Tiumph Bonnie concept bike. I like it!

bazwell · Apr 26, 2012

The forks are a bit out of sync with the bodywork, but overall I think it's nice. :biglaugh:

http://www.bikeexif.com/triumph-bonneville-xenophya

Diablotin · Apr 26, 2012

yep I like it tooooo

Fire-medic · Apr 26, 2012

I like the front end. They did a good job providing links to past bikes in Triumph's past. Maybe the girder front ends were more spindly then, but this is 'a modern take on a classically-designed bike,' yes?

It works being black to minimize the massive appearance of the girders. Elementally, it works cohesively to convey lightness, high style, and function, while still retaining practicality, for the rider, if not for any passenger.

My opinion is that the most beautiful mcy tank ever created is the 1960's Triiumph twin wasp-waist tank, and this also presents strongly-sculpted side elements which are very pleasing to the eye from different perspectives.

These two have a creative talent which has been realized here, and Triumph was prescient to fund their work with support for this initial effort. It looks much better than the Ogle Design attempts which arose from the 'old' Triumph.

I have posted a couple examples of English girder front-ends from-which the designers could have drawn inspiration. Shots were taken at the 2011 Boca Raton FL Concours hosted by Jay Leno.

naughtyG · Apr 26, 2012

For a 'caf?-racer' style bike, it's a r?ussite for sure. Funny one of the dude's named Norton

bazwell · Apr 26, 2012

Fire-medic said:
I like the front end. They did a good job providing links to past bikes in Triumph's past. Maybe the girder front ends were more spindly then, but this is 'a modern take on a classically-designed bike,' yes?

It works being black to minimize the massive appearance of the girders. Elementally, it works cohesively to convey lightness, high style, and function, while still retaining practicality, for the rider, if not for any passenger.

My opinion is that the most beautiful mcy tank ever created is the 1960's Triiumph twin wasp-waist tank, and this also presents strongly-sculpted side elements which are very pleasing to the eye from different perspectives.

These two have a creative talent which has been realized here, and Triumph was prescient to fund their work with support for this initial effort. It looks much better than the Ogle Design attempts which arose from the 'old' Triumph.

Wow! That's bringing artistic critique to the bike forum!

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My first impression was that the bodywork of the bike, including the droop of the bars and the gentle curve of the headlight casing are in stark contrast to the straight line down the middle of the girder, and the obviously harsh sword shape seems out of context on the bike.

But, to their credit, they bought the same lines into play with the rear of the frame and the swingarm. The more I look at it, the more I appreciate the contrast between those parts and the rest of the bike. Maybe even more than the classic bike style that they are working from.

Now, I'm going to need my cravat and flat cap, and perhaps a pipe to continue this discussion properly. :biglaugh:

Edit : and by gosh I've learned myself the meaning of r?ussite!