To my humble opinion, almost all modern bikes look s**t ugly. That is why I (and not only me} love classic motorcycles.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
It’s a solid point
@davidheaney9249
10 ай бұрын
Spot on there bloody awful
@meansoftolerance
10 ай бұрын
Same with cars
@twooccystraps6458
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100what bike do you think is the best looking?
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@twooccystraps6458 bloody hell Depends what mood I’m in Like music 😂 Favourite all time bikes Guzzi Le Mans 1 BSA GoldStar But as for modern bikes there’s quite a few I like MV Ducati R1 Lots really There are far more at I like than dislike in all honesty
@robedmunds7163
10 ай бұрын
Went to motorcycle live and just made me want to keep my 40 year old GS550 UJM.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I can understand that
@marcbrasse747
10 ай бұрын
I fully agree on all your choices. Overall the same points can however be made about most designs out there. Unmotivated knick-knack has been the rage for years. Nothing wrong with straight lines if they have a purpose and lead to a balanced overall composition. Just blinding the eyes with all sorts of unrelated shapes however does not cut it, round or straight.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
True
@upsidedowndog1256
10 ай бұрын
You hit the nail on the head with this one.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Unfortunately
@kalaharimine
10 ай бұрын
I'm glad you didn't forget KTM, unlike the Japanese who have many redeeming designs the KTM range is unforgivable.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I did forget BMW however Why don’t they understand symmetry?
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
10 ай бұрын
I agree. They remind me of Jo Brand. I know she's a woman, but no way would I want to ride her...
@brucewalker5890
10 ай бұрын
My pick for best looking bike is the Royal Enfield Continental 535GT, sadly no longer made. Not particularly comfortable for the older rider with clip-on bars but still my favourite amongst classic looking bikes. I also love the look of Manx Nortons and Velocette Venom Thruxtons. Amongst clothed bikes one of the Ducatis is very good looking not sure which model 749 maybe.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
RE is definitely a looker ditto it’s 650 replacement
@MrVinnyh
10 ай бұрын
Totally agree with you, thats why I have bypassed these bikes when looking for a new one! & the Honda 500 looked the show even cheaper with the white plastic screen suround, a total afterthought.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Very true It did look very much like an afterthought
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Very true It did look very much like an afterthought
@borderlands6606
10 ай бұрын
The designers of all these bikes have gone for an excess of angles, which is something nearly all modern bikes suffer from. They look like they were influenced by a Manga cartoonist's idea of what a motorcycle should look like. Older bikes used organic circular and elliptical shapes for components. Let's face it, bike buyers don't have the best taste, and manufacturers are happy to supply that lack of aesthetic discernment with bikes that "go up to eleven". Everything else is described as "retro" (!?!)
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well most bike bikers in the UK are quite old so you have to think the styling is aimed more at the Asian market where the manga look is more popular
@dezmondwhitney1208
10 ай бұрын
You are right to say that function is vitally important on a bike. Most of the current ranges have styling and bodywork which has little thought to its appeal in the design stage. Sometimes 'less can be more', giving a much more appealing look to a bike.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Very true Some of these designs elements don’t addd to functionality LCD screens are wonderful until the sun shines on em and plastic winglets give nothing to the rider experience and definitely won’t survive a fall from the side stand
@nigelbaldwin752
10 ай бұрын
Bit like modern pop stars, all the character has been engineered out, beam me back to the 70's please.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well partially true But don’t forget the Bay City rollers All eras have their low points in all things
@C.A.MARSUPIAL
10 ай бұрын
70s was a awesome time for Japanese motorcycles.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@C.A.MARSUPIAL true Some of the time Definitely had their share of stinky ole turds 💩
@gwynnromano5881
10 ай бұрын
I agree with every one of your choices. It’s hard to pick the worst offender but KTM’s War Of The Worlds headlight has turned me off from the beginning. The choice of orange and black or orange and black doesn’t appeal to me either and finally the reputation for dodgy reliability makes them a big NO.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Like the War of the Worlds line 😂
@bryanbrowning5746
10 ай бұрын
I’m 100% with you on the KTM color scheme, and the sci-fi styling. Orange and black are also the colors of another company whose bikes I’m not a fan of. In my mind, color does matter, and when a company doesn’t offer different color schemes, it’s a “take it or leave it” approach to producing a product.
