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It will happen, BRP have enough patents for it to have been done pretty much successfully now, there must be a deciding factor holding them up somewhere. I think a lot of people are overlooking the amount of successful leaning scooters already in the market, scooters aren't a big market in Aus and I doubt they are in US but in Europe where they are the leaner is loved.
Everyone wants to see it happen and it is the natural progression and best technology in theory so develop it properly and its a bag full of win. Its already been done successfully so just follow the bouncing ball.
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It isn't consistent with the HD brand, and for that reason alone it would make little sense to have an HD branded "reverse" trike, at least as we know it now. It just doesn't fit a brand that is so much about status when trikes aren't taken as seriously as bikes by so many HD riders.
Last edited by MRH; 10-16-2012 at 09:12 AM.
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A VERY good point!
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Not to throw the proverbial wet blanket on this...
Sometimes a company files all of the patents so that they can control the technology and hold a product back and on the shelf for an "indeterminate" length of time.
To stop anyone doing it to them? Is that the point?
I mean their patents are particular to the Spyder and only particular to their design of leaning trike. So what are the Patents going to particularly protect then when others already have leaning trikes out there (all scooters I think in production) and nobody else can make a Spyder already they have patents that protect the Spyder so the objective of these patents when there are already a number of other patented systems and any number of more that may be made?
I'm not sure if you can apply patent retrospectively so I dont think so so they would if they are taking a protectionist point of view only protecting a future Spyder not yet made and unable to be made by anyone else already? If they are taking a protectionist view then they are only doing it to protect their own leaning system they have designed thats about it isn't it? I dont know the US patent system inside out at all really.
But thats the most I can see coming out of it is they have a design in mind for a model and are protecting it or else its a bit of a waste as it not a very unique system.
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Originally Posted by SXSMachine
To stop anyone doing it to them? Is that the point?
Yup...
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I think that one fits better for the HD family ..hd-4-wheels.jpg
Outlander fairing - Fox-shock - BajaRon Swaybar - Hankook tire/ back - 165/50 Imperial tires front & longer front shocks - GIVI Topase - Shad sidecases -heated grips - new seats
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Hey... I LIKE that!
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Last edited by SXSMachine; 10-16-2012 at 05:20 PM.
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Originally Posted by IWN2RYD
Consumers Choice
My not wanting a Harley Trike of any type with my money is my choice. Do you see Harley Crotch Rockets? Maybe the Night Rod?? hahahaha http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...d-special.html There are things some Companies are good at and makes their brand. Others just copy after seeing success.
They were called Buell until Eric Buell decided to use a Rotax engine in the 1125R instead of the sportster motor. HD shut em down pretty fast after that. The VROD line are not crotch rockets, not even close. They (the motorcycle press) classify it as a power cruiser.
Current Bikes:
2018 BMW K1600 B
2012 Spyder RT LTD - Sold
2003 HD VRSCA (VROD)
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