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Old 02-28-2010, 09:31 PM   #41
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'cept fly by wire is the direction all sportbikes are eventually going...
So the used market will have one more buyer...
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Old 02-28-2010, 11:01 PM   #42
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Yikes. Bikes that wont stop.
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Old 02-28-2010, 11:18 PM   #43
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Yikes. Bikes that wont stop.
please, we have kill switches
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Old 03-01-2010, 12:05 AM   #44
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please, we have kill switches
and that nifty lever on the left bar, whats it again? oh right. a clutch lever! helps with prevention of acceleration.
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Old 03-01-2010, 12:44 AM   #45
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www.youtube.com Search "bike wrecks."
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Old 03-01-2010, 09:42 AM   #46
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The original Mini had no power steering, a tiny steering wheel, and the majority of its weight on the front. Its total weight was only ~1,500 lbs and had 145 width tires though.
Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.
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Old 03-01-2010, 10:38 AM   #47
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Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.
Detroit has proven itself incapable of engineering a car with the steering feel and precision (not to mention the fantastic overall handling) of the original Mini. Maybe if they could they would have a car continually in production with virtually no changes for 40+ years.
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Old 03-01-2010, 10:54 AM   #48
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www.youtube.com Search "bike wrecks."
yes, im sure the 1k vids of some douchnozzle wearing only shorts looping his gixxer were due to a "stuck throttle"
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Old 03-02-2010, 10:35 AM   #49
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CNN has the story, 1.3 million Cobalt and Pontiac G5s with steering issues...
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Old 03-02-2010, 01:17 PM   #50
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CNN has the story, 1.3 million Cobalt and Pontiac G5s with steering issues...
so when are they gonna make obama apologise to congress for his company's failures? he bettered have tears
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