Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:56:14 +0200
- Message No. 2763
From: Martin Franz
Subject: new twin !
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

dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de