are you kidding me!!!!!!!!
Exept for the cast wheels(I don't like them much,,19"front,,we think!?!?!?) that bike sound like a big improvement,,if not a much lighter stronger structure.
did you look at the cilinder heads???????
they are very small,,,, almost no finns,,who is to tell,but a new media needs to be use to cool that engine
on the other hand I don't know if the added complexity can be justified,in terms of reliability.!?!?!?
the whole front end fairing treatment confirm the need to route the air into the air sccops,as a industrial designer,I'm use to see the stuff on "prototype"stage,even if it is being trying to camuflage,and I see a TON of smart ideas,actually a whole new way of doing things,,I'm exited,I do hope they get away from this "bigger is better "philosofy and go back, at least a little to the R80G/S days.
the best GS of all.
look at the whole rear subframe ,and foot peg area,rear Rack,is a way more triangulated structure,aparentlly the final drive is a "floating structure".... a more rigid structure,capable of carring more load,and for sure with a lot less weight .
I think the bike is great,,and I'm dieing to see more of it
here is a tread on ADVrider about it
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13941&highlight=2004:D
come on you are the ENGLISH mans,the ONES I look for inspiration,because the U.S. magazines SUCK big #@!& Time.(I only READ english magazines)
so keep the mind open,and LOOK beyond the stickers.
