Great bikes that just LOOK naff?
Discussion
Speed triple and Street Triple. Yes they have sold loads and yes they are superb but really, what is that all about with the parts bin front styling? Like the Mini car, they desperately need making more attractive, at the prices they cost. Owners will maybe disagree of course. But what is your very good but ugly bike choice? For me the above look like someone nicked a few panels overnight.
TDM850's
They were great all rounders but hit with the ugly stick
The earlier models were ok but the facelifts were rank, you could say it was well before its time and was one of the first proper 'adventure' bikes that rode like a normal road bike, its taken until the Tracer 900 for Yamaha to make a proper replacement for it.
Early
Facelift
They were great all rounders but hit with the ugly stick
The earlier models were ok but the facelifts were rank, you could say it was well before its time and was one of the first proper 'adventure' bikes that rode like a normal road bike, its taken until the Tracer 900 for Yamaha to make a proper replacement for it.
Early
Facelift
Quite a few of the faaaaast Kawasakis; I'm a big fan of most of their stuff but those HS2 things which are just covered in slats and vents and sharp bits - they look like they were designed by a ten year old who was told to draw a fast bike. If they existed in GTA they'd fly.
The ZZR1400s - again a stonking bike but the front view just looks awful.
The ZZR1400s - again a stonking bike but the front view just looks awful.
I own a '16 Street Triple, I love the bike in many ways, but it is soooo ugly.... I had a 2008 R1 and I loved the looks of that, but the seat was really too high for me (I was on tip toes) that's why I got the street.
The R1 I would wash every weekend, the street gets an occasional wash, that kind of indicates how I feel about the looks.
- P
The R1 I would wash every weekend, the street gets an occasional wash, that kind of indicates how I feel about the looks.
- P
NITO said:
Gen 1 Tuono and TDM... No way!!
Original Ducati Multistrada...
And yet, something about Terblanche styling that seems to have aged well, it's got character and its querky.
Second gen Aprilia RS250 with the teletubby curvy seat hump and awful front end.
I had a love/hate relationship with my 1st generation Multistrada, but I always thought it a great looking bike. Equally I think those Aprilia RS250s look amazing. Nice swooping lines instead of aping a TransformerOriginal Ducati Multistrada...
And yet, something about Terblanche styling that seems to have aged well, it's got character and its querky.
Second gen Aprilia RS250 with the teletubby curvy seat hump and awful front end.
Agree with most mentioned here. Cant agree with the RS250 though, I absolutely love the look of that bike.
Kawasaki Z1000 was gorgeous when it came out on 03/04, since then it's got worse every year.
Also, MT10. I'd love one because they're everything I want from a bike but they're so bloody ugly. I'm not keen on most new bikes though tbh, so many little plastic bits stuck on everywhere.
Kawasaki Z1000 was gorgeous when it came out on 03/04, since then it's got worse every year.
Also, MT10. I'd love one because they're everything I want from a bike but they're so bloody ugly. I'm not keen on most new bikes though tbh, so many little plastic bits stuck on everywhere.
JulianHJ said:
All the current KTM road bikes. I really like the idea of a 790 Adventure, but couldn't bring myself to buy one with the current front end. Absolutely gopping.
Agreed. Immensely capable bikes but as they insist on horrendous front end designs (1290GT and 790 Adventure) and covering everything in the sort of colour schemes designed to appeal to children I’m not interested. The 'new' 765 Daytona, IMO looks a bit bland, but will be epic. People seem to like the RF900, which was always a strange looking thing? Some of the nakeds look odd, the Yamaha's especially. Although really always liked the K1300R, which is about as weird as it gets.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that?
TT1138 said:
JulianHJ said:
All the current KTM road bikes. I really like the idea of a 790 Adventure, but couldn't bring myself to buy one with the current front end. Absolutely gopping.
Agreed. Immensely capable bikes but as they insist on horrendous front end designs (1290GT and 790 Adventure) and covering everything in the sort of colour schemes designed to appeal to children I’m not interested. Stuart Fordyce said:
Equally I think those Aprilia RS250s look amazing. Nice swooping lines instead of aping a Transformer
Agree with the transformer looking ones, I was comparing the gen2 rs250 to the original which is far more handsome in my view; I think the pic I put up was too flattering of the gen 2 RS250
Compared to the gen1
- without the silly removable grab rail obviously!
Grindle said:
Speed triple and Street Triple. Yes they have sold loads and yes they are superb but really, what is that all about with the parts bin front styling? Like the Mini car, they desperately need making more attractive, at the prices they cost. Owners will maybe disagree of course. But what is your very good but ugly bike choice? For me the above look like someone nicked a few panels overnight.
You are just wrong,great lookng bikes and fantastic bikes in general. Just shows that we don't/can't all like the same thing and that prefences vary.Edited by Cylon2007 on Tuesday 10th September 16:31
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