MOTUS: New Sport Tourer to be built in Alabama - Page 8

DynaSport · 11-25-2010, 09:20 PM

I really hope this pans out. I really don't understand why the U.S. can't have a motorcycle company that makes more than cruisers and cruiser based baggers. I just bought a bike last year, so I won't be in the market for another bike for several more years, but if they make it that long, they will certainly be on my short list for my next bike. If Erik Buell comes out with another street bike by then, though, he will likely get my money.

JohnDavid · 02-11-2011, 05:12 PM

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GB · 02-11-2011, 05:18 PM

Is there even a ballpark ETA on when this bike's going to be ready for sale?

Reverend12 · 02-12-2011, 04:44 AM

Last I heard was this fall.. I gotta go check them out and see if I can get any info...

Tripped1 · 02-12-2011, 05:04 AM

Did I mention I LOVE the sound of that motor.....I did right?

RAGBrian · 02-12-2011, 05:51 AM

I wish MOTUS the best on getting this to market! With the current economy, let's hope they get enough buyers to keep the company going. We need another American m'cycle manufacturer with innovative ideas...that work well.

As for the chain vs. belt vs. shaft drive: I would prefer a belt. Clean and simple.

I would like to see and ride it in person before committing to buy (unless I win the lottery and money is no object

).

Wonder what the second bike they would produce would be? A dual sport? A smaller displacement S-T?

Paulvt1 · 02-12-2011, 06:18 AM

That sounds awesome!! Good luck to the boys.

LuciferMutt · 02-12-2011, 07:23 AM

Got my fingers crossed. A new company making bona fide sporty motorcycles right here in the US would be awesome. V4 sounds great too.

Paulvt1 · 02-12-2011, 08:20 AM

..and to think, Harley were going to go down the V4 route many a year back.

What could have been..

Tripped1 · 02-12-2011, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul thompson

..and to think, Harley were going to go down the V4 route many a year back.

What could have been..

Yeah I think I was in diapers when they came up with that idea.

Revan · 03-04-2011, 02:15 PM

Here is a little bit of an update from HFL.

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...-sport-tourer/

I think it looks good.....and sounds GREAT.

Revan

funhouse · 03-04-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revan

Here is a little bit of an update from HFL.

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...-sport-tourer/

I think it looks good.....and sounds GREAT.

Revan

That's more than a 'bit of an update' --- that's a game changer.....same horsepower as the BMW 6 with 200# less weight.....and I'm guessing a 12K service will be $300 less......fantastic and American made.....Bruce

hints of hyd. valves (re:no valve adjusting) only sweetens the bike's potential.........!!!!

Bueller · 03-04-2011, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funhouse

That's more than a 'bit of an update' --- that's a game changer.....same horsepower as the BMW 6 with 200# less weight.....and I'm guessing a 12K service will be $300 less......fantastic and American made.....Bruce

Not really a comparable bike to the Beemer 6. Certainly very intriguing, both for the light weight and engine design, and for the lack of a BMW final drive

Tripped1 · 03-04-2011, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bueller

Not really a comparable bike to the Beemer 6. Certainly very intriguing, both for the light weight and engine design, and for the lack of a BMW final drive

SO true.

...and god that motor sounds like the wrath........at "only" 160hp.

And here I was thinking about the Diavel for my next bike

LuciferMutt · 03-04-2011, 04:51 PM

I'm extremely impressed with this bike!!!!!! I think they even nailed the styling! I really hope this company is able to succeed and grow. That bike, as it looks in that video, is pretty much exactly what I want in a motorcycle right now.

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02-12-2011, 05:51 AM	#111
RAGBrian jonesing for a ride Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Wildwood, MO Oddometer: 813	I wish MOTUS the best on getting this to market! With the current economy, let's hope they get enough buyers to keep the company going. We need another American m'cycle manufacturer with innovative ideas...that work well. As for the chain vs. belt vs. shaft drive: I would prefer a belt. Clean and simple. I would like to see and ride it in person before committing to buy (unless I win the lottery and money is no object ). Wonder what the second bike they would produce would be? A dual sport? A smaller displacement S-T? __________________ RAGBrian :: 1978 CX500 Standard :: 1976 CB360T :: "Going where you don't belong, I decided a long time ago, is the root of all misery and the soul of all adventure." -- Peter Egan, May 1979

02-12-2011, 07:23 AM	#113
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,504	Got my fingers crossed. A new company making bona fide sporty motorcycles right here in the US would be awesome. V4 sounds great too. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Cobbie Award Winner

03-04-2011, 02:15 PM	#116
Revan Throttle Jockey Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Midwest Oddometer: 112	Here is a little bit of an update from HFL. http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...-sport-tourer/ I think it looks good.....and sounds GREAT. Revan __________________ Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived. -Jean Luc Picard

11-25-2010, 09:20 PM	#106
DynaSport Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Oddometer: 448	I really hope this pans out. I really don't understand why the U.S. can't have a motorcycle company that makes more than cruisers and cruiser based baggers. I just bought a bike last year, so I won't be in the market for another bike for several more years, but if they make it that long, they will certainly be on my short list for my next bike. If Erik Buell comes out with another street bike by then, though, he will likely get my money.

02-12-2011, 04:44 AM	#109
Reverend12 ^OP Well there it is.. Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Maylenevegas Oddometer: 1,098	Last I heard was this fall.. I gotta go check them out and see if I can get any info...

02-12-2011, 05:04 AM	#110
Tripped1 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Jersey Oddometer: 4,641	Did I mention I LOVE the sound of that motor.....I did right?

02-12-2011, 06:18 AM	#112
Paulvt1 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Wolverhampton. England. Oddometer: 2,810	That sounds awesome!! Good luck to the boys.

02-12-2011, 08:20 AM	#114
Paulvt1 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Wolverhampton. England. Oddometer: 2,810	..and to think, Harley were going to go down the V4 route many a year back. What could have been..

03-04-2011, 04:51 PM	#120
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,504	I'm extremely impressed with this bike!!!!!! I think they even nailed the styling! I really hope this company is able to succeed and grow. That bike, as it looks in that video, is pretty much exactly what I want in a motorcycle right now. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Cobbie Award Winner

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