"You can't wear out the Indian Scout or its' brother the Indian Chief. 
They're built like rocks to take hard knocks. 
It's the Harleys that cause the grief." 

-classic Indian Motorcycles sales jingle

" Something old, Something new ... "
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How does technology advance over the years?  This is an interesting visual comparison between twenty years, two decades, of the Honda middleweight sport bike evolution and the changes that took place from 1984 to 2004.  For those of you who don't understand why a sport bike would double in price in ten years, it's the value of the dollar changing in that time period.  I remember when a Corvette was a $12,000 sports car.  Hell, I remember when a Corvette was a $6000 sports car but then people didn't make much per year back then either.  Money changes, and so to apparently do motorcycles, unless they're made by Harley Davidson...

And just for giggles, comparing my next to last sport bike to my last sport bike,
just to see how 9 years of technology changes the competition and the breed.

 And now a comparison between my little 45 cubic inch 748cc rice burner (no where near the most powerful Japanese cruiser made) and Harley's big, bad mean old copy of a twenty year old Yamaha V-Max; the VRSC V-Rod (the most powerful Harley currently made even though its more of an import than it is a true Harley).  Of course, you do know that the designation VRSC really stands for  "Vaguely Resembles Something Contemporary."

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