@davidhailstone1519
10 ай бұрын
Good one Dood.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Glad you enjoyed it
@stephenshipley1066
10 ай бұрын
This bizarre thinking can also be found in the car world where nearly all new models, to my mind, look like the illegitimate offspring of a cycling helmet and whatever rolled along. I do feel that whoever designed the costume for the Predator films unduly influenced car and bike designers. Your description of the insect x transformer combination was spot on :-(
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
There are some nasty cars it’s true but they often lean towards the bland these days (Tesla)
@dinomalta712
10 ай бұрын
ME TOO! FUGLY is the word you were looking for, and what's with this "New IN colour" on cars too, SHINY Primer grey? I saw a new Mercedes recently,it really looked like it was ready for the top coat, Poo brown would have suited it better! Cheers, luv the channel, DINO.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
😂😂
@davebarrowcliffe1289
10 ай бұрын
Agreed. "Primer Grey" has been "in" for 5-6 years now!
@dinomalta712
10 ай бұрын
Cheers Dave, I live in Malta, we are always some way behind UK, etc. That's why We moved here, no RATrace, everyone is sooooh laid back! DINO.@@davebarrowcliffe1289
@jamesgale9073
10 ай бұрын
It looks like I'm almost on my own in liking the KTM designs. I agree with the others though
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Some people 😂
@Rick-ve5lx
7 ай бұрын
I knew the MT07 would get a mention. I’ve got one and really like it.
@bikerdood1100
7 ай бұрын
Yeh Er no 🤢
@markalton2809
10 ай бұрын
How you managed to whittle the current production bikes down to just 5 is beyond my ken.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well I could easily fill another video I think 🧐 I find keeping the numbers low helpful to be honest Shorter snappier videos I’m not convinced people have very short attention spans if I. Honest 😂
@rover100bunson
10 ай бұрын
why i bought a royal enfield 650gt,looks like a real bike
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well the sales figures seem to agree
@derekp2674
10 ай бұрын
I agree, those 650s are lovely to my eyes. But I've been around for a bit and I once nearly bought a Norton Commando.
@bryanbrowning5746
10 ай бұрын
I agree. I’m an older guy who grew up around the old Triumph, BSA, Norton, and later the UJM bikes, and prefer the classic look.
@richardbarton2709
10 ай бұрын
Moto Guzzi v100 Mandello S is a brilliant design and the standard of finish is wonderful.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
That’s why it’s not listed It’s a bike that looks better in the flash I do prefer the simplicity of the OHV Guzzi’s my self however so I’m not sure I’d buy one Or would I 🤔 I’m conflicted now 😂
@Miha23_
10 ай бұрын
I 100% agree with KTM. When I was getting into motorbikes and found out one of the more popular bikes in mainland Europe were Duke 390 and Duke 790 I was shocked, what an ugly bastards those are... Here is an idea for future video: Some pre war stuff. I was thinking of Sunbeams (models 8-11 in particular) and Velocettes (K series in particular) but do what you find interesting I will still watch it. Cheers. :)
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Covered some of the bikes mentioned and quite sure I will again of course
@Miha23_
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I know you mentioned Sunbeams in passing in one video and praised them for their build quality and reliability and you said how some ppl called them boring. But there was nothing deeper (at least from what I could find. I did not watch every single video on the channel since I am kinda new here) K series I think you mentioned in Classic british 350's video when u mentioned MAC but there was not much deeper. I liked how u went deeper explanation with B31 and B33 so I hoped something like that would occur for bikes I mentioned. But don't feel forced to if info is scarce...
@johnrickards1908
10 ай бұрын
Triumph Street Triple, nuf said!
