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I'm all for another war between manufactures after a stagnant market for the past few years.

Bring back the hp battle of the 2000's, or better yet, I hope they start one-upping each other on the electronics front so that the traditionally economical Japanese bikes can have a comparable ASC system that is currently in BMWs and maybe even quick-shifters as standard equipment. I think it will be equally important to improve electronics that lead to safer and more efficient power delivery as well as traction in slippery conditions. Competition will bring progress.

I hear a lot of the older crowd asking all the time, "why do you need ABS on your bike, why do you need traction control, do you think you're MM93 VR46? Back in the day, we call it -your wrist". I think that's bordering on ludditism.

Its like they believe that the electronics actually take away from a rider's skills that is normally nurtured through hundreds of hours of being on the road in all kinds of conditions.

Limiting the hp and electronic aids doesn't necessarily make it safer for an improving rider, when it allows the rider to concentrate on more important aspects like reading the intentions of other cars on the road and allowing the rider to quickly move into a more advantageous space or to stop as fast as possible without worrying about being leaned over or being on the limits of traction.

Sure, there will be people who buy 30g bikes to get coffee, who gives a fuck? Live and let die, my friend. If I want to keep improving as a rider and log my hours on the track and on the road, I want a bike that mirrors my ambition of what I want to achieve, and a bike like that is there when I want it.