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« on: September 28, 2010, 06:10:33 PM » |
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Ducati Monster 796
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« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 06:24:47 PM » |
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By mistake huh. Lots of manufs are doing that lately. It's intentional or else there's a whole lot of stupid out there in the world. Okay maybe both.
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Everybody got a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
2001 M900Sie - sold
2006 S2R1000 - sold
2008 HM1100S - sold
2004 998 FE - $old
2007 S4RT
2007 Vespa LX50 aka "Slowey"
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Amlethae
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2010, 02:31:34 AM » |
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Friend of mine has a Tiger... the thing that bugs me to no end about the Triumphs is their British stubbornness against upgrading their dash unit... The buttons to see other information are on the unit itself... not so terrible on the Tripple but on the Tiger you have to reach a good foot infront of the bars to hit the buttons... not a pleasant thought if you're riding down the highway for hours... would it freaking kill them to put a thumb toggle on the bar controls? I can't get past that to even begin commenting on the ugliness of the dash.
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First bike (ever): 2008 Monster 696 [now it's the wife's]
Lost to the front end of a GMC truck: 2010 Monster 1100s w/ABS [miss it!]
Currently Riding: 2013 Streetfighter 848
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2010, 07:39:23 AM » |
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A little lighter and a little more power sounds like a good thing, but they shouldn't have messed with the headlights. The dual round lights are a major part of the Speed Trip's identity.
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2010, 08:57:51 AM » |
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A little lighter and a little more power sounds like a good thing, but they shouldn't have messed with the headlights trellis frame. The dual round lights trellis frame are is a major part of the Speed Trip's Monster's identity.
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2010, 09:50:59 AM » |
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You nailed it. I almost wrote that Triumph shouldn't have messed with the headlights just as Ducati should not have messed with the Monster's round headlight.
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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2010, 10:07:52 AM » |
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You nailed it. I almost wrote that Triumph shouldn't have messed with the headlights just as Ducati should not have messed with the Monster's round headlight.
 I think the new headlights look pretty cool. Then again, I like to new Monsters as well.  |
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Travman
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2010, 11:58:10 AM » |
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I'll reserve judgement on the new lights until I can see the entire bike. I do like that they now appear to be mounted to the forks. When the headlight is mounted to the frame like on the current Speed Triples it looks wonky since they stick out too far.
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2010, 12:06:43 PM » |
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I dont know about the buttons, but the styling of the dash unit is nice, I wish Ducati ddnt go completely digital with theirs. I always like to look at a good old-fashioned gauge - guess i'll have to wait til i get an s4rs
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2010, 01:58:30 AM » |
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From what I have seen, I like it so far. I did not care for the round headlights. Hopefully the Street Triple will get the same headlights.
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Cathy
Previous bikes: 2007 Suzuki Bandit 650S & 2009 Ducati Monster 696
Current bikes: 2009 Yamaha XT250 & 2012 Triumph Street Triple R
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« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2010, 07:01:36 AM » |
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I'll reserve judgement on the new lights until I can see the entire bike. I do like that they now appear to be mounted to the forks. When the headlight is mounted to the frame like on the current Speed Triples it looks wonky since they stick out too far.
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Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far. Love this lil bike
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« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2010, 05:43:26 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2010, 05:54:22 PM » |
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Ok, I f'n hate the head-lights for sure now just like I still hate the new monster headlights. |
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620M 2004 Dark i.e.; ~ 57K miles (all me); Looking to swap out engine now.
Triumph Speed Triple 2006 (now ~ 44K miles bought @ 4K miles on 04/2010)
Honda Grom 2015 ~ 3500miles so far. Love this lil bike
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2010, 06:30:09 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2010, 07:51:07 PM » |
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i never like the dual headlights ever, but i see how they are updating it to a more modern design so that isn't too bad.
i think the monsters stayed with the single headlight but they kept the tank shape, and the new headlight on the new monsters isn't that bad at all, very mv agusta style which i think is an evolution of the design. but again as others said you always have traditionalists that don't want anything changed at all.
each to their own.
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