"Unique Design" or bloody hideous??????

[MikeS]

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What was he thinking?

 

[siddo]

Maybe he is colour blind?

 

[Barnoe]

"Unique Design" or bloody hideous??????

hideous

 

[MikeS]

Maybe he is colour blind?

The colour scheme is not the problem.

 

[richardbd]

The colour scheme is not the problem.

It doesn't help though...

 

[rovert57]

It doesn't help though...

Think that colour scheme came from factory

 

[richardbd]

Think that colour scheme came from factory

I’m old enough to remember. Doesn’t make it any nicer though

 

[MrC99]

And he's painted the back of the indicator pods the wrong shade of yellow

That "top box" is a complete joke.

 

[L2RKE]

Very practical feature. Keeps the weight forward, easy access while on the bike, waterproof, clocks still visible. Can't fault it...............



Apart from its aesthetics

Just a thought... Where do you put it while refueling?

 

[Oldrat]

Old fogey musing alert..
Many moons ago in a previous life, I used to be an accident investigator/ reconstructor.

We could work out the impact speed of a motorcycle with a simple formula using of the weight of the rider (or any object) and the distance they were thrown to the point where they landed, this identified the energy needed to convey that mass and then convert that into mph.

If for some reason we had to use the pillion passenger instead of the rider, as an example, we’d have to add a 45degree trajectory to the equation to account for them sailing up and over the rider first.


For the rider of this bike, because of the ramp like shape of the bodywork, a similar trajectory element would have to be included.

Sorry, the picture just brought some memories back… ramble over, nothing to see here.

BTW, that bike looks hideous.

 

[siddo]

The colour scheme is not the problem.

I beg to differ.

 

[rogerstan]

I assume that one uses a periscope for viewing forward.

 

[Steptoe]

Owned and modified by a retired aircraft engineer/designer..
Wonder if he was forcibly retired before he designed and attempted to fly an aircraft of his own design,

Cut an opening in the box and insert some Perspex and you’ve got a window. You could then carry under 5’s in the tank box

 

[Neil W]

There were quite a few concepts in the 80's with the raised tank section and enclosed bars (one of the Honda 125 sports bikes had it ) but they never caught on.
That , however , is just wrong

 

[Neil W]

Wonder if this was the inspiration

 

[Oldrat]

Owned and modified by a retired aircraft engineer/designer..
Wonder if he was forcibly retired before he designed and attempted to fly an aircraft of his own design,

Cut an opening in the box and insert some Perspex and you’ve got a window. You could then carry under 5’s in the tank box
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Surely the petrol would leak out?

 

[Wrigsby1]

Wonder if this was the inspiration View attachment 409248

I think his inspiration was boredom and drinking...

 

[MikeS]

Surely the petrol would leak out?

Assuming your comment is serious the tank extension is not for fuel, it's like a cupboard for storing stuff. Crazy I know.

 

[Boxed-in]

Would you have to empty the topbox (for want of a better word) every time you have to fill the tank?

 

[leadfarmer]

There were quite a few concepts in the 80's with the raised tank section and enclosed bars (one of the Honda 125 sports bikes had it ) but they never caught on.
That , however , is just wrong

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The Ducati Paso was another odd one with the solid screen/fairing

I quite liked the look of them but apparently they had problems with overheating due to the fully enclosed engine