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Kwackerz · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: A matter of styling

Both new (ish) Kids on the block, styling wise and definately not the normal GSXRCBRZZR mould,
Imagine that you have been offered one, servicings paid for for 2 years, which would you fancy?

Kwackerz · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject:

I must say I like the styling of both, but the Frame of the MZ, it's angles and the bike's overall poise sell it for me. The BMW seems just a bit too intense and bolt together Oh Well

snapdragon · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject:

Meccano bike

Gio · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject:

Bikergran · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject:

MZ looks a bit slab sided to me, apart from that very much like any other faired bike.

BM is quirky and different, I'll choose that one.

burty · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject:

Both are ugly. The BM is purposefully ugly. The MZ is just horrible, like someone threw it together. Close up the MZs always look really cheaply made to me. Oddly enough I thought the same about the new BMW F900s I saw recently - that was similar to the MZ in it's build quality IMO , I would hope that the 1200 is better but I've not studied one close up to know.

This thread should be named "A matter of taste"

Kwackerz · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

I agree with both Gio and BG.

I had a big save for the MZ lined up, well and the BMW too, but it's not about what I think as how people interpret the styling themselves.

I feel the MZ wasnt shown in it's best light, neither was the BM, another couple of pics..

Rod · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:44 am Post subject:

The MZ looks like the styling came from Korea or something. Not pretty. The BMW is a fabulous motorcycle if not all that lovely - it'd be hard to find a better all purpose bike though - except maybe the BMW R12GSA, if I could put a foot down that is.

Gio · Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: