exciting news!

general_piffle said:
I've got one of these food blenders in Ducati red, and it's absolutely gorgeous. The thing I love about Terblanche's design aesthetic is it polarises people. Marmite. Love or hate. This alone is always a sign of an excellent designer. Designs that slip into anonymity because they're 'not bad' or 'OK' are as forgettable as the people that penned them. The greats will always divided opinion, which is all it as at the end of the day. Just personal preference.

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Is the Paul Smart a Terblanche design?
 
I don't think you can argue that if a design is immediately liked that it's bland ... eg, green frames and 916s. Can't think of anyone who said those were boring.
 
For all the Super Monos and Sports Classics, there is the original Multistada monstrosity in his bag of tricks. I guess to be good, you must push the limit and exceed it as well once in a while. To me, I like the classic style; once a bike starts to resemble a Praying Mantis or a Giga Crita from Alien, it just doesn't work for me. We are a conservative market when it comes to bike style.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
I don't think you can argue that if a design is immediately liked that it's bland ... eg, green frames and 916s. Can't think of anyone who said those were boring.
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I don’t think that is what’s being said. Some designs are instant classics. Some divide opinion, but are memorable (in part because they divide opinion). And some are so beige that they quickly slip into anonymity.

There’s a big difference between being liked (or loved) and being acceptably inoffensive.
 
Alzero said:
Really though, isn’t Miriam Margolyes effing great? Honestly, I’d love to have drinks and dinner with her and hear what she thinks about the state of the world.

Bloody horrible motorcycle that one is!
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I completely agree about Miriam's personality, intellect and sense of humour but, to be fair, she ain't a looker.
Like the GT1000 above.
 
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