bigoltool
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I was in a local bike shop a few weeks ago ogling the new KTM 1290 Super Adventure, surprisingly even my wife liked it. I think mainly due to the more comfy Pillion accommodations. I had been reading lots of reviews of this bike on line and just wanted a closer look. Always loved the BMW GS 1200 Adventure as well but just could never justify that kind of outlay. And now they have their new S 1000 XR too. Back to the KTM though. Just something cool about an all day comfy bike with 160hp and 104ft/lbs of torque and all the bells and whistles you could imagine. Anyone ridden/own any of these?
The V-strom is just not cutting it for me. The Yamaha seems nice enough, but just rather anemic compared to all of bikes listed above. The Triumph Tiger still hasn't grasped the concept of modern Brakes. And Honda still wont commit to bringing its VFR 1200X to the US, though they are teasing the new Africa Twin.
Thoughts?
The V-strom is just not cutting it for me. The Yamaha seems nice enough, but just rather anemic compared to all of bikes listed above. The Triumph Tiger still hasn't grasped the concept of modern Brakes. And Honda still wont commit to bringing its VFR 1200X to the US, though they are teasing the new Africa Twin.
Thoughts?