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Originally Posted by Weldangrind
It's not my style, but that doesn't matter at all. To me, what matters is that we haven't reached the end of creativity and design (both of which are quite subjective), and that fresh ideas like this will draw in new riders. If that furthers the sport, it's a good thing. The more riders we have out there, the greater the overall acceptance, the more motorcycle parking stalls, etc.
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For good or bad, my priorities are functionality first, design and looks second. In this case, it seems that it was all about the looks. According to the article the side panniers are practically fake for example, and the two "horns" next to the headlight serve no purpose at all (I even suspect they even handicap the aerodynamics!).
The chassis and the engine apparently are from the NC750 series, which are quite far from a "performance" bundle, AFAIK. The looks on the other hand suggests "brutal" speed and performance (at least to me). And it's just not there.
So, I guess in this case we have a sheep in a wolf's skin, or some kind of a movie prop, sans the guns and blasters
I understand Honda are trying to appeal to totally non-biker crowd, but one has to keep his reputation after all...
Heck, create a daughter company/brand and let them sell these "non-motorcycle motorcycles"!