The angularity of the frame mixed with the smooth curves of the tank and fenders don’t get it. The tank sits awkwardly on the top frame rail and the space between the front cylinder and frame makes it look like a parts bin creation. 13000 is about right for a bike without many features but wait three or four years and you’ll be able to pick one up for about $5000. bucks.
Also great to see that some people on this board continue to bash American industry, staying true to the eventual demise of our American owned industrial base.
Globalists exist in all political stripes - call it the Wal Mart mentality.
The REAL reason that America’s economy is down is due to shipping all of our manufacturing base overseas to China and other slave labor economies. With all of our good manufacturing jobs gone, fewer Americans can afford to buy American products. We rely upon the housing market to supply any value added markup to products. So then what happens when houses become overpriced? Yup, we’re living that dream now.
Buy American. The job you save might just be your own.
That’s not protectionism, that’s how the free market works. The best value is not always the cheapest product.