Re: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47

["Greg" <gregpt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Non-sequitur. But to answer your question, it is not about what I think
> is a pleasure item. If BMW wants to remain at 2%  of the US market
> fine, but, do not expect the motorcycle buying public to flock in
> droves for overpriced underpowered bikes.


all comes down to 'what blows your skirt up', right?  if 80 hp is enough,
having a high CG is ok, having an endless stream of bits and parts break
over time (where did that engineering go?), than by all means, shine up your
roundels and shout from the roof tops.  BUTT stop fooling yourself.  there
are plenty of excellent machines being made by many other vendors.
personally, i get tired of a machine way before i reach it's mechanical
failure point so running zillions of miles on the same machine has never
been a high priority for me. as usual, YMMV.

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