I really want to like it but man the back end is just plain ugly. I was hoping the prototype model was just an extreme version that wouldn't ever actuwlly exist lol
I'm with you on this one. It is much better than that ugly ass proto they showed last year. But something is just not quite 100% right about the look. That said, I would still flog the crap out of one if given the chance.
Wait, no...... I change my vote. I love it! If it is based on the KTM 690 then that most likely means you can do this with it....
Probably on the same design team that came up with the ridiculous back end of the Suzuki Burger King a few years back.
The prototypes will keep the cafe racer hipsters happy. However the 701 looks way out of balance. If it is based on the 690 platform, what they should do is convert the back end into fuel cells then slap a huge tank on the front and make a decent adventure bike for the masses, take it from this, to this;
