I remember two motorcycle shops in Derby, one had a display of British bikes each with an oil drip tray on the floor under the crankcase and the other had a display of Hondas with no drip tray. Reply
We had the Triumph Trident and the BSA Rocket III and they (Nippon) had the Honda CB 750 and the Kawasaki Z1 900. Looks and reliability won the day. Reply
They built crap motorbikes. When Hondas appeared they were infinitely better.
I remember two motorcycle shops in Derby, one had a display of British bikes each with an oil drip tray on the floor under the crankcase and the other had a display of Hondas with no drip tray.
DM and AKH: Sadly so. I wanted to love those black bikes.
We had the Triumph Trident and the BSA Rocket III and they (Nippon) had the Honda CB 750 and the Kawasaki Z1 900. Looks and reliability won the day.