I just think its so much more basic but all theory is good as we are not in the board rooms.

Folks who own sport bikes are not heavily branded and in most cases tend to be younger with higher IQs. They look at torque and HP ratios, center of gravity, appearance, cost, dealer networking, then image.

In short they are a sharper client. Then they go out and do wheelies at 100 on the highway.

Anyhow, they were comparing a 1000cc Buell with a 1000cc Honda or GSX-R or R1. After about 2 seconds the sport bike buyer realized this Buell is not a 10 second machine and kinda looks funny compared to my buddies bikes. Why would I want to look funny and go slower for the same money?

They didn't want them. They used to have bike night across from a HD dealership where I lived. 100s of sport bikes and the only Buells were across the street in the window.

Ha! aircraft carriers

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