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abigserve posted:I really like the hypermotard but I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole. Are the older models any better? They've been out for a while so you'd think they'd have fixed most of the issues already. The ones with the air cooled monster engine are pretty solid because they're basically just an SM monster.
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The 1290 Super Adventure is a massive bike. I'm sure once you were moving the weight would disappear like it does on the 1190 Adventure but it was a bit too much for me. The S1000XR is also big but still in the range of manageable, imho.
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The SA is the motorcycle-equivalent of a LDS edition Econoline or something. It is so tall and so wide and so long.
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clutchpuck posted:The SA is the motorcycle-equivalent of a LDS edition Econoline or something. It is so tall and so wide and so long. I think it's one of those bikes that proves bike journos are slightly out of touch with what makes a 'good' bike. Yes, it has a great engine and is apparently a phenomenal vehicle both on- and off-road but they tend to overlook the more practical aspects like it being the size of a bus and too tall for anyone under 6 feet.
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Slavvy posted:I think it's one of those bikes that proves bike journos are slightly out of touch with what makes a 'good' bike. Yes, it has a great engine and is apparently a phenomenal vehicle both on- and off-road but they tend to overlook the more practical aspects like it being the size of a bus and too tall for anyone under 6 feet. To be perfectly frank, people under 6 feet aren't people. *hops on Kawasaki and slowly waddles away*
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I tried out the guzzi v7 over the weekend and decided I'm going to buy it. It was manageable, not too crazy on horsepower but has good torque, and gets compliments easily. I am going to put on the OEM gel seat that lowers it by 1" to gain a little confidence, and plan on putting some engine guards and/or sliders after doing some research as to which people prefer for my model year. The racer #7 bits aren't on the bike at the moment so I am just going to leave them off but all the original parts come with it (parts removed from tail tidy, original windscreen). EDIT: I'm not a people, as evidenced by low seat.
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JHVH-1 posted:gets compliments easily. Your decision making process summed up.
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I have to ride to goddamn Whitehorse to get a compliment on the Uly. Thanks fuckers.
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Slavvy posted:Your decision making process summed up.
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Collateral Damage posted:A Guzzi V7 is still a much better buy than the speed triple. It's true, waiting for a tow truck to show up is a lot safer than a 130hp musclebike.
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Jul 25, 2016 22:26
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Not where I ride. :bears:
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Slavvy posted:It's true, waiting for a tow truck to show up is a lot safer than a 130hp musclebike. I'm so glad I have the best of both worlds. And since I am tall I can see the tow truck coming from farther away!
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Slavvy posted:It's true, waiting for a tow truck to show up is a lot safer than a 130hp musclebike. I'd never have called the Big Striple a muscle bike. I mean I know bike classifications are tricky, but I'd say it was missing all of the normal defining characteristics of the type (big torque, relaxed rising position, handling entirely subordinate to those two things). If nothing else it's missing at least a whole Ninjette's worth of ccs to sit alongside the ZRX, VMax, Diavel, and every other bike in that category.
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I don't think I really would have went though on the street triple after reading the specs. From what I've read the V7 has a pretty simple design that is pretty reliable. It's a fuel injected 750 v-twin with shaft drive. I talked to a couple of people at the local cycle gear and the people he knew that owned them tend to hang on to them.
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JHVH-1 posted:From what I've read the V7 has a pretty simple design that is pretty reliable. It's Italian... What the gently caress
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JHVH-1 posted:I don't think I really would have went though on the street triple after reading the specs. If you do buy it, take a picture of it and post it here. It'll be the "before" shot.
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JHVH-1 posted:From what I've read the V7 has a pretty simple design that is pretty reliable. I was looking at a V7 until I read this : http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/moto-guzzi-v7-first-year-issues.1143233/ Picking up a Triumph Street twin tomorrow. After a couple test rides (including with pillion) it's just way too much fun to ride.
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clutchpuck posted:I have to ride to goddamn Whitehorse to get a compliment on the Uly. I'll have you know I acknowledged a Ulysses owner pulling into a gas station with a small nod.
