I hear ya, but it's much better in person than in the pix and ask Levi, he'll tell ya, once you ride it the thing quickly becomes very beautiful. After studying up on exactly what the Rockster special edition is I was struck that it's in many ways a factory version of a DTT project bike. It's a R1150R frame and engine with S wheels, forks, and front fender, GS headlight, and special paint job. I like it; fuel injection, ABS brakes, heated grips, new tires, gel battery, and did I mention that it's only got 7300 miles?