[dirtybmxr]

My first reaction to this was fear. I tend to shy away from the idea of people outside the US, with their own interests at heart, making decisions for Americans. Especially such highly socialistic ones. I would like to believe that, like most anything, this could actually be good, depending on the methods of implementation. However, my realistic side tells me that chances are good that whatever the EU comes up with will probably be very restrictive in one sense or another. Sure, the first year they might mandate disc brakes for road-going vehicles (maybe not so bad), but the following year you can bet your Keihin's that regulations founded in fear not science, will follow. HP limits, anyone? I can't wait for my 700lb catalyst-equipped 70hp 2003 GSX-R . . .

 

[dirtybmxr]

Re: Boy, do you guys miss the point!!!

Gabe, pay attention to what you just said:

1) Americans will have a huge voice in making these decisions.

2) We will be able to buy bikes not approved by the US govt if we homogenize.

How do you figure that if we are already rejecting (for example) 2 strokes, and we create an international standard that we largely dictate, we would change outr minds and allow the oil-burners? If anything, it's the rest of the world that should worry that their RS250's don't meet USDOT regs . . .