KTM demo-days at RPM

[TresGatos]

Whereabouts is RPM?

[RED]

It's usually the dial on the right. 

[webspoke]

Close to you, on 35N a bit above 635.  Between Valley view and Valwood.

[muskrat]

you mean to tell me that you wanted to go?  Josh, Louis and I were already there.  We rode the 990 Super Duke.  Nice ride but the throttle was WAYYYY too twitchy and first gear too tall.  Need a few mods but overall a great turning bike. 

[junior varsity]

I really liked the Super Duke. It felt much better than the Triumph Speed Triple to me. The good and bad: Great sound out of factory pipes, felt very light, powerful motor, suspension was undersprung for me by a bit, brakes weren't as good as most ducs, throttle was a bit grabby from off throttle - perhaps it was the camming or the fueling, but from zero percent to cracked, the bike wanted to react more than it should have. I didn't really find the gearing all that tall, so I would probably not mess with that. Fit and finish was very good overall. White spring on rear shock is silly.

And no current motorcycle comes with nice mirrors, I've decided.

[muskrat]

The mirrors were better than any Duc.  And personally my S4 is much more punchy and strong.  For that money I wanted more but the design kicks ass asthetically

[junior varsity]

Your S4 has had work done to it like exhaust, sprocket and such, you're comparing apples and pears. They're similar, but not the same.

I do really hate riding a bike with disappointing brakes though. Maybe they needed bled, but they were a bit squishy for radial mc's...

[muskrat]

Still keeping my Duc.  Still like her much more

[junior varsity]

I completely agree. There's no advantage to the KTM. It makes a great 2nd place though. I thought it was everything I wished the Street Triple was. But still, I'd rather have my less powerful Monster with its chassis, brakes, and "character" or a new M1100 / Streetfighter.

I have to admit, that Super Duke was quite comfortable though.

[TresGatos]

And no current motorcycle comes with nice mirrors, I've decided.

I like my hypers though

[TresGatos]

you mean to tell me that you wanted to go?  . 

Yes but I worked today. Maybe I'll go in the am
before the AMS BBQ

[muskrat]

it's a beautiful bike, at least I've always thought so.  possibly the finest since the introduction of the traditional Monster BUT it's not quite there yet to splurge that kind of money.  I can only hope the Multi is everything the hype says it is and with no issues like the first 1098's.  If that's the case I might consider one of those after the wife gets pregnant and we sell her bike.  What a great and understanding wife right? 

[Cher]

Alan has a KTM dirt bike; the white rear spring is trademark KTM.  They use White Power suspension components so all the rear springs are... white.

Lame, I know.  True none the less 

[junior varsity]

I just think it shows dirt far too easy, especially where grime can get during a ride. If you are going to make something white, do the bar clamps or something...

[muskrat]

you get dirt on your bike?    I don't.