Author Topic: Milwaukee is in trouble (Read 5081 times)

LowRyter · « **Reply #15 on:** May 28, 2007, 11:10:25 AM »

According to the Jun issue of Motorcyclist, Walter Roehrich (roehrmotorcycles.com) will sell a version of the VR1000 for $40k. The bike looks like a knockoff of the Duc 999.

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I can't believe Harley has a very good Buell chassis right under their noses and is to ignorant to develop a modern power plant for it!

Funny thing is, HD had a modern powerplant in work for Buell. They were working on developing a street version of the VR1000 race bike motor. They ended up taking the project away from Buell, made it bulkier and put in the the V-Rod.

With the recent news that Buell is going to get into the dirt bike market and specualtion these bikes will use Rotax motors, maybe there's hope for a liter bike with with a Rotax twin?

Red01 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 28, 2007, 11:14:42 AM »

Couldn't they have picked a better looking bike to copy?

Better yet, an original design.

LowRyter · « **Reply #17 on:** May 28, 2007, 11:16:04 AM »

kinda agree with you, but I was reporting- not promoting.

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Couldn't they have picked a better looking bike to copy?
Better yet, an original design.

Red01 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 28, 2007, 11:17:51 AM »

Quote from: "LowRyter"

kinda agree with you, but I was reporting- not promoting.

Understood - just expressing myself.