First that disgusting SMQ thing now this...

[Motosportz]

Love the Multistrada Ducati builds some very nice stuff.

This Aprilia looks like a plastic Chinese copy of some bike.

 

[pvduke]

What are designers thinking these days?

Not sure.

But for the most part, the stuff they 'design' today, is absolute shite.
It seems like 'styling' has gone out the window- 'stupid, gawdy, over-the-top and bling' seems to be, um, 'in' and is being mistaken for 'style'.

News flash- stupid is NOT cool......or at least it wasn't.

Making a high-performance machine look absurdly retarted is not cool. No matter what today's 'sideways-hat wearing you-tube/myspace' rejects think. It's a travesty and a poor justification of 4 years wasted in 'design school'.

90% of 'style' today makes me wanna puke.

 

[Nick Mac.]

I need those tires on my Multistrada. And please don't call the MTS the ugly duckling, they grow on you once you see what it can do (or rather you can do on it)

Try bridgestone .com Not 100% sure, but i think i was looking at them 20 mins before i saw this. I was on a british site but reckon you could find them under bridgestone anyways. Goodluck.

 

[mrkartoom]

. . . . this Aprilia looks like it’s ONLY a headlight away from being something really unique (and pleasing to the eye) . . . . .

I sorta agree with you. A headlight and maybe a small upper fender and not too bad. Way better looking than the SMQ me thinks.

 

[rajobigguy]

I sorta agree with you. A headlight and maybe a small upper fender and not too bad. Way better looking than the SMQ me thinks.

To me the most offensive thing are those pontoons which I presume are mufflers, they look like the would drag on even the most sedate corners. The more I look at it, the less I like it. The frame looks like cheap injection molded plastic, which since it is a prototype it might very well be but this thing needs some serious refinement.

 

[Muddy Waters]

I’m beginning to think that some of you guys have forgotten how does the SMQ looks…
So let’s refresh;

Husqvarna SMQ450:

Aprilia ManaX850concept:

I don’t know, what do you guys think?

(Ok, ok…I've exaggerated on the Aprilia photo…[It's hard to find good pics of butherface…])
BTW have you seen this Ape concept?http://images.google.com/imgres?img...?q=aprilia+motorcycle+concept&um=1&hl=en&sa=N

 

[mrkartoom]

To me the most offensive thing are those pontoons which I presume are mufflers, they look like the would drag on even the most sedate corners. The more I look at it, the less I like it. The frame looks like cheap injection molded plastic, which since it is a prototype it might very well be but this thing needs some serious refinement.

Yeah I was thinking it looked like and oversize thermos, but I don't like the pontoon either.

Muddy Waters' Aprilia girl has my vote.

 

[Mike Kay]

http://www.bimotaamerica.com/galleries/bikes_t3d_gal.html

Nothing wrong with pushing the limits.

 

[robertaccio]

To me at this moment in moto time its the Euros that are trying and testing both the style (Bimota,Husky,Aprilia etc) and engineering (Husaberg FEs et al) boundaries...... and as usual the Italians are pushing alot of these exercises outside what is considered normal. These are all just styling exercises,,,just like those Milan fashion shows with the wacky costumes the models wear,,,eventually they get polished & toned down to the comfort level of the consumers. Its a normal fashion procedure,, remember all those US auto maker concept cars during the 50s and 60s,,,,,,the cars of the year 2000,,,with bubble canopys and rocket looking shapes.... we never went that far,,but things came out from of the out of the box thinking.
The Italians especially and others as well have that out of the box idealism in their nature,,,,,organized confusion,,,, la dolce vita. this should be my last social technical commentary on this subject,,,,,,
We here (US folks) may not get it but we here are not building/designing/preparing HUS, APR, BET, DUC, BIM , HM Hondas, Val Suzs, KL Kaws,,Verlichi frames, Benellis,Fantics etc etc ,, most of the WSBK teams, just about all the WEC teams most of the best FIM MX teams oh yeah the some of the best MotoGP teams as well are all Italia based. Make sense?? Truth is the great US ain't got shit compared to the passion for motorsports that is Italia and the rest of the EU have,,,except NASCAR (whoa). The great thing is that we can access that passion by going down to your local euro machine dealer and buy into it,,,,,,PS the Japanese share alot of the same motorsport passion, but I feel they have morphed more into a clone of each others style and design, Honda was the king of trying wacky stuff but they too have just toned the whole process down into boring clones of YAMKAWSUZ who are all clones of each other. Basta!!! R

 

[Muddy Waters]

Robert I agree with what you say
However looking at your earlier posts; me and you do not share the same view of the SMQ

.....The great thing is that we can access that passion by going down to your local euro machine dealer and buy into it,,,,,,

My fear is that the passion will actually dwindle if Husky will build the SMQ
Can they make it better? Of course they can, and that’s why I “keep the pressure”
I just want Husky to be all that it can be and styling is a big part of it
After all what’s the point of buying an Italian machine if it looks German?