Future of sport touring

[tripletango]

Motorcycle daily

And we worry the direction the AE is taking us!

 

[nusman68]

-at least it's not as ugly as Victory's 'Vision' "Giant Bent Over *** on 2 Wheels" concept bike!

 

[markjenn]

Motorcycle daily
And we worry the direction the AE is taking us!

You realize this story is six years old, right? Honda forgot about the X-Wing a long time ago.

- Mark

 

[Toecutter]

Honda forgot about the X-Wing a long time ago.

I dunno, the ST1300 looks a bit like that thing :blink:

 

[SkooterG]

Motorcycle daily
And we worry the direction the AE is taking us!

You realize this story is six years old, right? Honda forgot about the X-Wing a long time ago.

- Mark

D'oh, Bart!

As Toe said, the ST1300 obviously took some major styling cues from that thing, especially the rear.

 

[vagabond]

Go Speedracer!

 

[Scab]

Was'nt Stalone riding that thing in "Judge Dread" ?

Crap, now ya'll know I watched it.

 

[Bounce]

Yeah. The prototype made all the big bike shows for a year or two. It was always corded off on a pedistal because it was just a mock up with some bits barely attached.

The Silver Wing and the ST1300 both took styling cues from it. It's what I was waiting for that eventually came out as kinda like the ST1300. But Honda dragged their feet with pricing and availability back in late 2002, so I went with the FJR as a sure thing before the first PdP window closed. MAN! Am I glad I did.

 

[markjenn]

The prototype was built back when Honda was getting ready to ship the superb RC51 and when they appeared to be interested in taking some risks with new models. Since then, we've gotten the extremely forgetable ST1300, the ridiculous Rune, an electrically adjustable steering damper on the CBR1000, a VFR with a VTEC valvetrain that makes less power everywhere, and a lot of BNG.

Honda has lost the plot.

- Mark

 

[sparky3008]

Was'nt Stalone riding that thing in "Judge Dread" ?
Crap, now ya'll know I watched it.

I thought the same thing when I saw it

 

[FJRottie]

Very Gay. :stunned:

I sure hope that styling stays away from that direction.

If all bikes look something like that, I will quit riding.

:bad:

 

[ionbeam]

I sure hope that styling stays away from that direction.If all bikes look something like that, I will quit riding.

It wouldn't stop me from riding but I would dress a little different...

Alan

 

[Carnifex]

That helmet isn't DOT approved....

 

[SouthernCruizer]

I think it looks pretty cool. I'd consider it if it was on the market