@russcattell955i
10 ай бұрын
@@johnrickards1908 My previous bike was the 1st gen round headlight bike, as it should be.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@johnrickards1908 true it ain’t a looker
@besenwieslersepp1011
10 ай бұрын
Total agree! Addition: The KTM bikes remind me on MAD`s Spy vs Spy.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
😂
@orwellboy1958
10 ай бұрын
As a biker of the seventies, an old fart who's stuck in his ways, to me all modern bikes are ugly. Give me chrome and a comfortable seat.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Oh I like a variety of bikes But Ugly is ugly
@Banditmanuk
10 ай бұрын
Controversial but I think I agree, even being the owner of an MT10. Best looking bike on the Kawasaki stand was the Z900 RS. Perhaps the kids like the modern styles.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well the sales say they don’t In Europe at least
@CAPTLIEPS
10 ай бұрын
You forgot Triumph
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well can only fit so many in to one video Same for next time BMW Gs 🤢
@spad5497
10 ай бұрын
If you go into a dealer around here (Sweden) you'll find that the only modern bikes that are still selling well are BMW. You see quite a lot of KTM's and retro bikes, Harley and Triumph. So don't worry about these, unsurprisingly they don't sell. /Neil (old sportsbikes for ever)
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
They don’t sell at all well in Europe Definitely not designed for the market here
@ReferenceFidelityComponents
10 ай бұрын
Add to that the new GS1300 which I think is hideous from the front. Puts me off ever wanting to replace the rather handsome RS1200 with the new GS. Agree with your other choices👍
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I tend to agree BMW GS range is hideous
@peterdoe2617
10 ай бұрын
Funny: some 15 yrs ago, me and a bunch of friends saw the new KTM's from that year. And one of us stated even back then: "that designer has never seen a curve!" I can really subscribe to everything you said. These bikes are drop dead ugly. I wouldn't choose one of them, if they where given to me for free.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I do like the drop dead ugly phrase 😂
@maakatipa4613
10 ай бұрын
Yeah i totally agree.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Cool Thanks
@Ds-xi2sq
10 ай бұрын
Myself i never did like the Kaw Z900..Now the Kaw Z900RS-SE is. Back in the day i use to have a 1977 , 1st year usa Z1000 loved it ! ...Most top high crotch rocket bikes i don't care for..That's just me !
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
We all have our personal tastes
@michelkindermans7744
10 ай бұрын
And yes, I do have one of those... but a bunch of classics too. Every design has his fans... no need to offend the owners
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
It’s my eyes that are offended 😂
@ErgonBill
10 ай бұрын
Agreed. Yet some get it right with designs that never age. It's all about catering to market trends, and if they didn't do it, many companies would fail.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Still hideous though And given the current low state of the market Are they getting it right ? Sales of many of the bikes shown are pretty mediocre
@ricklehurst
10 ай бұрын
The industry is already failing in terms of attracting new riders, which may in part, be due the limited appeal of most offerings from the mainstream manufacturers. Young riders are almost all going for scooters; if your ride is going to look nondescript (at best) you may as well have the extra practicality.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@ricklehurst well there’s obviously a lot of reasons for that but unappealing design goes not help
@thepub245
9 ай бұрын
The BMW R12 nine T is a thing of beauty imo. The R nine T was a bit awkward looking but they have nailed it now. The Honda CB1000 R could have been glorious but they fucked it up with the halfords headlamp and the sports bike seat.
@bikerdood1100
9 ай бұрын
What is it with terrible rear ends on modern bikes
@mastercylinder1939
10 ай бұрын
So all that, and you never mentioned the truly ugly bike, the BMW GS.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well not this time It is hideous though
@whiteonggoy7009
10 ай бұрын
Sir. What about 5 best looking bikes. In your opinion..
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Shhh 🤫 Don’t steal my thunder An obvious follow up
@whiteonggoy7009
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 its our secret nobody will know
@Lanes-Explorer5733
10 ай бұрын
Oh you've really found some absolutely dreadful looking bits of metal and plastic there..Does anyone like them?
