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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 170870" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Ah, I keep forgetting, you Brits (and Canadians...) think the RRT2 is desirable to have even though you all hate it, and for very good reason. Special Competitions came to the U.S. with the SCT and Catalinas with either SCT or ASCT. Those gearboxes are<em> much </em>better for use on the road than an RRT2, so its understandable that someone whose experience with Gold Stars is prejudiced by that unsuitable gearbox thinks a bike with normal gearing is better. Because, normal gearing <em>is</em> better.</p><p></p><p>The Mahindra is handicapped by trying to make a bike look like something it isn't. A modern bike that does what neither the Mahindra nor old Gold Star does, with electric starter, EFI, great brakes, and 110 h.p., in a package that weighs 20 lbs. less than the Mahindra, is a Ducati Monster. If you want a modern bike, buy a modern bike. If you want a classic, buy a classic. The Mahindra is neither, and suffers both in styling and performance as a result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 170870, member: 2806"] Ah, I keep forgetting, you Brits (and Canadians...) think the RRT2 is desirable to have even though you all hate it, and for very good reason. Special Competitions came to the U.S. with the SCT and Catalinas with either SCT or ASCT. Those gearboxes are[I] much [/I]better for use on the road than an RRT2, so its understandable that someone whose experience with Gold Stars is prejudiced by that unsuitable gearbox thinks a bike with normal gearing is better. Because, normal gearing [I]is[/I] better. The Mahindra is handicapped by trying to make a bike look like something it isn't. A modern bike that does what neither the Mahindra nor old Gold Star does, with electric starter, EFI, great brakes, and 110 h.p., in a package that weighs 20 lbs. less than the Mahindra, is a Ducati Monster. If you want a modern bike, buy a modern bike. If you want a classic, buy a classic. The Mahindra is neither, and suffers both in styling and performance as a result. [/QUOTE]
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