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Similar in intent to the popular enquiry If Gawd is all powerful, can He make a rock larger than He can lift?
2021 Monster....how fugly is it going to get?
Racing innovations that jumped the gap betwixt track & the everyman:Atmospheric intake valves.Hairpin valve springs. Coil valve springs.Side valves. Overhead valves.Overhead Cam.Desmodromic valves.Total loss oiling.Oil pumps & sump.Solid wheels with rubber rim strips.Pneumatic tyres.Hot tube ignition.Spark ignition.Magneto spark ignition.Electronic spark ignition.Ridgid rear end.Swingarm suspension.Friction Bump dampers.Hydraulic rear dampers.Girder front suspension.Leading Link front suspension.Hydraulic dampened front fork suspension.Band Brakes.Drum Brakes.Disc Brakes.Perimeter tube frames.Sheet steel monocoque frames. Aluminium monocoque frames. Space frames.Carburettors.EFI.Tyres made of tree sap.Tyres made of petroleum.Tyres that actually stick to the road when too hot, too cold, too wet.Each driven by the desire to pass the next guy.Darwin had a theory, a sound theory, a proven theory, and he didn't even know about "junk" DNA and "Discrete Evolution".For odd animals, look to the Cheetah or Platypus. For rapid evolutionary changes, look to bacillus & virus.A lifespan of hours has more opportunity to evolve than a mouse who lives years. But you know all this and still come up with stuff like "Why are there still mice around when the cats eat them?"...??Similar in intent to the popular enquiry If Gawd is all powerful, can He make a rock larger than He can lift?
My 2000 900 was one sweet bike. The newer ones look weird to me.