Our world is full of weird and wonderful motorcycles. Some of them are badass—think low-slung cruisers like those from Harley and Indian. Meanwhile, others are razor-sharp—think the crop of hyper-naked and supersports from Europe. But at the same time, some bikes are just weird. You know, like they’re not quite sure what they want in life?
There are quite a few bikes like this that come to mind. Personally, the whole adventure-scooter craze is guilty of this, with bikes like the Honda X-ADV teetering between scooter and adventure bike. Well, as it would turn out, another manufacturer is trying to come up with yet another cruiser crossover thingamabob.
I’m talking about Taiwanese brand SYM, and its recently unveiled prototype called the TTLBT. Now, I have absolutely no idea what that five-lettered acronym stands for, but just thinking about it makes me hungry for a BLT sandwich. Unfortunately, SYM’s TTLBT isn’t a sandwich. Heck, I’m not even sure if it’s a scooter. Or maybe it’s a sport-tourer. Or perhaps something in between?
Well, according to SYM, the TTLBT’s styling was taken from, get this, a turtle. Now, I don’t know about you, but this thing looks nothing like a turtle. Plus, I’m not exactly sure if a turtle is an apt spirit animal for any motorcycle.
