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Fowlersrs · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Mar 2012 Karma :

Am I completely mad wanting one of these;

https://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/FowlersRs/cb6d7d554cac6d3054e2160305252c06_zpswont63rs.jpg

It's just so beautiful, my only concern is is it just a play thing with 0 practicalness?

Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

Yes, who in their right mind would want a derelict industrial unit Confused

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Mattaria · Trackday Trickster Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Karma :

Nah, that's lovely.

Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

A-B it with the Ducati Scrambler. Both more toy than bike in my opinion with the duc being cheaper and lighter.

You haven't defined what your idea of practical is.
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Diggs · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Karma :

It looks slow, overweight and like it'd require a lot of effort to throw around. Like Dawn French with knobblies.

Still, it'd make me smile to find it chained up in the garage!
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ScaredyCat · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 May 2012 Karma :

It has no front mudguard.

Have you ridden a bicycle without one?

How many times worse would that be at 60mph?

Upside down front forks with zero protection?

I like the un-fiddled with version, although I think I'd prefer the Arrow exhaust on it, the standard one seems to poke out way too far at the end.
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- · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Karma :

A posey piece of unusable shite. As good a scrambler as a C90, as good a road bike as err, the poorly designed thing in the photo.

Jack of all trades, competent at none.
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Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

Is it road-legal without a front mud-guard?

Anyway I suspect 75% of brand-new motorcycle purchases are driven more by image and aspiration than practicality. If I had buckets of money to spend collecting fun bikes I'd probably have one.
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grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

I prefer this one

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/IMAG1128_zpsai3ollbe.jpg

but yeh I'd not complain if I won the first one in a raffle.
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rubyhorse2 · Traffic Copper Joined: 03 Mar 2015 Karma :

it has got a small front guard i think.

anyway, i love these, gorgeous looking bikes and bet they're fun.

Saw one at the TT and if i had the money for another toy i'd certainly consider it. Probably not practical for every day use but a sunny weekend mess about oh yes.

STONEY! · Brolly Dolly Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Karma :

They are a good laugh to ride especially with a set of noisy pipes. Not technically a good bike but definitely a fun one.