France limits motorcycles to 100hp

[pdog]

The fact that the US is not part of the EU?

Originally Posted by Homeslice

What's stopping them from doing this in the US as well?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pdog

The fact that the US is not part of the EU?

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.

[pdog]

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?

Originally Posted by Homeslice

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.

[smileyman]

KTM, Ducati, Triumph, BMW...I don't think those companies would allow this to slide unchallenged thru all the EU.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pdog

The fact that the US is not part of the EU?

The US wasn't putting pressure on car manufacturers to limit top speeds to 155 mph (250 kph) but most European cars sold here are governed to that speed anyway. As I remember the pressure also came from Europe to limit bikes to 186 mph (300 kph) but it carried over to here as well. We often have to deal with the same restrictions even though we aren't a member nation.