I completely forgot Royal Enfield. Man the Himalayan is bad. Yeah I'm gonna give it to the Himalayan

Alternative title: "I hate sport touring bikes and touring bikes in general"

You are the perfect example of how beauty (and ugliness) is in the eye of the beholder.

The reason that the Aprilia Moto 6.5 looks unique when compared to Aprilia’s other bikes is because it was a one off outsourced design by Philippe Stark. He was a popular French industrial designer during that era and he was given design exercises far afield from his usual endeavors so Aprilia had him design a ‘city bike’.

That gold and silver Aprila is absolutely stunning. Really amazing design lines for the time (manufacturing must have been incredibly hard). I'd love to buy a second hand one.

I am glad to see so many standing up for the Aprilia. Count me as one of them. The Moto is gorgeous!

I consider almost half of these to be beautiful designs. In fact, I'd love to have access to one of them rather than to a generic modern style.

Watching this and i own a 13 year old kawasaki versys 1st gen, bought it new and been using it for everyday for commute. Got to say that it is an ugly looking motorcycle but after serving some 100k++ miles it proves to be the most reliable and cost effective motorcycle i have ever own and heard of. What an experience

Busa is a unique case. It had a very strange design since day 1. It's design was moulded by wind tunnel testings. But it also has a timeless design, it's strange so it never gets old.

An ugly bike is better than no bike at all 😜

I actually dig the honda pacific coast design, kinda looks like something from Akira but I think not many love that kind of design

The Road Glide and the Indian Challenger are both functionally great bikes, but the fairings absolutely look like afterthoughts. Not a fan of the jam-packed engine bay in the Challenger either. Looks like something GM would do.

Ok, I own and love my 2nd gen Versys 650. I can’t see it when I am riding it.🙂 No mention of BMW R1200 C? Or the Speed Triples with the goofy headlights sticking out?

what is he talking about?😂 most of those motorcycles are great looking. loved the square lamps on the agusta

The PC800 is a beautiful masterpiece!!!! 😂 I can see how someone would feel it’s ugly…Im obsessed with finding one. I think they are gorgeous and so retro/futuristic.

9:15 I was sitting at a light in Vancouver in about 1979. A noise came up beside me. It was a HD model of some desperate alphabetical scrabble mistake. The rider was a long haired bearded hippy and his Ol' Lady perched on the back was a Twiggy look alike. The bike was loaded down with camping gear. It was mildly chopped with an extended springer fork. Buddy asked me if this was the road to the ferry terminal. I said it was. He thanked me and we pulled away as the light turned green. The bike was rust from top to bottom, fender to fender and rim to rim. Even the spokes were rusty. It had mud and dirt and shit on every surface. But it ran and sounded great. Rat Rod wasn't a thing back then. But if there was, this bike was the poster child. Best looking ugly bike I've ever seen.

Calling the k1600 the ugliest BMW is crazy when you look at what they were cranking out in the 00’s. The R1200C and the 1150RT are far worse

The MV 600 lead to the most beautiful bikes ever, let me explain. A guy young called Massimo Tambourini owned one, he loved the engine but hated everything else. So he decided to change it. He later went on to be known for being the TA from the famous brand BIMOTA. Then he left his partners and joined the Cagiva Reasearch Center, racking up a few more designs such as the Ducati 916, The Mito and finally the MV Agusta F4.

You were way off base on the Aprilia. That bike was designed by Philippe Stark. It's a design classic for sure.

I was glad to finally see someone call out BMW's ugly styling. I would extend it past the K series to the R series also, with the jagged fairings and headlight design. It looks like a kid's toy Transformer. I hope they get back to some clean lines again, and soon.

1975 Suzuki RE5 Rotary - Aaargh ! What is that between your legs ?

The KTM thing reminds me of "Spy vs Spy" 😀

That Aprilia looks cool.

I'm also riding a Triumph and I always notice that Triumph is quite an acquired taste (except for the retro bikes and cruisers since they're just awesome). I only bought my Tiger 900 because when I sat on it and test rode it it just felt amazing... hated the looks back then and now I really think it's rather pretty ^^'

Every motorcycle is a master piece . Once a biker always a biker 🔥

The strange fact is that : i love all the bikes you showed they are awesome...and feels unique

I realize this list is subjective & the opinion of the poster, but we can all agree there are ugly motorcycles throughout the years. Some designs were influenced by trends at the time like skirted fenders, multiple exhaust pipes, engines hidden by extensive bodywork, etc. We can also agree 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and some designs are timeless. My favorite is the Honda Nighthawk S 700 particularly the '84-'85 model years.

