My entrant for the 'Worst Looking Motorcycle' compitition.
 

http://rideapart.com/2014/04/news-jo...fastest-snail/

I hope it's got a great personality...

It looks straight out of I, Robot.

Good movie.

Egads! :wtf: Indeed, that is the ugliest 'motorcycle' I have ever seen! :tdown:

http://cdn.rideapart.com/wp-content/...ro-Cruiser.jpg


:hehe:

putting the instruments in the mirrors is probably a mistake. if the handlebars were lower, it would remind me more strongly of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSU_Delphin_III with a stripped fairing of course. but at that price it is a toy for people with way too much money.

...and no sense of aesthetics..

Yeah snail is the right word to describe its looks, what the hell is that finish they've used there? 1930's....... Junkers JU52 springs to mind! (but a bit less angular)

I like the Delphin though, it looks like it could be a bit of a mare in a crosswind. Could look at the Merc and Auto Union all day..... beautiful. I made some of that rather boxy looking FW23 :D

yes, those silver arrows...but ideally on 50cc...

why don t they build more of these instead ?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C...watercooled%29

and then for the salt flats:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:...garre.JPG#file

they won titles in the 50s and a world champ of the 125s got killed on sth like this:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:...nnFox.JPG#file

125 cc, 80 kg and a top speed of 180 km/h!

Very interesting. Loving the kreidler Ziggare! I should do a minimoto version of that! Think the uk record is nearly 90mph on a 50cc (single gear)

This tin snail thing sounds great though, everlasting battery pack and all! I've found the inspiration for the styling too

http://ak3.picdn.net/shutterstock/vi...-for-fresh.jpg

Even a hot babe can't make the 'Snail' look good. :hehe:

http://cdn.rideapart.com/wp-content/...-J1-Riding.jpg

Even with an abysmal range of only 124 miles, my butt, thighs, back, and knees would be killing me with those atrocious ergonomics! :tdown:

She looks good but machine still looks bad!

It makes me slightly ill for some reason. . .

Don't like escargot?

Feel free to bash me, but I find this bike to be interesting. I really like the art deco style, and this bike seems to fall into that category for me. I'm not happy about the mirrors, but the body is intriguing.

It reminds me of the old art deco locomotives:

http://trainjourneysoftheworld.com/w...ry-640x235.jpg

Or the 1934 Chrysler Airflow:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lerAirflow.jpg

I never appreciated Art Deco. :shrug: The 1934 Chrysler Airflo is okay, but I hate 'the snail.' ;)