Re: [ST] My opinion about the Aprillia Futura

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Ditto!!!

Robert

'00 Blue ST
'98 XR440R

Jesse Rosenblum wrote:

> God damn that's one ugly, ugly bike.  Ugliest underseat exhaust I've ever
> seen.  Ugliest front fairing.  Ugliest rear fairing.  Ugliest mirrors.
> Bizarre "Knight Rider" dash.  No, I'm afraid my Sprint is safe for the
> moment.  The only thing I like on the Futura is the wheels, which are
> admittedly very nice.
>
> I doubt it's going to be a real roof shaker in terms of performance, since
> it's using a detuned version of the Falco engine, which is itself a detuned
> version of the Mille engine.  So what's the appeal?  I don't get it.
>
> To be honest, the only Italian bikes that were designed after the 916 that
> have appealed to me at all were the MV Agusta F4 and the Benelli Tornado.
> Everything else is either comical, bizarre, or just plain frugly.  I think
> the much vaunted design chops of the Italians are on the wane...
>
> Just my humble 2 cents.
>
> -J
>
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