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I truly hope Eric and company manage to get their act together. I want nothing more than to see an truly competitive American bike on tracks around the world.



If we're gonna do this, lets go ALL IN, and whoop some butt. Otherwise, we need to stick with building poor quality street bikes and stay out of racing all together.



The embarrassment is killing us!

 

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If HD would actually get behind this in a real way, we could build a bike that is all but unbeatable. (imho) I'm not looking at hard numbers, but my guess is, right now HD has similar financial resources to the BIG 4.



Seeing Buell competing and winning in things like AMA-SBK, FIM-SBK and MotoGP would make be as proud as the day my children and grandchildren were born!!!



Perhaps we all need to pray to St. Rita, the patron saint of impossible dreams?

 

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I think you've nailed it exactly!



Is it purely a political thing keeping Eric from putting a real engine in his bikes?



Like many of the rest of you I just don't get it?



In the long run a successful race effort could only help HD and Buell. If, that is they are competitive and win a few. This could be the focus of a marketing campaign that would bring younger riders into their showrooms and keep them there. But it will take a large investment and a commitment now to make it happen.



To me it seems as if HD/Buell are being penny wise and pound foolish with their lack of R&D for this effort.