bubbles
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I've been looking into a possible future upgrade from my trusty MT and been out on a few demo rides and thought I'd share my thoughts:
BMW S1000R Sport £11,600
pros:
Performance
Clutch with anti wheel lock tech jobbie
Quickshifter
Amazing Brakes
Amazing Suspension
Cons:
Mirror Vibration??
MPG
Slight Shoulder ache after 1hr riding
Numb arse from seat after 1hr riding (fixable with gel seat £200)
Expensive to buy
Ongoing Expense
Suzuki GSX-S1000F (faired one) £9999 naked with ABS £9499
pros:
Performance
Slipper Clutch
Good brakes not quite as good as the BMW
Comfortable ride
Easy to ride
Sounds Awesome
No Aches
Cons:
Slight jerky throttle (got used to it fairly quickly) not as bad at the MT-09
slightly tricky to hold steady at speed in lower gears, always wants to pull
no quick shifter or option for
Didn’t ask about costs etc, was in a hurry
Triumph Street Triple ABS 675 (not R version) £8199
pros:
Easy to ride
Triple sound
Best handling bike i’ve ever tested
Great engine
Comfortable
Easy Clutch
Solid feel
cons:
Crap mirrors
brakes need an upgrade, R version would fix that.
No quick shifter, Rx version would solve that or option to R version
annual service £225 and 12’000 service £525
Triumph Speed Triple ABS 1050 (not R verson) £10000
pros:
Huge torquey grunt
Feels solid
Looks the bollocks
Great brakes as standard
cons:
Heavy clutch
No gear indicator
Heavy
Crap colour schemes for the next year or so
Expensive
Yamaha MT-09 ABS £7349
pros:
Great engine
cons:
Feels budget
Snatchy throttle in all modes even with ecu fix
average brakes
uncomfortable riding position
Demo bike seemed quite abused
Not as good as the MT-07
Honda CB1000R ABS £9999
pros:
Comfortable
Smooth engine
reasonable brakes
looks good
cons:
no gear indicator
a bit dull
The only bike I haven't been able to get hold of yet is the Kawasaki Z1000 which to be honest I probably won't bother as I think I've made my decision already.
For me the Street Triple is the best all round package and feels better in the corners than all of the above ( including the BMW ) and the power seems perfect for the road, the others just have too much of everything and seems like a waste.
Hope this is of some use to someone out there.........
BMW S1000R Sport £11,600
pros:
Performance
Clutch with anti wheel lock tech jobbie
Quickshifter
Amazing Brakes
Amazing Suspension
Cons:
Mirror Vibration??
MPG
Slight Shoulder ache after 1hr riding
Numb arse from seat after 1hr riding (fixable with gel seat £200)
Expensive to buy
Ongoing Expense
Suzuki GSX-S1000F (faired one) £9999 naked with ABS £9499
pros:
Performance
Slipper Clutch
Good brakes not quite as good as the BMW
Comfortable ride
Easy to ride
Sounds Awesome
No Aches
Cons:
Slight jerky throttle (got used to it fairly quickly) not as bad at the MT-09
slightly tricky to hold steady at speed in lower gears, always wants to pull
no quick shifter or option for
Didn’t ask about costs etc, was in a hurry
Triumph Street Triple ABS 675 (not R version) £8199
pros:
Easy to ride
Triple sound
Best handling bike i’ve ever tested
Great engine
Comfortable
Easy Clutch
Solid feel
cons:
Crap mirrors
brakes need an upgrade, R version would fix that.
No quick shifter, Rx version would solve that or option to R version
annual service £225 and 12’000 service £525
Triumph Speed Triple ABS 1050 (not R verson) £10000
pros:
Huge torquey grunt
Feels solid
Looks the bollocks
Great brakes as standard
cons:
Heavy clutch
No gear indicator
Heavy
Crap colour schemes for the next year or so
Expensive
Yamaha MT-09 ABS £7349
pros:
Great engine
cons:
Feels budget
Snatchy throttle in all modes even with ecu fix
average brakes
uncomfortable riding position
Demo bike seemed quite abused
Not as good as the MT-07
Honda CB1000R ABS £9999
pros:
Comfortable
Smooth engine
reasonable brakes
looks good
cons:
no gear indicator
a bit dull
The only bike I haven't been able to get hold of yet is the Kawasaki Z1000 which to be honest I probably won't bother as I think I've made my decision already.
For me the Street Triple is the best all round package and feels better in the corners than all of the above ( including the BMW ) and the power seems perfect for the road, the others just have too much of everything and seems like a waste.
Hope this is of some use to someone out there.........