Beauty and the Beast
This sultry gal is the Indian Roadmaster, and it may be the most beautiful motorcycle ever created. Just look at those sexy curves. It's like a buxom blonde with bedroom eyes staring you down from across the bar. You're transfixed by her gaze and feel your heart begin to race in anticipation of... Well, she's just lovely.
Pending a convincing case to the wife, (which I'm not helping with my buxom blonde analogy, I'm sure), I will be adding this filly to the stable sometime in the next few years -- hopefully sooner rather than later. I don't think 'rolling artwork' is hyperbole in this case. Gorgeous.
In the other corner, we have this hideous thing from Triumph, the Tiger Explorer:
Even allowing for the fact that Triumphs have always been homely beasts, (I'm told that's part of their charm, though I've never seen the allure), this thing is just an ugly baby. An inbred, retarded, big-ear baby with a wandering eye and a club foot. I mean deep-fried, down-home FUGLY. Seriously, what were they thinking?! It looks like they assembled it from spare parts discovered behind boxes on the factory floor. Why would anyone actually pay money for this beast? It's like chick repellent on wheels. Triumph management should whip their designers back to the drawing boards, lock them in and feed them bread and water rations until they can produce something that doesn't look like a congealing puddle of week-old dog vomit. Ugh.
Pending a convincing case to the wife, (which I'm not helping with my buxom blonde analogy, I'm sure), I will be adding this filly to the stable sometime in the next few years -- hopefully sooner rather than later. I don't think 'rolling artwork' is hyperbole in this case. Gorgeous.
In the other corner, we have this hideous thing from Triumph, the Tiger Explorer:
Even allowing for the fact that Triumphs have always been homely beasts, (I'm told that's part of their charm, though I've never seen the allure), this thing is just an ugly baby. An inbred, retarded, big-ear baby with a wandering eye and a club foot. I mean deep-fried, down-home FUGLY. Seriously, what were they thinking?! It looks like they assembled it from spare parts discovered behind boxes on the factory floor. Why would anyone actually pay money for this beast? It's like chick repellent on wheels. Triumph management should whip their designers back to the drawing boards, lock them in and feed them bread and water rations until they can produce something that doesn't look like a congealing puddle of week-old dog vomit. Ugh.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 15:36
3 Comments:
While we’re talking new bikes check out the Yamaha XSR900 based off the FZ-09 triple platform. I’ve been thinking of upgrading to the FZ-09, or as I call it a crotch rocket for old farts who want to sit upright. I might hold off a few months to see the price point of this retro beauty.
http://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport/models/2016/xsr900
-JW
I like it. You'll need to take a sawzall to that ass-ugly extended rear fender and transplant the the license plate to a side mount, but it has good naked-bike lines. It fairly screams "muscle." Maybe a minimalist fairing, as well.
The Indian is a beauty. Hope the new incarnation of the company lasts longer than the last. Definitely agree on the Triumph. They haven't made a decent looking bike since the Bonneville.
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