Anyone else disappointed in the Muramasa

[Bearded_Geek]

It might just be my 80's sensibilities tingling (born 1972) but the Peacekeeper and the original "Akira" bikes are just... cooler. Plus there are several issues with the Muramasa:

1. The grey rear tire is the exact same grey that "grandma style bicycles" have IRL. Does not convey "speed" to me but more "Riding with my small dog in the handlebar basket to the market" (But then maybe that's the point; the whole bike is exceptionally muted color wise, a good sign to appeal to corpos, not rebels, which seems to be the intended audience. "Future leaders" as the data shard puts it).

2. Bike feels too small, like it's built for a 5 foot person. Doesn't matter how "extreme low coefficient" you have on your vehicle if all the air from the front hits the rider square in the chest. V just looks stupid riding it.

3. Several graphical glitches, the most annoying one is that if you combine the backrest seat with the fenders, the read light doesn't light up. It produces a light cone, but the actual "lamp" doesn't turn on.

4. The front wheel cover makes it look like a tapir. A short amputated elephant snout.

Anyway, love the idea, but not for me , I'll just park it in my secret garage I have somewhere and ride something else.

 

[Zeroes_IV]

I generally like the design. It appears as any of the crotch rockets you see nowadays with the extended rear wheel to keep you from accidentally popping a wheelie. Can't say I've personally experienced any graphical errors with it, but I prefer mainly driving the Cortes V5000 Valor (just wish the interior wasn't pink) or the Aerondight "Guinevere."

All of that aside, I do agree that the color of the rear tire is difficult to look at, especially given the fact that it's a blatantly different shade of gray compared to the front. One of the things I've loved about Cyberpunk 2077 is the asymmetrical vehicles, despite me being someone who prefers symmetry. Certain vehicles like the Thrax 388 Jefferson have half of where the grille should extend covered in a metal plate, while also having its lights on only that side of the vehicle. The Militech Hellhound has an off-center MLRS on the roof, while also only having the headlights on a single side. They're asymmetrical, but beautiful at the same time.

All of that being said, the drastic color difference for the rear tire is a major turn-off for the bike. It's hyper fast, very responsive, overall a good bike, but not esthetically pleasing to look at. Plus, your other point of realistically speaking, with virtually no cover to break the wind up, at high speeds you would be fighting to not get ripped off of the bike.