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Looks pretty bad-ass



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I actually quite like that

Yep that looks nice, I like to see it from the side though, as it seems most bikes are starting to look very much the same these days. To be honest from that angle the fairing looks quite similar to the fully faired ER6F...ish

But will it sell enogh to keep the company going, particularly in the US now it's lost it's USP - the Harley based motor.

I don't think to many Austrians will be so patriotic.

Side profile is kind cool, I like the kick-stand

Looks like a re-hash of the last Buell (Firebolt? XB11RR? i can't remember ... ) ..... looks nice from some angles, not sure about others! Still don't understand them sticking with a single front disc on a sports bike though - I guess it doesn't matter if you only ride on straight roads or at Harley speeds though .....

TLS-Moose wrote: Still don't understand them sticking with a single front disc on a sports bike though - I guess it doesn't matter if you only ride on straight roads or at Harley speeds though .....

1 Bigger disc same as two smaller ones,(if it works!) less unsprung weight? V_Twin? Won't need brakes anyway

scorcher wrote:

TLS-Moose wrote: Still don't understand them sticking with a single front disc on a sports bike though - I guess it doesn't matter if you only ride on straight roads or at Harley speeds though .....

1 Bigger disc same as two smaller ones,(if it works!) less unsprung weight? V_Twin? Won't need brakes anyway

the spinning (steel or iron) disc is the heaviest rotational mass at the front, and the rim disc pits it as far outt from the centre axis as possible, thus having the greatest impact on steering possible. Plus having to one side of the steering centre line causes twisting motion in both the steering action and the forks.
Of course, the majority of this is purely hypothetical as us mere mortals are unable to notice the difference in a few mm of fork height let alone steering mass .....