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Title: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: themoudie on September 11, 2019, 11:01:17 PM
If you are of a certain persuasion then the motorcycle featured in this link might tickle your fancy!  :-\  But, not mine!  ::)

Metal-jacket-continental-gt535 (https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2019/09/metal-jacket-continental-gt535.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/MvENa+(RocketGarage))

And, why do people capturing images of these machines persist with black undetailed shots? Is it because the whole thing is a pile of scrap, tacked together with monkey metal?

I'll desist, as this could become incendiary and require to be put in the 'Rant' theme!  ;)

Bill
Title: Re: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: Steve Lake on September 12, 2019, 05:49:36 AM
with you on that one Bill ..... not my cuppa, it has little to offer over the original.
dunno why, but John Betjeman's comment on a game of golf comes to mind .....   'a good walk ruined'
pip pip
Title: Re: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: Moto63 on September 12, 2019, 06:43:03 AM
The words cat & pigeons might fit nicely at point
Because I'm sorry chaps but I quite like it from a visual point of view. Would I want to own or ride it...NO 🤣😉. Cheers, Michael
Title: Re: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: manxie on September 12, 2019, 07:03:10 AM
Not my cup of tea but I bet it sounds sweet  :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: CrazyFrog on September 12, 2019, 09:25:55 AM
It's thumbs down from me too.  :(
Title: Re: Metal jacket Continental 535GT
Post by: Propellor on September 12, 2019, 10:17:09 AM
I like it. Stylistically, to my eyes, it just needs some long thin triangular pieces just under the seat. The stretched swingarm has left too much of a void which clashes with the full front end. Would I like to ride it? Damn right I would, although my own preference is no fairing and more uptight postion. Wouldn't fancy riding anything with racing foam right at this moment for reasons Pete will sympathise with, but that'll only improve.

When I went looking for this I came across a proper classy version by Inazuma called Full Metal Jacket. Gorgeous that baby.