vtr marketing?

[lumpyv]

ive never seen this before. goes on a bit but quite good. I guess it was a marketing vid for the Japanese market

[lloydie]

Is it me or was that rider hitting the rev limiter every time he got close to the camera !
Nice bit if history

[Kev L]

Not seen that before, very interesting. Good find

[VTRDark]

Strange!!! Starts off dreamy showing off the Red Storm then onto a Silver one riding the roads around Italy which does not gel with the bike at the beginning. Anyhow what's wrong with Japans roads and then back to Japan for specifications.

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[Furrybiker]

Could it be they were in Italy trying to have a dig at another brand known for its big V-twins of very similar engine layout?

[sirch345]

Nice find, I've not seen that before either,

Chris.

[Redthunder]

Strange!!! Starts off dreamy swing off the Red Storm then onto a Silver one riding the roads around Italy which does not gel with the bike at the beginning. Anyhow what's wrong with Japans roads and then back to Japan for specifications.

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Look at some of the Japanese riding restrictions...http://www8.cao.go.jp/kisei-kaikaku/oto ... 00303.html

[lumpyv]

I was struck by how stationary the bloke riding the bike was. not exactly putting a lot of effort in !

[VTRDark]

Look at some of the Japanese riding restriction

I knew they had some restriction, but not that bloody many. Sod living in Japan.

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[lloydie]

Whilst watching that vid I found something different to ours

It's a side skirt between the frame and air box .
Don't know if its for noise reduction or emissions or even to reduce heat spread .

[VTRDark]

Well spotted. Looks like the airbox may be a slightly different shape too, more of a slope. I wonder what the skirt is for.

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[BigVeeGrin]

Could it be they were in Italy trying to have a dig at another brand known for its big V-twins of very similar engine layout?

yep, my thoughts precisely. Probably some countryside roads that are the approach to bologna, stormin' the castle so to speak

[8541Hawk]

Could it be they were in Italy trying to have a dig at another brand known for its big V-twins of very similar engine layout?

yep, my thoughts precisely. Probably some countryside roads that are the approach to bologna, stormin' the castle so to speak

Very well could be as one of the US ad campaigns was "1 more HP than a 916"