telescopic fork coupled to a Showa adjustable mono-shock in the rear, front and rear disc brakes, a digital and analogue instrument cluster and mid-mounted foot pegs.

The 1998 MY Buell M2 Cyclone MK1 has standard features such as an under-belly exhaust system, for a lower center of gravity, a dual seat, a small wind protector, cast-aluminium wheels, a 43mm Showa telescopic fork coupled to a Showa adjustable mono-shock in the rear, front and rear disc brakes, a digital and analogue instrument cluster and mid-mounted foot pegs.

In the engine department it comes equipped with an air-cooled, four-stroke, 1203cc, V-Twin powerplant paired to a five-speed manual transmission that can reach a maximum power output of 94 horsepower and 113 Nm of torque.

The 1997 MY Buell M2 Cyclone MK1 has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 1203cc, V-Twin powerplant paired to a five-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 93 horsepower and 113 Nm of torque.

This powerful naked machine also comes with an under-belly exhaust system, for a lower center of gravity, a dual seat, a small wind protector, cast-aluminium wheels, a 43mm Showa telescopic fork coupled to a Showa adjustable mono-shock in the rear, front and rear disc brakes, a digital and analogue instrument cluster and mid-mounted foot pegs.