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
That’s a good question Not enough to make em good sellers it seems
@AliasMrHackenbacker
10 ай бұрын
That Honda 500 custom reminded me of an MZ ETZ251 where nothing seemed to flow. Before anyone shouts at me I did own a brand new 251 when they were first released in the rather fetching (not!) Sahara beige and red! It was a good bike but no looker!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I can see that
@johnscotcher9753
10 ай бұрын
The MZ 250 Trophy was universally criticised for it's looks but is now collectable with very high asking prices for good ones. So, things and attitudes do change over time.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@johnscotcher9753 well not universally Only by the Japanese bike owners It’s still a bit niche though But it’s a good point But these bikes are maybe striking but they have no style
@harrylor66
10 ай бұрын
But the "251" looks far better than this Honda "device".🙂🙃😉
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@harrylor66 well the 251 isn’t MZs best for me Never liked the tank shape although it works very if the bike is moded to look like an off roader it does have a slightly hump back look so not as nice as their earlier machines
@shingerz
10 ай бұрын
I prefer my plain old speed twin good video
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
👍🏻
@umvhu
10 ай бұрын
Definitely KTM has owned the ugly tree for years. Never been on one, riding a stanley knife just doesn't appeal.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
😂😂
@johnscotcher9753
10 ай бұрын
Just a pity you didn't include the BMW R 1200GS - a lesson in function over form...You will have to do the same with European bikes...
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Obi was gunna but so many to choose from BMWs asymmetrical lights are one of my pet hates And the general styling of the GS models of course
@MalcolmStaines
10 ай бұрын
Agree completely . You could have a MV Augusta SuperVeloce in your living room as a piece of art (if you could afford it) but would you want a bike from Japan that is being produced now . Honda have done it in the past with the RC30 in my opinion one of the best looking bikes ever made. May be they need to forget the design software and get some old boy in with a pencil.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
True it is a piece of art Bloody expensive unfortunately
@WOLFIE-96B-UK
10 ай бұрын
Maybe I'm just getting old, but I think bike design has been pretty bad for quite a while now. Many modern bikes look very angular and have no flowing lines. A pet hate of mine are the weird rear fender/mudguard things that look like an afterthought. But, as you say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well there are some pretty bikes being made But a lot of stinkers too
@Machinehead90
10 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more & not a decent set of mudguards on any of them!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
What is it with modern bikes and mudguards?
@highdownmartin
10 ай бұрын
It’s horses for courses. I didn’t like the katana in the seventies but looking back I can see it had a real bit of proper design going on. Hondas euro style from the super dream to the cb900f and cbx was pretty dull at the time. But I think a lot of these very modern styles are actually the cheapest to produce and are being sold as ‘must have’. Personally I hate tiny led indicators and led headlights, they look too aggressive and ugly. Bikes are aping cars with the multitude of angular folded lines they have, and only reason cars have them is because the sheet metal is so thin these days, it’s the only way to keep the wings doors bonnets from flexing and distorting. Look at a 1960 Lamborghini. Curves and beautiful. Modern one? Scrunched up paper.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
The difference here is the Katana sold These bikes generally do not in the European market
@gbone7581
9 ай бұрын
The Katana only came out in the early 80's.
@highdownmartin
9 ай бұрын
@@gbone7581 got the 650 1980. So yeah. It were a while ago!
@gbone7581
9 ай бұрын
@@highdownmartin I had a Katana 1000, at the time the comments were that it came already crashed but for me it was very functional and it still doesn't look outdated.
@WoBlink1961
10 ай бұрын
I agree - modern bikes all seem to have been made with the ethos of '[bad] styling over any functional or operational considerations'........... I know I'm an old fart having been riding since the late 70s, but one struggles to find a bike that looks like a bike these days!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well Yeh
@matthewcoldicutt5951
10 ай бұрын
I agree, Buster. Having ridden some lovely bikes manufactured in the 60s,70s and 80s l did depart from those with a Triumph Tiger955i, which looked odd, but is actually a pure design for its purpose, ie very large fuel tank for long distance riding. The bikes that Bikerdood focuses on don't look pure in design, just aggressive and bland. Their frames may be advanced, but are let down by so much plastic.ugliness. Very costly to drop,one would imagine
@El_Rudo
10 ай бұрын
KTM needs to get rid of the dumb "signature" headlight, it looks like one of those 1700's doctors mosquito masks. I much prefer the straight lines to the mashed up cartoon look of the rest of the bikes. The designers are either kids or trying to appeal to kids...
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Who knows who they’re try to appeal to, it ain’t working
@El_Rudo
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I think the Japanese manufacturers are trying to appeal to the Anime crowd...
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@El_Rudo yep But of course in the west the Anime crowd don’t buy motorcycles A bit of a problem really
@terryblack2219
10 ай бұрын
Dread to think what we have in another 20 years unless it’s a smart antitheft technique 😂
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Try not to think about I don’t if I can help it 😂
@peterparsons3297
10 ай бұрын
must be my age but i find most modern bikes unattractive as with a lot of things that are supposed to be pleasing to the eye over the last 20 years have become quite nasty, bikes, cars, music, girls
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well the girls are ok Unless they waste money on looking better of course As got bikes well there some good looking bikes but not the ones featured here
@Patshes
10 ай бұрын
Ugly is ugly you can't get away from it.🆒😎👍!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well Yes
@T3-RIDER
10 ай бұрын
The new ktm 1390 superduke tops the charts on the most ugliest motorcycle, it looks like its been crashed and then repaired with chinese ebay parts
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Possibly so
@andyc750
10 ай бұрын
5 ugliest bikes are all KTM pretty much, someone needs to hide their pencil cases
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Or just sack the design team How come the CF moto looks much better Makes no sense at all
@andyc750
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 the CFMoto bosses obviously took their drugs away
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@andyc750 😂😂😂😂
@SoddingaboutSi
10 ай бұрын
Hayabusa breaths a sigh of relief...
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
But should it though 🤔
@SoddingaboutSi
10 ай бұрын
Well I own a gen one and would say definitely!
@mrsmith4662
10 ай бұрын
Good choice of bad bikes. I must say, I just don't like all these 'Transformer' type styling, all bity and plasticey - modern and rubbish and they all try and out-do eachother to make the worst and they've succeeded.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well not necessarily bad, just pug ugly
@viennapalace
10 ай бұрын
Yep.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I know right 😂
@Jer0867
10 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more, with your comments on all of these bikes. Bike design seems to have gone to shit for many years, now (at least, with the Big Four, as well as certain others). I don't care how capable a bike is, or how comfy etc., if it looks like it's already been in a bad crash, I'd never buy it. It's like a woman who's an amazing cook, 100% loyal, funny, intelligent, compassionate, and loves everything about you...but looks like Susan Boyle after a 7 year crack binge in the Sahara; would you marry her?! Fuck, no!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@dunzjos9754
10 ай бұрын
please do not do this again, I feel a little sick after seeing this Japanese stylingsadness 😵😵💫
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 I apologise
@dunzjos9754
10 ай бұрын
Don t need to, I love your U tube content. Keep on rocking !!!!@@bikerdood1100
@ronwhite8503
10 ай бұрын
You could fill all five spaces with Yamaha's XSR/MT range.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Where would be the fun in that 😂
@williamrae9954
10 ай бұрын
Take yourself round to the Triumph stand at the next show...they just cannot do h'lamps,those bugeyes look hideous, classic ones are either too big,or stick out too much ,the bobber should have had an underseat tank,to give the bike a decent range,Tiger range,just horrible, they literally copied my overland Tracer 900,and didn't pull it off. When i first saw the updated Suzuki GSX-S1000, i wanted one,vast improvement over the Mk1,I'll probably buy a 950,as it's the same cost to uncork as the 1000,saving £1000s...huge amount of add ons for those machines, my touring bike!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Oh I did Just saving them and BMW for later 😂
@mdiz4564
10 ай бұрын
I totally agree with your choice of ugly bikes. Who buys these things anyway? My old CX500 wasn’t that pretty either! 🤣
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
It’s series CX I’d imagine 😂
@steveaga4683
10 ай бұрын
In my opinion, all modern sport bikes are awful! I really dislike the bulbous, lumpy fuel tank on them all! They just seem to have lots of uncordinated lines.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well they’ve been like that for a while historically pucker sports bikes have always been highly impractical beasts
@steveaga4683
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I can accept impracticality, but not ugliness!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@steveaga4683 I’m kind of greedy I expect a reasonable level of both
@68orangecrate26
10 ай бұрын
Yes… The Transformer look is terrible…. I think designers should look to the horse for inspiration. Not bugs…
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well Yeh
@davidball4322
10 ай бұрын
I hate how a lot of modern bikes, especially the adventure models, have those plastic side panels flowing down from the tank onto the nose fairing. It makes the front end look huge.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
They are amazingly flimsy too
@johnwood4448
10 ай бұрын
I don't know where to start about some of the aweful styling of newish bikes KTM especially,so I won't. And please don't get started as to the almost complete lack any effective mudguarding.Motorcycle manufacturers take note,we don't all live in California and some of us actually ride in the rain too!!!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well yeh Definitely be covering this in the future
@dereksmith9473
10 ай бұрын
All to do with marketing. They don't want you bonding with the aesthetics of the bikes, just the latest tech so they can sell you the next iteration in a couple of years time. If you liked the look of it, there would be less chance that you would upgrade
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Na they are just designed to spy to a different market They do want them to sell after all The constant need to up grade is often driven by the media I feel
@stevetaylor9265
10 ай бұрын
Yup everything is ugly coming out of Japan but they are still the most reliable 🏍 i have owned.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Are they? My experience over the years doesn’t back that up at all I’ve owned and still own bikes from Japan, Italy and Britain and the idea that one is noticeable more reliable than another seems to be a myth perpetuated by the owners of very ugly Japanese bikes to make em feel better about themselves 🙄😂😂
@bruceparr1678
10 ай бұрын
All those stepped seats look strange to me, as well as being impractical for pillion work. My old B40 was very comfy for the pillion.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
It seems like the passenger has been forgotten
@helenloughton2418
10 ай бұрын
Anythink made by bmw is ugly
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Not absolutely true Just mostly true 😂
@1man1guitarletsgo
10 ай бұрын
Those bikes do look horrible. I particularly dislike the coloured wheels on the Yamaha. Thankfully, it is still possible to buy a new motorcycle that doesn't look like an insect (e.g. RE Interceptor).
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Royal Enfield have been doing very well in sales terms in the UK
@olethorhermansen5696
10 ай бұрын
I wonder who buy these bikes that look like nasty, venomous insects, I never see them on the roads. Anyway, a few other design trends, that really annoy me: Golden fork legs. I don't think I have ever seen a bike they look good on. Upside-down forks don't look as good as conventional ones, and when you highlight them with a colour that doesn't match anything else on the bike, the result is usually really ugly. Tiny mudguards. Things that clearly don't work for their intended purpose just look stupid to me. Besides, the useless mudguards make the bike deteriorate faster, which is probably why the manufacturers love them.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Not many in Europe it seems Classic style bikes do much better here
@gbone7581
9 ай бұрын
These designers need to learn that less is more, If it isn't functional leave it off.
@bikerdood1100
9 ай бұрын
A valid point
@mattdog1982
10 ай бұрын
If it wasn’t for the modern classics, I wouldn’t be interested in motorcycles one bit. The xsr by the Yamaha is the most modern design I would opt for.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well there is a massive world of motorcycles out there Old and new Thankfully
@ricklehurst
10 ай бұрын
The XSR almost got there, but then blew it with the stupid 'Minion' style headlight.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@ricklehurst that was the comment from our younger rider (Tom ) he thought the tiny headlight looks stupid
@russcattell955i
10 ай бұрын
KTM face, looks like Darth Vader's sad brother. The Japanese damaged Transformers look equally grim. I could not buy any of the above.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Nor would I There are some modern bikes that still manage to look good Thankfully
@AndyAndy-bg7mv
10 ай бұрын
mind you newer ones are mingers
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
See
@ricklehurst
10 ай бұрын
Spot on with KTM, the most comprehensively gopping range by far. Another brand mostly full of mingers is Triumph, the Trident being even more hideous in real life than the already nauseating pictures. Sadly, genuinely attractive looking bikes are now becoming a rarity.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Have to admit the Tridents tank is ugly Had younger people with us to get a balanced view but the Trident definitely got he thumbs down
@61js
10 ай бұрын
Designers/stylists, call them what you will, just trying too hard to create this 'futuristic' style(?)
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Definitely
@borderlands6606
10 ай бұрын
Futuristic in 1981, maybe.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@borderlands6606 possibly Sci-fi was crap In 81
@Jason-sx6su
10 ай бұрын
Designers desperate for different drugs!
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well desperate for something 😂
@flobeeonekinobee2353
10 ай бұрын
They all look like angry wasps or had the head light smashed in
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well angry robot wasps 😂
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
10 ай бұрын
For me the Ducati Paninigali is the ugliest bike ever made.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Really ??? Compared to the Kwakers ???
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne
10 ай бұрын
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder...Personally I love the Kawasaki's@@bikerdood1100
@AndyAndy-bg7mv
10 ай бұрын
WHAT? zx6r not a pinup
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Good God no
@clarehennessey3653
10 ай бұрын
Hideous, they look like insects, maybe that's the point.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Hard to know
@michelkindermans7744
10 ай бұрын
You must be driving a Harley.... You pretty much summed up the top 5 of best selling bikes. Do us a favor... No more of these 'opinion' videos🙏🙄
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
1 you ride a bike 🙄 2 I’ve never owned are Harley Over priced and over weight Some like ok Others are tarts handbags If people take themselves to serious I’d prescribe getting a life 😂😂 That’s my professional opinion The harsh reality is these machines aren’t designed with the western market in mind at all, which is demonstrated by poor European sales and the relative quietness of the stands in the show Not that that would worry the Japanese companies particularly given the relative small size of the market in the Uk especially
@clangerbasher
10 ай бұрын
The Honda 500 family as a whole (fared one to one side) is a bit oooooooh.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
I think they generally look ok And their practicality is brilliant The new version of the adventure style model the NX however is a disappointment
@johnnyboy1586
10 ай бұрын
Most of the modern Japanese bikes now are hideous
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well not all, but some definitely
@derekdingwall
10 ай бұрын
Cant afford them so never paid much interest tbh,if i could i would probably go for a retro looking bike though👍
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well bikes don’t have to be expensive And I would not pay yeh money asked for some of these
@mikerider58
10 ай бұрын
Thank God 🙏 l thought l was the only one who complained about these new cheap plastic Jetski looking bikes. Surely someone can design an exchaust that doesn't look like The Leaning Tower of Pisa or a beautiful analog speedo and Rev counter with an added little clock for rider modes. Rolex DON'T make digital watches but motorcycles are loaded with these VERY EXPENSIVE TFT Screens 😮and what if they break.. And Yes, KTM are shockingly UGLY, especially that orange colour but they do make the best bikes imo.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Definitely not alone
@aspinaki
10 ай бұрын
Agree with you on Rebel/MT/KTM, but it is very hard to swallow with the Ninja Series. Some Ninja Like H2R is fantastic and Old Nijna650(model 2015) was really good to see. but Most of the modern Bikes are Ugly. This is why I love my Bonneville.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
It’s not hard to see why classical styles bikes enjoy good sales
@yolandalindsay8368
10 ай бұрын
The biKe is a Rebel.!. How does a rebel lOOk.??. LiKe a ReBeL.!!. "Outside the Norm & Fashionable". ThUs tHe naMe RebeL. We liVe in a woRld of symbols. Some of those symbols, like the clock & the alphabet are functional. TaKe the brand Ka-wa-sa-ki and it's Z series to carfully note that Ka wAs Aki. You may also want to ask if, "Is U zU" for Ka was once Aki.??. "Hidden Statements"
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
You don’t have your be pig ugly to be a rebel
@leeoflincoln7062
10 ай бұрын
Did you get out of bed the wrong side this morning, ol’ chap? Can’t argue with your conclusions though! Great video.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Clearly American No one in England ever said ol chap Except Dick Van Dyke And he was Very obviously a Yank Worst accent in movie history 😂 Nope just seemed a good idea for a video, They are hideously ugly after all Remember if I ever say ol Chap in a video I am 1 Being sarcastic 2 pissed ( drunk ) in actual English
@desfoley6335
8 ай бұрын
Best looking Ninja was the 2005 ZX10R, all the rest after that year got progressively uglier
@bikerdood1100
8 ай бұрын
You could well be right there
@paulcooper5610
10 ай бұрын
Have to agree about these bikes especially the rebel, the best looking bikes have horizontal frames. Most of these ugly bikes are due to the frame shape being sloped upwards, this can be hidden by using side panels around the fuel tank as the cfmoto clx 700 does or even by making the tank overlap the frame hence hiding it. Does make you wonder what these designers are paid for surely you would just look at a beautiful motorcycle (i.e. moto Guzzi V7) and copy it's shape.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Well yes Sometimes they make designing a pretty bike look very difficult
@C.A.MARSUPIAL
10 ай бұрын
Totally agree about the Honda rebel. It even feels tinny to me and not a good build. But totally disagree about the KTM bike's. I feel their the trend setters of the motorcycle world. Back to Honda and I believe you nailed it when you said they are bland. I never new the right way to describe them .thanks. They were far from bland in the late sixties and seventies. They have lost the plot on creating something different. I always thought the Kawasaki ninja was a special looking bike so you surprised me with your opinion on them. Keep well. I enjoy your channel. Thanks.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Oh No no no 😂 My sons 20 and thinks KTM look crap He’s felt that same about them for as long as I can remember When he was a kid he said they looked cheap n nasty I informed him the weren’t cheap at all, he wasn’t impressed 😂
@warrenfloyd1484
10 ай бұрын
My all time ugliest motorcycle was the Suzuki Katana, but that's just me
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Shame 😂
@bryanbrowning5746
10 ай бұрын
Original Katana was different, but late 80’s, fully faired Katana really turned me off.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
@@bryanbrowning5746 I much prefer the original myself
@dumptrump3788
10 ай бұрын
#1 Honda Rebel 500 is the ugliest...No! It's Honda Rebel 300! It looks like 2 totally different bikes welded together & compounded, in the case of the Rebel 300, by an engine that looks totally out of place & like it was taken from a lawnmower & slapped in. Overall the Rebel 300 looks like a cheap Chinese knock off of a Honda. And the bike matches its goppingly bad looks, with UNCOMFORTABLE & crappy ergos with poor clearance when you lean into a corner. I tried one & couldn't get off it fast enough.....the biggest thing going for the Rebel 300? Yamaha Tracer 9 owners can be relieved that they don't have the ugliest instrument cluster in the world. EVER & I include 1980s MZs in that list.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Thankfully not sold here I have seen it though I’ll pass
@damon1957ful
10 ай бұрын
I love the modern looks ,the old old bikes look well old and i hate old round headlights
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Yawn A turd has always looked like a turd I’m afraid
@philhawley1219
10 ай бұрын
VSorry. Had to turn this video off. Modern bikes are just ugly lumps these days.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Not all to be fair But quite a few
@bottmar1
9 ай бұрын
Kid stuff. The fast ones are the best ones because no one has time to recognize who is riding these space ship punk off breeds.
@bikerdood1100
9 ай бұрын
Nope
@bottmar1
9 ай бұрын
Yup. Men don't ride Batman beginner scooters.
@bikerdood1100
9 ай бұрын
@@bottmar1 well nether do women No a male thing it’s a style thing
@bottmar1
9 ай бұрын
Yup. A style for kids not adults.
@bikerdood1100
9 ай бұрын
@@bottmar1 kids don’t buy bikes And a lot of the younger riders I know dislike them too
@davemonday5381
10 ай бұрын
So I have to ask if all these bike are ugly and they are. What is a good looking bike. I’ll go a step further what is the best looking. Now. Because they all look S#it. But out of all bike. And let’s take Italian bikes out of the equation. Dig deep and show your true colours. Answer the question.
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Take Italian bikes out ? That’s cheating 😂 In truth I like the design of most bikes exempt of course the ones mentioned Also not BMWs GS , art should have symmetry Hmm If we for some crazy reason ignore Italy Them the best looking sports bikes currently on sale would be the Fire Blade and the R1 As my favourite bike of all or favourite bike in each class Well maybe I’ll keep that for future videos 😂😂😂
@davemonday5381
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 cop out
@bikerdood1100
10 ай бұрын
Already made videos about most beautiful classics Should perhaps have watches that If I gave you a list What would be the point of making the videos ? watch the videos and the answers are there or will be there Besides not like you listed your favourite Now that’s a cop out 😂😂👍
@davemonday5381
10 ай бұрын
@@bikerdood1100 I only asked for one. If I had an answer I wouldn’t need to ask you. I’m just messing with you. Merry Christmas you grumpy sod.
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