didnt kill off the bike industry as such, they just had to adapt or die off, which is the way it should be, build a better product and you wont die off (still amazed Harley is still going, but then again they have the "patriot" factor going for them, ie: a blinkered yank that will only buy american made even if it is the worst made product in its industry), most 70's and 80's jap bikes were pretty wank in the corners, so the likes of harris and spondon came along and re-framed those great engines into the great frames they deserved....well till the rest of japs started copying the fireblade recipe book that is.


and didnt triumph post record sales this quarter?