That’s the cost of satisfying emissions standards, the U.K. is one of the few countries that has no emissions standards for bikes but it is to small a market place to make bikes for. As far as the bike looking cramped, the rider in the pictures is 6’4”, it will likely be fine for most. It is not a bike that would interest me, I will stick with my air cooled large framed old fashioned push rod engined bike, but I can see the merits of this engine and I don’t preclude owning a bike with a version such as the Bronx in the future.