If you think you have bad taste just remember someone looked at these motorcycles and thought “yes, I’m gonna spend my next paycheque on that machine!”

Half these people seem to forget it's supposed to be a video about the ugliest bike from every manufacturer. No exceptions. So if there's a bike you really disagree with being considered ugly on this list, it just means that manufacturer had god tier design if you struggle to consider their worst looking bikes ugly

Basically you hate tourers, baggers and cruisers. 😄

That aprilla is just gorgeous, really gorgeous.

If you don't have a motorcycle, all of the bikes up there is a beauty.

0:46 I feel like crying to bed after seeing that bike, its basically the cancer stage 4 of motorcycling

As a former owner of a Ducati DS1100, I totally agree of how awkward that design is. Great bike but underpowered according today's standards, and with a low maintenance cost - bear with me that's strange for Ducatis - people often mistook mine for a 600!!! Still, some think of it as an acquired taste, like Roquefort cheese. Man, I still regret selling it.

When the Multistrada came out, I won't lie, I wasn't a huge fan, BUT years later, I came across a 2008 1100S for a deal I couldn't pass up. And I must say, all polished and cleaned up in my garage, it's a beautiful machine. Being over a decade old, it still looks current in its design. Plus, it's a great bike!

In motorcycles ,"Naked" used to mean exposed engines without cowlings and covers, now, it literally means ugly.

Yup, generally agree w most of your picks but I have a few alternative suggestions: - BMW: The K1. Nuff said. - KTM: the 1st gen Duke. Compared to that, the Adventure is a real improvement. As for Ducati, reminds me how on one show where they walked around a big used-bike dealership, the host asked the salesman "Is that old Multi yours or did you just take it in commission?" - "In fact, it belongs to us." - "Now forever." xD

Frankly the Aprilla (the weird yellow model) is artistic. I would get that bike, if I wanted a small stylish run around moto.

I own a 2007 1100 Multistrada that on the moment shows 70k km on the clock. It may be - or more likely may be not - your cup of tea, but I can tell you, if you love to ride, that thing is simply amazing. So versatile and fun, it's a real joy to ride. Just to give you an idea, in 2019 I bought a 2018 Tracer to replace it, after a few month I loved them both and the Tracer was for sure a great bike, but I ultimately ended up selling it because when you ride it for real, the Tracer isn't simply as good as the old Multi.

Thanks for the good laugh on this Saturday morning!!!! The UGLY bikes and the commentary had me laughing !!!

Imagine putting your bike's short walk around video on KZfaq then it gets shared on this list

At the KTM supermoto I lost it… That was my dream bike, owned the duke 690 eventually and, man, that single is a gem

No mention of that awful looking Nikken from Yamaha?

Guess it's a compliment to the guys behind Johnny Quest, that you thought it was 30 years newer than it was! I'm 63 and it was my favorite cartoon show as a kid. Way ahead of its time, like Star Trek.

I own that Ducati, besides the expensive service it's a really great bike and very cheap, since it's ugly. One fun fact most wouldn't know is that the geometry and hardware is identical with the Hypermotard, which goes for a shit ton of money

The Aprilia Moto 650 has very fluid lines that flow freely from front to rear. And the Harley JD Rye transforms into a stunner at 3 a.m. after finishing off a quart of JD. 😍

Since the old Chief is on the list it should be noted that no vintage (British) 500-850 cc BSAs, Nortons, Triumphs, Royal Enfields, Velocettes, Matchless, Vincent, or Ariels are on the “ugly” list.

Bro doesn't know the taste of beauty.. He will choose vespa over h2r

I totally agree with you; our tastes coincide. IMHO there seem to be contests running in both moto as well as automotive design to make the ugliest machines ever made. I have wondered if a lot of design has been influenced by some of the graphic art in Japanese manga - all that spiky hair and angular everything. Perhaps I'm just a wet blanket on modern taste. (I still think a 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint is the prettiest Alfa ever made.) And why is it that many of the flagship cars and SUVs of today have to have those enormous teeth, like some horrifying, monster fish that lives at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? What happened to fluid lines, proportion, or even a union of form and function like your Triumph 500?

