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An acquired taste,I daresay...... :silent:

https://www.bikebound.com/2022/10/08/carbona/

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Bottpower, more like Botty Power.
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I actually kind of like it, at least in plain carbon without the paintjob.

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No idea why the base bike is considered such a customisers dream. It's an ugly frame and a dull looking engine.

As for this one, it's covering up some of the horrors with a very marmitey set of bodywork. I actually quite like the tank and the rear end, the front is nasty though.
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Ewww. Pasta the sell-by-date, that one. (The plain carbon one does look much better and the bit for the numbers does cover the obligatory hole quite nicely).
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My eyes are just drawn straight to the triumph speed four air intakes. And then there's the rear seat unit 🤨
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:55 pm Pasta the sell-by-date, that one.
Glad to see it's not just me with squiffy eyesight.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:13 pm
Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:55 pm Pasta the sell-by-date, that one.
Glad to see it's not just me with squiffy eyesight.
It could almost be an electric bike,if the engine was a little more hidden. :thumbup:
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:13 pm
Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:55 pm Pasta the sell-by-date, that one.
Glad to see it's not just me with squiffy eyesight.
You read it as carbonara too? I assumed that was the pun when Skub said 'acquired taste'. :D
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:51 pm You read it as carbonara too? I assumed that was the pun when Skub said 'not to everyone's taste'. :D
I'd hate to egg you on for such a cheesy pun.
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ChrisW wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:54 pm
Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:51 pm You read it as carbonara too? I assumed that was the pun when Skub said 'not to everyone's taste'. :D
I'd hate to egg you on for such a cheesy pun.
I'm just an old ham. :shifty:
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ChrisW wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:54 pm
Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:51 pm You read it as carbonara too? I assumed that was the pun when Skub said 'not to everyone's taste'. :D
I'd hate to egg you on for such a cheesy pun.
My puns are better than that 😁
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Skub wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:19 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:13 pm
Count Steer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:55 pm Pasta the sell-by-date, that one.
Glad to see it's not just me with squiffy eyesight.
It could almost be an electric bike,if the engine was a little more hidden. :thumbup:
Hide that engine! :shock: Best looking and performing engine is best seen in the best looking bike - the MT09! If you haven't got one you must be be well bent! :lol:
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