Mon Apr 14 14:04:01 1997
- Message No. 623
From: Ludo Sys
Subject: New an old XRV
Hi all,
(I hope it isn't me who's generating the tons of read receipt messages,
otherwise this is my In Memoriam to the list)
I just bought the new edition of a Belgian mag with a drawing of the new
XRV (illustrator: Glynn Kerr) and it's well euh, kind of wonderfull. I
can't show it (got no scanner, got no homepage) but will give a brief
description : overall it looks a bit like the Grand Canyon of Cagiva. Some
details : carterprotector is even bigger than the RD07, swingarm and
exhaust look sexy, turning lights are integrated in the handprotectors,
the fuel tank seems to be (even) smaller, just as the windscreen does.
And... you can't see a lot of the engine but enough to see that it's not a
52 degree V-twin, but indeed a 90 degree one (in a 850cc version?).
I asked a journalist of a Belgian motor mag how many Twins were sold in
Belgium since its launch : he replied that in our country 978 (!!) Africa
twins were officially imported and sold by Honda, of which 270 are 650's.
Rather strange because I rarely see another twin and have to do a lot of
effort to avoid seeing 5 GS's a day... and taking into account that
parallel (grey) import is flourishing these days...
regards,
Ludo
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