Fundamentally, the BA appeals to the chrome crowd and the SM doesn't. It's as simple as that. As far as a 1.5L machine, I'm not drawn to it. No one ever keeps the trophy for the displacement wars long, so it's futile. Will the current positive BA/SM accolades disappear in the shadow of a bigger machine with the higher insurance levy?
IMHO, the only reason Triumph would enter the dispacement arena with the BA is for market share; if so, maybe they shouldn't be making bikes and "go the other way."
