February 1st, 2010, 06:34 PM | #1 |
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It’s been almost two months since Volkswagen bought a 20% stake in Suzuki Motor Corporation, but that hasn’t stopped German designer Nils Poschwatta from imagining what the peoples’ motorcycle would look like.
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February 1st, 2010, 06:37 PM | #2 |
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I like it except for the tail. That thing looks terrible. It'd also be really uncomfortable for the passenger.
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February 1st, 2010, 06:40 PM | #3 |
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It looks like a fusion of an r6 and a bmw touring bike.
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February 1st, 2010, 06:57 PM | #4 |
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Hummm ? litlle doubt about reliability....
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February 1st, 2010, 07:03 PM | #5 |
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As far as the concept goes it looks good. I wonder if this is the begining of the European manufacturers taking over the Japanese sport bike market. I say the more competition the better.
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February 2nd, 2010, 01:27 AM | #6 |
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Looks cool but what's with the super chibi design sketch?
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February 2nd, 2010, 04:02 AM | #7 |
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Suzuki make cars. The Suzuki swift that looks like a Jap version of the mini cooper has been selling like hotcakes in europe. I think that is where VW's interest lies. Unless they are jealous of BMW's motorbike division.
Anyway with the way the VW-Audi-Porsche-SEAT-Skoda group is set up, they seem to share parts/platforms to keep costs down but not much else. I would not be surprised if the swift platform was used to make a new VW polo, or Audi A2 or Seat Ibiza or Skoda Fabia. Or even cheaper to redesign the swift to use a polo platform. Can't see much sharing going on when it comes to bike technology. Not that we want one of the VW-Audi-Porsche-SEAT-Skoda group to build a bike. Can you imagine a Porsche sport bike, probably back to the bad old days of the engine on the handlebars driving the front wheel.
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February 2nd, 2010, 06:35 AM | #9 |
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HAHA! Dont forget the windows will start to leak, happens all the time on my girlfriends cabrio...and you cant get more cabrio than a bike right?
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February 2nd, 2010, 10:25 AM | #10 |
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I'd give one a try.
I think it looks awesome.
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February 2nd, 2010, 10:31 AM | #11 |
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February 2nd, 2010, 10:41 AM | #12 |
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My 2004 (B6) Audi S4 has had two $3,500 repairs in less than a year (Cam chain tension on one bank and then the other). Needless to say I am not fond of VAG, and do not think much of their reliability. Nice to drive though...
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February 2nd, 2010, 10:51 AM | #13 |
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They could hand it over to the Bugatti division in which case it will make 300 horsepower and cost $250,000.00.
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February 2nd, 2010, 11:24 AM | #14 |
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February 2nd, 2010, 12:52 PM | #16 |
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Here's a concept from a few years back:
I'm still hoping we get this one: But I'm sure we'll just end up with this:
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February 2nd, 2010, 05:55 PM | #17 |
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February 9th, 2010, 12:11 PM | #18 |
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February 10th, 2010, 11:39 AM | #19 |
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That has nothing on this...
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February 10th, 2010, 12:24 PM | #20 |
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^^^ Yea but it has four wheels so it can't be classified as a motorcycle. Trikes are still considered motorcycles.
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