12-05-2018, 07:28 AM
(12-05-2018, 06:16 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Specs are good, lighter weight than our Cb's with about the same horsepower. Should be a fun bike to ride on the street.
Visually it misses some marks for me, and it's not the tank seam. I don't give a hoot about the tank seam. For me the styling miscues are too much gap between the rear tire and the rear fender. Less gap and the seat sits flat, and the bottom of the tank paralleles the ground. Reminds me of the same miscue with the Ducati 1000, only the seat on the Triumph looks better. The rear fender/ tail light is too short/small and looks like a Preston Petty replacement on a mid 70's Yamaha enduro. For me the mini turnsignals with the clear lenses don't get it either. They may be led and bright (not sure) bit I actually like the look of turn signals and I can't see these. Also the master cylinder on the bars is a urine cup. Fine I think for a super sport replicating a track bike, but not for this. Now the instruments, the tach looks like a speedo and at first glance I wondered why the speedo had a redline, until I realized it was really a tach. So I look at the real speedo and wonder what the little flowery doily thing in the middle is? Also I think the info in the little square blocks in the instruments might be hard to read at a glance. Not sure would have to see them in person.
Otherwise a winner as far as I'm concerned.
I think Mick pretty much nailed it here. I like the small turn signals and tail light however. The rear fender is definitely a miss and the instrument faces are weird. Still, I like this bike. Not as much as my CB1100 but this is a bike I could own. Cheers.
Chip