VOLKSWAGEN MOTORCYCLE !!!
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acepilot79
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Yes BAAL.. that's it exactly! I read somewhere that they bought 35% of there share? Dont quote me..I'm interested.. Ive owned a few turbo Audi's and never had any complaints... Lets just hope it not another JAP bike with German badges.. I stand behind German engineering and always will.
dave_xb12r
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Doesn't look like a photoshop. Looks like another case of companies copying each other. I know of a company that wouldn't do something like that.
konarider94
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wow a vw bike. yuppies will be crashing all over the place now.
upthemaiden
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That's nothing but an MV Agusta Brutale with a v-twin photoshopped in there.....
The only other changes are the double sided swingarm and a long seat. As much as I would love a Brutale with a Vtwin, I get annoyed when I see a bike's style being blatently copied by other manufactures. I'm impressed by the numbers that BMWs new bike is putting out, but the fact that they stole all the styling straight from the last generation cbr1000rr with some Aprilia highlights kills it for me.
The only other changes are the double sided swingarm and a long seat. As much as I would love a Brutale with a Vtwin, I get annoyed when I see a bike's style being blatently copied by other manufactures. I'm impressed by the numbers that BMWs new bike is putting out, but the fact that they stole all the styling straight from the last generation cbr1000rr with some Aprilia highlights kills it for me.
looked like a gladius to me...none of the pictures I can find of any of these bikes looks exactly like that one, so I am guessing it is a hybrid. most likely photoshopped. I am a graphic designer and there is definitely something wrong with that tail.
nomadic -careful on what you think is German engineering ,VW loves to contract out every thing they build and design!!! For example, these are the same vans built on the same assembly line and have identical drive trains,and built in Canada!Routan,Dodge,and Town&Country ,the routan was launched after the dodge and town& country, year later
keisersozae
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That Routan is a Dodge Caravan except for the drive train, it's VW.
nineronesix
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From Autoblog almost two years ago:
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/14/rumormill-volkswagen-partnering-with-ktm-on-motorcycle/
"Shortly after the revelation that Volkswagen wished it hadn't passed up on the opportunity to purchase famed Italian bike maker Ducati, comes a word that the German automaker has plans for its own line of motorcycles. What we can say for sure is that the rumored bike isn't likely to look anything like the picture above, which nonetheless is an interesting mash-up of an Aprilia trellis frame along with bodywork from MV Agusta. At least the artist chose good stock from which to pilfer. KTM, more and more a serious manufacturer itself, is the likely source of bike-specific components and is rumored to be providing technical know-how to VW as a sort-of repayment for the help it received in designing the awesome X-Bow, which uses an Audi engine. KTM is known in the bike realm for producing excellent engines, so basing a possible VeeDub VeeTwin on existing Katoom architecture strikes us as a good idea. What also strikes us as a good idea is the reconsideration of the ill-fated GX3 three-wheeler, which was axed over fears of possible litigation. If VW were to sponsor a range of two-wheelers already, though, the GX3 would be a much safer bet for future production. Let us cross our collective fingers on this one."
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/14/rumormill-volkswagen-partnering-with-ktm-on-motorcycle/
"Shortly after the revelation that Volkswagen wished it hadn't passed up on the opportunity to purchase famed Italian bike maker Ducati, comes a word that the German automaker has plans for its own line of motorcycles. What we can say for sure is that the rumored bike isn't likely to look anything like the picture above, which nonetheless is an interesting mash-up of an Aprilia trellis frame along with bodywork from MV Agusta. At least the artist chose good stock from which to pilfer. KTM, more and more a serious manufacturer itself, is the likely source of bike-specific components and is rumored to be providing technical know-how to VW as a sort-of repayment for the help it received in designing the awesome X-Bow, which uses an Audi engine. KTM is known in the bike realm for producing excellent engines, so basing a possible VeeDub VeeTwin on existing Katoom architecture strikes us as a good idea. What also strikes us as a good idea is the reconsideration of the ill-fated GX3 three-wheeler, which was axed over fears of possible litigation. If VW were to sponsor a range of two-wheelers already, though, the GX3 would be a much safer bet for future production. Let us cross our collective fingers on this one."
upthemaiden
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Ah haha, sometimes I just don't understand people
