Subaru's first bike.

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Subaru's first motorcycle: the HS500sa

It's rumored that this bike could be branded a Subaru. Powered by a Fuji Heavy Industries -- Subaru's parent company -- 500cc single-cylinder engine, it could also herald a new era of challenging-to-ride, low-capacity sportsbikes. While the styling is a bit generic for our tastes, the beefy, Chinese-made frame and swingarm are promising. The whole thing looks very production ready, so expect to see more of it, possibly in a Subaru dealership in Asia, very soon.



Original post... http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...00sa-osca.html

But mine was titled better :

[a13x]

Now that certaintly is interesting.

I'd loooove to see a Toyota motorcycle.

[schleppy]

Hopefully it isn't as annoying to work on as their cars. Most normal maintenance I did on my WRX was a pain in the balls. Damn flat motors...

[bfriend]

Hopefully it isn't as annoying to work on as their cars. Most normal maintenance I did on my WRX was a pain in the balls. Damn flat motors...

But they're ooooh so fun to drive though.

[akira700]

What does "Challenging-to-ride" mean?
That they suck?

[Mr. Kurtz]

What does "Challenging-to-ride" mean?
That they suck?

I'd guess they're trying to distance it from the concept of a 500cc being a "learner" bike.

[Nix]

1 cylinder thumpah with AWD?? Sweeeet!

[joeswamp]

http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...00sa-osca.html

This thing looks really interesting, supposedly the guy who designed it was involved with Honda factory racebikes for several years. The frame looks like it could handle about 500 horsepower. Really curious how cheap it's gonna be.

[sxlova07]

top view:

[KillBill]

I can see this bike attracting all
the punk kids that want a tuner car
but can't afford one, so they buy a bike.

Just what we need.

[loridin64]

I'd loooove to see a Toyota motorcycle.

You never know what they'll do next. Now that they're winning effin Nascar races, why not move to GP

[union]

You never know what they'll do next. Now that they're winning effin Nascar races, why not move to GP

I dont see GP in the near future. They are already dumping a ton of money to run near the rear of the pack in F1.

[gregp]

Chinese or not, it looks like it would be *much* better than a Buell B-Last.

[RyanNicholson]

I can see this bike attracting all
the punk kids that want a tuner car
but can't afford one, so they buy a bike.

Just what we need.

so it'll be the next gixxer then?

[bfriend]

oh snap!

[SV1KScott]

Just some more about Subaru history.
In the early 80’s Roland a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Was in the thick of the pocket bike craze.