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I'm confused why big naked don't shoot off the chart in sales here in the States too, except that I think people enjoy paying for new plastic after a low-side. *grin*



I know when I lived in a San Francisco most of my friends -- myself included -- rode middleweight nakeds, because they were cheap, fun, customizable, less appealing to thieves, and we didn't need any serious wind protection. They were fine for a fast ride down highway 1, riding down sidewalks when traffic got too thick, etc. Once I moved to a more open city with lots of open roads and freeways, I see many more "faired" bikes (this includes Harley's), so I guessing wind protection is more important. I don't know if that's the reason, but it's all my brain matter can deduce. Go figure.

 

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Sacramento. We've got a lot of major highways and freeways n-s-e-w, including backroads & firetrails to the SF Bay Area, Tahoo, Sierra Nevada's, Lassen Park, Shasta, the Delta, etc, etc, etc. Basically, it's more sprawled out, but with enough open road you can still go fast -- unlike many SoCal and SF Bay Area freeways (though that's changing fast). I definitely see more "faired" bikes of all makes here, along with my dual-sports/enduros, because of the more backroads & trails.