mika
Still Wondering
Wonder what currently available frame / chassis would be a good host for one of the crate engine ?.......hummmmm
Wish this engine was around when we were shoe horning small block V-8s into small sports cars.
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Wonder what currently available frame / chassis would be a good host for one of the crate engine ?.......hummmmm
This is the part of the conversation about the bike I don't think we are getting.
One I remember ... my wife's father had one.Wish this engine was around when we were shoe horning small block V-8s into small sports cars.
They may want to be a niche manufacturer. They aren't out of line at all for bikes built by specialty companies. Price some of the chopper shops, Confederate etc. There are buyers with the money and the inclination to spend it on motorcycles. I have my doubts about the number in the sport touring/ touring niche.
As has been pointed out earlier, my opinion is that the buyers of Confederates, OC Choppers, etc., type of bikes are not/were not, for the most part, motorcyclists. They wanted to own a motorcycle but they were not motorcyclists. A couple of guys I work with fit that mold exactly. Their typical ride is 50 km which takes them a couple of hours to complete and they almost kill themselves about 3 times each. Not at all interested in taking any kind of riding course.
I believe that buyers of a sport-touring motorcycle will be much more discerning in what they purchase and, for $31-37k, will be expecting something that performs as well as, or better than, the competition. I might pay $5k more for the luxury of having something different....but it better work well.
One I remember ... my wife's father had one.
That resume makes me more like the guys you are describing than the average rider here.
The bike is as beautiful as any ducati in my eyes.
I can get you an appointment with a good optometrist.
I can get you an appointment with a good optometrist.
Mika: Before we start thinking about what bikes other manufacturers might respond with, let's see an independent road test by one of the major mags. And let the tester not be Alan Cathcart - he's never a met a motorcycle he didn't like.
Motus, Honda with its 700 series, BMW's F800GT are just the first shots at riders looking for lighter weight or physically smaller sportier touring machines.
The difference is the Motus is in the same weight class with double the displacement and cyclinders. I can't justify the price for one, but I want to ride one and maybe someday buy a used one.