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noted thatthelatest offerings from one Japanese bike maker "practicallyrequire the
disassembly of the frame before the tappets
can be gotat" (Motorcycle Sport).
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Compact DriVe System thatpowers
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tothe non-stressed Nylock nuts seems
foolproof and designed to makeeven the designwith electronics so sophisticated
worst hack a proficient fiddler" (Motorthey can actually cut offfuel flow ifthe redcyclist) isalso designed to be oneof the en- line is crossed.
It's also, asAutoWeek put it, an engine
gines least likely to require fiddling.
After all, it comes toyou withover 6
design "pretty enough to hang on the.
years ofdevelopmental work, 10,000hours wall:' Although we suspect you 'll find the,
f dyrlO testing and over 250,000 miles
effect even morernoving when ,.~
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