This industry sounds like a bunch of wankers. No choice in the market place, clone bikes for all. Going back to sleep and hope I wake up back in the seventies when buying a bike was fun and there were options.
Now all we need is for Suzuki & Kawasaki to sell the same dirt bikes with different color plastics...
They were fun times John. I understand why you wish you were there. Hows the weather in my favorite SOCAL city?
Well from the other thread it seems the restructuring was a positive thing. You'd think mixing the Orange kool aid in would make these folks sour...
So what was the new business model (restructuring) sold to the creditors (the state) that made it clear enough for them to risk their money on this failed company?
I know they replaced the guy in charge and finally have 4 strokes of their own. Before buying Husky motors they used Yamaha engines but couldn't sell them everywhere for whatever reason. Details are supposed to be out tomorrow.
From what I have read: A new CEO was hired in early February. The Re-financing is done except for the lawyers dotting all the "I"s. There is no change in ownership. The Re-financing was very favorable to Gas Gas. All the rest you have heard is just unfounded rumors.
Not sure why you say they're too heavy. The Ktm 250EXCf is 105.5kg plus fuel, the Husky version 2015 TE250 is 107kg, they're the main competition, Yami WR250F is 106kg. Seems bang on the money me. That and there's Yamaha dealers on every street corner over here. I'll let you know in a week after the ride day I'm going to.
havent gg been bailed out once or twice before? how long will they last this time unless they do something different? disappointing if true but makes my next bike choice easier-BETA!(unless yamaha bring out a yz250wr)
wrr, which he was referring to is over 300 lbs wet. MX bikes are relatively close in weight but the real seperation between Japan and Euro begins when we talk street legal bikes.
WR250F is street legal as delivered in Aus market. WRR is a heavy, slow dual sport bike, not proper competition to the racing enduro bikes.
Exactly. The wr250f can't be plated in the states due to some bogus verbage on the titles. That is why you see so many folks saying the Euro dual sports are so much lighter. See? We have the Euro bikes and then we have fat porky bland Japanese bikes. Not much comparison really. Euro's are king for offroad in the USA.