Comments on: DiamoUSA: More about new Italjets http://2strokebuzz.com/2007/01/09/diamousa-more-about-new-italjets Too fancy for Hoboken and too hot for church. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2strokebuzz » Blog Archive » Scoop Scoop on ItaljetUSA http://2strokebuzz.com/2007/01/09/diamousa-more-about-new-italjets/comment-page-1#comment-5365 2strokebuzz » Blog Archive » Scoop Scoop on ItaljetUSA Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:05:30 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=3430#comment-5365 [...] Almost exactly one year ago today, DiamoUSA announced they were bringing Italjet scooters to the U.S. (Our January 9, 2007 interview with Mathu Solo is here). A year has passed and no visible progress has been made, other than a few mysterious (and probably Asian-made) Torpedos (a model not even currently listed on [...] [...] Almost exactly one year ago today, DiamoUSA announced they were bringing Italjet scooters to the U.S. (Our January 9, 2007 interview with Mathu Solo is here). A year has passed and no visible progress has been made, other than a few mysterious (and probably Asian-made) Torpedos (a model not even currently listed on [...]

]]> By: 2strokebuzz » Blog Archive » Dragsters on the way? http://2strokebuzz.com/2007/01/09/diamousa-more-about-new-italjets/comment-page-1#comment-4835 2strokebuzz » Blog Archive » Dragsters on the way? Tue, 22 May 2007 15:31:31 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=3430#comment-4835 [...] More info: 2SB’s interview with DiamoUSA’s Mathu Solo from January. [...] [...] More info: 2SB’s interview with DiamoUSA’s Mathu Solo from January. [...]

]]> By: matty http://2strokebuzz.com/2007/01/09/diamousa-more-about-new-italjets/comment-page-1#comment-4368 matty Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:02:08 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=3430#comment-4368 Any idea on a price? May have to get a Roller Craft for the shop. Any idea on a price? May have to get a Roller Craft for the shop.

]]> By: Brooke http://2strokebuzz.com/2007/01/09/diamousa-more-about-new-italjets/comment-page-1#comment-4365 Brooke Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:02:49 +0000 http://2strokebuzz.com/index.php/?p=3430#comment-4365 They are being at least questionably vague with the suggestion that the Griffon just MAY be made by hyosung. It IS a redressed Hyosung GT650. This bike is already sold in the US by UM motors as the V2S-650 and it was announced several days ago that the same bike with the sport faring will be fielded in several race series this year by a team run by a shop in California (presumably a UM dealer). This bike is also very similar to the suzuki SV650. Hyosung also has a copy of the classic Suzuki GS500 in smaller displacements. The Griffon is clearly a nicer design, has spoke wheels but clearly it's the same chassis, suspension and motor as the Hyosung Suzuki clone. What does that mean about the veracity of the rest of their response? I don't know. Does UM have any recourse regarding another company selling essentially the same motorcycle? Who knows. That would likely come down to S. Korean contract law. Why would Piaggio supply motors to them? Because Piaggio likes to make money (and are probably a creditor the company from it's last incarnation, but that's just a guess at a motive). Could Italjet set up a parts supply from China to make frames in a matter of months? Of course. Look at the Xkeleton Trickster. That hit the US shores faster than the real deal. Can the Italian government want to take a few people off the list of the unemployed (a number higher than average in the Euro zone and a sore spot for some) and help out with some financing? It hasn't been unheard of. Does Diamo position themselves well as just an importer and being allowed to just blame Italjet for not delivering if things never materialize? Surely. Can I ask and answer another question. On this topic I'm fresh out at the moment other than "will we see something on two wheels in Indy?".  I won't even mention my own conspiracy theories. http://www.hyosungmotors.co.kr/product_e/street/main.asp http://www.umamerica.com/site/usa/motorcycles/st/features/features1.html#usa_motost1 They are being at least questionably vague with the suggestion that the Griffon just MAY be made by hyosung. It IS a redressed Hyosung GT650. This bike is already sold in the US by UM motors as the V2S-650 and it was announced several days ago that the same bike with the sport faring will be fielded in several race series this year by a team run by a shop in California (presumably a UM dealer). This bike is also very similar to the suzuki SV650. Hyosung also has a copy of the classic Suzuki GS500 in smaller displacements. The Griffon is clearly a nicer design, has spoke wheels but clearly it’s the same chassis, suspension and motor as the Hyosung Suzuki clone.

What does that mean about the veracity of the rest of their response? I don’t know. Does UM have any recourse regarding another company selling essentially the same motorcycle? Who knows. That would likely come down to S. Korean contract law. Why would Piaggio supply motors to them? Because Piaggio likes to make money (and are probably a creditor the company from it’s last incarnation, but that’s just a guess at a motive). Could Italjet set up a parts supply from China to make frames in a matter of months? Of course. Look at the Xkeleton Trickster. That hit the US shores faster than the real deal. Can the Italian government want to take a few people off the list of the unemployed (a number higher than average in the Euro zone and a sore spot for some) and help out with some financing? It hasn’t been unheard of. Does Diamo position themselves well as just an importer and being allowed to just blame Italjet for not delivering if things never materialize? Surely. Can I ask and answer another question. On this topic I’m fresh out at the moment other than “will we see something on two wheels in Indy?”.

 I won’t even mention my own conspiracy theories.

http://www.hyosungmotors.co.kr/product_e/street/main.asp

http://www.umamerica.com/site/usa/motorcycles/st/features/features1.html#usa_motost1

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