21-06-13, 09:28 PM
Yeah the price of the FZS1000 was silly when it came out. It was about 9 grand or thereabouts I think, not much cheaper than the R1.
It started selling in decent numbers after Yamaha adjusted the price.
I bought mine pre-reg zero miles for 6 grand in 2004.
As for classic and grabbing the imagination. True. But I think there's other factors. Or other ways that bikes grab imagination or later get remembered.
Plus there's the slow burners. TL1000R - what do you think - I say it's gonna be a classic, but it was an also ran when it came out. It was daft when it came out, but the daftness has aged so well. I think I want one!
It started selling in decent numbers after Yamaha adjusted the price.
I bought mine pre-reg zero miles for 6 grand in 2004.
As for classic and grabbing the imagination. True. But I think there's other factors. Or other ways that bikes grab imagination or later get remembered.
Plus there's the slow burners. TL1000R - what do you think - I say it's gonna be a classic, but it was an also ran when it came out. It was daft when it came out, but the daftness has aged so well. I think I want one!