I think that Aprilia is Gorgeous! I would take one on looks alone. It reminds me of apples design language in the early 2010s

No hay motos feas... cada una tiene su belleza única que la hace especial... tu video es muy subjetivo... y solo justifica tu punto de vista... Todas las motos en este video son HERMOSASSS!!! Saludos desde Uruguay!!🇺🇾

What about the Honda CX 500 known as the Plastic Maggot. I rode one as a Dispatch Rider, very comfortable.

Regarding the Yamaha bike here, I would have to say that most 125cc or lower commuter bikes in Asia look like that (regardless of the brand). You need to look at the similar offerings of Honda and Suzuki too in that category.

Everything this guy said in this video is discredited by the statement that “Yamaha makes beautiful motorcycles today.” No, they don’t. Most of their bikes are transformer-looking plastic pieces of crap. The XSR series is also the ugliest retro bike on the market. If they got the Ducati design team, it was the guys who came up with the multistrada.

Hey I have ridden two of these bikes, the Honda Pacific Coast 800 and Aprilia Moto 6.5! I bought the Aprilia as my first big bike and almost bought the Pacific Coast. I love both the bikes and would actually consider buying the Pacific Coast now if it's still in production. Smooth and very practical for touring. As for the Moto 6.5, I love it so much that I have decided to do it up. Can't wait to get it out on the road again, the big thumper is simply superb for hilly roads.

Well done Sir, and feel the same way with GIANT front fairings. And with that said Kawasaki 650KLR is not a pretty sight. However.....I do like unique, unorthodox and I guess that is why I ride a 2018 Ducati Hyper SP, last year with not too much electronics which has gotten out of control.

I once heard a k1600 rider describe the bike as "it looks so bad that in the end you will fall in love with it"

I feel like you’ve majorly overlooked the Suzuki Boulevard lineup, specifically the M109R, that thing is awful. Honda Valkyrie Rune is an abomination as well

I have always liked the multistrada first gen :)

Wth man that bmw k series are just gorgeous when you were saying ugly to that night edition in background i swear it felt like your gone insane

The Jonny Quest you watched in the ‘90s was probably the modern reboot, “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.” Some episodes even had CGI in a VR world.

I love the Ariel/Honda comparison, that's when you know someone does look into history and likes bikes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Multistrada is an abomination on wheels and the Honda Valkirie Rune is something beyond comprehension .

Thank god I’m not the only one which thinks the KTM 690 is horrendous, the amount of these bikes being listed in my area is mind blowing!

I got a 2008 Versys 650, it looks horrible if you stand in front of it or look at the front from a certain angle... but the side an rear view is great. Never bought a bike by to looks, the versys is my swiss knife or do everyrhing bike, plus its fuel efficent. I absolutly love it. Expect that fugly headlight.

Harley have cornered the market on this one.

The Pacific Coast, was for people that don't ride, wanted a motorcycle, but without being "a motorcyclist". It was a smart, comfortable, useful design that appealed to bean counters, NASA scientists, and real estate agents. On the Pacific Coast, no one saw you as a rider with a bad attitude, nor a speed freak, nor a 50 to 60 year old "touring" guy to accomplish his bucket list, across the United States. For its day, it was a very thoughtfull, non threatening way, for people to ride. Remember, this is during the same age, as all computers being beige.

I thought you might include the Cagiva Gran Canyon, I got one ten years ago super cheap because it was considered such an ugly duckling at the time, I didn't care too much because I'd ridden one and they are awesome to ride, great sound and feel, it is a slightly weird looking design when you get off it I must concede. Not nearly as bad as that travesty of a Multistrada though. But hey, from the sounds of it, the multi rides bloomin' great also.

Ok, I disagree for the Triumph because you have to place it on its time, and it was not so bad. About BMW, I think the K1 was uggliest than the K1600. But, it is a question of taste and color !

Oh yeah, KTM excels in awkward; like beginner origami. But I love the Aprilia 6.5... I think it's stand-out-from-the-crowd flowingly gorgeous. But then, I love the Bus too for its (voluptuous) curves. It's a shame about the Triumph Trophy 1200. Not sure what they were thinking there. I own a 2014 Sprint GT and I think it's a handsome fellow. Nearly as good-looking as the old Honda Super Blackbird, which is timeless to me.

Bart: "All KTM bikes are ugly." Rest of the world: "Okay Bart, I think that YOU are the problem in this world."

At the time of the Ducati Multistrada had a collaboration with the brand Cagiva (Navigator, 900 Gran Canyon) the two are not exactly an optical beauty but they are extremely good to handle on winding roads

To be fair, I guess the Yamaha was never considered to be their Halo-model ... a cheap commuter, so f... the looks. And for the BMWs: The BMW F 650 CS Scarver and ALL 1150s have those 'drop dead looks'.

