@crxtra: I think the point is to confuse people who aren't smart enough to even try to get it.

@Flathead Smith: So you're the sole arbiter of what is and isn't art?

@.357 Lost The Fuckin Star, Eh: I love internet tough-guys.

@Thornton888: No, it's just you. The artist is creating a visual paradox, taking something that you associate with urban sprawl and then placing it in a remote mountain town. If it really is supposed to be a commentary on the environmental impact of cars, then the obvious visual paradox is supposed to make the…

@brandegee: I'm sure the electronics on the direct injection motors are much more difficult to deal with. But, in addition to much more precise fuel delivery, as I understand it the vaporization of the fuel directly in the cylinder has a significant cooling effect on the intake air charge, giving you much lower…

@Ben Wojdyla: On a similar subject, I've always liked Audis wheels. Saab's have been hit-or-miss (largely miss) for me for a long time.

@How Wankelin' Got His Sig Back: I want to know when Porsche tuners are going to start using the 3.8L in their high-end turbo tuner cars. I wonder how much more power they could get given that extra 0.2L of displacement.

@Madness: You're gonna have to tell me where "here" is. Because if you're from the United States, you've got "country" and "county" mixed up.

@Madness: BMW's larger bikes are also high-quality as well. I've been noticing that more and more motorcycle cops I see are on BMW's.

@Mad_Science: Where do they source engines from? I know not every V-twin is a Harley, but that's where most custom bike builders get their engines.

@pauljones: The Ducati 996 is a classic, and the design to which most other sportbikes aspire. The Monster range just about single-handedly brought about the popular resurgence of the cafe racer genre. Ducati's willing to push the boundaries of motorcycle design and engineering.

@Madness: Except BMW's and Porsche's still perform. I hate to say it, but Harleys are the F150 H-D or King Ranch edition of the motorcycle world. They're big, heavy, slow, unwieldy, over-chromed, and driven by poseurs.

@flyingstitch: Or, an example of the Swedes getting it right despite GM meddling.

@Sportwagons, more popular than Grimace: Not really. Nobody rides it anyways, it just gets trailered to shows and Sturgis and the like so the owner can show off how much money he paid.

@Iron-Balls McGinty: I was going to say, this sounds like the beginnings for a country song.

@pauljones: It's cleaner than most custom bikes out there, but that doesn't make it good looking. This is just your standard raked-out, over-chromed Harley piece of shit.

@Goes Like Stink: And it's not a Harley, so there's always that bonus.

@Alfa-November: But it's a Harley. The chrome is mandatory.

@Jellodyne: Nuke them from orbit. Its the only way to be sure.

If I had this kind of money, I'd certainly consider buying it. It's definitely more rare than the current front-engined Ferraris, and (in my opinion), a bit better looking as well.