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2006 FJR1300AE
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<blockquote data-quote="yanktar" data-source="post: 30560" data-attributes="member: 339"><p>ScooterG:</p><p></p><p>Let me put it in really REALLY simple terms:</p><p></p><p>The new bike weighs more, but the engine is the same. That means it's SLOWER!!!</p><p></p><p>Remember "New Coke" and "Pepsi One"?</p><p></p><p>People want to buy a tip-tronic bike--not my problem. That is really not my issue. It is simply my opinion that people won't buy it.</p><p></p><p>They didn't improve the engine, they didn't improve the suspension and they added LBS, which are pure **** if you get caught on a muddy, dirt road, or get caught in all kinds of adverse conditions. I had a bike with LBS and it SUCKS! I'd rather stay off the front brake in adverse conditions than have to depend on the ABS to prevent the front wheel coming out from under me.</p><p></p><p>So none of the go-forward stuff was improved, but the bike is heavier. Whoopie.</p><p></p><p>It's simple: I'll keep my '04 and enjoy it!</p><p></p><p>OK. Heavier, no more HP or torque = SLOWER!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yanktar, post: 30560, member: 339"] ScooterG: Let me put it in really REALLY simple terms: The new bike weighs more, but the engine is the same. That means it's SLOWER!!! Remember "New Coke" and "Pepsi One"? People want to buy a tip-tronic bike--not my problem. That is really not my issue. It is simply my opinion that people won't buy it. They didn't improve the engine, they didn't improve the suspension and they added LBS, which are pure **** if you get caught on a muddy, dirt road, or get caught in all kinds of adverse conditions. I had a bike with LBS and it SUCKS! I'd rather stay off the front brake in adverse conditions than have to depend on the ABS to prevent the front wheel coming out from under me. So none of the go-forward stuff was improved, but the bike is heavier. Whoopie. It's simple: I'll keep my '04 and enjoy it! OK. Heavier, no more HP or torque = SLOWER! [/QUOTE]
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