For the love of OO's...

[Don1]

...Obviously I am referring to bikes with dual round headlights. What were you thinking of?

For me, I adore bikes with the dual round headlights. I don't know why - they are beautiful to me. Maybe they remind me of something?

I am considering what bikes in this category are still good value for money, now that my original choice of an Africa Twin has exploded in price.
Africa Twin


Triumph Sprint 900


Ducati ST2


The original 'blade


Cagiva Elefant


Kawasaki ZXR


Honda VFR

What else am I missing - pictures please!

[James_0541]

Don't forget these...this one is mine:

Edited by James_0541 on Tuesday 30th June 15:07

[Soloman Dodd]

Not sure...

[GameOverMan!]

Not so sure about "two round" headlights as some bikes still had dual head lights but just not round e.g. RC45, NC45.

I'd also argue that the original ZXR H1/2 looked better than the J spec.

The OW01 is also one to add to the 'round' list.

[Don1]

James_0541 said:

Don't forget these...this one is mine:

Edited by James_0541 on Tuesday 30th June 15:07

That's damn cool.

[Super Sonic]

[archie456]

The Ducati ST2 had a single headlight, your pic has an aftermarket fitment.

Don't forget the bike that started it, the GSX-R750. Edit: beaten to it by a minute....

[markymarkthree]

Bikes or cars, twins wins.

[NITO]

[MrWideFit]

[Don1]

Oooof, that Bimota is gorgeous.

[GameOverMan!]

MrWideFit said:

Shame it's not an OW01....

[NITO]

[GameOverMan!]

archie456 said:

The Ducati ST2 had a single headlight, your pic has an aftermarket fitment.

Don't forget the bike that started it, the GSX-R750. Edit: beaten to it by a minute....

Yeah, a bit before my time but they do look cool all the way up to the 'L' model. After which the dual headlights behind the plastic cover became a thing, along with some very 'interesting' colour schemes to match the shell suits.

[cirian75]

GameOverMan! said:

MrWideFit said:

Shame it's not an OW01....

Might be heresy but I prefer the OW01 over the RC30

[Gladers01]

archie456 said:

The Ducati ST2 had a single headlight, your pic has an aftermarket fitment.

Don't forget the bike that started it, the GSX-R750. Edit: beaten to it by a minute....

I bought the original F model at 2 years old which revved like a 2 stroke up to the redline and drained the 3 gallon main tank in under 70 miles on a fast trip to Wales, handling was on the edge with a nasty weave setting in at 130+ and was grateful that the previous owner had fitted an adjustable steering damper; overall reliable as rain and handling much improved on the later models.

All very different bikes and given the same choice today it would have been the RC30 from that era

[bogie]

My dream bike in 1990 the Bimota Tuatara .....I still think bike design peaked in the 90s before they started to look like Transformers with all their aerodynamic appendages

[Al Gorithum]

archie456 said:

Don't forget the bike that started it, the GSX-R750. Edit: beaten to it by a minute....

That was my 1st bike. Absolutely fantastic at the time! A mate of mine still has one.

[greeneggsnsam]

Love all the faired examples above but naked bikes with twin lights look revolting to me, fair enough to those who like them but as awesome as the Street Triple may be to ride, it's ugly!



Then they got rid of the round headlight and somehow it got even worse! The bug-eye lights are so stupidly big over the front wheel.



Most modern ones are the best of a bad bunch but I still hate how front-heavy the design is, and the gap over the front wheel like they forgot to bolt on a fairing.

[darkyoung1000]

I love twin round lights. The above was a replacement for the below.