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Originally Posted by Daschicken
How did that affect the prices? Just curious, as I responded to a YouTube comment yesterday saying how emissions standards were to blame for the loss of 4 cylinder 250cc bikes. I said price had way more to do with it than emissions. They could probably make them today and meet emissions with fuel injection and a cat. The problem is if they have a sufficient market as to not lose money.
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You would be correct.
The cost to produce a 4 cylinder 250 comes close to the cost to produce a 4 cylinder 600, and not many people will demand that type of performance from a 250. Most will just buy the larger bike.
Pretty sure it was all driven by the Japanese home market license restrictions, as well as a quest for bragging rights.