06-30-2017, 05:23 PM
[url=http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9884&pid=176523#pid176523]Nice rant Nightengale. Broadly speaking I agree with you, although I think most of the blame for the avaricious accretion of unnecessary products is down to each of us. We really do not have to give into the manufacturers and the marketers.
On the other hand, some of the developments that have come from constant change are worth it. Fuel injection is way better than carburettors. At the risk of waking the dead, I'll say ABS is great technology and I'd have bought my CB1100 with it if I could. LED lighting is an improvement.
Is it too hypocritical to be grateful for the benefits of rampant consumption? As I wrote that, I realised it is. The down sides are just too many and too great.
On the other hand, some of the developments that have come from constant change are worth it. Fuel injection is way better than carburettors. At the risk of waking the dead, I'll say ABS is great technology and I'd have bought my CB1100 with it if I could. LED lighting is an improvement.
Is it too hypocritical to be grateful for the benefits of rampant consumption? As I wrote that, I realised it is. The down sides are just too many and too great.