Wilsons Sandbox

> > Life is short; eat dessert first. > > Punt on First Down. > > Beauty is only skin deep; Ugly goes to the bone.

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Ryan Newman" wrote: > As we all know, our KLR 650 has been around for a *long* time, virtually > unchanged since it's inception. Now if you go and look at the new KLR650 > models for "other" countries, they get a very updated bike. The engine and a > few other things appear to be the same, but the bodywork and such is > all-new. I like the 6 gallon tank on my 99' much more than the smaller > "euro" tank, but the fresh bodies are nice. Makes you wonder why Kawasaki > decided to give the rest of the world a new bike, and leave our USA bike > alone. Seems as they left us out and behind. It also seems odd to me that > they would sell 2 styles of the same model. They sell different car models > because different countries have different crash-test regulations, but > that's not a factor with bikes. Or maybe they just have the mentality of > "leave well enough alone", which is what put them in the predicament that > they are in now anyways. No product updates will let your company fall > behind it's competition. The longer they keep these bikes from us, that > farther they will get behind. Anyways.............. > Ryan > Phoenix