New bike or car that works? Wouldn't it be nice if you live in a place where it was a no brainer. New bike, of course! But, for many of us, such is not our current reality. Could it be that there is a particular bike out there waiting for you, but that hasn't made itself yet available, AND it was fearful you would pull the trigger on another instead of it? Hence, the Avalon engine had to be sabotaged to keep you out of the new bike market for a few months. OK, probably not, but an active fantasy life can sometimes get you through disappointments.