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this bike and team was at rpm triumph dallas today on their tour...wow

Looks pretty cool. Sounds great! Is that an American made bike?

That bike reminds me a lot of a Morbidelli only with four cylinders instead of eight (also in a V format).

In fact the logo is almost identical (the M).

Something fishy is going on here!

Eeh, not really, Thanassis.

'Cause ya see, it's REALLY more just a take on the Honda ST11/12/1300s, that's all.

Though, your Morbidelli analogy isn't a bad one either.

(...which reminds me...I always though the name Morbidelli on a motorcycle could be put on that "Unfortunate Nomenclature List"...yep, though it might work a little better as a name for, say, an eatery that specializes in, say, monkey brain soup and cockroach sandwiches on its bill of fare!)

Yeah, I remember the Morbidelli(I JUST can't get over that name! ) and the OTHER "unfortunate" thing about it...the bodywork.(and here we think Italians always design really nice lookin' stuff!)

However, there's been quite a few articles written about the MOTUS motorcycle and its development in "CW" and a number of other mags the last few years, and as I recall reading in those articles, the engineering, design and financial input is an All-American enterprise.

IMHO>>>>it looks alot like the triumph sprint st in my garage

Wow Paul, I had NO idea that Mr. Bloor was makin' V-4 engines?!!!

Okay, alright, maybe the bodywork looks similar to your Sprint's, however most Sport-Touring bikes pretty much have that same basic bodywork design anyway, ya know.

I think the more important thing here is, of course, that engine, and that it's American born and bred, and that its not your typical American air-cooled and/or air/oil-cooled V-Twin that's made to be slotted into your typical American cruiser.

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Yeah, I heard ya the first time!

Yep, the Ducati ST2 is probably known as being "one the least attractive Ducatis", alright. And yeah, there always was more than a passing resemblance between the ST2 and the Morbidelli.

And yep, Trellis Frames are probably known pretty much as being "Italian motorcycle heritage".

And, I also think the MOTUS is a nice lookin' bike that sounds pretty trick at speed. But, what I REALLY think is cool was what I was sayin' to Paul about this being a road bike designed and built in the USA that isn't your run-of-the-mill Cruiser.

Let us hope that the MOTUS folks have better luck than Erik Buell ultimately had.

The other thing about it that I find novel is that the MOTUS engine, in a way, is kind of a classic "American Heritage" design, as its an OHV pushrod motor, such as in most H-Ds and in one of the all-time great automobile engine designs, the Small-Block Chevy, which is STILL more than a viable engine design as evidenced by Chevy still using them in their world-class sports car, the Corvette.

I'll take one ...now just gotta win the lottery Come on lucky numbers don't fail me now!!!

dwight...yes .just the body ,the seat,and color and hard bags look a lil like the sprint...all good things...bike sounds fantastic in person ..alot diferent than hondas v4 engine...i cant wait to ride one!!



prototype with other faring style

I don't know now... after watching the history channel tonight, I think this manufacturer had help....from space aliens.....man could not think this up with out help