Was the photo taken with the Hubble Telescope?I had to look twice as I thought that last photo was Katie Price's growler
KTM do have a bit of a reputation for raising a few pulses in their launch videosGot to love a rolling burnout bouncing off the rev limiter as a launch video
Manufacturers top trumps bollox.....and there'll be folk claiming they red line it in most gears on their normal rides cos 'they is brilliant riders'.Surely the 160bhp of the 1290 is enough, who needs 190 bhp, madness !
How did the test ride go?I am test riding one of these (the Evo model) this week as I want to swap my S1000RR For a naked bike in order to slow me down.
Any more feedback on them from the collective here would be most welcome.
He'll report back when he gets out of JailHow did the test ride go?
It was good thanks. There is a lot to like about the bike. It is as most reviewers state, very fast with the power coming in straight away. It tails off in the midrange but it is superb fun. The things I thought were great; quickshifter brilliant, handling very good, suspension fantastic, sounded brilliant and I liked the looks of it in the flesh too, although the radiator sticks out like a sore thumb and looked really untidy.How did the test ride go?
Thanks for that - I have a 690 Duke and that's plenty fast enough for me, I can't imagine how much jail time I'd get with almost triple the power!It was good thanks. There is a lot to like about the bike. It is as most reviewers state, very fast with the power coming in straight away. It tails off in the midrange but it is superb fun. The things I thought were great; quickshifter brilliant, handling very good, suspension fantastic, sounded brilliant and I liked the looks of it in the flesh too, although the radiator sticks out like a sore thumb and looked really untidy.
Less convincing; the brakes weren’t brilliant, it was probably a bit too loud and the riding position, whilst good, caused more wrist ache than my S1000RR.
Overall, I really liked it but not quite enough to buy it, primarily because I have reservations over reliability and I think it is overpriced. KTM seem to regularly do deals so I will wait for that at the very least.
One thing is for sure though, it absolutely convinced me that I have got to change my S1000RR for a naked bike. At 80mph, you just don‘t want to go any faster due to the lack of wind protection and noise. It definitely slows you down. The RR is the opposite, the faster you go, the more planted it feels and you can get to a silly speed (a ban or worse for sure) very easily and quickly. If I still did track days I would keep it but I think the S1000RR is simply too fast for the road.