Sportbikes.net - View Single Post - Will "Off Brand" Bike makers build/sell sportbikes in the U.S.

coolatula · 11-05-2004, 11:16 AM

Drifter,
If you could find a site please post as these bikes sound awesome !
I would really like to find a good lightweight single/twin cylinder 4-stroke Motorad style bike as a second bike(actually 4th). Suzuki is comming out with a 05' 400cc Motorad bike w/17" whls based off the DRZ-400 and I think it looks very cool in black. As long as the power to weight is good I would be VERY interested in this style of bike ! The only sore spot is the price. Not the price of the upgrades which are quite inline,but the price of the DRZ-400 in the first place.

I feel that if these "Off brand" companies want to compete the will have to up the quality quite abit and still kept the prices in check. People may buy them on price point alone,but the natural progression always seems to be toward higher quality.

That is one aspect of building "Brand" loyalty. Give people a quality product at a reasonable price,so they will have a quality experence and they will continue to buy from you and recomend your product to others.
Some of the bikes/quads I've looked at appear to have cheap materials (ie: the plastics/grafics). That begs one two wonder about the hard parts of the bikes.

11-05-2004, 11:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
coolatula 500 G.P. Champion Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gosport,IN. Posts: 1,807 Casino Cash: $15009 Sportbike: 1988 Yamaha FZR 1000	Drifter, If you could find a site please post as these bikes sound awesome ! I would really like to find a good lightweight single/twin cylinder 4-stroke Motorad style bike as a second bike(actually 4th). Suzuki is comming out with a 05' 400cc Motorad bike w/17" whls based off the DRZ-400 and I think it looks very cool in black. As long as the power to weight is good I would be VERY interested in this style of bike ! The only sore spot is the price. Not the price of the upgrades which are quite inline,but the price of the DRZ-400 in the first place. I feel that if these "Off brand" companies want to compete the will have to up the quality quite abit and still kept the prices in check. People may buy them on price point alone,but the natural progression always seems to be toward higher quality. That is one aspect of building "Brand" loyalty. Give people a quality product at a reasonable price,so they will have a quality experence and they will continue to buy from you and recomend your product to others. Some of the bikes/quads I've looked at appear to have cheap materials (ie: the plastics/grafics). That begs one two wonder about the hard parts of the bikes.