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The bloke hasn’t owned, let alone even ridden a KTM, so is just full of hot air. Engineer’s opinion counts for nothing in this section.
Wasn’t my opinion it was the KTM rider’s
The bloke hasn’t owned, let alone even ridden a KTM, so is just full of hot air. Engineer’s opinion counts for nothing in this section.
He couldn't wait to get rid of it because it scared him to death and he couldn't handle the power is a more likely tale, he just couldn't admit it
Wasn’t my opinion it was the KTM rider’s
Yawn
He was skinny
Tiresome lot these KTM riders
Hahaha....
So KTM “clearly can’t design electronic suspension as well as BMW”
Was at my local BMW dealers on Saturday, got chatting to a guy with a KTM 1290GT, completely unprompted he said he couldn’t wait to sell it, only done about 1800 miles but he couldn’t get on with it because the suspension was so bad, unsettled and wallowed when pushed even moderately hard on the road. KTM clearly can’t design electronic suspension as well as BMW.
Have you any idea how many utterly shit, shit, shit riders there are out there ?! Riders who don't know their arse from their elbow. So what is their opinion worth??
If you want to know whether a bike is any good or not (for you) ..... go and test ride it yourself and make up your own mind. Don't take the opinion of some random guy you meet !!
Have you any idea how many utterly shit, shit, shit riders there are out there ?! Riders who don't know their arse from their elbow. So what is their opinion worth??
If you want to know whether a bike is any good or not (for you) ..... go and test ride it yourself and make up your own mind. Don't take the opinion of some random guy you meet !!
Have you any idea how many utterly shit, shit, shit riders there are out there ?! Riders who don't know their arse from their elbow. So what is their opinion worth??
If you want to know whether a bike is any good or not (for you) ..... go and test ride it yourself and make up your own mind. Don't take the opinion of some random guy you meet !!
When the opinion is that of many from different sources then there just may be something in it - I’m not interested in a KTM 1290 and one of the reasons is the common theme of suspension issues. One of the other reasons is that it’s chain drive, another is that the luggage limits it to 80mph, another is that it won’t have the pillion or luggage capacity..........
Do you have a 1290 by any chance ?
Thats fine! I am certainly not trying to sell you KTM! You ride what you want, and I'll ride what I want! (and at some point in the future I could certainly chill out with a Harley in the garage!). But my point stands .... the average punter outside a bike shop is probably just that ... and boy have I heard some shit come out of the mouths of average punters!
If I want to know whether a bike is any good or not I'll go and ride it myself ....
When the opinion is that of many from different sources then there just may be something in it - I’m not interested in a KTM 1290 and one of the reasons is the common theme of suspension issues. One of the other reasons is that it’s chain drive, another is that the luggage limits it to 80mph, another is that it won’t have the pillion or luggage capacity..........
Do you have a 1290 by any chance ?
The problem is that you just focus on other people’s opinions, rather than going out and riding one. I used to do the same. The “issues” you’ve mentioned are a non starter, and affect hardly any bikes. I’m a fussy bugger, anyone that knows me will confirm that, and if I had these issues, I’d be straight back on a GS, but they really aren’t issues, just hearsay.
When I first bought a 1290 in 2017, I also bought a new GS Rallye, as I too focused on what ifs, and rumors, and was worried that the KTM wouldn’t live up to the GS. The plan was to always keep the better bike. It didn’t take long for the better of the two bikes to present itself, hence why the GS went. Is the KTM perfect? Probably not, but it’s better in so many ways than the GS.
One can’t ride every bike that is vaguely interesting, so reviews and opinions are an important factor in the decision making process - just like one can’t try every hotel out before staying in it, so the opinions on Tripadvisor are worth a read.
You’re wrong.
On all counts.
Man up and have some confidence in your own thoughts based on your own experiences. Fuck what anybody else thinks.
Andres