why did it take so long for the 600 ss bikes to get usd forks and radial brakes?  i was cruising ebay tonight and saw that the mid early 90's gsxr 1100's have usd forks not to mention for how long the 750 class also sported them. why did the manufactures wait until 04 for the 636 and 05 for the others to get fitted with usd forks and radial brakes? also, can someone explain what the main difference is between a radial master cylinder and a regular one and why honda choose to go with a regular one on the 600 versus its radial brother?

somthing for thought.....

luke

One thing you figure out when you're in the business of building and selling automotive vehicles...how can we make them oooh and aaah so much that they just have to have it? Believe me I know, I was there for a long time. Love the Baby bike and the forum.

C.......

one thing that would make me ooooo and aahhhhh would be really pretty usd forks and radial brakes. thats why i would have thought they would be on there alot sooner than 12 or so years after the liter class, but thats just me

Another thing you learn is to not put all your cards on the table at the same time. Incremental improvements allow you to keep the people ooohing and aaahing every year. It's like the Baby G; I have a friend who works for Suzuki and he says, "they put a fairing on the thing and now it's selling like hot-cakes again...it's the same bike!". Love the little GS and this forum.

C.......

While in college I remember a guy giving a report that showed how when new cars were introduced they would slowly add options over the "lifespan" of the car as standard.  Add ABS after the first year, better airbags, etc.  Keeps the consumer coming back for more... Even though ABS was available in the mid 70's.

Yea 750's were the premier racing class in the 90's so 750's got them first, 1100's got it 3 years later in case of the GSXR ...
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Srinath.

Quote from: DestroWhile in college I remember a guy giving a report that showed how when new cars were introduced they would slowly add options over the "lifespan" of the car as standard.  Add ABS after the first year, better airbags, etc.  Keeps the consumer coming back for more... Even though ABS was available in the mid 70's.

I believe the industry term for this is "Planned Obsolescence".

Quote from: DestroWhile in college I remember a guy giving a report that showed how when new cars were introduced they would slowly add options over the "lifespan" of the car as standard.  Add ABS after the first year, better airbags, etc.  Keeps the consumer coming back for more... Even though ABS was available in the mid 70's.

Gas tanks inside the frame were available as well. That didn't matter to Gm.