Well after reading the article, i guess they have reason for the sled being butt ugly, but not the less, the minimalist styling of it exposes the rider way more than he or she should be. Who ever rides that thing is gana catch someones roost and get totally loaded, which sucks. I thing we'll see that about midway threw the season, the front end will get alot bigger covering the rider a bit more. And i think that the clutches are to exposed, if another machine were to run into the side of it, i could see a clutch getting broke or a crank getting bent or worse.