Comments on: Motorcycle Exclusivity – Does It Matter To You?

By: manoswath

manoswath — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:40:56 +0000

Does it matter to me? No. It’s all good.

By: jp

jp — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:59:46 +0000

Exclusivity matters a lot to me. I want a bike that suits my aesthetic taste, riding style, and riding environment. No one manufacturer makes the bike that is 100% right for me… that’s why I am doing it myself and streetfighter-ing my ‘96 VFR. It’s NOT going to be black like every other fighter, it’s NOT going to have MX bars like most, and it will eventually have a Hossack-ish front end. Oh, and I’m keeping the pillion seat! I’m very certain I will not see another one coming down the road

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:39:50 +0000

Bryce, I didn’t mean to intend that exclusivity and desirability are necessarily equivalent. Each person has varying degrees of each. My intention was to point out that as much as we would like to think of ourselves as people who are above the desire for exclusivity, it is there almost all the time. I would like to think of myself as a person who cares only about function and my own personal opinion without a selfish need to be exclusive, yet I would be dishonest then.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:14:15 +0000

I’ve been doing a bit more thinking, and realised this. The more prolific something is, the more customisable it becomes. Think of it this way: Company A makes cosmetic and performance parts for Motorcycle B. If Motorcycle B doesn’t sell very much, then Company A switches to Motorcycle C, which does. Therefore, they have a bigger target market, and a bigger profit, therefore they design and build more customizable bits. On that idea, I think I’ll get something VERY common, and use the abundance of parts to personalise it. Does that make sense?

By: motoquest

motoquest — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:47:55 +0000

We all like exclusivity in one way or another. But mass production has its obvious advantages and there’s always room for some customisation.