So whats happening at Aprilia?
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The problem is, IMHO, most modern bikes (and cars, furniture, many household accessories) are over-designed - the hand of the designer is too evident. They've forgotten the golden rule of good design - form follows function.
What can be better than this - clean lines, no superfluous 'design' add-ons, nothing there that doesn't need to be there?
What can be better than this - clean lines, no superfluous 'design' add-ons, nothing there that doesn't need to be there?
It flies sideways through time
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
Like the looks, specs, and sound very much, and they've had generally positive write-ups. However, the pricing makes them an expensive toy - up with top-of-the range bikes from established manufacturers with proven track records. I've read that orders for the first production run are going well. If I were in the happy situation of having £15 - £16K to spend on a bike, I'd be tempted, but would wish to wait & see how they score on reliability and how good Norton's customer service proves to be.
It flies sideways through time
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a Black and Silver Machine!
MartDude wrote:The problem is, IMHO, most modern bikes (and cars, furniture, many household accessories) are over-designed - the hand of the designer is too evident. They've forgotten the golden rule of good design - form follows function.
What can be better than this - clean lines, no superfluous 'design' add-ons, nothing there that doesn't need to be there?
One reason I loved my CB500. it might have been reasonably modern but it was fun and dead easy to look after.
I'd like an original Norton Commando but as far as reliabilty went it sucked, always dropping bits off in the road
