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Old Sep 10, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dan
some guy in lakeland has some chinese brand motorcycle. i forget what it was, but it was a sport bike, but had an air cooled V-twin in it i think. it was actually a decent bike.


back on topic, it sucks that greddy is going under (for now). but chris (epstein) got it right, they tried to push BOVs and catch cans too much, and lost their clientele who were buying more hardcore parts.
Take economics again, i'm pretty sure that's exactly the opposite of what happened.

They probably sold ten to 20 blowoff valves for every set of pistons etc.

What happens when all the kids buy cheaper blowoff valves instead of greddy ones?

big trouble in little china.

the blowoff valves and intercoolers and exhausts were their bread and butter. and guess waht the major SS AUTOCHROME sellers were.
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