Subaru making motorcycles?

[PanterroR]

While the most exciting news coming from Subaru these days has to do with a certain all-wheel-drive turbocharged rally-car-for-the-street, the company also is making news headlines with a possible single cylinder motorcycle. If the rumors hold true, expect to see the bike with a 500cc engine from Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru's parent company), a twin-spar aluminum frame, Showa USD forks and rear shock and Tokico radial mount brakes. Considering the expected output of 50 horsepower, the specifications otherwise seem rather high. The bike appears quite large despite being on the short end of the stick displacement-wise. The American market in particular has not been kind to machines in this size-class, but we're still quite interested in knowing just how much truth there is to this one.


Source: Enter the Rumormill: Subaru making motorcycles? - Autoblog

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In about 10-15 years, i see Martin riding his Turbo'd Subbie bike in SA with long hair, beard and Tom Cruise Top Gun sun glasses!

 

[Merc1]

Doesn't look too bad.

M

 

[PanterroR]

Doesn't look too bad.

M

That's not Subaru bike...

 

[Merc1]

Oh.

I was trying to see if it was AWD!

M

 

[PanterroR]

Oh.

I was trying to see if it was AWD!

M

 

[PanterroR]

Howe come Martin still didn't reply?

 

[martinbo]

I don't quite know what to say about any of this... [darn funny posts you two]

Personally, I think the prospect of yet another manufacturer entering the road bike fray is one step closer toward oversaturation. Modern bikers are ludicrously spoiled for choice imo.