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I'd be a hell of a lot more likely to buy it with a Harley/Buell engine or an aftermarket American V-Twin.



Shock absorbers or brakes from another country is one thing, outsourcing the motor to Korea is a whole different story.



Buying this to me would feel like admitting we just can't build a modern sportbike motor in this country.



Just like everything else going overseas, this is a shame to me that they can't figure out a way to make a modern motor here. Do we suck that bad? Triumph can do it without paying their factory workers slave wages...



Besides I bet this thing will get smoked by a Buell, much less a japanese bike.



They shouldn't even have all that US patriotic stuff on the website.

 

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My guess is this thing will end up weighing the same or more than the 900cc Buell and will make about the same horsepower but less torque.



Given that everyone seems to say the Buell handles really well I would expect the Buell to be the faster bike, at least until this thing is well sorted.



(Maybe you mean in a straight line?)