DOT

[KungFooBob]

Another retro trading in on an old British brand, or maybe something half decent?

https://dotmotorcycles.co.uk/



I like the look of them, they look better in the vid than on the webshite.

They've got Kawasaki engine's.

[KungFooBob]

What, no comments?

I suppose I'll have to wait for iccy to come along and call it a poor mans Paton.

[Skub]

Well it's an ER6 in a dress,yeah?

I like the 160kgs part,but wonder is that a dry figure. Be nice if it wasn't.

I don't like it much visually,especially hate the swinger. It seems well screwed together,as much as the pics allow.

[Bob D.]

yeah there better be some serious science in that swing arm because it's definitely low in the aesthetic scoring

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's got a brown seat, ergo, it's gay

[Supermofo]

You're right they look better in the video than in pics, on the site they look a bit poop.

Not sure what I think. It's a Z650 but it'll cost a chunk of change more to buy. How much are they? I couldn't see. But I suspect for the same money I could buy a better bike so unless the look or the exclusivity appeals then it's a limited market.

I hope them success just because the more people building bikes the better

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I wonder why CCM don't use the Kawasaki 650 engine rather than the dubious Chinese copy of a Cagiva Husqvarna engine, it's more powerful and more reliable, and not a lot bigger or heavier.

[Scotsrich]

That names a blast from the past.

My first ever experience of a bike was an old Dot that we used to belt about on one of the local farmers fields.

Run alongside it and hop on. It took ages for me to realise it actually had gears.

[Bigyin]

I wonder why CCM don't use the Kawasaki 650 engine rather than the dubious Chinese copy of a Cagiva Husqvarna engine, it's more powerful and more reliable, and not a lot bigger or heavier.

Probably like everything else Chinese, its cheaper as its but under the very cheapest labour conditions with cheaper materials

[David]

The first "big" bike I rode was a 350 DOT....scared me shitless , but lit a fuse.

[wheelnut]

Saw the stand at the NEC on Thursday. They looked ok. There were quite a few microbrand manufacturers there. Some better than others and most jumping on the retro bandwagon.