hubcapsc
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« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2018, 05:35:43 AM » |
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I know you had a soft spot for them Mike but they were overpriced.
An ST1300 could be bought for 2/3rd their cost and have Honda dealership "support".
It is always a shame to see any business founder.
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RDKLL
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« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2018, 06:12:24 AM » |
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I was disappointed as well. I liked that they got the best from their suppliers. I was hoping to see one with the technology that it should have had right from the start with lean sensitive ABS/MTC. Believed it was coming down the pike, just not fast enough.
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« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2018, 07:18:15 AM » |
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Sorry to see it happen.
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J.Mencalice
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« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2018, 10:16:38 AM » |
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Another quality motorcycle producer shutting down production due to money woes. Too bad. Look for them to turn up at auction in 10-20 years as collectors seek them out. Have never even seen one up close out here on the frontier. Are they as cool to ride as they look?
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2018, 11:08:01 AM » |
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Another quality motorcycle producer shutting down production due to money woes. Too bad. Look for them to turn up at auction in 10-20 years as collectors seek them out. Have never even seen one up close out here on the frontier. Are they as cool to ride as they look?
I went to the dealer north of Atlanta and they let me ride one for 65 miles out in the country... I think they're AWESOME... |
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2018, 11:22:43 AM » |
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And I was trying to figure out who the M___________ of the US was.  |
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2018, 11:58:15 AM » |
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"the issue was maintaining the cash flow" Not a problem if they'd sold more bikes.
They chose a market that is almost impossible to survive in. If they going to build into that niche, I think they pretty much had to make a bike that qualified for some existing mainstream class of racing, and then they needed to win on occasion. Otherwise they were pretty much a self-indulgence, an answer to almost nobody's question. How many did they really expect Jay Leno to buy? At least they were more powerful than a DeLorean.
Hopefully they'll be able to hold control over that excellent powerplant, and see how many places they can it it-PWC, side by sides, small speedboats, etc.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2018, 01:14:35 PM » |
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they had a second business just selling engines. maybe that is still going? http://americanv4.com/ |
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2018, 08:35:09 PM » |
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There is a guy over in the V4musclebike forum that has one. Lives in Atlanta. Last year he did an Iron Butt out to Texas, rested overnight then set a new top end record for the world's fasted bagger. Record was previously held by an HD, much modified and hauled there on a trailer. The Motus was bone stock. Think the HD was in the mid 150mph area and the Motus ran a 164mph with a bone tired driver.......oh and he rode it back home from the races.
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2018, 08:48:25 PM » |
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There is a guy over in the V4musclebike forum that has one. Lives in Atlanta. Last year he did an Iron Butt out to Texas, rested overnight then set a new top end record for the world's fasted bagger. Record was previously held by an HD, much modified and hauled there on a trailer. The Motus was bone stock. Think the HD was in the mid 150mph area and the Motus ran a 164mph with a bone tired driver.......oh and he rode it back home from the races.
https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motus-land-speed-record-bonneville/ |
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2018, 10:52:46 PM » |
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Shame that their Bonneville records weren't well publicized. This is the first time I'd heard of the achievement.
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