avibel wrote:Would Voxan enthusiasts lose their identity if they had to drive on a medium displacement? Most European motorcycles is not due to their slightly glamorous (or sexy if you want) image?
It seems to me that the more the wallet is empty the more one finds charm with the miscegenation ... but perhaps I am too pragmatic and not enough bitten
An "old" biker (except hypersport crazy) generally appreciates torque motors, so large displacement at relatively slow speed and these are expensive ... moreover for my next bike, my heart swings between Guzzi California and a new BMW R1200R roadster or a second-hand BMW R1200C (knowing that the latter has not been manufactured since 2004, but still holds the rating), or a Harley 1200 Sportster (if HD wants to re market something like the XL1200R, quieter than the XR1200 ... all these models do not consume more than a Korean 650 ... (at 130 in HD you are at ~ 3000tr ...)
As you see, not many small displacements and bikers of my age have means that do not have younger ... the market therefore exists and it was in this market that was interested Voxan ... but they missed the boat by zapping:
- clean transmission (belt or acatene)
- custom
- tourism
The neoclassical sports niche was certainly little exploited but it is a niche, a small niche, occupied in a quieter version for example by Triumph, with its pretty Bonneville or even the big Rocket III ...
On a motorbike, pragmatism does not go in the direction you think it is, it is rather the super-inflated supersport pilot who will pass, when the age of reason comes, to a touring BMW ... the "poor" and young people ride in scooters or in 600 sports cars ... and the a little less young in bandit 1200 ...
the guy who buys a Chinese motorcycle at the supermarket is not an enthusiast ...
120 hp and 16.8 kg.m of torque ... and surely a big pain in the ass, arms and back after 2 hours! 
