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Originally posted by twpd
Ali,
You're missing the point. I'm talking about the death of the SS range - the death of low-tech, simple but effective sportsbikes. The 695 is not that. The 695 is a naked roadbike. I'm specificaly talking about sportsbikes. At the end of the day the 695 has all the usual limitations of an upright naked bike a la Bandit, Hornet etc. |
Sorry, I was missing the point entirely. You're right in that the simple 2v engine in a sports bike is dying, but I think there's hope with the continuing development of the engine. I, and a couple of others, spent an hour bending Tim Macabee's ear at Donny last year telling him he should build a 100bhp, 165kg DB5 rival, and he seemed to be listening. Not sure it'll have any effect on development, but I know that kind of bike in a beautiful body would sell in spades.
