The reason is that the yamaha is adopting a "me too" style not a "better than".
I think it is just fitting into giving a "harley"-esque ride for a lower price.
No matter how good the mechanics it is still not a Harley as far as marketing is concerned. (akin to a Rolls-Royce no matter how bad the electric or lack of cup holders was still a Rolls Royce.)
We should all be thankfull that our biggest motorcycle crisis in this country is over name brand plates and not as the ONLY means of transportation in some third world country.
Sort of like back in the 1980s when GM dressed up a Chevrolet Cavalier and sold it under the Cadillac line. It was pitiful and didn't sell very IIRC
We should all be thankful that our biggest motorcycle crisis in this country is over name brand plates and not as the ONLY means of transportation in some third world country.
Definitely agree with that.