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Could someone please take all motorcycle designers outback for a bit and dogs slap some sense back into them. What is with all these fugly designs lately? Fail on looks alone.

Hmm, the bike is different looking. I'm not sure if I like the way it looks but I don't dislike it either. But I bet that thing is a blast to ride! I bet it's smooth, with outstanding acceleration and handling. I bet those sport bike fans out there had a chance to ride this thing they would be amazed! I give it a cool vote!

Not as good looking as a Diavel (a cool bike) but still gave it a cool vote.

Wow, it'll do over 200 km/h according to the specs (is that a typo).

this is the ugliest bike i have seen in a long time. needs clothes badly. a fairing could hide some ugliness, but it's sooooo long.

technically a nice front suspension design though, but hideously ugly to the eyes. i'll take a hayabusa over this and that is saying a lot, since a crashed hayabusa usually looks better than a factory fresh one.

at least the vote is easy: fail.

I voted: COOL

I think it's a nice change on a big naked bike design, although, it's got a face only a mother would love. But I think it would be a very fun bike to ride with the BMW 1300cc inline-4 in it. 175hp, under 500lbs, 19l of fuel, hey that's not so bad!!

I sat on one at a motorcycle show and it felt good, although vs the F800R (which this is sorta based on) you felt like you were "on top" of the bike vs the F800R's, "in the bike" feeling...

I like what ctchrisf said "its what Darth Vader would ride. " haha.

Can't wait to see what tomorrow's Cool Wall bike is... it's always interesting!

Mike

The bike looks cool to me

Thanks to all those who voted this week. The results wil be put up on the Cool Wall!

If you missed voting, no worries, the vote will stay open.

Have fun on this weeks new Friday Cool Wall bike!

2011 Triumph Bonneville T100
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Mike

totalmotorcycle wrote: although vs the F800R (which this is sorta based on) you felt like you were "on top" of the bike vs the F800R's, "in the bike" feeling... I like what ctchrisf said "its what Darth Vader would ride. " haha.

hmmm.... that "sorta based on" is too much of a stretch I'd say.

It certainly isnt based upon the F800R although they maybe saying they are based upon a common theme of naked-bmw-street-bike would be appropriate. Other than the ugly headlight/gauge treatment and being naked "urban" bimmers, the F800R and K1300R are completely different: engine platform, frame, suspension, final-drive... and the F800 is styled MUCH more conservatively and tastefully. The K1300R uses over-kill styling to hide a seriously cumbersome bike, and that's makes it especially ugly.

George Lucas responds: I think Darth Vader's crew wouldve went from R-series to an HP2 Sport, or in later Star Wars flicks it was more like taking a K75, throwing it out and designing a S1000R.

However, the K1300R and Millenium Falcon share some styling clues, and Chewie likes big-bore engines and Han's German heritage influences his hairstyle, transport and weapons choice... sooooo they ended up with a cargo freighter for serious blitzes across the galaxy.