Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:10:05 +0200 - Message No. 2771
From: Koller

Subject: Re: new twin !


I think also. The @ should be a real Enduro and the Transalp 1000 is that
what you (all) want.

Greets
László

Martin Franz schrieb:

> Hi @ riders,
> yesterday, I read micha's New Twin page. Today, I'm not very shure, if
> it is a good idea, to send such a list to honda. Basicaly, my concern
> is, that there are two options how to develop the AT, which are greatly
> incompatible. The first option is, to migrate to a very comfortable
> xrv1000, with high windshield, ergonomical seat, catalysator, low fuel
> consumption,... a real good long distance highway bike which looks very
> great before an ice cream shop...(also called an enduro chopper),
> or to revert back to a more competition near adventure sports bike, hard
> and strong enough to carry the driver, his water supply, sleeping bag
> and second undertrouser,  with a little uncomfortable, but enduro like
> seat, just enough comfort to survive a 800km trip on bad/no
> roads...(also called big enduro bike)
>
> My current impression when reading the wish list is, that there is a
> very big market for enduro choppers...and my only hope is, that the new
> 1000 will be a transalp...
>
> Unfortunatly, Honda already prepared the way down to a fat non-enduro.
> Starting from the rd03 each modell is getting less an enduro bike...
> Examples ?  No more fuel indicator lights, quality of dampers decreased,
> no more fast closers, no more "enduro" muffler (like rd03), more and
> more plastik which will break,...  on the other hand the new modells
> have "great improvements" like a very useless tripmaster (absolutly no
> use for road book driving...), a completly useless, but cool locking
> slot under the windshield,...great things for coffehouse-enduro,
> definitly.
>
> IMHO: this wishlist is plain nonsense. sorry.
> I'm shure, that if the 1000 is an enduro chopper, it will have an
> comfortable seat...etc.  Honda is famous for delivering quality...
>
> best regards, Martin







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