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Originally Posted by jduke
Throttle, if your numbers are right, you can have a bike that the average rider can ride and keep up with his other average riding ability wise buddies BUT IT'S A BMW for a 10% premium.
That's so small a difference, most of the YUPPIE squids will jump on it.
IF, repeat, IF the performance is equal, it will be a winner.
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If priced right people will jump on it even if the performance isn't equal. The CBR 900/1000 has been behind in the performance stakes for years but still a top seller. In the real world 99% of the riding public cannot tap into 600 c.c. performance; they aren't going to tap into 1000 c.c. performance either, on road or track. I certainly can't.
There's the reason why guys/gals on the R11/12S can stay with the 600/1000 c.c. supersport brigade; no one is really using anything near 100 bhp 90% of the time.
The bhp performance difference may be a factor or noticable on straights, long straights at that, but that's what the squids care about.This bike is not really aimed at them.
For guys/gals like me who love Japanese performance but prefer something a bit more unique and exotic this is a welcome change. We couldn't get the MV750/1000 in Canada, the Benelli is scant, Triumph continues to shy away from the big bore bikes, and the KTM and Aprilia delivery date and dealer backup is
TBD. I've got 4 BMW dealerships between 10 mins and 2 hours of my house. The question now becomes boxer v. I4 or R12S v. HP2 Sport v. S1000RR.
