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Least cool bikes of the Milan show

Polish can make a bad bike glisten but it can't make it cool

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Posted: 9 November 2011
by Ben Cope

I love two wheels but even I have to draw the line somewhere. This custom might be someone's cup of tea but try as I might, I can't see where you'd get an ounce of fun from riding it. Maybe a decent paint job might make it less offensive. Good luck encountering any speed bumps..

Just as Berlusconi helps push Italy closer to bankruptcy and puts more pressure on the Eurozone crisis, what bettter way to show your love for your country and Europe by blending the two flags together on your cream-coloured scooter's seat. I wonder if there's a Greek version too?

You can't fault the build-quality, but the try-hard factor that oozes from this Ace Cafe Street Triple prevents it ever being cool. The Ace Caf used to be cool because it was understated, now it's in danger of going the way of the Harley-Davidson branded wallet..

Do I need any words?

A four-wheel leaning scooter. What better way to tell the world you're a complete bulb. Imagine the looks you'll get from other bikers when you block up the gap they want to filter through. Not cool.

This one's for Barry. In case you didn't think the world had recognised you were riding a cool retro British bike, you could of course cover it with Union Jacks and a tacky London Underground logo. Why not go the whole hog and paint a cricket bat, a pint of bitter and Prince Charles on the tank...


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SCBonneville
Ben... pretty much spot on analysis...

I don't know which is the worst sin... another slammed and twinkle painted piece of shite V-twin chopper... (ho hum... yawn...) or.. taking two perfectly good Triumphs and screwing up the looks of them both...

The really sad thing about the Triumphs is that they are both great platforms for good looking mods/personalizing... Obviously "good looking" can not be applied in the case of either of these two examples...

Posted: 09/11/2011 at 21:50


Salty Dog
All undoubtably hideous. But did you miss the woefully painted MV Augusta Brutale 1090 RR? That one's going into mass production!

Posted: 09/11/2011 at 23:23


fellini
Elvis Presley: Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

Bob Dylan:
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command

Posted: 08/03/2012 at 17:06

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