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« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2009, 07:55:49 PM » |
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still not as ugly as a Ducati Indiana!!!
+1! it is almost embarrassing to admit that Duc exists, but every manufacturer makes at least one mistake in the design dept |
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« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2009, 10:01:51 PM » |
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FUGLY!!! Cheap looking to boot!
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« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2009, 09:32:42 AM » |
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FUGLY!!! Cheap looking to boot!
Really? That seems a bit extreme. I'm reserving final judgment 'til I see one in person, but IMO they did a nice job on the styling. Perform the obligatory reflectorectomy and give it some subtle turn signals, and it's a pretty tight style. I especially like how Honda integrated the engine's radiator into the design - they did a MUCH better job than some other OEMs we're familiar with...   |
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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2009, 10:04:34 AM » |
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Just following the suit of the Yamaha Raider, Kawasaki Mean Streak and the different looks you can get in the V-Rod ~
JM
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2009, 10:24:30 AM » |
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I think that for a factory chopper, it's very nice.
That doesn't change the the fact that I don't like choppers...........
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2009, 10:25:36 AM » |
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If you already like chopper-flavored bikes, I reckon you won't dislike this. It definitely is not an attempt to reach out to a wider audience. Something that is hard for me to overlook on this kind of bike is that triangle of visual dead space between the top front piston and the head tube - it is just... nothingness.
But I have to agree that this is a day late, and probably a dollar short. If someone was in the market for a modernized chopper, I bet the Vrod will be more attractive.
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« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2009, 10:52:41 AM » |
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Something that is hard for me to overlook on this kind of bike is that triangle of visual dead space between the top front piston and the head tube - it is just... nothingness.
That bothers me too, don't really like it at all ~ JM |
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2009, 11:01:57 AM » |
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I don't see anything wrong it with it.
If I wanted a chopper, I'd give it a look.
If nothing else, it'd probably be reliable and somewhat peppy.
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If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.
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« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2009, 11:10:38 AM » |
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+1! it is almost embarrassing to admit that Duc exists, but every manufacturer makes at least one mistake in the design dept
Well, Honda already has had the Rune.  |
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« Reply #24 on: January 20, 2009, 01:18:44 PM » |
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« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2009, 01:46:54 PM » |
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I don't know why everyone's always slagging on the Indiana. It's not THAT bad for a bike made in the 1980's for the purpose of cruising.  |
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« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2009, 01:50:50 PM » |
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I dig the ruckus. Why don't you lock it now and save us all another 10 pages of reading before it gets ugly and then gets locked  |
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« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2009, 04:13:40 PM » |
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the Fury is still waaaaay better than this  |
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« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2009, 04:25:33 PM » |
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the Fury is still waaaaay better than this Quintessential damning by faint praise. Wait, that was more like praise by faint damning. |
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