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NoDoorway posted:I was looking at a V7 until I read this : http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/moto-guzzi-v7-first-year-issues.1143233/ Holy lol
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JHVH-1 posted:I don't think I really would have went though on the street triple after reading the specs. Just get a Harley already. Then you'll have an excuse to ride like this and when you do layer dan, you'll be part of the 'cool kids club'.
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quote:14. Right side intake push rod jumped off and slid over to one side of the rocker assembly and then wedged itself between the rocker assembly and the tube housing, they had to replace that rocker assembly because it was apparantely tweaked or bad casting or something is what they told me. Mamma Mia!
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Just get a Harley already. Then you'll have an excuse to ride like this and when you do layer dan, you'll be part of the 'cool kids club'. That's hilarious. Thanks for sharing.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Just get a Harley already. Then you'll have an excuse to ride like this and when you do layer dan, you'll be part of the 'cool kids club'. Are we criticizing the guy on the KTM who can't stay in his own lane or the guy who was taking the road at a pace that he felt comfortable with?
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Jul 26, 2016 22:49
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The guy who got passed by a human-leg-powered bike.
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PCOS Bill posted:the guy who was taking the road at a pace that he felt comfortable with? lol that's what you got out of that video???
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PCOS Bill posted:Are we criticizing the guy on the KTM who can't stay in his own lane or the guy who was taking the road at a pace that he felt comfortable with? You have trolled us. Well done.
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The guy's a lovely rider, but I'm not going to make fun of someone for riding slowly if they're uncomfortable. Gotta start somewhere. (some people just never get past the start)
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Sagebrush posted:Gotta start somewhere. That somewhere is called riding classes or a parking lot.
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NoDoorway posted:I was looking at a V7 until I read this : http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/moto-guzzi-v7-first-year-issues.1143233/
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I owned a 1984 V65 and briefly worked on a 2012 or so V7. The similarity between them was absurd. They were like part for part identical except for the fuel injection, gauges and valve covers. And mine was unreliable in 1984. Ninja 250s had more R&D put into them over their (shorter) production run. Well you know what they say: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! And if it is broke, shrug and say ciao and don't fix it!
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I owned a 1984 V65 and briefly worked on a 2012 or so V7. The similarity between them was absurd. They were like part for part identical except for the fuel injection, gauges and valve covers. And mine was unreliable in 1984. Ninja 250s had more R&D put into them over their (shorter) production run. Piaggio took a look at them after buying Aprilia (who bought Guzzi in the late 90s) and promptly came to the same conclusion as Aprilia had - "Well poo poo, we can fix these issues, but people are still buying them...". However they sent in the Aprilia engine design team with a copy of "Modern Quality Control for Dummies" and a stick with a nail through it last year (after Galluzzi went in to fix the cosmetics a few years before, because they're still an Italian company and they know which thing to fix first) so it'll be interesting to see what the new V9 engine is like reliability-wise.
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 Follow-up: I compromised and bought the oversized dirtbike. The money I didn't spend on a 1290R will go towards lovely, responsible things.
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I like the purple cars.
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Revvik posted:
Try some dirt on those 17s and report back  Super jealous, those are the only things besides Buells that really tickle my pickle.
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What's so great about buells
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Goddamn, everything.
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Chichevache posted:I like the purple cars. Purple everything. The MS6 is super neglected until snow hits though. I don't think there would really be any reporting back if I took this on some dirt. Huge step up, literally seat height, from the '48.
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A MIRACLE posted:What's so great about buells Going back to this, I can see a lot of (oversimplified) parallels between Buell and KTM here. KTM took their 990 engine and stuffed it into a ton of different frames for different purpose motorcycles. Buell took the 1200cc Harley engine and stuffed it into a ton of different frames for different purposes. Also Buell makes cool poo poo, the Blast notwithstanding.
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Similarities in principle yeah, but the devil is in the details. KTM is run by mostly-competent and slightly crazy engineers. Buell is run by a barely competent and completely crazy engineer (singular).
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