Ariel Ace

[nt650hawk]

back to motorcycles again

Ariel Motor Company

[boosten lebaron]

Christ. Thats like $31,000.

[OreoGaborio]

I'll take one of every color

[nt650hawk]

Huh, so the AMC is back.

[02redhawk]

I must have read the specs wrong (240kg). That'd be one porker of a ride.

[dontpanic]

Gary Inman has an article about it in the February issue of Cycle World. He was, shall we say, underwhelmed. And, yes, it is that porky.

[loudbeard]

Honda V4 engine. Assume VFR platform?

[dontpanic]

Yup. The 1200.

[nt650hawk]

I must have read the specs wrong (240kg). That'd be one porker of a ride.

529# for not that much on it. Must be one of those typical heavy Honda engines.

[02redhawk]

Its a shame because if it were lighter you could easily see people using it more in custom bikes. Doesn't look like a win unless you just want a piece of artwork.

[motoarch]

Think of it as a Diavel or VMax power sport cruiser and it makes more sense. No ones buying this cause they'er going to win a track day on it. They'er buying to roll through town looking like a BAMF. If you go too fast no one can see how awesome you are; so of course open face helmet or less is the only option. Why else would it have that ridiculously over the top yet under engineered but over designed frame.