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Old 03-30-2010, 12:40 PM   #7
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Because there are four Japanese factories. The first one that did this, would see their sales plummet. For example, do you think a liter bike buyer would buy a Gixxer limited to 100hp when he can buy an R1 with 150?


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So? If this spreads to the entire EU, why wouldn't they just say "Cut down on production costs by selling the same low-power version everywhere"

I mean, the EU is probably responsible for 50-60% of their sales anyway.
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