BMW has made a lot of ugly bikes, especially the newer ones, but by far the ugliest was the 1991 K1. For Honda, It is without a doubt the 2017 and up Rebels. I mean, there is ugly, and then there is UGLY. And the 2017 and up Rebels are without a doubt the UGLIEST motorcycles I have ever seen in the U.S. What the hell were they thinking? Yes, the Madura was not a pretty bike, but when it comes to downright ugly, that has to go to the early '80s Katana. That is what today is known as the Harley Road Glide, and that fairing is ugly. But the same bike with the Street Glide fairing on it is gorgeous. So it's just the fairing. To me (and I own a 1989 FXRS Low Rider) all older Harleys are beautiful. The Pan America and the Sportster are hideous. And Harley had ruined so many bikes by dipping the whole bike in matte black paint. I like bright shiny paint and chrome. Matte black looks like primer to me. It's just a big black blob. You can't see the lines. The Sportster Iron models are ridiculous looking. The ugliest Yamaha would have to be the early '80s Vision 550, or the early 90s GTS1000 with the RADD front end. The ugliest Kawasaki has to be the Vulcan S, which is a close second behind the 2017 and up Honda Rebels. I like all the old original Indians. The first Indians that Polaris came out with were. They strongly resembled the original Chief, with that big full front fender. Then came the Scout, which looked like some kind of industrial machine. Super ugly. Then they totally destroyed the Chief, they don't even have that beautiful front fender anymore. And they have started the YBOB thing (Yet Another Blacked Out Bike) The blacked out fad has gone far enough. It needs to go away, and go away NOW. That Triumph looks a lot like a Buell, all of which were ridiculously ugly. But besides the bikes I mentioned above, perhaps the ugliest bikes of all is every single crotch rocket ever made. Every one of them is disgustingly ugly. These bikes started in 1985, with the Suzuki GSXR, and the Kawasaki Ninja 600 and 900, and they have been getting uglier and uglier ever since. Not to mention the are virtually unrideable with bars that feel like they are attached to the front axle and footpegs where the rear turn signals should be. Basically, 99% of the time, the newer a bike is, the uglier it is.

Having JD's sponsoring your motorbike is like asking for the police to stop you over for an alcohol test. 😂

I had an 08 Versys. I knew it looked weird. Loved it anyway. It was so comfortable and road beautifully and handled well. I added the vario windscreen and triple box and handlebar speakers. If I could of I also would have gladly bought a road glide ultra which also made your list😂 Now I have an 06 gold Goldwing named Goldie Honda. Which shows me and my old age brethren like "ugly" bikes.

The Honda PC800 Pacific Coast was a beautifully styled tourer for its time and its sculpted lines are still easy on the eye - particularly to the non-riders who don't find it “intimidating”. Another aerodynamic design was/is the H-D Road Glide. Its “shark-nosed” fairing made it a great long distance tourer that was easy to do “Iron-bottom” (1K miles or more) runs on. Ironically, many non-riders would mistakenly refer to my two CVO Road Glide Limiteds (FLTRUSE) as “Gold Wings”. I generally agree with you on the “sport tourers” and their styling over the past several years. When I finally broke down and got an actual “Gold Wing” it was a 2018 model year, the one where Honda unfortunately decided to go “Sport Touring”. Yes it was ugly and its fairing was next to useless - I wish Vetter was still around so I could have replaced it with a more effective one. Lastly, Indian's Chief Vintage valanced fenders flow along with the rest of the traditional lines of that bike, recreating the characteristic charm of the 1930's era American motorcycles. Of course I've only been a rider for 60 years - so whadda I know?

Interesting that you chose the BMW 1600 over the r1150r or r1150c. But I guess there are a lot to choose from with BMW. Personally, I think the new r1250rt is uglier than the 1600.

I like how the video of the old multistrada was filmed at goedhart motoren, which is a motorcycle dealer near me 😂

The Aprilllia‘s lines are sooo smooth it should be in an ice-cream commercial

You pretty much nailed that list. But I think the Aprilia Moto 6.5 is a very pretty if not unusual bike. 👍

Normally I hate people like you with their subjective criticism. But Dude! you totally and with 100% accuracy nailed each one of these😂 Your descriptions were so spot on! I’m only halfway through at this point, & I’ve laughed myself off the couch! The descriptions- wow! “ looks like somebody put a balloon inside of a sport bike and blew it up and then nailed a scooter rear end onto it”, haha !! or that MV with the square headlight. Odd looking yes,, but then you come paste some meme of an old halogen Home Depot work lamp.. lmao 🤣 😆 fkg perfect son!! The soda sprayed right out of my mouth! Great job!!

