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A little disappointed when I see what they are considering now and when I picture Ariel of old.
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I've seen some ugly shat and that ranks right up there in the top five
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Yep, you'd think they'd be proposing something more like, say, an updated Square-4 kinda thing, wouldn't ya Brent?!
I just will never understand why someone or a group of someones would purchase the rights to use the name of an old defunct company(for sheer name recognition, I suppose) and THEN turn around and create products that bear no resemblence at all to the product that used to bear that name!
(...heck, ya might as well just start a company and name it after yourself or your chief financial investor or a star in the Milky Way Galaxy or ANYTHING, if THAT's what you're gonna do...RIGHT GUYS???)
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I agree Dwight, the name will mostly draw those who know it. Those who know the name will be looking for a product that has at least some tie to the past product.
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Which end is the front? I'll not be buying one.
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 That's exactly what I thought. It's confusing to look at. Some of these concept bikes that are being made today are ridiculous. Simply put, bikes like these have no character, or even, 'charm' that a motorcycle should possess.
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I can just see some drunk climbing on backward...
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hmmm...I'm with Ian, my mind conjurs neat old bikes of yesteryear...and I'm a fan of the Atom car, but...
