Streetfighter 848

[Barney]

The new Tuono V4 is slowly creeping up/overtaking the SF as a bike I'd be more likely to buy.  I also love the Brutale but it's just way too expensive.

You can find gently used brutales at reasonable prices, but like others have pointed out with ktm, mv techs may be harder to come by should you need to have it serviced. 

man are they pretty though, i'd have one instead of my duc except for the fact that inbetween the time I found the bike, called the owner, and got to take a look, it was sold. 

[Rudemouthsky]

You can find gently used brutales at reasonable prices, but like others have pointed out with ktm, mv techs may be harder to come by should you need to have it serviced. 

man are they pretty though, i'd have one instead of my duc except for the fact that inbetween the time I found the bike, called the owner, and got to take a look, it was sold. 

Yeah it is IMO the sweetest looking naked/fighter out there atm. Sexy and mean.

[MadDuck]

I think the launch and wheelie control would be extremely useful towards improving my skills

Yep.  Turn that shit off and ride with a clear head plus a steady hand and your skills will improve greatly. Work into the power & how to control it.  Then when you  get good a feeling about what's going on and how it happens you can turn that stuff back on and it gets even better. I kid you not about the whole process.

[JamesBill]

I was sorta scratching my head at that too. Although the Monster isn't "quite" what I consider a SF. I think of a SF as a sport bike with the fairings removed and an upright more comfortable cruising position. The Monster air cooled twin is sporty but I don't really consider it a sport bike, to me nakeds are like cruiser/sport bike hybrids.

Monster isn't a sport bike at all. Mine is 620. To me a Monster is a standard with excellent styling and heritage.

That's like saying, "What is the appeal of motorcycles? I prefer to have heat/ac, a radio, and a seatbelt. Cars are very comfortable."

To each their own man. You're currently on a forum whose name is that of a naked bike.

I tried to make a car comparison, but fairings not only make riding more comfortable, they make the bike faster.

Now that I think about it, in addition to pure aesthetics, sport bikes have a horrible reputation among the general public.

[Rudemouthsky]

Monster isn't a sport bike at all. Mine is 620. To me a Monster is a standard with excellent styling and heritage.
I tried to make a car comparison, but fairings not only make riding more comfortable, they make the bike faster.

Now that I think about it, in addition to pure aesthetics, sport bikes have a horrible reputation among the general public.

alright, "sport-standard" would be more like it. The riding position is still that of a naked/fighter sport bike and even the 620 and 750 dark models have higher spec sporty suspensions that standards don't really have.

[caperix]

alright, "sport-standard" would be more like it. The riding position is still that of a naked/fighter sport bike and even the 620 and 750 dark models have higher spec sporty suspensions that standards don't really have.

I dont think I would call the suspension on the low end monsters high spec or sporty.  They may have inverted forks but they have very poor spring rates & dampening.  I have not ridden a street fighter, but I ride a 848 sbk.  I think it is a great engine plenty of midrange I realy pulls above 5k.  The handling is a little on the heavy side, but that is pretty standard on any ducati, so the wide bars of the street fighter may help that.

[ChrisK]

I dont think I would call the suspension on the low end monsters high spec or sporty.  They may have inverted forks but they have very poor spring rates & dampening.  I have not ridden a street fighter, but I ride a 848 sbk.  I think it is a great engine plenty of midrange I realy pulls above 5k.  The handling is a little on the heavy side, but that is pretty standard on any ducati, so the wide bars of the street fighter may help that.

He said higher spec than standards. I believe in his head standard bikes are Harley Sportsters, Triumph Bonneville's, Honda CB's, etc. I agree with him.

[Rudemouthsky]

He said higher spec than standards. I believe in his head standard bikes are Harley Sportsters, Triumph Bonneville's, Honda CB's, etc. I agree with him.

Exactly. And Honda Nighthawks, Yamaha Virago's, etc. The sort of bikes the MSF uses. Basic motorcycles.