2004 Motorcycle Design Award Winners 24 September 2004   Author: Mike Werner   Location: Normandy, France As has become the custom, once a year, at the end of a major European motorcycle show, in this case Intermot, the Motorcycle Design Association awards the best motorcycle design award to one manufacturer. Five design categories receive a nomination, and the best one receives the main award. Supersport 1 - Bimota DB5, 2 - Kawasaki ZX-6 3 - BMW K1200S. Motorcycle - Open (200cc and above) 1 - KTM RC8 / Venom, 2 - Yamaha MT-01, 3 - Benelli TNT + Derbi Mulhacén Motorcycle - Junior (up to 200cc) 1 - Rieju RS2 Matrix, 2 - Yamaha XT125, 3 - Derbi SM. Scooters & Commuters: 1 - Derbi GP1, 2 - Aprilia Sport City, 3 - Honda Zoomer + Generic XDR Concept Bike: 1 - Honda Griffon, 2 - Confederate Wraith, 3 - Yamaha Tricker Pro. Apart from the 5 categories above, one motorcycle receives the top award, in this case it was the Yamaha MT-01 ! The Trophy is selected in secret by 100 motorcycle designers after press day. There's one thing I can not understand... how come the Yamaha MT-01 motorcycle was selected 2nd in the large capacity motorcycles category, and still wins the general design award ?? Something smells in the state of Demark... Click here to access the Motorcycle Design Association web site (although at the time of writing, their site was not updated). blog comments powered by Disqus