Couldn't have said it better. Dave On 6 August 2012 20:25, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote:
> They went bankrupt because their bike really wasn't very good. They > marketed it toward an audience that actually cares about vehicle weight, > and it weighs in on the heavy end: 225kg, that's nearly 500 pounds empty. > Add rider, gear, accessories... and you're easily at a 600+ pound bike. For > a "serious offroad" bike like they were hawking it as, that's just too > heavy. Bike weight needs to be down around 300 pounds. > > Add to that the fact that it was damned expensive for what it was. 14k > euros; that's $17k for a bike that just wouldn't stack up. You can get a > DRZ 400 and an extended tank, plus racks, baggage, and a whole lotta gas > for $17k. > > Too bad, of course; a diesel bike would be nice. But it needs to be > marketed FIRST to the touring and cruiser markets, who are much more > accustomed to heavy bikes and who tend to care less about raw performance > and more about driveable power and how it feels. Touring riders tend to > care about range, too, where the diesel would really shine. Once the foot > was in the door and improvements in power density and weight were made, > THEN branch out into the sport tourers and dual sport bikes. > > -Kurt > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 6:47 PM, Dave duChene <duchen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The website says they went backrupt, too bad looks like a good bike. >> I drive a diesel car, would like to try a bike. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
