what is the ugliest bike ever made

[coxy]

i have been thinking of buying a small bike to get to work and back on and seeing the price of postie bikes is ridiculous i thought back to a perfect bike for the job that i used to own a 1980ish mz 150 with a half a motor suspended in dead air it has to be one of the ugliest bikes ever made or maybe a vellocette  LE but beauty is in the eye of the beholder what do you folks think the ugliest bike ever created is .
maybe ugly is to harsh, unique.

[whitegto]

my vote goes to the truly UGLY Honda Rune. As doctor Phil would say,  WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
Just my 2c of course

[disc_valve]

If you're talking MZs, surely the ugliest ones were the late 1960s "TS" series with the heavyweight Earles forks and fixed headlamp (in an extension of the fuel tank in front of the headstock). So ugly theyre almost beautiful! 

If you're talking moderns, how about being controversial - the Harley Evolution must qualify with its disc wheels, and perhaps the Yamaha V-Max??

That should stir things up - but then, Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder!

Graham

[drtracr]

DKW looked like a flashlight

[RayK]

My vote for the ugliest bike goes to the Douglas Draganfly followed closely by the Triumph Bathtub
Cheers
Ray

[moonpup]

Sorry gentlemen, but I've gotta go with this one...........


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[RayK]

What a beast and the cow looks ugly too!!

[Sno Jet]

Now that is a bike.   How old were you in that picture?!!              

[reed]

Coxy
On the MZ the kick start was the gear lever and one day i watched some one trying to start one he kick it so hard it started and it when
Into gear and when off on its own no damage to the motorcycle or the wall.
Thanks.
Steve.

[coxy]

i think we have a winner or looser with the cow yeah ha. maybe not i just looked at whitegto's suggestion of the honda rune i think they were self medicating  at the time.( bmw r1200c has got to be up there to.
just thought i would add this .i bought the mz whilst doing my apprenticeship and on the way home we snuck into the  local pub (bar).the next day there was a ugly little bike resting up against the wall of my parents place . beer goggles for the first time.

[moonpup]

I'm not sure, but I think the bike in the pic I posted is either a COWwasaki or a BULLtaco! 

[deisher6]

I am surprised that no one mentioned the Honda 305 Dream,

regards charlie

[RayK]

Re the 305 Honda 'Dream' - When I was a young fella this bike was known as the Honda 'Nightmare'

Ray

[kawajockey]

  My vote is for the suzuki madura , just plain but ugly with that high mount tailight.

[scrambler]

Re the 305 Honda 'Dream' - When I was a young fella this bike was known as the Honda 'Nightmare'

Ray

the Dream is one of my favorite bikes. I rode one 1250 miles round trip without a problem.

[coxy]

i did have another ugly bike. well it was ugly on the inside i am pretty sure the band U2 wrote a song about my buell x1 . the song was called lemon.

[disc_valve]

Sorry, Moonpup,

That bike isn't a COWasaki or a BULLtaco - I'm sure it's anUDDER make entirely.

Graham

[ztnoo]

I just stumbled across this on eBay UK.
I'd have to say it rates right up there in the "Ugly Department".
The former Iron Curtain producers seemed to be very efficient at creating some of the more homely appearing motorcycles ever.

1969 POLISH SHL M17 GAZELA 175cc


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-POLISH-SHL-M17-GAZELA-175cc-BARN-FIND-3857-MILES-/330617791547?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4cfa5b243b

[Sno Jet]

I think that may be an early proto-type photo of a HD Fat Boy!  I can imagine "Arnold" mounted on top of that one.

[coxy]

wow what a machine those sleek lines and beautiful curves i wonder why no one bid on it?