Baloney says... I had one too, and while I don't regret buying it, I don't regret selling it either. They need an injection of something resembling a soul. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) GSF600SW (broked) 'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking. But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.
says... I had Scorpion race cans on mine and it was putting out 112bhp at the rear wheel once Fowlers had set it up on their dyno, but it was still bland. I've ridden a TL1000S as well, and hated the 'camminess' of that engine, it wasn't as fruity as a 916 and had to be revved like a four to make it go. At least the VTR had some midrange, which is what a V-Twin is all about. -- Lozzo Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits) GSF600SW (broked) 'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking. But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.
I see no point in owning a big V twin unless it's a Ducati or Guzzi. If you want a Jap bike buy an inline 4, that's what they excel at. One of the great unsolved mysteries is why people bought SP1 and 2's
I haven't ridden one but I'm betting the latest Blade is rather nice. It looks utterly gorgeous, especially the all black item, as much a styling icon as the 996.
Agree completely. The power delivery, the amount of power and the weight/weight distribution are perfect for a novice rider on her 2nd bike. I have to admit that it sounds utterly gorgeous through the Ixion can though. Given that she already had it banging off the red line through the gears I suppose a Gixxer Thou is next.
Yeah, those RSV Milles are shit. Not to mention KTMs. And some yank firm beginning with H but the name escapes me.
They're Sudanese Clit Bikes. [1] The Aprilia's marginally more exclusive than Bologna pig iron. Back in my Box Hill days, the 916 and its ilk were common as muck. [1] Every ****'s either got one or had one.
They are not more reliable, the 996/8 genre are bulletproof, and WTF does price have to do with it! (are they much?)
2002 998s on biketrader are around 6-10K (trade) 2002 Aprilia RSV are 2-6.5 K (trade) both depending on spec/mileage etc.
It seems like a null argument. You don't buy big sports V-Twins on the basis of a little money either way.
