canthai55 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Dropped by this AM. Small amount of vehicles. Nothing outstanding. Saw the RE 650 for the first time in the flesh. Had some nice touches - heat shield - small black steel round stock - to protect the inside of your knee when riding. Overall was OK. Mufflers are giant. The Himalayan - only a mother could love. Fugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, canthai55 said: The Himalayan - only a mother could love. Fugly I must be it's mommy.... I absolutely love the thing. To turn it into a 90's dual sport, it just needs the front racks gone, a headlamp/shroud that turns with the forks and bish bosh. I am very impressed with the thing, fit & finish, braided brake lines, wonderful analogue dash, etc etc. The new twins don't do a lot for me TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Stock is what I saw. In Flat Black. Lines did not flow for me, looked like they had the basic bike and used a shotgun to add the headlight, pipe and muffler, windshield, fenders ... Not much time spent on design to my eye. Hodge podge of elements - no cohesion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, canthai55 said: Stock is what I saw. In Flat Black. Lines did not flow for me, looked like they had the basic bike and used a shotgun to add the headlight, pipe and muffler, windshield, fenders ... Not much time spent on design to my eye. Hodge podge of elements - no cohesion. We'll agree to disagree. I like it 'cos it looks different. Even stock i like it. Functional. A bit like a Ural, not pretty but useful. Nothing else like it. Like a scabby pack mule instead of a pedigree race horse. Here's what a modified one looks like by RE TH on their show stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 That one looks much nicer. Pipe, lose the windshield, makes all the difference. Tank the same ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Yeah, think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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