BIKES FOR 2022

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

Although, I may need to hold on to my coins;

https://www.rideapart.com/news/569539/harley-low-rider-el-diablo/amp/

A Sport Glide!

I thought they hired Quart.




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[Fatfatboy]

Quart on a bagger would be fun to watch.

[oldironnow]

[Mad4TheCrest]

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[Fatfatboy]

I like it. Of course the muffler needs to go, don’t they all.
Yeah parallel twin is so ho-hum but so is the I-4.
A V4 maybe? Or go real radical with an I-6.

Can Honda do anything radical?

[hacksaw]

Horrible looking cobbled up machine.
The front “tin” is 1960’s matched , or rather grossly mismatched , with late model hipster abbreviated tail.
This is what happens when Honda tries to do something radical. Mismatch by committee .
At least it’s not electric.

[motogrady]

It’s the single round headlight.  

Pick the phone up, 1962 is calling.

[Fatfatboy]

Honda is particularly proud of the Hawk’s ergonomics, showing that it can accommodate riders from as short as 5-foot-1 to those 5-foot-11 or more, apparently without the need for an adjustable seat height. 

5'1" guy stretching it out.



As well as the standard Hawk 11, Honda has also revealed the first elements of a set of aftermarket components for the bike. A modified version, with silver and black paint instead of the blue and silver of the initial show model, a Moriwaki exhaust, and alternative rearset footpegs has been revealed, with more bolt-on parts promised

The muffler alone is a big improvement.




A guy photoshopped the fairing on a CBR. Looks a bit cleaner




https://www.cycleworld.com/story/motorcycle-news/honda-hawk-11-revealed-japan/

[oldironnow]

That Euro5 muffler is the new real.
Would exhausts on both sides of the bike look alright?
Would two sets of Cats wind up the price?


I like the general idea, but for me a bunch of nibbley details echo the deign by committee comment.
Foremost is the short section of square tube for the frame stay. Why the change from round?  It makes the eye ask questions that can't be answered.

[Fatfatboy]

Yes, dual pipes shooting out the back would of be pleasant to me eyes.
In stainless of course.

[hacksaw]

Exactly! Which in of itself is nice . But the back of the bike just doesn’t go , or flow, with it at all.
What did they put in the designers Saki?

[motogrady]

oldironnow wrote

That Euro5 muffler is the new real.
Would exhausts on both sides of the bike look alright?
Would two sets of Cats wind up the price?


I like the general idea, but for me a bunch of nibbley details echo the deign by committee comment.
Foremost is the short section of square tube for the frame stay. Why the change from round?  It makes the eye ask questions that can't be answered.

They have been doing the square engine cradle thing on their dirt bikes for awhile.

[Fatfatboy]

Square pipes save lives?

[Mad4TheCrest]

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[Fatfatboy]

^ and it only had a 31.7” seat height.

Are the roads getting worse that requires these taller seat heights?
Or is it just more lean angles are desirable?

[Fatfatboy]

[Mad4TheCrest]

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[hacksaw]

Fatfatboy wrote

somehow i just dont think so.

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

^ and it only had a 31.7” seat height.

Are the roads getting worse that requires these taller seat heights?
Or is it just more lean angles are desirable?

I think it's about body position regarding center of gravity and hanging off gymnastics. It's about the attitude of rider and machine mid-corner.

All, IMO

[oldironnow]

Fatfatboy wrote

My Sportster would want triple disc brakes.