Re: old design was oilheads-digest V 1 #47

[Steve Makohin <wateredg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/6/04 7:42 PM, BAnder6125@xxxxxxx BAnder6125@xxxxxxx wrote:

>In a message dated 1/6/04 3:13:14 PM, gregpt@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> do you folks look at the bmw bike ads?  where did the 'cruiser' come from?
>> i think corporate bmw would love to be HD but they don't get it.
>
>Cycle World (Feb. issue) writes about the European motorcycle press voting
>the BMW R1200CL "Dog of the Year". Apparently France's 'Moto Revue'
>essentially
>said: "What do you expect? It's designed for the American market." The Suzuki
>GSX R1000 won bike of the year.
>I've got to admit that the 1200CL is a bit of a woofer.

A few years ago, I spent almost 2 weeks in Ireland. They's motorcycle 
crazy out there. Bikes everywhere, and lots of 'em. I didn't see a single 
Harley or metric cruiser, though. The clear two wheeled mount of choice 
is a 600 cc sports bike. I doubt the BMW 1200CL would do well in Ireland.

Hey, is anyone interested in an insight into the American Harley 
preference vs the European sports bike preference?

- -Steve

 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
 2000 R1100S/ABS, Mandarin

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