08-09-2016, 05:06 AM
(08-09-2016, 02:16 AM)Papa Weeley_imp Wrote:(08-08-2016, 04:28 PM)Guth_imp Wrote: My theory is that one of the greatest styling exercises is to simply add more horsepower to the mix, lol. On the flip side of that, I wonder how many people would actually be drawn to this bike if if featured less than 100 hp?
Honestly, I know I still would. I'm probably an anomaly amongst those in my age group, but I think it's amazing looking.
(08-08-2016, 03:02 PM)Ulvetanna_imp Wrote: On paper it looks like the perfect bike for me. The right weight, power, and features. Some have groused about the styling features. For me, no problem, looks great. CB1100 is a new bike looking old, FZ10, a new bike that looks new. Style is what it is. The FZ10 weighs about 475 wet, perfect, with about 150 HP. Perfect.
The bearded-hipster-looking sales guy at the dealer (who I've never seen before there, but overall was a very pleasant guy) tried to convince me that the bike "has around 180hp - it's straight out of the R1".
Always amazes me when you know more than salespeople at a dealership...orrrr, now that I think about it....should I be upset that he thought a knowledgeable (we talked at length about bikes) 59 year old would be that gullible?!
Seems to always be the case, many times the sales folks don't even know about certain models unless they're on the floor there.