If you were in the market for a new m1100, would you find a 2010 with the dry clutch or wait for the 2011 with the traction control/abs?
I haven't tested one yet, but I like the idea of ABS - even though it steals another 1.5 liter tank capacity...
Traction control..... hmm.... not unless you're going to ride VERY hard.
Both extras are something a future second owner might appreciate.
I don't like the new style exhaust, but traction control could be fun.
I would look for a deal on a 2010.
Quote from: Bishamon on March 21, 2011, 11:46:10 AM
I don't like the new style exhaust, but traction control could be fun.
Yeah - the new Diavel like exhaust is awful. ABS might be nice, but loosing 1.5 liters of fuel is not such a great price to pay.
Quote from: RYLARK09 on March 21, 2011, 11:26:59 AM
If you were in the market for a new m1100, would you find a 2010 with the dry clutch or wait for the 2011 with the traction control/abs?
I'd buy a Streetfighter.
Go for the best - get an 08 S4RS Tricolore [evil]
i'd get the dry clutch, but that's pure personal preference. looks like the 848 dry conversion would work if you are jonesin' for the '11 with abs/tc
Quote from: Monster Dave on March 21, 2011, 01:09:42 PM
Go for the best - get an 08 S4RS Tricolore [evil]
I'll second that Dave... [thumbsup]
[coffee]
id like the 848 evo instead, now i just gotta wait a couple of years for some used ones to come along.
Quote from: Monster Dave on March 21, 2011, 01:09:42 PM
Go for the best - get an 08 S4RS Tricolore [evil]
Oh, I thought the question was about current models. Then yeah, S4RS, but get the black one.
another +1 for the Streetfighter.
I'd try work a deal on a '10. You're less likely to need TC on a bike like that than you would on a sbk.
dry clutch all the way.
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Dry Clutch. Unless you want to carry a tambourine:
ducati 848 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhYnAeKiTq4#normal)
I'm not beholden to the dry clutch, but I wouldn't want to give up fuel capacity so it'd be a 2010 for me. I'd also have to look really hard at a S4RS and Streetfighter as well.
Quote from: bikepilot on March 22, 2011, 07:42:29 AM
I'm not beholden to the dry clutch, but I wouldn't want to give up fuel capacity so it'd be a 2010 for me. I'd also have to look really hard at a S4RS and Streetfighter as well.
I do love my S4RS, but the one thing that continues to frustrate me is that the fuel capacity is very limited, and it doesn't increase when the tank swells up.