I'm not sure what that gold/white monoshock bike is, maybe a 360 or 350 not sure. Whatever it is I bet if he put half as much effort into making it look good as he did $3!tty it would be a damn nice bike. The craftsmanship is evident, the rear drum notwithstanding.
WTF.. not everybody has the same opinion of what "looking good" is.. then again maybe the bike isnt done either.. either way I dig the bike.. it inspired me.. point of thread..
What inspiring pic did you post?
I'm not trying to rip on the thing. I'm just saying it looks as if he meant to leave it looking incomplete, which I don't appreciate, not my style. However it would be something if it were in a "finished" state. That being said, it IS does reflect a lot of thought and time put in. It looks almost like a modern sportbike take on an old 350, with the tail floating like that.
Don't take my comment as criticism because I inserted some special characters in place of a curse. How 'bout I put in "ratty" instead and end it with a smiley?
Now because lots of folks on forums tend to take things personally please don't; it's just my take. I realize folks usually want input only if it's positive. Let's leave it at that.
I didn't post any inspirational pics, but here's one I like. Unrelated to bikes, but inspirational nonetheless. And now that he's hurt, I feel slightly empty inside, as if someone else killed my arch rival comic book nemesis that I've been trying to off for years: