Ugliest Bike Ever Made

[bluedogok]

It's like its supposed to be some sort of modernized rendition of the Vincent Dark Knight... but after someone threw up on the design plans and they smudged to shit.

I guess, a really bad interpretation of a Black Knight. To me the Vision is just an abomination of a motorcycle.

Here's a Black Knight that is at the Lone Star Motorcycle Museum in Vanderpool, Texas (in the Hill Country west of Austin/San Antonio). It is a bit odd looking compared to other Vincents.

[TFOGGuys]

The unfortunate offspring of a drunken one night stand involving a Goldwing and a Reflex....

[dirkterrell]

The unfortunate offspring of a drunken one night stand involving a Goldwing and a Reflex....

Great minds.... The PC was going to be my vote.

[PunyJuney]

Agreed, they're sekzy! The brutale is just a beast!

[CaptGoodvibes]

Those 3 bikes make my point!

[CaptGoodvibes]

Harleys, all of em.

[bluedogok]

The unfortunate offspring of a drunken one night stand involving a Goldwing and a Reflex....

I read an article about the PC once that stated that it was designed by the Accord car design team.

[TFOGGuys]

I read an article about the PC once that stated that it was designed by the Accord car design team.

As an added bonus, the optics on the stock windshield are such that if you park it just wrong in the sun, it can literally set fire to the instrument cluster/dashboard.

[salsashark]

looks a bit too much like this:

[Ghosty]

Wow, does that Victory Vision weigh about 8000 pounds? Because it looks like it.

LMAO @ Prince's bike

[TinkerinWstuff]

saw this one last week. sorry for the shitty cell phone pic

[JonnyD]

idk. its a toss up between the dn01 or the vision.

+1 to this. If I were Honda I'd disavow all knowledge of the DN-1 like George Lucas and the Star Wars christmas special.

[Sean]

I know it's a cult bike, but I think the Ducati Paul Smart is fugly.

[salsashark]

Take your pick...

[Cornfed]

When it comes to naked bikes I have no taste for them. Dunno why, I just don't care for them.

Agreed. My taste is typically function over form, less is more, chrome dont get ya home. So in theory naked bikes should be right up my alley. Yet, I havent seen a single one that gets me excited.

[salsashark]

Agreed. My taste is typically function over form, less is more, chrome dont get ya home. So in theory naked bikes should be right up my alley. Yet, I havent seen a single one that gets me excited.

That's exactly why I've love my nekkids... All function, not ridiculously shaped plastics covering all the working bits. If it doesn't make it go faster, turn sharper, or stop better, take it off!

[Stuart Little]

That's exactly why I've love my nekkids... All function, not ridiculously shaped plastics covering all the working bits. If it doesn't make it go faster, turn sharper, or stop better, take it off!

Me too, can't explain why I like mine so much more than so many bikes with farings.


IMG_0092 by sparke16, on Flickr


IMG_0089 by sparke16, on Flickr

[bulldog]

That's exactly why I've love my nekkids... All function, not ridiculously shaped plastics covering all the working bits. If it doesn't make it go faster, turn sharper, or stop better, take it off!

I've always read that the plastics do have funtion for aerodynamics. Exactly why you see all racebikes with plastics. So in theory they do make you go faster

My contribution to the thread:


Or this one (way to ruin a great bike)

[longrider]

+1 on nakeds:



But to be honest I like all sporting bikes

[salsashark]

I've always read that the plastics do have funtion for aerodynamics. Exactly why you see all racebikes with plastics. So in theory they do make you go faster

I get the aero thing, but you're talking race bikes. I also understand how plastics play into cooling and air flow throughout the bike (S1000rr and Pinagale).

I'm thinking more real world, every day riding. How often do aero dynamics matter when you're tooling down Santa Fe on your way to work or heading to bike night?

Now long haul riding... that's a different story. I'll take wind protection over naked bike any day while touring. But, again, it's function over form.

[Stuart Little]

I get the aero thing, but you're talking race bikes. I also understand how plastics play into cooling and air flow throughout the bike (S1000rr and Pinagale).

I'm thinking more real world, every day riding. How often do aero dynamics matter when you're tooling down Santa Fe on your way to work or heading to bike night?

Now long haul riding... that's a different story. I'll take wind protection over naked bike any day while touring. But, again, it's function over form.

When you're my size the fairings do a limited amount for every day use and even touring, the ZX11 which usually send all the wind up into my shoulder/neck area probably wearing me out quicker, now I get no buffeting, just the same wind over a larger area (probably has the same tiring affect).

[bulldog]

I get the aero thing, but you're talking race bikes. I also understand how plastics play into cooling and air flow throughout the bike (S1000rr and Pinagale).

I'm thinking more real world, every day riding. How often do aero dynamics matter when you're tooling down Santa Fe on your way to work or heading to bike night?

Now long haul riding... that's a different story. I'll take wind protection over naked bike any day while touring. But, again, it's function over form.

Just saying there is function to why they put them on bikes.

I have no experience since I have never owned a nekked bike, but I have rode a few of my bikes with no fairing and did see a difference in handling with them off. I am sure gas mileage comes into play also; wind resistance really affects mileage. If it didn't you wouldn't see every sport car made so aerodynamic...

[Stuart Little]

That's true, I can't complain with 46mpg without trying for fuel econ, so unless you're above 100 a lot I doubt there's a huge difference.

That being said I don't think anyone is arguing there's a reason for necked versus faired, I'm just saying I don't find them all ugly, the Ducati Diavel on the other hand and several other naked bikes I'm not a huge fan of so I can see where people are coming from.

I probably feel the same about the faired sv650/1000 that people feel towards the naked version

[bulldog]

That's true, I can't complain with 46mpg without trying for fuel econ, so unless you're above 100 a lot I doubt there's a huge difference.

That being said I don't think anyone is arguing there's a reason for necked versus faired, I'm just saying I don't find them all ugly, the Ducati Diavel on the other hand and several other naked bikes I'm not a huge fan of so I can see where people are coming from.

I probably feel the same about the faired sv650/1000 that people feel towards the naked version

yeah don't get me wrong...I like some nekked bikes and would never consider things like MPG either.