Matthes and I pic the ugliest bikes EVER if you want to give it a read.

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CamP 8/27/2012 9:32am
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I also use to think that the '95 CR250 was one of the ugliest bikes of all time. After buying one a few years ago for vintage racing, the look has actually grown on me, and I like it now. A white front number plate and disc guard seems to help.

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OriolMassot 8/27/2012 9:33am
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I agree with almost all the bikes, specially with 91 RM 125, 92 RM 250, YZF 2010-2012 and the infamous TM 94.


1995 Husaberg


2000 Vertemati VOR



1994 Vertemati VOR



2007-2010 KTM

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jamma10 8/27/2012 9:45am
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The RM's yes, but the 1992 Honda CR125? When I think of a Honda motocross bike thats pretty much the image that I think of.

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JW381 8/27/2012 1:24pm
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I disagree with the 07-10 KTM's. I actually like their look overall more than the look now. Not a big fan of either, but I don't have any beef with the '07.
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Slow450 8/27/2012 1:33pm
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Good choices, except for the CRs. While I would feel awkward on one today, there is no way their final resting place belongs alongside the others. Especially the final evolution of the BNG KX500.
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BR_HERO 8/27/2012 1:36pm
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OriolMassot wrote:
I agree with almost all the bikes, specially with 91 RM 125, 92 RM 250, YZF 2010-2012 and the infamous TM 94. 1995 Husaberg [img]https://www.leguidevert.com/_lgv/img_forum/2009/a176501_1.jpg[/img] 2000...
I agree with almost all the bikes, specially with 91 RM 125, 92 RM 250, YZF 2010-2012 and the infamous TM 94.


1995 Husaberg


2000 Vertemati VOR



1994 Vertemati VOR



2007-2010 KTM

#2 1992 Suzuki RM250 I did not mean to quote the post above, sorry.

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Rob_Miller 8/27/2012 1:48pm
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nytsmaC wrote:
How about any Cobra 50?
Yes. I'm glad that KTM makes mini's that run with them now, because those cobras are absolutely the ugliest looking dirt bikes ever made. Besides maybe that 92 RM250 above which basically just looks like a Cobra on steroids.
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JW381 8/27/2012 1:50pm
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I remember seeing one of those Vertematis at a shop when I was a kid. The guy was trying to sell one to my dad so hard. What a hunk of junk. I think the 97 CR should be on here, along with the mid-2000's Huskys.
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Barrett57 8/27/2012 1:54pm
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I think the YZF250 is just as bad as the 450, truly hideous bikes.
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M-M 8/27/2012 2:27pm
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I'd have the pink tm over a cannondale all day!

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You have only -3- legit picks on that list
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How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
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How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
x2. I'm ambivalent about the prior years YZs... The right radiator cover was HUGE, made the rest of the bike look deformed.
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chrisbuehler 8/27/2012 3:45pm
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jamma10 wrote:
The RM's yes, but the 1992 Honda CR125? When I think of a Honda motocross bike thats pretty much the image that I think of.
X2. The 92-93 CR's are my all time favorites
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newmann 8/27/2012 3:49pm
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nytsmaC wrote:
How about any Cobra 50?
What he said. Trick, butt ugly. Pun intended.
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newmann 8/27/2012 3:55pm
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And you put that sweet little pank Honda on the list but left this one off?Tongue

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tblazier 8/27/2012 4:05pm
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RandyS wrote:
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's

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tblazier 8/27/2012 4:10pm
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newmann wrote:
And you put that sweet little pank Honda on the list but left this one off?:P [img]https://www.dirtbikerider.us/Pics24/20070106-1168081959866-1991-KTM-250MX.jpg[/img]
And you put that sweet little pank Honda on the list but left this one off?Tongue

You have a good point there to some extent. I had almost forgot about that jewel. I will say that the 92 CR made a much bigger impression on me. I always thought KTM's were ugly, so that bike was no big surprise back then. Honda on the other hand had been my favorite bikes since I was a kid so I was absolutely horrified when I first saw one of those things back in 92.
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chrisbuehler 8/27/2012 4:11pm
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RandyS wrote:
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
tblazier wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's
Yeah me too. Especially the factory bikes. Bradshaw rules!
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RandyS 8/27/2012 4:15pm
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How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
tblazier wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's
You're crazy.
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sam111 8/27/2012 4:31pm
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Before I had even opened the article I knew these three would be a part of it:


I also cannot rationalise the fender/sideplate combo.




The new YZ450F actually looks worse in person than it does in pictures.




I'm not sure what to say about this one. What were they thinking!

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tblazier 8/27/2012 4:31pm
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RandyS wrote:
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
tblazier wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's
RandyS wrote:
You're crazy.
Touche
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bradmx421 8/27/2012 4:35pm
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tblazier wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's
RandyS wrote:
You're crazy.
tblazier wrote:
Touche
i liked the 93-95 YZ's too.... especially the 93 Factory Yamaha with the Orange graphics and the Purple frame. i know your talking stock graphics but still the 93-95's i really liked.
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bradmx421 8/27/2012 4:38pm
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Howabout the "Made in USA/collaberated with Korea" ATK???? looks like a chinese pitbike on roids

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normanmx 8/27/2012 4:44pm
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Saw this thead back in 2010 also...nice topic How about this one?anyway
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sam111 8/27/2012 4:54pm
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On another note, that article was pretty funny. I found this statement particularly amusing:

"It was like all the manufacturers went off to college and decided to “experiment” for a few years........A little Ecstasy in the water cooler will do wonders for “opening” Ones mind."
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DownSouth 8/27/2012 5:00pm
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bradmx421 wrote:
Howabout the "Made in USA/collaberated with Korea" ATK???? looks like a chinese pitbike on roids
Howabout the "Made in USA/collaberated with Korea" ATK???? looks like a chinese pitbike on roids

That ATK is a just a Cannondale with restyled plastic.

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KlootZak 8/27/2012 5:04pm
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RandyS wrote:
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't...
How did the 93-95 YZs get left off the list. As the owner of 2 of them I thought they were ugly then and they haven't gotten better with time.
tblazier wrote:
Call me crazy but I actually like the 93-95 YZ's
RandyS wrote:
You're crazy.
so call him ... maybe? -_-
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DownSouth 8/27/2012 5:05pm
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The only truly ugly bikes in that article are the 82 KX, Can-Am, and the TM. The rest are just bad graphics or color schemes. Beauty is only skin deep but ugly is to the bone.

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