Man, most don't seem to care about the performance just that the brake light if ugly? Go figure. The black does it for me. after it gets trashed just have some ghost flames painted on it.
I'm just joking around with paintshop, and I believe I said, "It seems to me that with how many appearance design corners were cut there may have been just as many performance corners cut too. Then again, maybe all the focus was on performance and function rather than on appearance...one can only hope!"
We don't know what the performance is. The video looks neat, but who knows what kind of speed control they utilized in the editing room. The fact is that until we get this on a private dyno and some private responses are made concerning its performance, we won't know much about this bike. Therefore, I focus on the questionable design decisions they made that affect the appearance, and perhaps the performance.
For example, the brake hose wrapping behind the front fender; it is ugly, it is going to catch dirt and therefore it's gonna catch air too. Could they have designed that better?
For example, the ABS speed sensor disc on is exposed. Could this eventually be impacted by something hitting and adhering to the wheel? I dunno, but it's ugly too.
For example, the brake light under the rack; in a vulnerable place, why have it obstructing air when it could be tucked away, and it's ugly.
Performance is one thing, but useability is another that has to be factored. Would you enjoy cleaning under the hose around the front fender to find the paint being rubbed off by it? Would you like to slip with an aftermarket topcase and crack the rear brake light?
Appearance can impact performance, useability and reliability. Part of the reason streamlined things are so nice is that by their nature, things are tucked away cleanly, safely and with care. The GTR, in my opinion, is a good example of slapping something together without a whole lot of thought, care, or consideration of useability, dependability, and appearance. It'll take 3 years on the market and some really good reports from riders for me to bother venturing in the direction of the GTR.
Until then, I have my '05 FJR that I'm really happy with.
