Speaking Of Ugly: What where KTM thinking when they designed this... a robots vagina?

Abo

What where KTM thinking when they designed this... a robots vagina?

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Abo wrote:

What where KTM thinking when they designed this... a robots vagina?

Nasty!!

Gimme' a Honda CB350 RS any day............

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Transformer?

Abo

NMGal wrote:

Transformer?

That's what I reckon too.

The "Transformer" look is widespread... bikes and cars also. :-/

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

yorkiebyte wrote:

Nasty!!

Gimme' a Honda CB350 RS any day............

My first motorcycle (and the one I learned to ride on) was a 1978 Honda CB550-4. Many years and a few bikes later I have a Goldwing and Yamaha FJR1300.

Dodie

Abo

luvmypets wrote:

My first motorcycle (and the one I learned to ride on) was a 1978 Honda CB550-4. Many years and a few bikes later I have a Goldwing and Yamaha FJR1300.

Dodie

Below is my late Uncle with his Honda CB450-4, (bless his soul & RIP), he played a major roll
in my long standing love of two wheels.

That Honda was very far from his first bike however... He was a dispatch ride during WWII.
He was also riding bikes before WWII. His sister (My mother) regaled me with stories
about her father transporting her and her brothers on motorcycles.

PS he had a few Goldwings as well as a couple of Honda 750/4s

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Abo wrote:

Below is my late Uncle with his Honda CB450-4, (bless his soul & RIP), he played a major roll
in my long standing love of two wheels.

That Honda was very far from his first bike however... He was a dispatch ride during WWII.
He was also riding bikes before WWII. His sister (My mother) regaled me with stories
about her father transporting her and her brothers on motorcycles.

PS he had a few Goldwings as well as a couple of Honda 750/4s

Very cool photo!! I know he had a great time with that bike.

I found out that my grandfather rode motorcycles in the early 1900's. I didn't find out until many years after he passed away. My mother never said a word but one day I found a photo of him on a motorcycle with my grandmother, aunt and uncle in the sidecar. My mom's comment was that she had hoped I would never find that photo.

Dodie

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

Abo wrote:

Below is my late Uncle with his Honda CB450-4, (bless his soul & RIP), he played a major roll
in my long standing love of two wheels.

That Honda was very far from his first bike however... He was a dispatch ride during WWII.
He was also riding bikes before WWII. His sister (My mother) regaled me with stories
about her father transporting her and her brothers on motorcycles.

PS he had a few Goldwings as well as a couple of Honda 750/4s

I really loved my Bultaco 350 Pursang, and my Kawasaki 350 Bighorn, but the nicest bike I ever had was the Honda 500 Four! It all started with my first - and I never even had ridden a bicycle - a Harley Davidson FLH 74 Full Dress (don't remember what year - bought used) - too big and heavy. First dirt bikes, along with my Bighorn, were two Hodaka Ace 90 bikes for my teen-age sons. Later, one of my sons had one of the first Kawasaki Triples in the Los Angeles area - slight movement of your wrist and the front end would come up; they detuned the next year's model. Sorry, but I thought riding the Honda 750 Four was like riding a cow - too fat! And my 500 Four was fast and smooth, and handled very well. I never could come even close to afford owning a Goldwing. Now, my Honda Click 125 goes as fast as the winding roads around here will allow, and being light and agile, handles very well through the heavy - and crazy - traffic.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

howIseeit Loc: Kootenays, BC Canada

Looks like something sketched on a coffee brake, and should stay there......

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

yorkiebyte wrote:

Nasty!!

Gimme' a Honda CB350 RS any day............

A Indian Honda oh well....

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

rlv567 wrote:

I really loved my Bultaco 350 Pursang, and my Kawa... (show quote)

Riding a bike there you gotta be kidding right? Drivers there would make driving in New York city a piece of cake. My hats off to ya, keep the rubber side down!!!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I'm sure they know their audience. Have you seen the sneakers some people wear?

PixHound Loc: Marietta, GA

Abo wrote:

Below is my late Uncle with his Honda CB450-4, (bless his soul & RIP), he played a major roll
in my long standing love of two wheels.

That Honda was very far from his first bike however... He was a dispatch ride during WWII.
He was also riding bikes before WWII. His sister (My mother) regaled me with stories
about her father transporting her and her brothers on motorcycles.

PS he had a few Goldwings as well as a couple of Honda 750/4s

That CB450 sure brings back memories. I bought mine with a little crash damage from a coworker. Repainted the original turquoise/gold with a burgundy metal-flake, replaced the seat, handlebars and other touches. A great bike, but the electric starter never worked, and I wanted to ditch the chain for a shaft drive. I replaced it with a '82 850 Suzuki...finally selling it 10 years ago.

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KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

Abo wrote:

What where KTM thinking when they designed this... a robots vagina?

Does look like robot parts but I can’t see vagina.

My 1st was a Cushman Eagle (got it used for Christmas) that I rode in High School.

Had a Honda 400-4 SS when I lived in England... initially seemed underpowered but had a high RPM redline and I got used to keeping the revs up and it was fun to ride. When I bought it, I had visions of joining a local club that had bracket racing... since it was at the top of a bracket... well... goofy me was told the “actual” 408 displacement would put me in a higher bracket with up to 800cc. That, and my fat butt had me VERY uncompetitive. It was my daily ride to work, even in winter snow... but not when icy. Another thing it helped with was to use less of my gas ration (US military) and save it for family in our Jag 420 sedan.

Abo

luvmypets wrote:

Very cool photo!! I know he had a great time with that bike.

I found out that my grandfather rode motorcycles in the early 1900's. I didn't find out until many years after he passed away. My mother never said a word but one day I found a photo of him on a motorcycle with my grandmother, aunt and uncle in the sidecar. My mom's comment was that she had hoped I would never find that photo.

Dodie

LOL,

My Uncle had a sidecar on his old HD... According to my mother; his wife and her
would fight over who had the pillion seat (which they both wanted) and who traveled in
the side car.

Uncle (when he had some hair) on his Harley: