The Cafe Racer bars were marketing hype and were a not toward the British cafe racer scene and allowed them to call it a "CR".
They were mostly unpopular, and as a result the vast majority of new CR owners opted for the high bar kit.
Buell could have done what most manufacturers would have, continue to sell the bike with an unpopular stock set-up AND sell the desired upgrade for additional mark-up.
Instead, Buell was slated to have all of the 2010 CRs equipped with the high bar and sell the cafe racer bars as an "option".
I agree, though, that the CR bars sucked and put the rider in completely the wrong position for a naked street fighter.
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"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?"
--Erik Buell
 
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