Beauty in the eyes

[Zombie Master]

I read so often about what are considered to be beautiful motorcycles. For example Ducati's 916 comes to mind as a modern classic. Yet for me, any machine that is covered in plastic, has no mechanical presence. I need to see some evidence of engine casings, header pipes, triple clamps, ect, to be moved by the visual presence of a machine. Am I alone here?

[SteveD]

Agreed.

Have you seen any of Daniel Peirce's photography? "The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine"
I expect you'd like it.

http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2009/02/20 ... le-engine/

[Sibbo]

A contender .ES2

[Zombie Master]

[quote="SteveD"]Agreed.

Have you seen any of Daniel Peirce's photography? "The Fine Art of the Motorcycle Engine"
I expect you'd like it.

Saw that a few years ago. Great to visit again. I'm a sucker for the Triumph unit twin.

[Sibbo]

I've got a mate with a T100 ,but I'd prefer the ES2 .

[Wayne J in MA]

Looks like a clone my '71 if you take away the side covers, take the black out of the model plates and no extra polishing of side covers. The /5s sure look beautiful in a clean stock state.

[dougie]

You are not alone ZM.
I replaced my RS fairing with an S fairing.

[Zombie Master]

Looks like a clone my '71 if you take away the side covers, take the black out of the model plates and no extra polishing of side covers. The /5s sure look beautiful in a clean stock state.[/quote]

That's a 1970 R75/5.

[Wayne J in MA]

The 1970 R75/5 didn't come with side covers, didn't have the black on the engine emblems and had silver intake tubes but I have seen many that people changed afterwards. It's like the toaster tanks. I saw an ad recently for a 1971 "all original" that had a toaster tank and side covers. I guess the owners interpretation of "all original" is different than mine.

Don't get me wrong, I think people can change their bike to anything they want. Some of these bikes evolve over the years and will do more as parts become harder to source. My '78 sure isn't completely stock.

[Major Softie]

The 1970 R75/5 didn't come with side covers, didn't have the black on the engine emblems and had silver intake tubes but I have seen many that people changed afterwards. It's like the toaster tanks. I saw an ad recently for a 1971 "all original" that had a toaster tank and side covers. I guess the owners interpretation of "all original" is different than mine.

"Factory original" is not necessarily the same as "Showroom original." Plus, any modifications done by the dealer at customer request before delivery is also generally considered "original" (at least those involving factory parts and accessories), so that leaves one hell of a lot of variables in the universe of "original." Since some bikes were first sold after later model years had appeared, the original sale might even include factory options that didn't initially exist for that model year. It's a pretty messy situation trying to be certain what couldn't be part of the original delivered bike without a dealer invoice.