Latest Roost for Pierre Terblanche

[leafman60]

A few of us were recently discussing his whereabouts of late.  My last recollection was that the boy was at Confederate Motorcycles!

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/pierre-terblanche-confederate-motorcycles/

I see now that the Indians got him.  Looks like he is in India with Royal Enfield.

http://www.royalenfields.com/2014/11/royal-enfield-hires-designer-pierre.html

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/pierre-terblanche-royal-enfield/

That's Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Norton, Confederate and now Royal Enfield


Can't wait to see the results.

[guzzidoo]

Not a fan of his work, too quirky. Especially at Ducati.

[Perazzimx14]

Not a fan of his work, too quirky. Especially at Ducati.

 :+1 If it were up to me I'd take away his drawing pencils and paper.

[Impulsive_Duc]

Ouch!  ;D
I don't follow particular designers, only their engineering.
And there are plenty of mechanical problems with old Ducatis.

It almost feels like the mechanicals are designed by committee,
with a prima donna body sculptor butting in with silly demands they fight about.
(SSSA?)

I'm almost more of a fan if either the entire bike is designed by committee (R-NineT),
or an engineer/designer says "damn the torpedoes" and has full control (Pierluigi Marconi/Tesi).

How much say do you think Terblanche actually has at Confederate/Royal Endfield in the final design?
How much of what leaves his pen actually arrives in the final design? I'm rather curious.
Perhaps the antimosity towards him is misplaced.

Full disclosure: I own a SportClassic. I like some parts, would have changed others.
Too much functional engineering was compromised for aesthetics/"artistic vision".
Why did he have to insist on tubes? The technology exists for tubeless spoked tires.

[Perazzimx14]

Ouch!  ;D
I don't follow particular designers, only their engineering.
And there are plenty of mechanical problems with old Ducatis.

It almost feels like the mechanicals are designed by committee,
with a prima donna body sculptor butting in with silly demands they fight about.
(SSSA?)

I'm almost more of a fan if either the entire bike is designed by committee (R-NineT),
or an engineer/designer says "damn the torpedoes" and has full control (Pierluigi Marconi/Tesi).

How much say do you think Terblanche actually has at Confederate/Royal Endfield in the final design?
How much of what leaves his pen actually arrives in the final design? I'm rather curious.
Perhaps the antimosity towards him is misplaced.

Full disclosure: I own a SportClassic. I like some parts, would have changed others.
Too much functional engineering was compromised for aesthetics/"artistic vision".
Why did he have to insist on tubes? The technology exists for tubeless spoked tires.

No matter what Treblanche does I can never forgive him for what he did to the SuperSports.

[Crusty]

I have no particular love or hate for Pierre Terblanche. His ideas on design are no worse to my eye than
some of the latest "Modern" motorcycle designs that look like the stylists were enraptured by a basket of used razor blades or an Anime cartoon about vehicles that transform into giant robots.
I kind of liked some of the concept Guzzis that were shown at Intermot a few years ago that he had a hand in.

[leafman60]

After the storm of controversy around Terblanche's design of the Ducati flagship sport bikes, he retrenched back and came up with the Classic Series that took design themes from the older Ducati models.  The Classic Series bikes have been remarkable in how they've held value.

[Jim Rich]

He is a talented designer, I like some of his work a lot, others are just entertaining.

[QCGoose]

No matter what Treblanche does I can never forgive him for what he did to the SuperSports.

One of the worst travesties in motorcycle design history IMO.

[Turin]

I love the looks of the 999, which was the terblanche bike design everyone bitched about. Even better I actually fit on it and could ride it comfortably. ( I hate the exhaust under the seat though, but ducati was using that before and after terblanche).

[QCGoose]

I was and still am a fan of his 999/749 design, even though I often hear it's the design that almost killed Ducati. But, what he did to the Super Sport is borderline unforgiveable.

[Aaron D.]

The original Monstre was Galuzzi. Sort of the anti-Terblanche.

[Turin]

Terblance did the supermono (everyone went nuts over that). The 1999 + supersports were a poor re-interpretation of the supermono. shoulda worked, ehhh.