The V4 Ferrari-engined motorcycle

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 17:51

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 18:21

It looks horrible It's like some kind of bizarre balloon-animal with wheels, and which ever end you look at it's smiling at you... that said, a naked version would seriously rock

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 19:19

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 19:32

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 20:10

yeah, um looking for the right word, yeah thats it

SHIT

Posted: 19/09/2008 at 20:50

Just another ugly ferrari. And looks as confy as sitting on a pile of fish hooks.

Posted: 21/09/2008 at 19:11

Posted: 21/09/2008 at 19:57

Ha Ha, maybe its designed for those that do maybe 100 miles a year

Posted: 21/09/2008 at 20:01

Posted: 21/09/2008 at 20:10

I quite like it - It reminds me of the bikes in "Akira"! And There are some interesting technical experiments involved in the design. I think it would be interesting to see how this machine would perform outside of the concept stage.  As with most "forward thinking" designs it will not be to everybodys taste, but at least they are trying to create something different!

sidekick wrote (see)

all that effort in creating a sleek, curvacious bike, then put fek all weather protection on the front. what a pile of kak

If your priority is weather protection, get a car - or one of those bmw scooter things with a roof! - I and many other riders of "naked"  or custom/cruiser bikes are open to the elements, and wouldnt have it any other way!!! 

Wayne Hylla wrote (see)

Just another ugly ferrari. And looks as confy as sitting on a pile of fish hooks.

Another? of course there are thousands of ugly ferrari motorbikes! - as for comfort, I dont see how anybody can comment on the comfort of a concept machine. Until somebody rides and reviews it, I prefer to keep an open mind - I am accutely aware that a hard or even unupholstered seat, if correctly moulded can be very comfortable indeed. Also I am sure that the riders of the more extreme variety of sportsbike may wonder about prioritising comfort over performance (get a honda goldwing springs to mind). 

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 09:22

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 09:26

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 09:31

Best parts on it are :

1.  The engine, V4 and made by Ferrari thats bound to go like stink !!

2.  Those disc brakes, i wonder if they have more stopping power than normal disc brakes ?

As for the looks, well it's not my cup of tea but each to thier own

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 15:28

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 15:52

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 15:57

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 16:16

Depends on a lot doesn't it.

From the sounds of it, it's a cut in half V8, in which case, it might be a bit vibratoringly . . . .reliability might be a factor but it's a ferrari, who cares? I'm sure it would be a screamer. There's no way it would be built anyway.

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 16:34

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 16:35

Do they do a Sissy bar for it?

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 16:59

davemax wrote (see)

Do they do a Sissy bar for it?

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 17:03

they should stick to designing cars IMO

surely you would slip on a polished seat unit

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 17:10

FatBoyTim wrote (see)

they should stick to designing cars IMO

surely you would slip on a polished seat unit

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 17:23

y2blade wrote (see)

FatBoyTim wrote (see)

they should stick to designing cars IMO

surely you would slip on a polished seat unit

depends how big your balls are

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 18:03

Too long, too flat, unbalanced (the tank's almost over the front bars ferfecksake) pants riding position (rearsets and flat bars?) no obvious air box, no way they can get a decent radiator onto that rediculously crowded chassis, no steering lock, no apparent electrical system (no, I don't think it was removed for the photo shoot) suspect suspension, two rear tyres and a damn good thwacking with the worlds biggest ugly stick: that thing stinks! Lets leave big red Itallian bikes to Ducati, eh? This is just another blatant attempt by a purveyour of overpriced, under performing, middle aged rich mans weenis compensators to try and cash in on motorbike cool.

Anyone remember that Dodge concept bike a couple of years back? More chance of Gore winning an election than that heap ever turning a wheel under it's own power...

Of course, even if Ferrari do get the thing running no-one earning less than six figures a year is ever going to get a chance to let the rest of us find out just how crap their ugmobile really is.

Nice paint though   

Posted: 22/09/2008 at 19:52