Thank you for turning the headlight case into a Lucasian tribble deflector Aprilia, thank you for understanding

I owned a Triumph 1200 Trophy for 4 years. It was a fabulous bike with what appeared to be limitless power and great handling for a touring bike. The Panniers and top box provided loads of room. Its main problem was its weight and slow speed manoeuvrability. Very top-heavy due to its high placed engine and heavy faring. Always felt like it wanted to fall over when taking corners slowly. Eventually sold it and now have a triumph T120 Bonneville. It was a shame as I loved the look of the Trophy.

I gotta disagree on the K1600-series BMWs... to me, by far, BMW's most egregious styling and design fubar was the early 2000s (roughly 2004) R1200ST. Google it to see of what I speak. This monstrosity had vertically stacked headlights that would have scared children if they saw it coming at them. Otherwise a fine bike, like all BMW boxers, but this was a hideous styling exercise gone all wrong. IMO, today's K1600s are fine art, by comparison. Love the video, though!

"Hayabusa" Ok you officially cannot comment on bike beauty

One man’s ugly is another man’s beast.

In my previous job, I walked across a bike park where TWO of Ducati Multistradas were parked. Two! Just a meter or two apart. Oh dear Lord!

In my opinion this review is actually an personal choice review where narrator is talking about his likes and dislikes. Most of the bikes in list are not that ugly of their age of time. Please check heromoto and bajaj motorcycles they have ugliest bikes.

I was about to complain about the absence of a KTM, but no. In this carnival of inflamed baboon's arses, there it is. Quite right!

My last bike was a BMW K1200RS. Not a particularly handsome machine, but wow was it a great ride. In the middle of one trip I spent about half an hour at 135mph going down the A303 in the south of England, ...steady as a rock. The bike had more, ...I did not! :)

The PC800 is a fantastic bike. I rode one for about a year. I don't think it's right to compare it to other bikes it is so unique. It is odd looking but has a certain charm. The "Eye Abuser" is widely considered to be awful looking, but it's a wind tunnel design, what can you do, I would own one.

From its inception the first-gen Ducati Multistrada had a love/hate relationship with the public. It's unconventional styling was shunned by many, even as the 2007-09 models were routinely heralded as a tremendous all-rounder. I purchased an '09 1100S in 2014, picking it up in Raleigh, NC and riding back to Dallas, TX. What the air-cooled L-twin lacks in HP it makes up for with tremendous torque and a relatively light gross weight. Coupled with Ohlins & Brembos and lacking electro-sensors, the rider feels very "connected" to the bike. The maligned yet majestic Multi can hang with sportbikes in the twisties while knocking-down 500+ miles a day and not leave the rider aching. One subjective advantage to questionable styling: exclusivity. My Multi almost always draws a crowd, even among bike enthusiasts.

Agreed, the stupid trend in touring bikes is to make a huge gap between the fender and the fairing. Its super ugly, they just need to make a larger lower fairing. Will probably help with gas mileage too. These are touring/adv bikes, its not like they need a foot of travel in the suspension. Not sure why designers never figured this out.

I can't believe you went with the K1600 rather than the R1200CL. But watching more of the video I see you just don't like touring bikes. Almost every one of these is either touring oriented, or you don't like the headlight. Or both.

I ride a multi 1000. My buddy has 3 of them, says they’re beautiful. We always ragged on him for them being ugly, I still think they’re somewhat ugly, especially from the angles you described (front and angled front). But now I think it’s beautiful from the back and back angle. So o just avoid ever looking at it from the front, always approach from the rear. Great bike.

I was thinking what was bart's cup of tea.

HD's Deuce and Rocker C should have been on this list above the Road Glide. The Tour Glide was produced from 79-96 and the RG was just a revival of the fixed fairing. The latest iteration is definitely an improvement. Still loses style points, but is the best handling cruising bike when doing long=distant riding.

Honda DN wasn't that bad. It got use in as a cool bike for a TV show in Kamen Rider Decade. Though I am surprise that older gen Suzuki Katana didn't got in the list.

I can't believe Rokon didn't make your list... I have a 2015 Versys 1000 and I think it's absolutely beautiful !