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Old 05-11-2009, 10:52 PM   #31
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Looks oddly like a cross between a Honda..... with small hints of Kawasaki and Yamaha in there....

I'd definatly rock it.... but the headlight thing is still odd....

yeah, kinda like RC51 nose with strange headlights, some R6 in there, not sure what else
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Old 05-11-2009, 10:59 PM   #32
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is that their idea of a rat rod? you know grab whatever parts you have laying around and put it all together. different headlights just adds to the rat look right?
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Looking at the head on picture if you could put the small semi-round headlight on both sides it'd look like it's giving you a "Eat Shit" look.
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Old 05-12-2009, 12:16 AM   #33
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The dash is pimp. I'm not sure you'd want a full digital anyway.........the one on the RC8 is all-digital and that thing can hardly be read at all in daylight.
got any pictures of it? I havent been able to find any good ones
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Old 05-12-2009, 12:46 AM   #34
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I like it.

I'll tell y'all about it after Utah WSBK.... *grin*
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Old 05-12-2009, 01:54 AM   #35
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got any pictures of it? I havent been able to find any good ones
Well this is the KTM's........I could barely read it. Numerals too small and skinny. At least with the BMW you get an analog tach.

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Old 05-12-2009, 09:17 AM   #36
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Johnny Cash edition

Looking at the head on picture if you could put the small semi-round headlight on both sides it'd look like it's giving you a "Eat Shit" look.

I definitely thought of that too. Got it one piece at a time...........That could explain the gills on only one side as well as the headlight thing.
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Old 05-12-2009, 09:25 AM   #37
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The headlights are ugly as fvck but overall I like the bike. I may have to eliminate the cat when I change out the exhaust too.

As mentioned...I'd like to see some independant numbers on the bike and ride one but again overall....pretty slick. I do wish they had done something different with the headlights though...yuk.
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Old 05-12-2009, 12:20 PM   #38
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Well this is the KTM's........I could barely read it. Numerals too small and skinny. At least with the BMW you get an analog tach.

rc8 dash is ok but the hp2 sports would have been a better comparison
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Old 05-12-2009, 05:14 PM   #39
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Better article:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/bmw_s_1000rr/

Digital tachs suck. This is a nice gauge cluster. Of course my bike doesn't even have a tach, so who am I to complain?

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Old 05-12-2009, 05:19 PM   #40
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Better article:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/bmw_s_1000rr/

Digital tachs suck. This is a nice gauge cluster. Of course my bike doesn't even have a tach, so who am I to complain?

That is probably one of the cleanest and most efficient gauge clusters I've seen lately.
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