New Monster 1100/S

[webspoke]

I know it has really gotten my attention, I like the fit of the 696 sized frame, and love that motor in the HM, it would be sweet in a bike 20lbs lighter.  The HM's are geared shorter (15/42  vs 15/39)  but that would be an easy mod for the M1100. 

[WonderBoy]

The streetfighter looks kinda like a sue zook to me.  It's a badarse looking bike fo SHO, but I think it looks like something that sue zook already has out.  I should know, I see nothing but japanese bikes around killeen where I go to school...that's all that the army boys ride....that or cruisers.

[cdc]

<pokes head into DFWM>

Redline on the 1100 is 8500 or 9000.  Don't remember zigactly as I was wickin' it up when I hit redline.  Each time.     Seriously, don't be disappointed with the power curve.  All I know is that the engine was a kickass 2V street engine.  Really fun.  In stock form, there's a big hit of power/torque at about 5.5k and you ride it to about 7.5k where you want to shift anyway.  With an exhaust, it would open it up more down low, I bet.

Thanks for the info Spidey

For those that don't go into the GMF... Spidey got to spend a few days with the M1100 in Spain *drool*

High praise then.  Good to know.  Thanks Spidey and Bryant. 

I like the way the new Monster looks.  I'm curious to know if it was just a styling exercise or a functional one that led them to change the swingarm from a double a la Desmosedici to a single sided a la SBK.  I would have thought the DSSA could be made lighter and stiffer less expensively than the SSSA and would carry the look of the bike from the M696 to the M1100.

cdc