Best looking bike?

**FilthyLuka** · 29th April 2008, 14:38

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

You guys have no taste.

Original CB400F Supersport.

those pipes are sexy

**xwhatsit** · 29th April 2008, 15:09

Originally Posted by FilthyLuka

those pipes are sexy

Everybody looks at the pipes -- marketing shots like that only encourage it -- but the tank and seat are glorious exercises in proportion and form.

Part of it is its size; there's something about tiny bikes that gets me going. It was a 408cc conversion of a particularly petite 350 for a start. But it's just so compact and tight and beautiful and complex like a tiny little wristwatch. Seeing that 1966 Honda RC181, it's got a similar sort of feel to it. You step up beside it and its miniature, the size of my bike. Low and narrow and not a millimetre wasted anywhere.

Interesting to note that the CB400F was designed by Shoichiro Irimajiri -- who, when 10 years younger, was one of the guys working on those Honda GP multis.

**desmo dave** · 29th April 2008, 16:14

Ducati 916 hands down winer of the best looking modern sports bike ever

**avgas** · 29th April 2008, 16:21

hmmm I will put this on price scale
SRX6
GSX750 Pop-up Katana
Bimota VDue
Anything HARRIS based
Lazareth VMax
Suzuki BKing Supercharge HUD Prototype

**Subike** · 29th April 2008, 16:42

what I want to finnish up with should look lke this

**AllanB** · 29th April 2008, 17:15

Originally Posted by Subike

what I want to finnish up with should look lke this

Now this is what I do not get - why are the big 4 not putting out 4 cylinder bobbed/drag style bikes like that in the USA - surely they would sell well. There appears to be an obsession with the dang gutless big bore V twin thing.

Also I am surprised none of them have come out with a say 2000cc inline four (or 6) drag styled bike for the US market. Man would that haul arse!

I suppose there is the B-King - but thats well - big and fat and fuggly. I'm thinking lean, long and mean.

**flyingcrocodile46** · 29th April 2008, 17:59

Originally Posted by Subike

what I want to finnish up with should look lke this

Very nice

My pick would be this highly modified 78/79 Suzuki GS1000

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...e46/img001.jpg

**Goblin** · 29th April 2008, 20:35

Can't believe no one has put one of these up!

**doc** · 29th April 2008, 20:51

Originally Posted by Goblin

Can't believe no one has put one of these up!

The first pic was that at one of the early Cold Kiwi's. Anyway parts are a pain for those.

Would have bought one, but try to get a packrack for one, very little after market support.

**Goblin** · 29th April 2008, 20:59

Originally Posted by doc

The first pic was that at one of the early Cold Kiwi's. Anyway parts are a pain for those.

Would have bought one, but try to get a packrack for one, very little after market support.

First pic I found on the interdweeb so it's prolly a photoshop jobbie.

Second pic was Paeroa 199? when Lauren Poole rode one.

Heh! And try sorting the suspension for a SI Tour.... that double wishbone, parallelogram front end might even have the experts buggerd.

**bart** · 29th April 2008, 21:24

916
Speed Triple
Duc Hypermotard
MV

I'm so confused.

**doc** · 29th April 2008, 21:39

Still like an F4 but would have to be simply the basic red and silver. Not a blinged out one.

**scracha** · 29th April 2008, 22:24

Originally Posted by Goblin

Can't believe no one has put one of these up!

Sorry...the Britten was fast and clever engineering etc but it's one ugly son of a bitch.

**MaxB** · 30th April 2008, 01:05

Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat

Everybody looks at the pipes -- marketing shots like that only encourage it -- but the tank and seat are glorious exercises in proportion and form.

Part of it is its size; there's something about tiny bikes that gets me going. It was a 408cc conversion of a particularly petite 350 for a start. But it's just so compact and tight and beautiful and complex like a tiny little wristwatch. Seeing that 1966 Honda RC181, it's got a similar sort of feel to it. You step up beside it and its miniature, the size of my bike. Low and narrow and not a millimetre wasted anywhere.

Interesting to note that the CB400F was designed by Shoichiro Irimajiri -- who, when 10 years younger, was one of the guys working on those Honda GP multis.

I had a blue one like the picture. The attention to detail on it was amazing. Under the seat was a handbook and tool kit in a liitle 'made to fit' tool tray that rested on the frame rails. Not just an afterthought like other bikes of the time.

It was also great to ride and had a character to it missing from modern Hondas.

Modern Honda designers should be regularly beaten with parts from a 400/4 to remind them of what they have lost.