Yeah, no kidding. Why are all the cool bikes there ? Is there a real reason? Is it that the US has like an over all crappy taste in bikes ??    :mrgreen:  :lol:

Quote from: my_celica_is_jealousthat swingarm is bad ass  

I like that up and down style swingarm.  A lot like the swingarm r6.

Those turn signals are weird.

The up and down style swingarm is called a Banana-style. It's based off MotoGP bikes.

And the reason that we don't get a lot of the badass bikes is because the mass of American public that purchases motorcycles are finicky. We're not flexible in our tastes. It's typically either full blown sportbike or full blown cruiser. The in between stuff is what the Europeans LOVE. Naked bikes are HUGE over there, and that's why they get a lot more options.

Displacement is another reason we don't get some cool stuff. That's why we don't get the Honda CBR250RR.

That is so f'ing hot. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a US release.

Quote from: roguegeekThat is so f'ing hot. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a US release.

you'll have to do more than finger crossing...

Yeah, I seriously wouldn't mind that thing at all. I'd highly consider getting one as my next bike in a year or so.

Those turn signals aer a deal breaker for me.  They have to figure out something better to do with 'em.

Remind you too much of Kawasaki's ER-6n?

No, they remind me too much of a car.

But that Kawi's pretty gross.

it's like a flash mount  :dunno:

Kinda.  It looks alright in profile, but from a 3/4 view, they're too wide and plasticy.  It looks like someone put should pads on the bike or something.

Wide = easily viewable. Safety!

Yeah, but they can be wide on stalks, rather than wide on big plastic thingies.

it's more streamline design...least resistance to fluid flow