More Streetfighters listed on Ebay than Monster 1100s!! What gives??

[gregrnel]

Yes, but also with a head full of acid, while on an ether binge..... [moto]

Buy the StreetFighter with a credit card and ride naked and drunk?

[GLantern]

Buying the SF or a superbike is more for bragging rights than need in most cases.

Or because the 848 doesn't come with a dry clutch..........i would have bought an 848 but i wanted the RATTLE!!! Ok so i guess that is kind of bragging rights 

And 2% interest was a nice deal sealer too 

[geoffduc]

Personally I think that the 1100-1100s monsters are a much more sensible road bike than the streetfighter, blimey the throttle on the SF is like a trigger and the brakes are awesome those two items alone could get you in deep shit 

[Splinter Cell]

I have first hand experience, customer comes in and buy a SF1098s one week later comes back and says too much bike for him and not enough wind protection and trade down to a 1098s, a couple of weeks later comes back and trades the 1098s for an 1100s MTS, better fit for him and now he is the happiest man alive.

I have a Multi so I know that feeling.

[sbrguy]

wow don't you think you could have tried to sell him the 1100 mts on the first go around?

[Dave R]

wow don't you think you could have tried to sell him the 1100 mts on the first go around?

FHE, you can direct your customer to the most sensible model choice for their needs as most credible sales people will do, but often consumers just want to purchase what they believe is the right choice at that moment. The heart often has more of an influence in a decision vs practicality.     

[Roy]

DaveR; Anyword on a SF 848 coming out in the near future?

[Bill in OKC]

Right now there are more Desmosedici's on ebay than Monster 1100's... 

[Michael Moore]

 The first time I rode a SF, I got a little sloppy and tired with the throttle and almost shot off the side of a mountain.

Oh great, *now* you tell me. 



To the OP, listen to the advice here. You really don't want to start out on a SF - it would just scare you silly or end up hurting you. If someone made me Lord High Poohbah of the DOT or something like that, I'd decree that all new riders would start out on a Ninja 250 for at least a year, preferably two.  You'd learn how to ride, how to get the most out of the bike, and probably most important, learn how to survive in traffic with a bike that is forgiving of mistakes.

All that said, for someone who's put in their time, the SF is surprisingly easy to manage if you just go easy on the gas and brakes until you get used to it. Oh, and be sure to set the traction control on max when your dumbass friend wants to ride it. 

[Kopfjäger]

Oh, and be sure to set the traction control on max when your dumbass friend wants to ride it. 

[Spidey]

Oh great, *now* you tell me.  

I *did* tell you.  Remember that stupid-ass grin on my face and that smell of excrement coming from my shorts?  You prolly didn't hear me b/c you were too concerned about whether you'd turned up the traction control enough to stop me from wheelie-ing the thing.   

[DRKWNG]

Remember that stupid-ass grin on my face and that smell of excrement coming from my shorts?