Right. First of all, motorcycle is excatly the same as hundred of others that left the factory. Belongs to... noone. The owner did not imprinted himself into the bike, there is no "me" in it.
Second, this "perfect", well... Not exactly :) Bike constructed in factory is always some kind of compromise - it should be purchased by as many "average bikers" as possible, and should be as cheap is productiona as it's possible. Period.
With such kind of thinking, factory cuts the costs where it's possible, some parts are done slipshodly, bike is build to fit average biker height/length od legs, etc... And have you ever seen this "average biker"? Me not.
Additional - I just like to dig into the machinery :D
I did not choose the way that most of the owners of Japanese chrom does - I mean, saddlebags, several factory/OEM accessories, additional lightning-lamps-baubles-odds-and-sods-and-frills. Not mentioning TASSELS. It's not for me :)*
Thinking of changing Intruder, I knew one thing: no compromises. I do bike fitted exactly for me. It should be realisation of my vision, my concept, fitting my dimensions. Security first, then comfort and look.
The plan was to "choppering" the Intruder as much as it's possible. Against current trends to build drags and muscle bikes. High handlebar, no plastic, exhaust on one side, front wheel moved forward, all free and easy..
And now, more or less accordingly I'm trying to realise this vision :)
After third stage of modification, something wrong happened to my mind and I decided to sell te bike. I went to the market, put the machine, glued a price to it and was waiting for the customers. Guess what I've heard most often. It was: "You did not get it dressed! It's too expensive for a naked bike!". It seems that my liking is slightly different than the liking of the "average biker" ;)
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