04-12-2014, 08:24 PM
(04-12-2014, 01:56 PM)Elipten_imp Wrote: Easily solved if you want them.
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Yep. I guess that's right. I just need to figure out if I want them enough.
(04-12-2014, 05:28 PM)DAC_imp Wrote: I agree, Guth. When this bike came onto the show circuit several years ago I said it would be a "Bonneville killer". That may be a stretch, but I definitely think now it will suck all the oxygen out of the room for any new entrants. The parallel twins, in particular, will struggle against a smoother I4 that has just as much retro cred.
Is that right? I thought the point was that some people will get off on an i4 while others will want be excited by the twins. I think the W800 is a lovely bike; so is the Bonneville, but they both remind me of bits of bike all over the garage floor and not enough riding time. Neither excites me the way the CB1100 does. Calamarichris, on the other hand, would probably prefer a W800 over the CB1100 if he could get his hands on one. It's what particular aesthetic lights you up I guess.