Copycats..................

[Shandy]

..........look familiar to anyone...........the all new (nicked a load of ideas from somewhere else) 2009 Honda VTR 250. Or is just me that thinks this is an atempt at a nearly complete copy of a monster???

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j192/ducatimonsterdog/Random/vtr250.jpg

Shandy

[jimbo696]

If it wasn't for the Honda badge.......
...but they still can't quite capture that je ne sais quoi...

[cairojay]

Yeah exactly the same as the Suzuki Gladius 650 - I think Ride magazine mentioned that it was a Monster rip off - very true, they have no soul.

[Nickj]

Wikipedia is reassuringly accurate on this one
"It is often seen as the learner alternative to the popular Ducati Monster, with a mimic Trellis frame and initially a a similar instrument layout, with no tachometer. A tachometer is featured on 2003-present models."

LOL CAn't imagine the engines sounding anything like the real deal though, you can't imagine the japs engineering in such a mechanically noisey motor, poor riders would be thinking they were about to fall apart

[Pomp1]

nothing surprises me anymore about the japanese bike manufacturers and the inability to make trends, one day they'll try to build a desmo as well..

[giler]

Just looks like a toy.

[sadbiker]

http://www.motorsports-network.com/honda/models/vtr2502.jpg

Don't mean to be a kill sport, But Honda did this style from years ago when it first made the VTR, Ealiest I can see is about '98. So they made a model with a half trellis frame styling taken from the Monster of the day maybe, now its gone full circle, the Italians are styling the 696 on the VTR.....

[slob]

Personally I like it, reminds me of my Monsters (looks more like them than a new Monster), looks like a lot of fun.
JamesH had one of the older ones, a grey import, he liked that.

[Mand]

Don't they say imitiation is the sincerest form of flattery?

It's a motorbike, they have two wheels and a headlight, they all look the same to me.... :rolleyes:

[NattyBoy]

Paying us back for copying the yamakawasuki style with the 1098 - lol !!! (sticks crash hat on)