04-19-2017, 08:03 AM
I'm a bit interested in what constitutes character in a motorcycle.
The Ferret has described it as follows:
Do you agree that character is a euphemism for unreliability? Or is it something more? For example, Moto Guzzi and Ducati are often called character bikes. Is it because they don't copy the design of more traditional British, American and Japanese bikes? Is it that they are Italian and there's a particular view of Italian design and build?
Is it that they are things many aspire to but can't have and so they mask their envy with a certain disparagement?
I've no idea, really, but I'm interested in what you might think.
The Ferret has described it as follows:
Do you agree that character is a euphemism for unreliability? Or is it something more? For example, Moto Guzzi and Ducati are often called character bikes. Is it because they don't copy the design of more traditional British, American and Japanese bikes? Is it that they are Italian and there's a particular view of Italian design and build?
Is it that they are things many aspire to but can't have and so they mask their envy with a certain disparagement?
I've no idea, really, but I'm interested in what you might think.