Rode his 1098!

[maillotpois]

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!     Such a pretty yellow bike....

[somegirl]

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?

[Ducgirl]

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!     Such a pretty yellow bike....

That's very cool and a thrill to say the least. I think most of us would love to try that !

[maillotpois]

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...   

[maillotpois]

Got it  Here's the new bike:

[TiNi]

nice! i like it in yellow 

have fun on it  [moto]

[LMT]

Yellow is the best color!

Great looking ride  [moto]

[lauramonster]

Mmmmm!! Yummy in yellow!

[MendoDave]

Hey free Gel grips right now with the Pazzo levers.
I'm buying some. 

http://www.motomummy.com

[ducnymph]

Sweet you get to ride the 1098 maillotpois!  [moto]  A girlfriend of mine got a red one and I plan on getting her to swap when we go for a ride    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!