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Cavetroll87
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by Cavetroll87 » 07 Nov 2017, 16:07
I think this looks AWESOME! I will deffo be looking to take one for a testride as I imagine will just be a riot to ride
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Kwacky
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by Kwacky » 07 Nov 2017, 16:27
It ticks a lot of boxes. The only downside I can see so far is the small 14l tank.
They should do a tourer version to take on the tiger and versys.
Cavetroll87
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by Cavetroll87 » 07 Nov 2017, 16:37
the mt09 is only a 14l tank, I can get 120 miles before reserve so not terrible
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D41
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by D41 » 07 Nov 2017, 16:41
It looks like it'd be a ton of fun.
Yep....size of tank'll be fine if it gets decent MPG
duke63
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by duke63 » 07 Nov 2017, 19:56
Weapon!
C00kiemonster
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by C00kiemonster » 07 Nov 2017, 20:01
Thats on my test ride list. Look at the rake on those front forks
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by Kwacky » 07 Nov 2017, 21:25
KTM do know how to produce a promo vid.
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by duke63 » 07 Nov 2017, 22:26
C00kiemonster wrote: Thats on my test ride list. Look at the rake on those front forks
New bike for Jane.
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by D6 » 08 Nov 2017, 11:11
that looks nice. Always loved Dukes
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by Scuff » 08 Nov 2017, 11:19
The 790 adventure looks even better than the Duke
.....but for me there both parrallel twin's so my money will be staying in my pocket
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by Kwacky » 08 Nov 2017, 11:28
Don't you like that type of engine? I'm surprised at how flexible the 650 in the Versys is.
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by C00kiemonster » 08 Nov 2017, 13:54
Parallel twins are great engines. Even the Yamaha Mt07 has one.
Cav
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by Cav » 08 Nov 2017, 14:05
Parallels really surprised me and I think the Versys is an incredibly versatile bike and a brilliant commuter/mini-tourer (I say mini-tourer because I'd rather something with more power/lower engine revs at motorway speed for full on touring). All of that said, I don't look at a parallel twin and think, "Ooh yeah, I want that!"..
KTM make great V-twins, that's what they are known for on the road-bike market and by making a parallel twin I think they'll gain customers from the 390 rather than gain potential customers of the 1290. It's a perfect filler for the gap
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by Scuff » 11 Nov 2017, 09:24
Kwacky wrote: Don't you like that type of engine? I'm surprised at how flexible the 650 in the Versys is.
I find them unexciting.
I hope Ktm have done something to the fireing order and made it like the Yamaha tdm which had if I remember rightly a 270 degree fireing order.
From an off road perspective a wider motor is not something you want in deep ruts so it'll be interesting to see how narrow they've managed to make the crankcases.
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by duke63 » 11 Nov 2017, 11:00
270 degree firing order to make is sound cool.
One of my fave bikes at EICMA. It looks to be a proper fun roadbike.
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by Kwacky » 23 Jan 2018, 21:17
Birmingham get their demo in next week.
I'm on the list