You have the psychological brand aspect with the nose in the air I ride a Beemer. You have a plethora of codes that may triple the 14's as to what I saw telemetry wise. I know at least 2 of the Big4 can have any part of that bike to you in a 2-day order, you about to miss a track-day or race-day waiting any longer. Then again, I do not own a Duc/KTM/BMW kind of low production small cottage industry are those brands. They are not making ships/corp jets/heavy industry kind of companies building a car or two.
I talked to one BMW dealer and they could not get a corporate answer as to where the bikes are being made today? So, we looked at the OEM parts bags to see place of origin? It sure was knot zMade in Germ many is not too many bikes being built in da fart tear land either.
WATT can go wrong with the bike when a MBz service manager I met saidiss; we are both [strangers] on bikes somewhere and struck up conversation. He is telling me how cheap the MBz are made with the computer crap going belly up, are most of his gripes about the brand he has to hear in his ear are the upitty owners... OK, some of them.
You've already heard about the 1000's recall with the minor computer [rpm break-in] glitch. You gonna believe them like a pee-us gas pedal is the problem is more the computer glitching some fly bye wire goes the rev lock. I rather go over the back because ZI locked the bike's throttle bell crank, not some fly by wire Yamaha that might send me flying I need to practice kill switching???
You want to mess with Honda? Honda has the fastest top speed in a closed course. Beat the Duc's speed. Kawi has the fastest production bike. Has Kawi beat Honda/Duc closed course? Cottage bikes beat Honda say they are sleeping at the wheel and will dust come back and take it back no sweat. They are THE bike to beat. Honda just rolled back the throttle is all. Duc has been winning for years. I'm just saying Honda has been in the 4-stroke game longer and with more money and R&D to keep it up front.
This new contender, it is not that bike, nor Ruben. The bike is/was the fastest last year as this year. That would be my bike of choice is the one with the most promise. Next year is a new speed. But if we are talking today, and last year with the Bummer, it's that management group behind Xaus that is holding up my rider. I'd sand bag and look over to the right [inside joke] is just enough over the line they don't knowatthend game is! Dumb germ mans wit dare mess ear schmits is shit inn mit in their ears get a clue!
Lets get some real racing going already!

* Last updated by: Hub on 3/11/2010 @ 8:24 AM *
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