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boggy

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on: November 18, 2014, 06:08:03 pm
I'm not familiar with the brand, but they are producing bikes again.  I like the bike designs quite a bit except for the cafe version, and the look of the engine.

http://www.bikeexif.com/swm-moto#more-18734

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Reply #1 on: November 18, 2014, 09:07:00 pm
Not bad at all, good looking, except for the funky pointy in front fuel tanks. The Silver Vase is nice. :)


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Reply #2 on: November 18, 2014, 10:46:19 pm
I like the Scrambler. It looks like one I could almost reach the ground on!
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Reply #3 on: November 18, 2014, 10:48:48 pm
They look pretty cool. Not a fan of the pointy tank personally but hey.....
I like the look of the last one (the modernish bike) with the big disc and painted rims. Nice looking bike.
Nice to see another decent size thumper becoming available. I wonder how they'll sell. Probably a new bunch of "reviews" by youngsters complaining about lack of power, vibration, high price for a single etc. I don't know so much about the engine they're using, was it a winner back in the day?

And wow, they have some sweet looking motards, too.
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Reply #4 on: December 04, 2014, 04:36:34 pm
Interesting!
Tank looks like a knockoff of KTM's style, but to each their own. I actually like the cafe bike, but I'd bin the tank and use a vintage one instead. And I'd powdercoat the frame black. At first I thought the engines were yet another Honda derivation, but they're not. Husqvarna design....... very cool. Based on their dirt-bike single?


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Reply #5 on: December 04, 2014, 05:27:46 pm
Based on the photo of the rider on the bike I thought the riding position would look dorky if you had the rider on the café. The rider position looks the same on all models. Not that that couldn't be changed, but why not have a proper riding position designed into the bike. Obviously they use the same platform and change a few things and call it good. Maximize their sales with the least amount of engineering. I'm sure someone will come up with some rear set's for the café model.
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