02-10-2021, 02:38 AM
Going back to visual elements, something that's visually disruptive is usually polarizing. You have a reason for liking it or not liking it.
I like the Eldorado - that engine cutting into the tank reminds me of a modified muscle car, with an engine cutting through the line of the hood. When I stood there staring in that parking lot, I dug it.
I'd argue that the W800 Cafe has some disrupting elements as well. As the owner of a CB1100 and a Bonneville, classically styled bikes are very appealing to me. I like the standard W800, with it's chrome, glossy paint, and old-school charm. The W800 Cafe takes that bike, and gives it matte metallic paint, more modern graphics in place of the classic badging, and blacked out trim. It took away many of the elements that made me like it.
Maybe others feel the same way, since the Cafe models at the showrooms around me have orange discount tags hanging from their blacked out bars, while the standard models do not.
I like the Eldorado - that engine cutting into the tank reminds me of a modified muscle car, with an engine cutting through the line of the hood. When I stood there staring in that parking lot, I dug it.
I'd argue that the W800 Cafe has some disrupting elements as well. As the owner of a CB1100 and a Bonneville, classically styled bikes are very appealing to me. I like the standard W800, with it's chrome, glossy paint, and old-school charm. The W800 Cafe takes that bike, and gives it matte metallic paint, more modern graphics in place of the classic badging, and blacked out trim. It took away many of the elements that made me like it.
Maybe others feel the same way, since the Cafe models at the showrooms around me have orange discount tags hanging from their blacked out bars, while the standard models do not.