Shorts wrote:Can you elaborate on the "Japan" comment? It isn't making sense to me right now.
The way I read it, he means that corporate HQ in Japan, as well as the other Japanese bike manufacturer HQ's, will be watching this closely to see if the idea takes off. If it does, expect similar offerings from Yamaha, etc, pretty quick.
Ok, that does make sense.
I was thinking he meant watching the promo and take-off for a small bike market in Japan. Uhhmmm, that train has already set sail
tortus wrote:Really? You'd think with gas prices these days, bike sales would be up across the board.
Don't know where you live, but up here in Ontario not only have gas prices risen, so has insurance. Newbie young riders face (UNPRINTABLE) ridiculous insurance premiums, which has a direct impact on new bike sales.
tortus wrote:Really? You'd think with gas prices these days, bike sales would be up across the board.
Don't know where you live, but up here in Ontario not only have gas prices risen, so has insurance. Newbie young riders face (UNPRINTABLE) ridiculous insurance premiums, which has a direct impact on new bike sales.
Ah good point. Most new bike purchases are probably financed.
So that leaves the question, is the used market doing better? With basic coverage I think even kids can afford motorcycle insurance. No?
I would buy a CBR 125 if they sold them in the US. I know the engine is EPA certified. Anybody have experience with getting canadian bikes to the US?
I love the idea of being able to ride the hell out of a bike without risking your license. And the EFI, disc brakes, and cool looking fairing make the nighthawk obsolete.
When the devil came, he was not red,
he was chrome and he said "come with me"
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atom wrote:I love the idea of being able to ride the hell out of a bike without risking your license.
Then perhaps you should take a look at the Ural... I can be total balls to the wall, full throttle, teetering at the very limits of control while laughing in the face of death as the sidecar wheel leaves the ground at 95kmh - and nobody knows it but me.
In Illinois you have to be 18 to get a 250. So for the 16 year olds here, it would be a nice learning bike while the rider is still maturing some. Then its only the raw power issue to get use to, after they reach 18. Much of the rest they would be familiar with by then.
I would totally rock a CBR 125 (preferably 250) if they looked like that!
I think that would be an awesome entry-level track bike. The only thing I don't like is that it is a single. That is why I say they put two of them together for a twin-cylinder CBR 250RR.
I would buy the 250RR for $3 grand over a ninja 250, for sure.
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my million dollar question is does it share any family resemblence with honda's four stroke dirt bike motors? Can you rip the jug, piston, etc out and replace it with 250cc stuff?
RideYourRide wrote:my million dollar question is does it share any family resemblence with honda's four stroke dirt bike motors? Can you rip the jug, piston, etc out and replace it with 250cc stuff?
I dunno about 250s but a buddy of mine is shipping a couple 150cc versions of them back from Thailand (they should be here any day...).
Mike 
