What's the ugliest bike poll in MCN

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:45 pm

I'm not sure Italian design is half as appealing as it used to be. It sometimes seem they're trying to hard

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:57 pm

slparry wrote:I'm not sure Italian design is half as appealing as it used to be. It sometimes seem they're trying to hard

I'd agree Steve - I've never been a fan of the Agusta F4, too 'busy' looking and the Brutale was just a dog's dinner to my eyes. I always liked the Ducati SS models (the 600/750/900 & 900SL) as they were simple, uncluttered bike which didn't look as though they were trying too hard. I also preferred the 888 to the 916.

The Guzzi Griso's a pretty thing - simple, minimal bodywork, wrapped around a big lump of a V-twin (that Guzzi lump is still one of the nicest looking engines every made imho) and the 1100 Breva - whilst looking somthing like an 1150R - is a nice looking bike too. The Stelvio's horrid though.

Flipper1200 · Post by **Flipper1200** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:54 pm

I'm just glad that we have seemingly left the motorised shellsuits of the 90s behind. I think one of the reasons that Ducatis in particular looked so good in that period is that single colours looked refreshingly clean and classy.
I agree the Guzzi Griso is a fantastic looking bike, the SE in particular. I also like the way it doesn't have bits of plumbing and wiring all over the place like the R12s.
I also had a 750ss, half faired, that I loved, but commuting into central London on it almost crippled me!
Phill

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:18 am

Wot, no CX500?

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:11 pm

Bender wrote:Wot, no CX500?

Hey I loved my old Plastic Maggot!!

Bender · Post by **Bender** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:25 pm

Gromit wrote:
Bender wrote:Wot, no CX500?
Hey I loved my old Plastic Maggot!!

Did it have a holder for your white stick?

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:01 pm

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Well all my mates recon this is ugly but I must have a blind spot 'cos I think it's quiet nice.

An 850cc V8 + shaft drive. wots not to like?:?

Steve1200S · Post by **Steve1200S** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:53 pm

el-nicko wrote:.

Well all my mates recon this is ugly but I must have a blind spot 'cos I think it's quiet nice.

An 850cc V8 + shaft drive. wots not to like?:?

That engine look so small and plastic..... Is it fake?

Not that bad looking I don't think...

Steve1200S · Post by **Steve1200S** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:55 pm

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/atta ... 1347485266

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:13 pm

Steve1200S wrote:
el-nicko wrote:.

Well all my mates recon this is ugly but I must have a blind spot 'cos I think it's quiet nice.

An 850cc V8 + shaft drive. wots not to like?:?

That engine look so small and plastic..... Is it fake?

Not that bad looking I don't think...

No it's real. Apparently 4 were built for $60,000 each.

Wiki, him say......

In 1994, Morbidelli constructed an innovative shaft-drive, five-speed, 32-valve, liquid-cooled, 847 cc, 90° V8, sport touring motorcycle, but its high price meant it would not be economically feasible to produce. The Guinness Book of World Records listed it in 2001 as the world's most expensive motorcycle.[7] Because of the bike's exotic design, it was displayed in The Art of the Motorcycle at the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao and Las Vegas. An example can also be seen at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:27 pm

el-nicko wrote: No it's real. Apparently 4 were built for $60,000 each.

And IIRC they had to be crated up and returned to the factory in Italy for servicing, can't think for the life of me why they didn't sell

Steve

The Teutonic Tangerine · Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:42 am

[quote="Twinspark"]Have to agree the R1200ST should be in there - thing is, it wouldn't have taken a lot to sort it, the big issue is the top fairing and headlamp.quote]

I agree they ain't the prettiest bike ( I ride one

)

However if you had ridden one in the dark then you'd appreciate the headlamp.

McBoxer · Post by **McBoxer** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:45 am

The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:
Twinspark wrote:Have to agree the R1200ST should be in there - thing is, it wouldn't have taken a lot to sort it, the big issue is the top fairing and headlamp.

I agree they ain't the prettiest bike ( I ride one )

However if you had ridden one in the dark then you'd appreciate the headlamp.

Not ugly in the dark? I 'knew' a few girls like that in my younger days

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:47 am

McBoxer wrote:
The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:
Twinspark wrote:Have to agree the R1200ST should be in there - thing is, it wouldn't have taken a lot to sort it, the big issue is the top fairing and headlamp.

I agree they ain't the prettiest bike ( I ride one )

However if you had ridden one in the dark then you'd appreciate the headlamp.
Not ugly in the dark? I 'knew' a few girls like that in my younger days

difference being you could ride them when drunk ... and probably preferred to

McBoxer · Post by **McBoxer** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:13 pm

slparry wrote:
McBoxer wrote:
The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:
I agree they ain't the prettiest bike ( I ride one )

However if you had ridden one in the dark then you'd appreciate the headlamp.
Not ugly in the dark? I 'knew' a few girls like that in my younger days
difference being you could ride them in the dark

You certainly could! And don't get me on to 'appreciating the headlamps' (miss-quote)....