Lol sadly. There are far more euro parts for these bikes than American made parts.
And the American pegs alone are touching $300. This is a good deal.
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I may be misunderstood..
I'm not as much concerned with country of origin. My spite comes from the material.
I'm more poking the "if it's not made of steel it's cheap crap" mind set.
you know the ones. The ones that wonders why their bikes are so top heavy, slow and lumbering while demanding their handlebar switch nacelle and switch gear be made of metal.
It's a long story I've pontificated (what's new) on this forum in regards to "proper materials placement" and how if the old guys of the old days they constantly jaw jacked about knew about lighter weight dent resistant materials than the steel they were stuck with, they would have been all over it. When the boys came home from the war, and made their bikes lighter and faster, by taking things off, would they still have taken off the fender if it weighs onces, never dents and kept them dry or from catching a stone to the face? Doubt it. In those days, steel was the best material they had. But times change.
Carbon to me (especially on a US bike) is kind of a middle finger to those that don't like "plastic".. I'm kind of a punk that way. I don't even really love the look of it. In fact it's kinda gaudy. Like my FTR when I have it in full carbon trim. But the gaudiness of it directly correlates to the proverbial height at which the middle finger is displayed. Am I a dick? maybe. (Likely). I prefer to think that to the "traditional" American MC segment,, I'm one of the "chickens that has come home to roost....
sorry. For hijacking. Back to the point at hand.
