I would imagine its not only cost, but product positioning as well. GasGas has a smaller budget I'm sure, and the influx of money from Torrot is finite. They need to produce and sell a quality bike. And they need to make sure this is being done and a profit is made. Also there is a lot of money I'm sure going into R&D. Euro 4 & 5 emissions are coming into play.
They need to figure out where the bang for the buck is. The cost of flying around a rider, bike, mechanics etc has to be astronomical.
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Matt
1999 GG EC 250 Six Days
1999 Cagiva Gran Canyon
2001 Aprilia Falco
2001 Triumph Speed Triple for my 20 year old
2000 GG XC250 for my 20 year old
2003 Honda Rancher 350 for the wife
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