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ksquid · 11-17-2006, 07:33 AM

You nailed it. If Buell made the improvements you suggest they would be the best selling bikes in the U.S. So many Gen X and Yers would love to buy a U.S. sport bike. i.e they aren't ready for cruisers yet and perhaps never will buy cruisers.

Buzglyd · 11-17-2006, 08:58 AM

I don't really get the whole acceptance thing. I have a Harley and sportbikes and I've ridden my H-D to sportbike places and my sportbikes to biker places and never heard a word from anyone. I couldn't care less about what others think about my chosen ride.

Don't fall in love with hp charts. That matters little except at the track. In fact, in an upcoming MO story you'll see that sometimes lesser hp allows for a quicker ride.

I've ridden the XB series and on a curvy road no one is going to run away from you. If 130 mph wheelies on the freeway are your thing then count it out.

Dangerousdave_2 · 11-17-2006, 10:08 AM

Yeah, but it's 210 CV's! Those are bigger than horsies, arent't they?

boru4761 · 11-20-2006, 08:36 AM

Buz, I am not so much worried about them accepting me and my ride as I am talking about being proud to ride something that was made in the US of A (even if it isn't completely).

11-17-2006, 07:33 AM	#21
ksquid Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My new favorite site is CycleWorld.com Posts: 3,775	Excellent Point You nailed it. If Buell made the improvements you suggest they would be the best selling bikes in the U.S. So many Gen X and Yers would love to buy a U.S. sport bike. i.e they aren't ready for cruisers yet and perhaps never will buy cruisers.

11-17-2006, 08:58 AM	#22
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	Re: V4 Race Machine Aprilia Engine Announced. I don't really get the whole acceptance thing. I have a Harley and sportbikes and I've ridden my H-D to sportbike places and my sportbikes to biker places and never heard a word from anyone. I couldn't care less about what others think about my chosen ride. Don't fall in love with hp charts. That matters little except at the track. In fact, in an upcoming MO story you'll see that sometimes lesser hp allows for a quicker ride. I've ridden the XB series and on a curvy road no one is going to run away from you. If 130 mph wheelies on the freeway are your thing then count it out. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

11-17-2006, 10:08 AM	#23
Dangerousdave_2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,188	Re: V4 Race Machine Aprilia Engine Announced. Yeah, but it's 210 CV's! Those are bigger than horsies, arent't they?

11-20-2006, 08:36 AM	#24
boru4761 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 406	Re: V4 Race Machine Aprilia Engine Announced. Buz, I am not so much worried about them accepting me and my ride as I am talking about being proud to ride something that was made in the US of A (even if it isn't completely).

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