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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Unfortunately government protection is primarily responsible for a lack of new American car builders. With the exception of a few niche manufacturers (Callaway, Panoz) there is nothing going on outside of the "big three". With the current safety requirements and emissions requirements it would be prohibitively expensive for a new company to try and break in the market.
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The cows want you dead.
Join Date: Nov 2008
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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Nov 2008
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You can make small and indestructable, but CF is to expensive, cheap only gets you plastic and steel, and a little light metal maybe.
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Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
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![]() Cuz most people drive longer than that? BTW, your argument works both ways ---- If all you do is drive to Subway, why even waste money on a new car, just buy a used beater. Pretty sure a motorcycle is even less safe, yet everyone here still rides them. |
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True, but generally we're crazy. Most people are too risk adverse to ride, let alone ride around 18 wheelers.
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WSB Champion
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
Moto: 2009 Kawi ZX6R
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Reliablity!....I mean I don't want my sandwich to get mushy if I have to wait for a tow!
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#17 |
Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
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Thought you skipped the bread anyway, lol
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Hopster
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R
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It would appear to the layman... or someone who dabbles in physics...
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Canyon Carver
Join Date: Nov 2008
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How much less safe? 10%? 100%? How is "safe" measured? |
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