Not a GRiSO.....

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GRiSO Posts : 4383 Join date : 2013-09-30

Big fat green turd.

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Get off the fence why don't ya?

Tanabuso Posts : 76 Join date : 2015-06-06 Age : 57

i have a real soft spot for period dustbin fairing but that.........why do they stick those stupid balloon tyres on the front

GRiSO Posts : 4328 Join date : 2013-05-29 Age : 60

When originally designed the dustbin was a performance enhancer. So much so they were banned. Nowadays they are used purely to try and turn a modern, ( In the case of the Cali running gear? I snort with derision!) into a stylistic showpiece.

They were always inexcusably fugly. Fugly and functionless? 'Two strikes and yer out!'.

Pete

GRiSO Posts : 4383 Join date : 2013-09-30

the_doctor wrote:: Get off the fence why don't ya?

I'll be more specific. Very Happy

They have taken a perfectly good functional motorcycle and turned it into something from a bad sci-fi movie. Judge Dredd comes to mind.

cheers

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Pete Roper wrote:: Fugly and functionless? 'Two strikes and yer out!'.

Pete

No need to be so personal Pete - you sound like my ex-wife...... Shocked

Tanabuso Posts : 76 Join date : 2015-06-06 Age : 57

Pete Roper wrote:: When originally designed the dustbin was a performance enhancer. So much so they were banned. Nowadays they are used purely to try and turn a modern, ( In the case of the Cali running gear? I snort with derision!) into a stylistic showpiece.

They were always inexcusably fugly. Fugly and functionless? 'Two strikes and yer out!'.

Pete

They were banned because of their susceptibility to side winds at speed there were a number of fatalities due to the issue. But I reckoned the Gileras (Bob Mac era) were beautiful in a brutal way

Grignapoco Posts : 152 Join date : 2016-01-25 Age : 60

I reckon they were too but the streamlining lessons learned have given us fairings that are not as obtrusive. That in itself is a good thing. I think it is homage to Sir Nigel Gresley, his Mallard locomotive and all the lads pre war who just wanted to go faster. Now`t changes really, people will be looking at the moto gp winglets in 50 years time and thinking WTF! fact is I am thinking that now Smile

Chris

Tiradritto Posts : 318 Join date : 2013-07-02 Age : 56

Nar I like it.
It's not for production but a clothing company commissioned it, I've seen it somewhere.
I think Wildguzzi.
I like it when someone takes a bike and makes it different, yes this is different.
Puts their mark on it, thinks out of the bland old box.
Any way my 2 cents worth.

Harry