Man folks sure have short memories. For YEARS, the V-Twins could not be competitive, no matter how much R & D was poured into them. The only things that finally made them competitive was to allow the CI limit up to 160 and allow the design changes that made the pushrods shorter, bore's bigger etc and allowed the engines to ramp up to make horsepower.
Let the metric bike guys whine for a while, what comes around goes around.
As for the Buells and HD's both being owned by HD, don't let Bryce and Smith hear you say that, unless somethings's changed. It may be called a buell, but the G squared drive train was developed by the owner of S & S and George Bryce.
Either way, its all pretty much fun to watch and good luck to anyone who can come up with the dollars and development to be competitive.
Let the metric bike guys whine for a while, what comes around goes around.
As for the Buells and HD's both being owned by HD, don't let Bryce and Smith hear you say that, unless somethings's changed. It may be called a buell, but the G squared drive train was developed by the owner of S & S and George Bryce.
Either way, its all pretty much fun to watch and good luck to anyone who can come up with the dollars and development to be competitive.