I think what has happened to motorcycling in the U.S. is that bike have become too specialized.sportbikes are almost like racebikes and touring bikes are like little cars. An all around bike like a F4i gets lost in the marketeing. Many of us that bought a F4i could have bought an RR butdidn't. It is nice to see an article that reinforces what we all know, that the F4i is special because it isn't specialized.

 

When I bought my f4i it was because it was my first bike and it felt a lot more comfortable for me than the RR that was out at that point in time (2005).While the gap in comfort between the f4i and RR has been diminished, the f4i still holds the advantage in that department. I just sold my f4i and I'm certainly going to miss that.