I had to come to terms with that "retro" thing.
They just didn't have any choice, because they couldn't make the old engine meet Euro Standards for emissions anymore. And as such, they had to have something new that would.
Unfortunately that severed the umbilical to the past, and now it's something new. I'm trying to embrace the new, because that's what is going to be the future for at least a while. It does have even more similarities to the old, under the surface, than many of us might even think.
But, we can't get the old engine back in the new bikes because of regulations.
Now, my own bike is always going to be the old type. But the new bikes deserve respect too, and I'm doing it for the owners who have them. Who knows? Maybe these UCE bikes will be able to really kick some ass when they get the right mods. I look at all new bikes as a "starting point", and not a finished work.
And a nice powerful single in that Cafe Racer platform might be pretty nice indeed!