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Title: Rode his 1098! Post by: maillotpois on January 01, 2009, 09:47:32 AM Well, my bike is still in the shop - probably another week til I get it back. :( In the meantime, my husband got a 1098. He'd been drooling over the 848, but the dealer had a "demo" 1098 (with 1 mile on it) that they made us an amazing deal on so he got it. He's been riding it and having fun, and yesterday we went up to a straight, not highly traveled road so I could give it a try.
It's definitely not much heavier or harder to handle than the 696. The height is comparable. And the power wasn't as scary as I thought. However, the clutch is AWFUL!!! I have big strong hands and the clutch is so stiff my hand hurt after 5 minutes! Apparently, there is a mod you can do to help that. Also the rear view mirrors need an extender terribly - all you can see is your jacket! He's getting those as well. I was really glad I didn't drop it! ;D Such a pretty yellow bike.... Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: somegirl on January 01, 2009, 11:15:11 AM How cool! Glad you had fun with it. I can imagine the clutch, the one on MrInc's S4R is pretty bad too.
Any pictures? ;D Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: Ducgirl on January 01, 2009, 08:58:29 PM Well, my bike is still in the shop - probably another week til I get it back. :( In the meantime, my husband got a 1098. He'd been drooling over the 848, but the dealer had a "demo" 1098 (with 1 mile on it) that they made us an amazing deal on so he got it. He's been riding it and having fun, and yesterday we went up to a straight, not highly traveled road so I could give it a try. That's very cool and a thrill to say the least. I think most of us would love to try that ! ;DIt's definitely not much heavier or harder to handle than the 696. The height is comparable. And the power wasn't as scary as I thought. However, the clutch is AWFUL!!! I have big strong hands and the clutch is so stiff my hand hurt after 5 minutes! Apparently, there is a mod you can do to help that. Also the rear view mirrors need an extender terribly - all you can see is your jacket! He's getting those as well. I was really glad I didn't drop it! ;D Such a pretty yellow bike.... Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: maillotpois on January 01, 2009, 09:24:37 PM Trying to get a picture of it - I don't have one of me on it. However, the very diligent Costco security guard may well have me on some surveillance... [roll]
Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: maillotpois on January 01, 2009, 09:56:18 PM Got it Here's the new bike:
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j285/maillotpois/PIC-0086.jpg) Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: TiNi on January 02, 2009, 05:29:56 AM nice! i like it in yellow [thumbsup]
have fun on it [moto] Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: LMT on January 02, 2009, 09:11:50 AM Yellow is the best color!
Great looking ride [moto] Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: lauramonster on January 03, 2009, 09:18:56 PM Mmmmm!! Yummy in yellow!
Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: MendoDave on January 29, 2009, 06:48:57 AM Hey free Gel grips right now with the Pazzo levers.
I'm buying some. ;D http://www.motomummy.com (http://www.motomummy.com) Title: Re: Rode his 1098! Post by: ducnymph on January 29, 2009, 10:26:55 PM Sweet you get to ride the 1098 maillotpois! [thumbsup] [moto] A girlfriend of mine got a red one and I plan on getting her to swap when we go for a ride [evil] I've been dying to try one out! I sat on one at Hattar and yeah, they're super light, much more than I expected. Hearing that it's easy to ride is inspiring. And yellow is definately the best color!
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