"Right
now, with the 600cc market shrinking and the 1000cc bikes taking up
most of the oxygen in the performance machines atmosphere, the 500cc
twin's performance perception could be summed up in two words - beginner
bike. New riders are almost apologetic about riding a Ninja 250 or a
Yamaha R3. Who's going to go pay to watch them race?"
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