lot of craftsmanship but still not sure about it

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lot of craftsmanship but still not sure about it

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My very first thoughts on seeing the photo of this bike took me right back to the Honda CB200 8O
It's the colour and shade of green paintwork, and the black together that reminded me of the the CB200, although that memory will be down to my age :lol:

Most certainly a lot of skill, time and energy gone into this build.

IMHO I don't think the black stripe on the fairing complements the bike at all, to me it's going in the wrong direction. I'm also not so keen on the green paintwork either. The photo from the side doesn't do the bike justice either. This one from the front looks much better to me:
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the bodywork lines aren't flowing, and the paint stripes makes it worse rather then better.

the seat is short & fat and the panels under the seat are just plain weird.

and the holes in the side of the fairings dont gel, and I think it would look better with recessed "fabio" style headlights.


but I dont have the design flair or the machining skills to do anything close to this, so I am just another internet armchair critic and should shut up! :lol:


but the new rads, the rearsets and the rear subframes look great
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the bodywork lines aren't flowing, and the paint stripes makes it worse rather then better.

the seat is short & fat and the panels under the seat are just plain weird.

and the holes in the side of the fairings dont gel, and I think it would look better with recessed "fabio" style headlights.


but I dont have the design flair or the machining skills to do anything close to this, so I am just another internet armchair critic and should shut up! :lol:


but the new rads, the exhaust system and the rear subframes support plates look great
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It's so bad Al had to tell us all twice... :lol: :lol:

Fegging ugly IMO... Still it's his bike so someone is proud of it.
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its very.....................personal :eek2 a lot od work has went into it tho.. im not sure the colour does it any favours
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I also saw a distorted CB200 Honda.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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Compared to the stuff produced by Buzzer this is a complete abortion. It's something I now can't unsee.
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It would look a lot better without that ugly fairing in my opinion. :sick:
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tony.mon wrote:I also saw a distorted CB200 Honda.
Same here, it’s a Munter Image


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I’d like one....it could be useful for spares!
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Not for me thanks . :sick:
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The front view has a look of 80’s Bol D’or 24hr to it. Unfortunately the rear/side has the look of 24 minutes with no inspiration and a tight deadline! Had the rear been tied into the front it could have been nice(ish). We’ve been spoiled with some of the one offs that have passed through here, Brinz Brittain rep VTR always stands out in my mind.
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where would i find that one?
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just found it. that is spectacular!
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