Originally Posted by
1190SX
I would agree that these bikes are right there with the top brands, maybe not as a competitor for sales yet, but definitely could be given some time in the market with a viable business model. They do need some kinks worked out, the plastics on other brands are definitely a little more refined, IMO the foot controls need to be adjusted, they do have a bit of vibration/chattering under acceleration, but to be fair my BMW twin has some vibration as well(not the plastic chatter though). Yes, they have a few idiosyncrasies to work out, but these are all easy fixes. The framework is there, and it has amazing potential. Now, I don't know what the business model was from the start, so I wont say they did it wrong or what happened. I don't know, maybe it was just the market, maybe a poor plan. I do believe, however, EBR could be the American Ducati with a solid plan and backing.