tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post8402664040817657083..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: My Top Ten Bike List #10:T.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-85021706134087482562011-01-29T19:10:25.573-06:002011-01-29T19:10:25.573-06:00Hippo bikes are profitable in the same way SUVs ar...Hippo bikes are profitable in the same way SUVs are an obvious product: low tech, easy manufacturing (compared to more modern and advanced models), and it's a lot easier to sell a big price tag on a big vehicle, even when manufacturing and design costs are lower. From the producer's end, it's a win-win.T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-65456898969620877722010-12-27T13:13:16.957-06:002010-12-27T13:13:16.957-06:00I hear you on the weight limit. I would agree that...I hear you on the weight limit. I would agree that I don't see the point of the humongous adventure touring cycles, though I suppose most of them never see anything rougher than the occasional dirt road. At least in the places I would want to go adventure touring there is no need for something that can go 140 mph. But apparently hippo tourers must be profitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-51981756654429529652010-12-26T18:55:00.661-06:002010-12-26T18:55:00.661-06:00The Honda CX500 stayed around for a long time, alm...The Honda CX500 stayed around for a long time, almost a half-decade including the 650 update. That was pretty impressive since it happened during the last mini-depression in the mid-80's. There was talk that the Big 4 would give up on motorcycles altogether back then.T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-62358827076597385752010-12-22T08:40:51.013-06:002010-12-22T08:40:51.013-06:00I know what you're saying. Our market is so id...I know what you're saying. Our market is so idiotic and impractical that it begs for the importers to only bring in their silliest stuff. The Yamaha Super Tenere is a case in point. Yamaha makes a 125, 660, and 1200cc versions of that model. We'll only get the 1200cc and in limited quantities at $14k per unit. Out of my price range and above my weight limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-57195237518297580462010-12-21T12:23:11.728-06:002010-12-21T12:23:11.728-06:00The V-Strom is so versatile, practical, and afford...The V-Strom is so versatile, practical, and affordable that I'm sure they will soon eliminate it in favor of something that is sexy, way overpowered, uncomfortable, and expensive. The marketing department must be throwing fits over at Suzuki with nothing to promote as NEW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com