02-06-16, 10:37 PM
Yeah, the looks are a bit....
It's over-designed. Everything is a million and one shapes. Look at the tank, does it really need so many angles and shapes and bits of plastic? Look at the footpegs on the exhaust side, there are 8 bolts and rivets. And why are there two separate lumps of plastic bolted onto the exhaust system? The radiator has triangular shrouds and yet there are side pods bolted to the side of the engine as well. The back of the bike has two parallelogram shapes and a wedge. It's all a bit too much. I'm sure CAD programs make it much easier to over-design, maybe they just went nuts because they could.
It's very manga. Which explains this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZF11yuVzE
What a hoot eh? Your bike's very own cartoon series.
I think the biggest problem with the design is with how difficult it will be to keep all those shapes, nooks and crannies clean. I had a very good look at it in the shop the other day, and my god, it's going to be a toothbrush job every time you clean the engine. There a hundred tiny little spaces between all the pipes, cables and engine parts.
Anyway, the design won't put me off buying one cos let's face it, it isn't ugly like the VFR 1200, one of the most hideous bikes every built, and I like the ultra technical look of it, even if it's not beautiful like a Ducati or an early R1.
All I need are a set of leathers with LED running lights.
It's over-designed. Everything is a million and one shapes. Look at the tank, does it really need so many angles and shapes and bits of plastic? Look at the footpegs on the exhaust side, there are 8 bolts and rivets. And why are there two separate lumps of plastic bolted onto the exhaust system? The radiator has triangular shrouds and yet there are side pods bolted to the side of the engine as well. The back of the bike has two parallelogram shapes and a wedge. It's all a bit too much. I'm sure CAD programs make it much easier to over-design, maybe they just went nuts because they could.
It's very manga. Which explains this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZF11yuVzE
What a hoot eh? Your bike's very own cartoon series.
I think the biggest problem with the design is with how difficult it will be to keep all those shapes, nooks and crannies clean. I had a very good look at it in the shop the other day, and my god, it's going to be a toothbrush job every time you clean the engine. There a hundred tiny little spaces between all the pipes, cables and engine parts.
Anyway, the design won't put me off buying one cos let's face it, it isn't ugly like the VFR 1200, one of the most hideous bikes every built, and I like the ultra technical look of it, even if it's not beautiful like a Ducati or an early R1.
All I need are a set of leathers with LED running lights.
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