Radical look.
https://www.rideapart.com/news/695169/eicma-2023-italjet-dragster-559-twin/
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kz1000ST wrote: That's not to say it isn't a great bike, just hard (for me) to look at it and see much more than what appears to be something akin to a construction zone on two wheels. But you have to remember that my comment is from someone who bought a Vespa based first and foremost on the machine's classic, clean, and traditional styling, and fortunately, liked it's mechanical characteristics as a secondary consideration after the fact. Does this make me a shallow person? |
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JBacklund wrote: It's so convoluted and complicated in shape and dull color finish that I can barely make out it's form in the Link's photo image of the machine, and half of it is visually lost against the background.
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It looks to me like they took all the plastics off of a maxiscooter and then tried to dress up what was left with some shiny trim.
Put another way, it wasn't designed so much as it was congealed. |
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I think that they should have named it the Italjet 'Entropy' to give a clever nod to the bike's aesthetic journey from potential order to certain chaos...maybe spelling it with an 'i' instead of a 'y' to make it a bit more 'edgy'...if that's even possible.
I will admit, however, that for excessively complicated styling, it could give the Triumph 'Bug-Eyed Shrapnel' model a run for the money with their eye-shredding masterwork of optical buggery (fine machine that it undoubtedly is). ![]() |
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jess wrote: Put another way, it wasn't designed so much as it was congealed. |
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znomit wrote: Where my funny front suspension that defines the model? |
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What part of this machine makes it a scooter out of interest?
Not step through No running boards Chain driven Foot operated six-speed transmission Big (ish) wheels It just looks like something both bikers and scooterists can hate on Maybe if my name was Kevin Flynn.. ⚠️ Last edited by fleece on UTC; edited 1 time
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fleece wrote: Not step through Chain driven Foot operated six-speed transmission Big (ish) wheels It's more step-through than not step through, at least. |
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jess wrote: This describes many maxi-scooters, with the notable exception of the manual transmission. It's more step-through than not step through, at least. |
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fleece wrote: I look at most things nowadays through arthritic hip tinted glasses |
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No thanks. That thing couldn't run well enough, nor fast enough, for me to consider. I'm fine where I am.
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jess wrote: It looks to me like they took all the plastics off of a maxiscooter and then tried to dress up what was left with some shiny trim. Put another way, it wasn't designed so much as it was congealed. Edit-Also the top notch brakes and bells and whistles? As a scooter guy you should be cheering something like this. |
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OBX Dude wrote: Did you catch the 58hp on a striped down scoot? Edit-Also the top notch brakes and bells and whistles? As a scooter guy you should be cheering something like this. also, manual transmission. which if I'm shifting gears it's gonna be: 2T, 100+hp or only have 4 gears and chrome shifter with a white knob attached.
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OBX Dude wrote: Did you catch the 58hp on a striped down scoot?
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jess wrote: Did you catch that somebody beat it with the ugly stick? |
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jess wrote: Did you catch that somebody beat it with the ugly stick? |
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greasy125 wrote: did you catch the $13,000 to $16,000 expected retail? and 400lb is hardly "stripped down" also, manual transmission. which if I'm shifting gears it's gonna be: 2T, 100+hp or only have 4 gears and chrome shifter with a white knob attached. |
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