Comments on: Parallel Twins and Big Thumpers On The Horizon (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:14:29 +0000

If they want simple, they need to dump the water cooling. Guzzis for years have had tight clearances with air cooling; it’s not like there is a mystery about how to do it. Just a little oil cooler like the Bandits. Radiators don’t belong on motorcycles. Save some weight too.

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By: Timothy in Seattle

Timothy in Seattle — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:18:30 +0000

A GSXR spec 900 parallel twin with a 270 degree crank? Both naked and dressed? Suzuki could do that so easily!

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By: Wilson R

Wilson R — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:27:14 +0000

Millions of riders have done without the complexity, weight,expense and extra maintenance of ABS for decades. Just a simple machine is all we ask.

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By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:18:18 +0000

I love the idea of big thumpers and parallel twins and I’ve been lamenting for quite some time the lack of such designs available for purchase . . . but your article jsut left me frustrated. Where are they? You’ve mentioned some potential bikes, but very little in the way of anything that sounds new and interesting and available to me any time soon.

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By: Conor

Conor — Mon, 30 May 2011 22:42:59 +0000

The two riders in the artist picture look like theyre about 4’3″

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By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:55:12 +0000

Bring on the diesel adventure tourer !!

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By: Tom R

Tom R — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:41:13 +0000

ABS is fluff? Now i’m really feeling insecure!

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By: Tom R

Tom R — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:39:35 +0000

And I was seriously considering a scooter. Clearly, can’t do that now!

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By: jimbo

jimbo — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:43:30 +0000

Yeah, I agree about the apparent rider/passenger relationship, very “sweet and tender”.

Sexual suggestions are legion in marketing images, especially where least expected. On the back of the wife’s BETTY CROCKER cake mix box (thank goodness she likes to cook as much as I like to eat), the largest graphic on this panel, uppermost leftmost: sum total two humans, one male, one female.

Male: early-to-late 30s, faces the camera, left hand no the mixing spoon (see below), face quite visible, big happy innocent smile, Caucasian, well groomed, medium length brown hair, apparently seated, blue jeans and a pretty, ultra-crisp oversize sky blue button shirt with big collar.

Female: age about 8-10, facing toward the camera but her face is mostly hidden because she looks down at angle at the cake mix in a bowl on a table in front of her, apparently seated right in the middle of the male’s lap, her right hand is off to the viewer’s right holding only air but in a wide relaxed grip shape as if she were holding something (I wonder what fits this grip?), her left hand and the male’s left hand share the mixing spoon, her face is not in full view but her hair thick abundant dark hair (maybe/almost black) is in a bun like a Geisha, her complexion and features could be Black, Asian, Latin, her clothing is an exact duplicate of the male’s.

Quick glance and it means nothing…closer inspection and, well, you can see I have too much time on my hands.

By: brinskee

brinskee — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:57:33 +0000

Part of the article makes me sad (a move away from v-twins) and part makes me happy (more thumpers!). In reality, and new models that are light with good power/weight ratio is great in my book. That just means that everyone will want the new shizzle and I’ll pick up the older used stuff for cheep.

Oh, and yes, that is one hell of a bad photoshop job. The pipes look like they’re made of plastic, for-the-love-of-god!

Happy Memorial Day!

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