Last week, it was announced that Harley-Davidson would axe the Buell motorcycle brand in an effort to focus more resources on the Harley-Davidson brand.

Today, Top Speed reports that Buell may get a second chance, as a group of officials put together by the Walworth County Economic Development Alliance may meet with founder Erik Buell to discuss the future of the brand.

According to the report, they would continue building Buell motorcycles at the East Troy, Wisconsin plant.

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Today, Honda announced the release of the 2010 VFR1200F motorcycle, which, in their words, “establishes a whole new definition of performance motorcycling.”

It’s powered by a 1237-cubic centimeter V-4, and has an optional dual-clutch automatic transmission with paddle shifters. We don’t have all the other specs, but feel free to glean what you can from the press release below.

And, hey, it looks mean (gallery above).

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Aprilia has just announced its new RSV4 R sport bike, a truly impressive machine that draws heavily from the World Superbike Champion  RSV4 SBK.

The compact superbike packs a major punch with a 180 horsepower, 999cc V-4 engine at its heart, an all aluminum frame for superstructure, and rides on aluminum wheels.  The VR4 R also offers the flexibility of a completely adjustable suspension setup, as well as powerful Brembo brakes with monobloc calipers. In all, Aprilia’s boast of the bike being a racing bike for the road seems well founded.

Have a better look at the RSV4 R in our gallery above, or read Apilia’s press release below.

We Americans might dig our Harleys, but we can’t really hold a candle to much of the rest of the world when it comes to overall motorcycle and moped ownership. According to this curvy representative map by the SASI group, the Asian regions reign supreme for masses of motorcycles, with Malaysia racking up a substantial 238 mopeds and motorcycles owned per 1000 members of the population. Ethiopia ranked in worst place, meanwhile, with less than half a bike per thousand.

Take a closer look at the full data in the second slide of our gallery above.

+ WorldMapper: Mopeds and Motorcycles (via Hell for Leather)
 

Small English motorcycle builder Mac Motorcycles has spent the last year or so getting the word out about its stylishly retro lineup of small power sport bikes. The four café models offered stripped looks, based in part on the elegant air-cooled Buel single-cylinder that they all rocked.

While the Mac silhouette isn’t set to change anytime soon, the powerplant is. Harley-Davidson recently announced that large-scale production of the Buel Blast, along with its 492cc, 34 brake horsepower engine, would be coming to an end. Now Mac will be forced to scramble for a new mill, and it seems as if Yamaha’s liquid-cooled 660cc unit may be the winner. Perhaps not as pure looking as the air-cooled Harley motor, the Yamaha 660 would nonetheless provide a decent boost in power—up to 48 horsepower.

Have a closer look at the Mac line in our gallery above.

+ Hell for Leather: Mac Motorcycles considers switch to Yamaha power

Some seemingly internally leaked images from Suzuki would appear to show the company’s upcoming baby GSX-R, the GSX-R125, long before the bike’s official debut.

The mini Gixer does a great job of aping the styling of it’s hardcore older brothers, with a frame that appears to be extruded aluminum (it’s probably steel, we’re told) just like the big boys.

Not big is the 125cc water-cooled, 15 brake horsepower engine that is powering the thing, nor the guestimated 275 pound dry curb weight, nor the anemic rear tire. Probably just don’t need a lot of rubber to keep that power down.

+ Hell For Leather: Suzuki GSX-R125 official shot leaks

World and European motorcycle stunt-riding champion Chris Pfeiffer has been honored by BMW today, as the Motorrad arm of the German manufacturer has announced an eponymous tribute to the rider—the F800R Chris Pfeiffer.

Pfeiffer has been exploiting the F800R’s nimbleness and ease of handling since BMW launched the bike in 2008, riding a competition version that differs only slightly from the new special edition bike that bears his name.

The Pfeiffer F880R is mostly an appearance package for the bike—save a new muffler from Akrapovic—including the rider’s signature on the gas tank, BMW Motorsport’s signature livery of white, blue, and red, no cockpit fairing, and LED indicators.

BMW notes that the new F800R will be launched in September of this year, but does not go so far as to indicate which world markets will receive the model.

Browse our gallery of images above for a better look at the F800R Chris Pfeiffer, or scroll down for the complete press release.