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mogwai
29-Aug-2005, 10:13

mogwai
29-Aug-2005, 10:14
more..

doogalman
29-Aug-2005, 10:25
Yellow screen and the exhaust guard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like the wheels, what make are they??

dickieducati
29-Aug-2005, 10:48
dont normally like these sort of things but actually like it quite a bit.

crm250
29-Aug-2005, 11:21
Sorry, just not for me that. never did like those seat units over the std item - call me old fashioned but its a timless design and should be left alone

Carbon749
29-Aug-2005, 11:23
Bucket please ........... a few nice touches but in general not for me .......... now where is that bucket :barfy:

FiscusFish
29-Aug-2005, 11:43
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fiscusfish/eek7.gif http://homepage.ntlworld.com/fiscusfish/vomit.gif

pibbow
29-Aug-2005, 11:46
Oh no no no please! good job it's on the other side of the world.

TP
29-Aug-2005, 13:20
Blong - I'm wwith CRM. I don't like those seat units on that shape.

moto748
29-Aug-2005, 14:06
The seat unit's about the only part I don't mind too much!

But the fairing, wheels, amd exhaust guard.... uuhh!!!

Ian 748
29-Aug-2005, 15:04
Just waiting for it to roll of the screen.:smug:

keefer
29-Aug-2005, 16:08
blong :pig:

Eubank
29-Aug-2005, 17:39
My eyes hurt - why doesn't it surprise me that's it's American, did God deny them the 'taste' gene?

ath748
29-Aug-2005, 18:00
I think blong.

The exhaust shield and wheels are particularly ghastly.

andyb
29-Aug-2005, 18:33
Awful!

domski
29-Aug-2005, 18:37
Blurrrrrgh-long :barfy:

Scooter916
29-Aug-2005, 19:18
The king of MING.........................

ericthered40
29-Aug-2005, 20:31
cack

KeefyB
29-Aug-2005, 21:12
Truly hideous!:barfy:

marksduc748
29-Aug-2005, 22:06
different strokes for different folks and thats different. unfortunately its a no no for me.
have you ever thought of going back to a japanese bike??? :lol:

Bionicle
29-Aug-2005, 22:33
I like the paddock stand :)

khu996
29-Aug-2005, 22:36
Nasty looking Yank creation :lol:

zhed44
29-Aug-2005, 23:01
i like the shape of the wheels, but not the blinginess. also, the belly pan add on thingy and the seat unit spoil the lines of the bike and thus loses the dynamic diagonal upsweep of the original design which gives the bike a purposeful and agressive stance. he's made the bike look heavy and clumsy - which,some to think of it, would suit the average american i 'spose :devil:

not only that, but in covering the exposed exhaust work with the bellypan, he has taken a retrograde step in bike aesthetics as the 916 idea of leaving mechanical bits exposed was way ahead of its time - for example, look at the design of the current R1 and cbr 600rr, where the fairing is very minimalist and leaves lots of engine parts on display.

in general, apart from carbon bits and bobs, when it comes to ducatis, leave well alone. if you want a bike to inflict tasteless mods upon then buy a bandit (got one of those as well - semi streetfightered)

[Edited on 29-8-2005 by zhed44]

[Edited on 29-8-2005 by zhed44]

JPM
30-Aug-2005, 12:44
I like the wheels, different but not too far from a set of Marchesini's, not chrome though... next they'll have spinners on them!!

I don't mind the paintwork, different but not ghastly, although yellow/orange in colour doesn't look right.

And that's the good points really, that exhaust shield leaps out at you, the screen, polished rearsets, the seat unit.... plain wrong!

Festa748
30-Aug-2005, 15:30
After you with that bucket Carbon749 :barfy:

Wylie1
30-Aug-2005, 15:56
It just needs to be ' slammed ' & a 12 inch longer swingarm fitted - then it'd be totally wicked man !!!!

:puzzled: Why would anybody beat their own bike with an ugly stick :puzzled:

rcgbob44
30-Aug-2005, 23:43
Pass the bucket....................................how can anyone paint a bike yellow!;)

philthy
30-Aug-2005, 23:48
A set of fairy lights would set it off nicely.

Webcore
02-Sep-2005, 11:06
Those seat units look great - on an mv
it's just wrong really

Half man half mole
08-Sep-2005, 11:34
Nurse! The screens!

Definately blong.

Mike

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