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DrBob · 07-12-2009, 02:36 PM

I have to agree with you on that one. Reviewers of the original M50 lamented that it was a real shame the bike did not have the power to back up its muscular looks. Now the looks are even more muscular, and the bike probably a touch heavier, but the power is unchanged.
There is room in the lineup for something inbetween the 800cc M50 and the 1500cc M90, so something in the 1100-1200cc range would be nice: a M50 with about 50% more HP would be a bike I might be interested in to replace my aging Intruder 800. But in this economy I don't know that a new cruiser model will be forthcoming.

07-12-2009, 02:36 PM	#150 (permalink)
DrBob Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Join Date: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 3,530	I have to agree with you on that one. Reviewers of the original M50 lamented that it was a real shame the bike did not have the power to back up its muscular looks. Now the looks are even more muscular, and the bike probably a touch heavier, but the power is unchanged. There is room in the lineup for something inbetween the 800cc M50 and the 1500cc M90, so something in the 1100-1200cc range would be nice: a M50 with about 50% more HP would be a bike I might be interested in to replace my aging Intruder 800. But in this economy I don't know that a new cruiser model will be forthcoming. __________________ You MUST obey the pug dog! States ridden to so far in 2009: