Watching[1] a Grand Designs on TV, where the guy has put a 916 on the
wall of his living room. Nothing wrong with that, of course, and the
presenter's question "but is it art?" has such an obvious answer it's
not worth worrying about, but then I commented to Jude "well, of
course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".

Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
the award? Forget function, and obviously (IMO) forget any of the gash
'custom' ****, i.e. only real production(-ish) bikes, ahich other
bikes are really up there in the pure asethitic sense? What says the
font?


[1] For "Jude has it on so I see it too" values thereof.

On May 31, 9:00*pm, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
> Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
> the award?
My 2p worth:
1936 BSA Y13
http://tinyurl.com/3uaathb
and the 1973 Ducati 750SS
http://tinyurl.com/3j4d9vv

Steve

Ace ((E-Mail Removed)) wrote:
>
> Watching[1] a Grand Designs on TV, where the guy has put a 916 on the
> wall of his living room. Nothing wrong with that, of course, and the
> presenter's question "but is it art?" has such an obvious answer it's
> not worth worrying about, but then I commented to Jude "well, of
> course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
> built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".
>
> Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
> the award? Forget function, and obviously (IMO) forget any of the gash
> 'custom' ****, i.e. only real production(-ish) bikes, ahich other
> bikes are really up there in the pure asethitic sense? What says the
> font?

I still think the ZX7R looks like sex on a stick.

--
ogden

gsxr1000 - the gentleman's sports-tourer
ktm duke - the practical cross-town commuter

On Tue, 31 May 2011 22:00:39 +0200 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Ace says:

>Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
>the award?

1969 Bonneville
http://triumphmotorcycles.typepad.co...f9d8970b-800wi

--
Ian
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." - Abraham Lincoln

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ace
<(E-Mail Removed)> typed
>course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
>built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".
>
>Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
>the award?

Kawasaki Z1 in the green and yellow paint scheme.

http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/photo2.html

There are few bikes that *look* more like a motorcycle, IMHO. Beautiful.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

Contains moderate bullshit and simulated opinions.

Ace <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Watching[1] a Grand Designs on TV, where the guy has put a 916 on the
> wall of his living room. Nothing wrong with that, of course, and the
> presenter's question "but is it art?" has such an obvious answer it's
> not worth worrying about, but then I commented to Jude "well, of
> course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
> built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".
>
> Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
> the award? Forget function, and obviously (IMO) forget any of the gash
> 'custom' ****, i.e. only real production(-ish) bikes, ahich other
> bikes are really up there in the pure asethitic sense? What says the
> font?
>

http://www.bsagoldstar.co.uk/images/...r-DBD34-59.jpg is right up
there in looks nice but is probably a bag of **** to ride

and of course, no such taxonomy would be complete without this pearl
http://tinyurl.com/42ba63a

--
wessie at tesco dot net

BMW R1150GS

On May 31, 9:11*pm, ogden <og...@pre.org> wrote:
> Ace (b.rog...@ifrance.com) wrote:
>
> > Watching[1] a Grand Designs on TV, where the guy has put a 916 on the
> > wall of his living room. Nothing wrong with that, of course, and the
> > presenter's question "but is it art?" has such an obvious answer it's
> > not worth worrying about, but then I commented to Jude "well, of
> > course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
> > built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".
>
> > Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
> > the award? Forget function, and obviously (IMO) forget any of the gash
> > 'custom' ****, i.e. only real production(-ish) bikes, ahich other
> > bikes are really up there in the pure asethitic sense? What says the
> > font?
>
> I still think the ZX7R looks like sex on a stick.

I can see your thinking but reckon the ZXR750 is nicer proportioned.

On Tue, 31 May 2011 22:00:39 +0200, Ace <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
>the award? Forget function, and obviously (IMO) forget any of the gash
>'custom' ****, i.e. only real production(-ish) bikes, ahich other
>bikes are really up there in the pure asethitic sense? What says the
>font?

1991 RGV250 SP

The first one with the stacked exhausts from just before Suzuki went
all shell-suit.
http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/...GV250SP_91.jpg

Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

> Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ace
> <(E-Mail Removed)> typed
> > course it is; after all it's the most beautiful motorcycle ever
> > built... apart from the Black Lightning, of course".
> >
> > Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
> > the award?
>
> Kawasaki Z1 in the green and yellow paint scheme.
>
> http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/photo2.html
>
> There are few bikes that look more like a motorcycle, IMHO. Beautiful.

+1

I also liked Boots' choice of 1969 Bonneville, but my fave was really
the RD350LC ..
http://www.motorbikespecs.net/images...LC_81-82_2.jpg

--
Paul - xxx

On Tue, 31 May 2011 13:10:01 -0700 (PDT), Steve
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On May 31, 9:00*pm, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
>> Which lead me to wonder - are there any other genuine contenders for
>> the award?
>My 2p worth:
>1936 BSA Y13
>http://tinyurl.com/3uaathb

Not familiar with that one, but quite similar to the Vinnie
http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk...ack_shadow.jpg

(And yes, I meant the Shadow all along, really)

>and the 1973 Ducati 750SS
>http://tinyurl.com/3j4d9vv

Bleeuurgh.