Check this link:
www.fischer1.com
Any thoughts?
Mine are, as an American, this is pretty sad.
I mean, I applaud the guy for doing this. He obviously has a passion for motorcycles and that's a great thing. We need people like tihs.
But the other side of this is, this is damn near pathetic. A Hyosung engine? Come on. It would be the same if it was a Suzuki engine though.
We are Americans. We can make the fastest airplanes in the world, send people to the moon, etc. But this is the best we can do for sporting motorcycles?
It also is kinda sad that it takes some guy in Portland, who has the same passion for motorcycles, to build a MotoGP bike with his own money.
I would buy an American bike if it was the right one. I just can't bring myself to buy a Buell. I think the idea is cool, but a *&^%^&* Harley engine? Come on!
Then again, these days, image rules and the image for sporting engines breaks down something like this:
Japanese make 4 cylinder bikes
British make 3 cylinder bikes
Italians make 90 degree water cooled V-Twins
Germans make opposed air cooled Twins
Americans make boat anchors (aka 45 degree air cooled V-Twins)
And then you have the oddities mixed in, like the Benelli, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, MV, RC-51, BMW 4 cylinder bikes, etc.
And that's about it.
Maybe someone should build a nice Single? Heh.
www.fischer1.com
Any thoughts?
Mine are, as an American, this is pretty sad.
I mean, I applaud the guy for doing this. He obviously has a passion for motorcycles and that's a great thing. We need people like tihs.
But the other side of this is, this is damn near pathetic. A Hyosung engine? Come on. It would be the same if it was a Suzuki engine though.
We are Americans. We can make the fastest airplanes in the world, send people to the moon, etc. But this is the best we can do for sporting motorcycles?
It also is kinda sad that it takes some guy in Portland, who has the same passion for motorcycles, to build a MotoGP bike with his own money.
I would buy an American bike if it was the right one. I just can't bring myself to buy a Buell. I think the idea is cool, but a *&^%^&* Harley engine? Come on!
Then again, these days, image rules and the image for sporting engines breaks down something like this:
Japanese make 4 cylinder bikes
British make 3 cylinder bikes
Italians make 90 degree water cooled V-Twins
Germans make opposed air cooled Twins
Americans make boat anchors (aka 45 degree air cooled V-Twins)
And then you have the oddities mixed in, like the Benelli, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, MV, RC-51, BMW 4 cylinder bikes, etc.
And that's about it.
Maybe someone should build a nice Single? Heh.